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Directions for questions 1-6: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Sartre's existentialism drew its immediate inspiration from the work of the German philosopher, Martin Heidegger. Heidegger's 1927 Being and Time, an
inquiry into the “being that we ourselves are” introduced most of the motifs that would characterize later existentialist thinking: the tension between the
individual and the “public”; an emphasis on the worldly or “situated” character of human thought and reason; a fascination with liminal experiences of
anxiety, death, the “nothing” and nihilism; the rejection of science (and above all, causal explanation) as an adequate framework for understanding human
being; and the introduction of “authenticity” as the norm of self-identity, tied to the project of self-definition through freedom, choice, and commitment.
Though in 1946 Heidegger would repudiate the retrospective labeling of his earlier work as existentialism, it is in that work that the relevant concept of
existence finds its first systematic philosophical formulation, which made it imperative.

As Sartre and Merleau-Ponty would later do, Heidegger pursued these issues with the somewhat unlikely resources of Edmund Husserl's phenomenological
method. And while not all existential philosophers were influenced by phenomenology (for instance Jaspers and Marcel), the philosophical legacy of
existentialism is largely tied to the form it took as an existential version of phenomenology. Husserl's efforts in the first decades of the twentieth century
had been directed toward establishing a descriptive science of consciousness, by which he understood not the object of the natural science of psychology
but the “transcendental” field of intentionality, i.e., that whereby our experience is meaningful, an experience of something as something. The existentialists
welcomed Husserl's doctrine of intentionality as a refutation of the Cartesian view according to which consciousness relates immediately only to its own
representations, ideas, sensations. According to Husserl, consciousness is our direct openness to the world, one that is governed categorically
(normatively) rather than causally; that is, intentionality is not a property of the individual mind but the categorical framework in which mind and world
become intelligible.

A phenomenology of consciousness, then, explores neither the metaphysical composition nor the causal genesis of things, but the “constitution” of their
meaning. Husserl employed this method to clarify our experience of nature, the socio-cultural world, logic, and mathematics, but Heidegger argued that he
had failed to raise the most fundamental question, that of the “meaning of being” as such. In turning phenomenology toward the question of what it means
to be, Heidegger insists that the question be raised concretely: it is not at first some academic exercise but a burning concern arising from life itself, the
question of what it means for me to be. Existential themes take on salience when one sees that the general question of the meaning of being involves first
becoming clear about one's own being as an inquirer. According to Heidegger, the categories bequeathed by the philosophical tradition for understanding a
being who can question his or her being are insufficient: traditional concepts of a substance decked out with reason, or of a subject blessed with self-
consciousness, misconstrue our fundamental character as “being-in-the-world.” In his phenomenological pursuit of the categories that govern being-in-the-
world, Heidegger became the reluctant father of existentialism because he drew inspiration from two seminal, though in academic circles then relatively
unknown, nineteenth-century writers, Søren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche. One can find anticipations of existential thought in many places, but the
roots of the problem of existence in its contemporary significance lie in the work of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.

Kierkegaard developed this problem in the context of his radical approach to Christian faith; Nietzsche did so in light of his thesis of the death of God.
Subsequent existential thought reflects this difference: while some writers—such as Sartre and Beauvoir—were resolutely atheist in outlook, others—such
as Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, and Buber—variously explored the implications of the concept “authentic existence” for religious consciousness. Though
neither Nietzsche's nor Kierkegaard's thought can be reduced to a single strand, both took an interest in what Kierkegaard termed “the single individual.”
Both were convinced that this singularity, what is most my own, “me,” could be meaningfully reflected upon while yet, precisely because of its singularity,
remain invisible to traditional philosophy, with its emphasis either on what follows unerring objective laws of nature or else conforms to the universal
standards of moral reason. A focus on existence thus led, in both, to unique textual strategies quite alien to the philosophy of their time.

Q.1
Which of the following best explains the central idea behind the passage?

1 To explain the emergence of existence as a philosophical problem

2 To explain that existence is absurd and life has no sense, no purpose, and no explanation

3 To explain the view points of various existentialists about the absurdity of life

4 To explain why and how Heidegger became the proponent of the philosophical movement called existentialism

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Directions for questions 1-6: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Sartre's existentialism drew its immediate inspiration from the work of the German philosopher, Martin Heidegger. Heidegger's 1927 Being and Time, an
inquiry into the “being that we ourselves are” introduced most of the motifs that would characterize later existentialist thinking: the tension between the
individual and the “public”; an emphasis on the worldly or “situated” character of human thought and reason; a fascination with liminal experiences of
anxiety, death, the “nothing” and nihilism; the rejection of science (and above all, causal explanation) as an adequate framework for understanding human
being; and the introduction of “authenticity” as the norm of self-identity, tied to the project of self-definition through freedom, choice, and commitment.
Though in 1946 Heidegger would repudiate the retrospective labeling of his earlier work as existentialism, it is in that work that the relevant concept of
existence finds its first systematic philosophical formulation, which made it imperative.

As Sartre and Merleau-Ponty would later do, Heidegger pursued these issues with the somewhat unlikely resources of Edmund Husserl's phenomenological
method. And while not all existential philosophers were influenced by phenomenology (for instance Jaspers and Marcel), the philosophical legacy of
existentialism is largely tied to the form it took as an existential version of phenomenology. Husserl's efforts in the first decades of the twentieth century
had been directed toward establishing a descriptive science of consciousness, by which he understood not the object of the natural science of psychology
but the “transcendental” field of intentionality, i.e., that whereby our experience is meaningful, an experience of something as something. The existentialists
welcomed Husserl's doctrine of intentionality as a refutation of the Cartesian view according to which consciousness relates immediately only to its own
representations, ideas, sensations. According to Husserl, consciousness is our direct openness to the world, one that is governed categorically
(normatively) rather than causally; that is, intentionality is not a property of the individual mind but the categorical framework in which mind and world
become intelligible.

A phenomenology of consciousness, then, explores neither the metaphysical composition nor the causal genesis of things, but the “constitution” of their
meaning. Husserl employed this method to clarify our experience of nature, the socio-cultural world, logic, and mathematics, but Heidegger argued that he
had failed to raise the most fundamental question, that of the “meaning of being” as such. In turning phenomenology toward the question of what it means
to be, Heidegger insists that the question be raised concretely: it is not at first some academic exercise but a burning concern arising from life itself, the
question of what it means for me to be. Existential themes take on salience when one sees that the general question of the meaning of being involves first
becoming clear about one's own being as an inquirer. According to Heidegger, the categories bequeathed by the philosophical tradition for understanding a
being who can question his or her being are insufficient: traditional concepts of a substance decked out with reason, or of a subject blessed with self-
consciousness, misconstrue our fundamental character as “being-in-the-world.” In his phenomenological pursuit of the categories that govern being-in-the-
world, Heidegger became the reluctant father of existentialism because he drew inspiration from two seminal, though in academic circles then relatively
unknown, nineteenth-century writers, Søren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche. One can find anticipations of existential thought in many places, but the
roots of the problem of existence in its contemporary significance lie in the work of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.

Kierkegaard developed this problem in the context of his radical approach to Christian faith; Nietzsche did so in light of his thesis of the death of God.
Subsequent existential thought reflects this difference: while some writers—such as Sartre and Beauvoir—were resolutely atheist in outlook, others—such
as Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, and Buber—variously explored the implications of the concept “authentic existence” for religious consciousness. Though
neither Nietzsche's nor Kierkegaard's thought can be reduced to a single strand, both took an interest in what Kierkegaard termed “the single individual.”
Both were convinced that this singularity, what is most my own, “me,” could be meaningfully reflected upon while yet, precisely because of its singularity,
remain invisible to traditional philosophy, with its emphasis either on what follows unerring objective laws of nature or else conforms to the universal
standards of moral reason. A focus on existence thus led, in both, to unique textual strategies quite alien to the philosophy of their time.

Q.2
According to the passage:

1 the nineteenth century philosophers, Søren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche, came to be seen as precursors of the existentialist movement.

2 Sartre and Friedrich Nietzsche both took an interest in Martin Heidegger’s idea of existentialism.

3 Heidegger shunned the use of the term ‘existentialism’ for his work- Being and Time.

4 Martin Heidegger was eulogized by Søren Kierkegaard for his idea of existentialism.

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Directions for questions 1-6: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Sartre's existentialism drew its immediate inspiration from the work of the German philosopher, Martin Heidegger. Heidegger's 1927 Being and Time, an
inquiry into the “being that we ourselves are” introduced most of the motifs that would characterize later existentialist thinking: the tension between the
individual and the “public”; an emphasis on the worldly or “situated” character of human thought and reason; a fascination with liminal experiences of
anxiety, death, the “nothing” and nihilism; the rejection of science (and above all, causal explanation) as an adequate framework for understanding human
being; and the introduction of “authenticity” as the norm of self-identity, tied to the project of self-definition through freedom, choice, and commitment.
Though in 1946 Heidegger would repudiate the retrospective labeling of his earlier work as existentialism, it is in that work that the relevant concept of
existence finds its first systematic philosophical formulation, which made it imperative.

As Sartre and Merleau-Ponty would later do, Heidegger pursued these issues with the somewhat unlikely resources of Edmund Husserl's phenomenological
method. And while not all existential philosophers were influenced by phenomenology (for instance Jaspers and Marcel), the philosophical legacy of
existentialism is largely tied to the form it took as an existential version of phenomenology. Husserl's efforts in the first decades of the twentieth century

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had been directed toward establishing a descriptive science of consciousness, by which he understood not the object of the natural science of psychology
but the “transcendental” field of intentionality, i.e., that whereby our experience is meaningful, an experience of something as something. The existentialists
welcomed Husserl's doctrine of intentionality as a refutation of the Cartesian view according to which consciousness relates immediately only to its own
representations, ideas, sensations. According to Husserl, consciousness is our direct openness to the world, one that is governed categorically
(normatively) rather than causally; that is, intentionality is not a property of the individual mind but the categorical framework in which mind and world
become intelligible.

A phenomenology of consciousness, then, explores neither the metaphysical composition nor the causal genesis of things, but the “constitution” of their
meaning. Husserl employed this method to clarify our experience of nature, the socio-cultural world, logic, and mathematics, but Heidegger argued that he
had failed to raise the most fundamental question, that of the “meaning of being” as such. In turning phenomenology toward the question of what it means
to be, Heidegger insists that the question be raised concretely: it is not at first some academic exercise but a burning concern arising from life itself, the
question of what it means for me to be. Existential themes take on salience when one sees that the general question of the meaning of being involves first
becoming clear about one's own being as an inquirer. According to Heidegger, the categories bequeathed by the philosophical tradition for understanding a
being who can question his or her being are insufficient: traditional concepts of a substance decked out with reason, or of a subject blessed with self-
consciousness, misconstrue our fundamental character as “being-in-the-world.” In his phenomenological pursuit of the categories that govern being-in-the-
world, Heidegger became the reluctant father of existentialism because he drew inspiration from two seminal, though in academic circles then relatively
unknown, nineteenth-century writers, Søren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche. One can find anticipations of existential thought in many places, but the
roots of the problem of existence in its contemporary significance lie in the work of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.

Kierkegaard developed this problem in the context of his radical approach to Christian faith; Nietzsche did so in light of his thesis of the death of God.
Subsequent existential thought reflects this difference: while some writers—such as Sartre and Beauvoir—were resolutely atheist in outlook, others—such
as Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, and Buber—variously explored the implications of the concept “authentic existence” for religious consciousness. Though
neither Nietzsche's nor Kierkegaard's thought can be reduced to a single strand, both took an interest in what Kierkegaard termed “the single individual.”
Both were convinced that this singularity, what is most my own, “me,” could be meaningfully reflected upon while yet, precisely because of its singularity,
remain invisible to traditional philosophy, with its emphasis either on what follows unerring objective laws of nature or else conforms to the universal
standards of moral reason. A focus on existence thus led, in both, to unique textual strategies quite alien to the philosophy of their time.

Q.3
Which of the following is true about Husserl?

1 According to Husserl, all forms of consciousness or mental phenomena exhibit intentionality.

2 According to Husserl, consciousness that directs or relates it to its objects and outside world explains the doctrine of intentionality.

3 According to Husserl, the objects of intentional phenomena have no singular or uniform status, for the intentional object, whatever it is, is not really
part of the intentional phenomena or experience.

4 According to Husserl, intentionality is an integral part of phenomenological investigations, without which phenomenological investigations cannot be
conducted.

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Directions for questions 1-6: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Sartre's existentialism drew its immediate inspiration from the work of the German philosopher, Martin Heidegger. Heidegger's 1927 Being and Time, an
inquiry into the “being that we ourselves are” introduced most of the motifs that would characterize later existentialist thinking: the tension between the
individual and the “public”; an emphasis on the worldly or “situated” character of human thought and reason; a fascination with liminal experiences of
anxiety, death, the “nothing” and nihilism; the rejection of science (and above all, causal explanation) as an adequate framework for understanding human
being; and the introduction of “authenticity” as the norm of self-identity, tied to the project of self-definition through freedom, choice, and commitment.
Though in 1946 Heidegger would repudiate the retrospective labeling of his earlier work as existentialism, it is in that work that the relevant concept of
existence finds its first systematic philosophical formulation, which made it imperative.

As Sartre and Merleau-Ponty would later do, Heidegger pursued these issues with the somewhat unlikely resources of Edmund Husserl's phenomenological
method. And while not all existential philosophers were influenced by phenomenology (for instance Jaspers and Marcel), the philosophical legacy of
existentialism is largely tied to the form it took as an existential version of phenomenology. Husserl's efforts in the first decades of the twentieth century
had been directed toward establishing a descriptive science of consciousness, by which he understood not the object of the natural science of psychology
but the “transcendental” field of intentionality, i.e., that whereby our experience is meaningful, an experience of something as something. The existentialists
welcomed Husserl's doctrine of intentionality as a refutation of the Cartesian view according to which consciousness relates immediately only to its own
representations, ideas, sensations. According to Husserl, consciousness is our direct openness to the world, one that is governed categorically
(normatively) rather than causally; that is, intentionality is not a property of the individual mind but the categorical framework in which mind and world
become intelligible.

A phenomenology of consciousness, then, explores neither the metaphysical composition nor the causal genesis of things, but the “constitution” of their
meaning. Husserl employed this method to clarify our experience of nature, the socio-cultural world, logic, and mathematics, but Heidegger argued that he
had failed to raise the most fundamental question, that of the “meaning of being” as such. In turning phenomenology toward the question of what it means
to be, Heidegger insists that the question be raised concretely: it is not at first some academic exercise but a burning concern arising from life itself, the
question of what it means for me to be. Existential themes take on salience when one sees that the general question of the meaning of being involves first
becoming clear about one's own being as an inquirer. According to Heidegger, the categories bequeathed by the philosophical tradition for understanding a

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being who can question his or her being are insufficient: traditional concepts of a substance decked out with reason, or of a subject blessed with self-
consciousness, misconstrue our fundamental character as “being-in-the-world.” In his phenomenological pursuit of the categories that govern being-in-the-
world, Heidegger became the reluctant father of existentialism because he drew inspiration from two seminal, though in academic circles then relatively
unknown, nineteenth-century writers, Søren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche. One can find anticipations of existential thought in many places, but the
roots of the problem of existence in its contemporary significance lie in the work of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.

Kierkegaard developed this problem in the context of his radical approach to Christian faith; Nietzsche did so in light of his thesis of the death of God.
Subsequent existential thought reflects this difference: while some writers—such as Sartre and Beauvoir—were resolutely atheist in outlook, others—such
as Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, and Buber—variously explored the implications of the concept “authentic existence” for religious consciousness. Though
neither Nietzsche's nor Kierkegaard's thought can be reduced to a single strand, both took an interest in what Kierkegaard termed “the single individual.”
Both were convinced that this singularity, what is most my own, “me,” could be meaningfully reflected upon while yet, precisely because of its singularity,
remain invisible to traditional philosophy, with its emphasis either on what follows unerring objective laws of nature or else conforms to the universal
standards of moral reason. A focus on existence thus led, in both, to unique textual strategies quite alien to the philosophy of their time.

Q.4
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about existence and existentialists?

1 The existence of God was refuted by the existentialists.

2 The roots for the emergence of philosophical problem of existence cannot be traced.

3 The existentialists' basic assertion is that for human beings existence precedes essence.

4 For existentialists, being certain about one’s own being explains the meaning of being.

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Directions for questions 1-6: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Sartre's existentialism drew its immediate inspiration from the work of the German philosopher, Martin Heidegger. Heidegger's 1927 Being and Time, an
inquiry into the “being that we ourselves are” introduced most of the motifs that would characterize later existentialist thinking: the tension between the
individual and the “public”; an emphasis on the worldly or “situated” character of human thought and reason; a fascination with liminal experiences of
anxiety, death, the “nothing” and nihilism; the rejection of science (and above all, causal explanation) as an adequate framework for understanding human
being; and the introduction of “authenticity” as the norm of self-identity, tied to the project of self-definition through freedom, choice, and commitment.
Though in 1946 Heidegger would repudiate the retrospective labeling of his earlier work as existentialism, it is in that work that the relevant concept of
existence finds its first systematic philosophical formulation, which made it imperative.

As Sartre and Merleau-Ponty would later do, Heidegger pursued these issues with the somewhat unlikely resources of Edmund Husserl's phenomenological
method. And while not all existential philosophers were influenced by phenomenology (for instance Jaspers and Marcel), the philosophical legacy of
existentialism is largely tied to the form it took as an existential version of phenomenology. Husserl's efforts in the first decades of the twentieth century
had been directed toward establishing a descriptive science of consciousness, by which he understood not the object of the natural science of psychology
but the “transcendental” field of intentionality, i.e., that whereby our experience is meaningful, an experience of something as something. The existentialists
welcomed Husserl's doctrine of intentionality as a refutation of the Cartesian view according to which consciousness relates immediately only to its own
representations, ideas, sensations. According to Husserl, consciousness is our direct openness to the world, one that is governed categorically
(normatively) rather than causally; that is, intentionality is not a property of the individual mind but the categorical framework in which mind and world
become intelligible.

A phenomenology of consciousness, then, explores neither the metaphysical composition nor the causal genesis of things, but the “constitution” of their
meaning. Husserl employed this method to clarify our experience of nature, the socio-cultural world, logic, and mathematics, but Heidegger argued that he
had failed to raise the most fundamental question, that of the “meaning of being” as such. In turning phenomenology toward the question of what it means
to be, Heidegger insists that the question be raised concretely: it is not at first some academic exercise but a burning concern arising from life itself, the
question of what it means for me to be. Existential themes take on salience when one sees that the general question of the meaning of being involves first
becoming clear about one's own being as an inquirer. According to Heidegger, the categories bequeathed by the philosophical tradition for understanding a
being who can question his or her being are insufficient: traditional concepts of a substance decked out with reason, or of a subject blessed with self-
consciousness, misconstrue our fundamental character as “being-in-the-world.” In his phenomenological pursuit of the categories that govern being-in-the-
world, Heidegger became the reluctant father of existentialism because he drew inspiration from two seminal, though in academic circles then relatively
unknown, nineteenth-century writers, Søren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche. One can find anticipations of existential thought in many places, but the
roots of the problem of existence in its contemporary significance lie in the work of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.

Kierkegaard developed this problem in the context of his radical approach to Christian faith; Nietzsche did so in light of his thesis of the death of God.
Subsequent existential thought reflects this difference: while some writers—such as Sartre and Beauvoir—were resolutely atheist in outlook, others—such
as Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, and Buber—variously explored the implications of the concept “authentic existence” for religious consciousness. Though
neither Nietzsche's nor Kierkegaard's thought can be reduced to a single strand, both took an interest in what Kierkegaard termed “the single individual.”
Both were convinced that this singularity, what is most my own, “me,” could be meaningfully reflected upon while yet, precisely because of its singularity,
remain invisible to traditional philosophy, with its emphasis either on what follows unerring objective laws of nature or else conforms to the universal
standards of moral reason. A focus on existence thus led, in both, to unique textual strategies quite alien to the philosophy of their time.

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Heidegger's 1927 Being and Time is called important because:

1 it helps one understand and analyze the existential thought.

2 it was beginning to be called as a work on ‘existentialism’.

3 the pertinent notion of existence was first formulated in here.

4 it brought in most of the motifs that would subsequently define philosophical thinking.

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Directions for questions 1-6: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Sartre's existentialism drew its immediate inspiration from the work of the German philosopher, Martin Heidegger. Heidegger's 1927 Being and Time, an
inquiry into the “being that we ourselves are” introduced most of the motifs that would characterize later existentialist thinking: the tension between the
individual and the “public”; an emphasis on the worldly or “situated” character of human thought and reason; a fascination with liminal experiences of
anxiety, death, the “nothing” and nihilism; the rejection of science (and above all, causal explanation) as an adequate framework for understanding human
being; and the introduction of “authenticity” as the norm of self-identity, tied to the project of self-definition through freedom, choice, and commitment.
Though in 1946 Heidegger would repudiate the retrospective labeling of his earlier work as existentialism, it is in that work that the relevant concept of
existence finds its first systematic philosophical formulation, which made it imperative.

As Sartre and Merleau-Ponty would later do, Heidegger pursued these issues with the somewhat unlikely resources of Edmund Husserl's phenomenological
method. And while not all existential philosophers were influenced by phenomenology (for instance Jaspers and Marcel), the philosophical legacy of
existentialism is largely tied to the form it took as an existential version of phenomenology. Husserl's efforts in the first decades of the twentieth century
had been directed toward establishing a descriptive science of consciousness, by which he understood not the object of the natural science of psychology
but the “transcendental” field of intentionality, i.e., that whereby our experience is meaningful, an experience of something as something. The existentialists
welcomed Husserl's doctrine of intentionality as a refutation of the Cartesian view according to which consciousness relates immediately only to its own
representations, ideas, sensations. According to Husserl, consciousness is our direct openness to the world, one that is governed categorically
(normatively) rather than causally; that is, intentionality is not a property of the individual mind but the categorical framework in which mind and world
become intelligible.

A phenomenology of consciousness, then, explores neither the metaphysical composition nor the causal genesis of things, but the “constitution” of their
meaning. Husserl employed this method to clarify our experience of nature, the socio-cultural world, logic, and mathematics, but Heidegger argued that he
had failed to raise the most fundamental question, that of the “meaning of being” as such. In turning phenomenology toward the question of what it means
to be, Heidegger insists that the question be raised concretely: it is not at first some academic exercise but a burning concern arising from life itself, the
question of what it means for me to be. Existential themes take on salience when one sees that the general question of the meaning of being involves first
becoming clear about one's own being as an inquirer. According to Heidegger, the categories bequeathed by the philosophical tradition for understanding a
being who can question his or her being are insufficient: traditional concepts of a substance decked out with reason, or of a subject blessed with self-
consciousness, misconstrue our fundamental character as “being-in-the-world.” In his phenomenological pursuit of the categories that govern being-in-the-
world, Heidegger became the reluctant father of existentialism because he drew inspiration from two seminal, though in academic circles then relatively
unknown, nineteenth-century writers, Søren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche. One can find anticipations of existential thought in many places, but the
roots of the problem of existence in its contemporary significance lie in the work of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.

Kierkegaard developed this problem in the context of his radical approach to Christian faith; Nietzsche did so in light of his thesis of the death of God.
Subsequent existential thought reflects this difference: while some writers—such as Sartre and Beauvoir—were resolutely atheist in outlook, others—such
as Heidegger, Jaspers, Marcel, and Buber—variously explored the implications of the concept “authentic existence” for religious consciousness. Though
neither Nietzsche's nor Kierkegaard's thought can be reduced to a single strand, both took an interest in what Kierkegaard termed “the single individual.”
Both were convinced that this singularity, what is most my own, “me,” could be meaningfully reflected upon while yet, precisely because of its singularity,
remain invisible to traditional philosophy, with its emphasis either on what follows unerring objective laws of nature or else conforms to the universal
standards of moral reason. A focus on existence thus led, in both, to unique textual strategies quite alien to the philosophy of their time.

Q.6
Which of the following describes the "problem" the author talks about in the beginning of the last paragraph?

1 The problem that there are people like Nietzsche who want to establish that God is dead

2 The problem that there exist both atheists and theists studying the philosophy existentialism

3 To trace the roots of the philosophical problem that existence is

4 The problem of Kierkegaard’s radical approach to Christian faith

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Directions for questions 7-9: The passage given below is followed by a set of three questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

The first law of thermodynamics dictates that biology cannot exist without geology. Life needs energy to grow and reproduce; that energy comes from
chemical gradients produced by geochemical cycles. The details of these cycles throughout Earth's history have imprinted themselves into the metabolism
of bacteria and the metals used in enzymes. The success of the Eubacterial and Archaeal domains is due to numerous specializations taking advantage of
specific chemical gradients. With multi-cellular organisms, we are used to thinking of geology shaping populations by isolating them or by providing
catastrophic events that change the rules for survival. However, the internal regulatory controls of all life, including unicellular organisms, are a biological
response to their need to survive in a physical and chemical environment. Earth has shaped almost every detail of life.

Geology is less dependent on biology. Mars and Venus function as planets in the absence of life. However, life has extensively modified geology on Earth's
surface, making geology and biology inseparable. Life has shaped Earth, and Earth has shaped life. Although it is possible to study some aspects of each field
without knowledge of the other, almost all studies of Earth's surface and extant organisms can benefit immensely from knowledge of both fields.
Unfortunately, biology and geology have evolved into separate academic pursuits, with both physical walls and language barriers dividing them. These walls
have been and are being scaled by many of my scientific heroes, my colleagues, and our students, with striking results. Here, I would like to highlight some
of the biological-geological synergies that have sparked my excitement in the hopes of inspiring one more scientist to overcome the language barrier to
take full advantage of the symbiosis between geology and biology.

Modern geology and biology developed as sister disciplines. Early geologists and biologists were "naturalists." Advances in each discipline depended on a
thorough knowledge of the other, and the benefits of using theories and observations from both biology and geology were indisputable. The theory of
evolution by natural selection is firmly based in both geological and biological observations. The two founders of the theory of evolution by natural
selection, Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace, were strongly influenced by "The Principles of Geology" published by Lyell in 1830. This book provided a
conceptual framework for interpreting Earth as shaped by slow-acting processes over long periods of time. This same concept was applied to changes in
life; gradual processes operating over millions of years could select for specific biological traits (Darwin, 1859). These systematic changes in fauna through
time were preserved in sedimentary rocks and were well documented in the first geological map, published by William Smith in 1815 (see Winchester,
2001). Changes in organisms from underlying older rocks to overlying younger rocks documented the evolution of animals through time in a systematic and
testable way. These and many other geological observations required a theory in which life changed gradually over long periods of time.

Q.7
From the above passage, it can be said that the author wants:

1 to trace the evolution of Geology and Biology as sister disciplines.

2 to highlight the harmonious relationship between Geology and Biology all the while highlighting the independence of the former from the latter.

3 to trace some of the similarities between the two disciplines in order to empower more research work.

4 to juxtapose the two disciplines under discussion in order to enable researchers to improve both the disciplines at once.

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Directions for questions 7-9: The passage given below is followed by a set of three questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

The first law of thermodynamics dictates that biology cannot exist without geology. Life needs energy to grow and reproduce; that energy comes from
chemical gradients produced by geochemical cycles. The details of these cycles throughout Earth's history have imprinted themselves into the metabolism
of bacteria and the metals used in enzymes. The success of the Eubacterial and Archaeal domains is due to numerous specializations taking advantage of
specific chemical gradients. With multi-cellular organisms, we are used to thinking of geology shaping populations by isolating them or by providing
catastrophic events that change the rules for survival. However, the internal regulatory controls of all life, including unicellular organisms, are a biological
response to their need to survive in a physical and chemical environment. Earth has shaped almost every detail of life.

Geology is less dependent on biology. Mars and Venus function as planets in the absence of life. However, life has extensively modified geology on Earth's
surface, making geology and biology inseparable. Life has shaped Earth, and Earth has shaped life. Although it is possible to study some aspects of each field
without knowledge of the other, almost all studies of Earth's surface and extant organisms can benefit immensely from knowledge of both fields.
Unfortunately, biology and geology have evolved into separate academic pursuits, with both physical walls and language barriers dividing them. These walls
have been and are being scaled by many of my scientific heroes, my colleagues, and our students, with striking results. Here, I would like to highlight some
of the biological-geological synergies that have sparked my excitement in the hopes of inspiring one more scientist to overcome the language barrier to
take full advantage of the symbiosis between geology and biology.

Modern geology and biology developed as sister disciplines. Early geologists and biologists were "naturalists." Advances in each discipline depended on a
thorough knowledge of the other, and the benefits of using theories and observations from both biology and geology were indisputable. The theory of
evolution by natural selection is firmly based in both geological and biological observations. The two founders of the theory of evolution by natural
selection, Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace, were strongly influenced by "The Principles of Geology" published by Lyell in 1830. This book provided a
conceptual framework for interpreting Earth as shaped by slow-acting processes over long periods of time. This same concept was applied to changes in
life; gradual processes operating over millions of years could select for specific biological traits (Darwin, 1859). These systematic changes in fauna through
time were preserved in sedimentary rocks and were well documented in the first geological map, published by William Smith in 1815 (see Winchester,
2001). Changes in organisms from underlying older rocks to overlying younger rocks documented the evolution of animals through time in a systematic and
testable way. These and many other geological observations required a theory in which life changed gradually over long periods of time.

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Q.8
Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?

1 The Principles of Geology by Lyell demonstrates the creation of the framework of earth with respect to its geological formations over time.

2 Multi-cellular organisms have affected our thinking of geology and its impact on the evolution of species on earth.

3 Changes in the rock formation, from overlying older ones to underlying younger ones should be documented and then tested.

4 The author is critical of the barriers between the two disciplines once termed as Natural Science.

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Directions for questions 7-9: The passage given below is followed by a set of three questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

The first law of thermodynamics dictates that biology cannot exist without geology. Life needs energy to grow and reproduce; that energy comes from
chemical gradients produced by geochemical cycles. The details of these cycles throughout Earth's history have imprinted themselves into the metabolism
of bacteria and the metals used in enzymes. The success of the Eubacterial and Archaeal domains is due to numerous specializations taking advantage of
specific chemical gradients. With multi-cellular organisms, we are used to thinking of geology shaping populations by isolating them or by providing
catastrophic events that change the rules for survival. However, the internal regulatory controls of all life, including unicellular organisms, are a biological
response to their need to survive in a physical and chemical environment. Earth has shaped almost every detail of life.

Geology is less dependent on biology. Mars and Venus function as planets in the absence of life. However, life has extensively modified geology on Earth's
surface, making geology and biology inseparable. Life has shaped Earth, and Earth has shaped life. Although it is possible to study some aspects of each field
without knowledge of the other, almost all studies of Earth's surface and extant organisms can benefit immensely from knowledge of both fields.
Unfortunately, biology and geology have evolved into separate academic pursuits, with both physical walls and language barriers dividing them. These walls
have been and are being scaled by many of my scientific heroes, my colleagues, and our students, with striking results. Here, I would like to highlight some
of the biological-geological synergies that have sparked my excitement in the hopes of inspiring one more scientist to overcome the language barrier to
take full advantage of the symbiosis between geology and biology.

Modern geology and biology developed as sister disciplines. Early geologists and biologists were "naturalists." Advances in each discipline depended on a
thorough knowledge of the other, and the benefits of using theories and observations from both biology and geology were indisputable. The theory of
evolution by natural selection is firmly based in both geological and biological observations. The two founders of the theory of evolution by natural
selection, Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace, were strongly influenced by "The Principles of Geology" published by Lyell in 1830. This book provided a
conceptual framework for interpreting Earth as shaped by slow-acting processes over long periods of time. This same concept was applied to changes in
life; gradual processes operating over millions of years could select for specific biological traits (Darwin, 1859). These systematic changes in fauna through
time were preserved in sedimentary rocks and were well documented in the first geological map, published by William Smith in 1815 (see Winchester,
2001). Changes in organisms from underlying older rocks to overlying younger rocks documented the evolution of animals through time in a systematic and
testable way. These and many other geological observations required a theory in which life changed gradually over long periods of time.

Q.9
When it comes to evolutionary studies, which of the following approaches does the author advocate?

1 The scientific and natural juxtaposition of biology and geology with which proper understanding of evolution is possible

2 The synthesising of the two disciplines of applied science which will enhance the study of natural resources along with evolution of organisms

3 The co-existence of the two branches of natural science as leaving one behind doesn’t help in decoding things such as how Mars and Venus function as
planets

4 Both Darwin and Lyell should be considered together in order to understand the theory of evolution and other earthly matters that affect this process

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Directions for questions 10-12: Each of the following questions consists of a paragraph followed by four summaries. Choose the option that best captures
the essence of the paragraph. Type in the option number in the space provided below the question.

Q.10
Family rituals are highly instrumental in the healthy development of children and teenagers. In fact, there is emerging evidence that children’s health and
wellbeing is compromised when family members spend less time with each other. For instance, good communication between family members at family
mealtimes are associated with reduced anxiety symptoms and respiratory conditions. Family mealtimes may also provide the settings in which to
strengthen emotional connections. Lastly, how the family conducts its mealtimes, the regularity of family mealtimes, and the value that the family places on
regular family mealtimes may improve nutrition habits and healthy weight in youth.

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1. Family rituals make sure children are healthy and safe, equip them with the skills and resources to succeed as adults, and transmit basic cultural values
to them.
2. Family rituals offer children love, acceptance, appreciation, encouragement, and guidance.
3. Family rituals provide a healthy atmosphere for the nurturing of children as they develop their personalities and identities.
4. Family rituals provide an intimate context for the nurturing of children as they mature physically and emotionally.

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Directions for questions 10-12: Each of the following questions consists of a paragraph followed by four summaries. Choose the option that best captures
the essence of the paragraph. Type in the option number in the space provided below the question.

Q.11
“Is not a critic, a judge, who does not explore his own consciousness, but determines the author's meaning or intention, as if the poem were a will, a
contract, or the constitution? The poem is not the critic's own.” He has diagnosed very accurately two forms of irresponsibility, one which he prefers. Our
view is yet different. The poem is not the critic's own and not the author's. It is detached from the author at birth and goes about the world beyond his
power to intend about it or control it. The poem belongs to the public. It is embodied in language, the peculiar possession of the public, and it is about the
human being, an object of public knowledge. What is said about the poem is subject to the same scrutiny as any statement in linguistics or in the general
science of psychology or morals.

1. A poem is owned not by the critic but by others for its thorough examination.
2. To discover the meaning of a poem, one should discard the author’s intention or meaning and the critic’s judgment.
3. A poem becomes that of the public at the time it is created because of myriad reasons.
4. The reader should use and rely only upon his own knowledge of linguistics and literary elements to judge a work.

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the essence of the paragraph. Type in the option number in the space provided below the question.

Q.12
For psychologists to understand the way in which adolescent girls develop in relation to the world around them, it is important to examine adolescent girls'
friendships. Close friendships, considered by many social scientists to be the "most rewarding and satisfying of all human relationships" are clearly
important for the social and emotional health of all adolescents, regardless of ethnicity, race, or socioeconomic status. What is known about girls'
friendships and peer relations is based primarily on situating girls with boys. Although these studies provide important information, they offer little
understanding of the diversity of experiences and perceptions of friendships among girls, including the important distinction girls make among types of
friends and the nature and quality of these relationships. There has also been little attention given to the ways in which class, culture, race, ethnicity, and
sexual identity shape adolescent girls' friendships groupings and even less attention to the ways in which racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia
influence the environments in which girls' friendships are nurtured.

1. Girls' friendships and peer relations mitigate or exacerbate the psychological and social struggles of adolescence.
2. More research is needed to understand the friendship of adolescent girls so as to understand how these girls grow and develop with respect to the
surrounding world.
3. Girls' friendships are a source of struggle, hurt, and confusion, particularly as girls move into adolescence and begin to negotiate dominant cultural views
of sexual relationships, femininity, and appearance.
4. More research is needed to understand the role popularity and attractiveness play in the development and configuration of adolescent girls' peer
groupings.

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Directions for questions 13-18: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

The coming into being of the notion of "author" constitutes the privileged moment of individualization in the history of ideas, knowledge, literature,
philosophy, and the sciences. Even today, when we reconstruct the history of a concept, literary genre, or school of philosophy, such categories seem
relatively weak, secondary, and superimposed scansions in comparison with the solid and fundamental unit of the author and the work.

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I shall not offer here a sociohistorical analysis of the author's persona. Certainly, it would be worth examining how the author became individualized in a
culture like ours, what status he has been given, at what moment studies of authenticity and attribution began, in what kind of system of valorization the
author was involved, at what point we began to recount the lives of authors rather than of heroes, and how this fundamental category of "the-man-and-his-
work criticism" began. For the moment, however, I want to deal solely with the author function and with the manner in which the text points to this figure
that, at least in appearance; is outside it and antecedes it.

Beckett nicely formulates the theme with which I would like to begin: "What does it matter who is speaking;' someone said; 'what does it matter who is
speaking.'" In this indifference appears one of the fundamental ethical principles of contemporary writing [écriture].

I say "ethical" because this indifference is really not a trait characterizing the manner in which one speaks and writes but, rather, a kind of immanent rule,
taken up over and over again, never fully applied, not designating writing as something completed, but dominating it as a practice. Since it is too familiar to
require a lengthy analysis, this immanent rule can be adequately illustrated here by tracing two of its major themes.

First of all, we can say that today's writing has freed itself from the theme of expression. Referring only to itself; but without being restricted to the
confines of its interiority, writing is identified with its own unfolded exteriority. This means that it is an interplay of signs arranged less according to its
signified (the author) content than according to the very nature of the signifier (the work). Writing unfolds like a game that invariably goes beyond its own
rules and transgresses its limits. In writing, the point is not to manifest or exalt the act of writing, nor is it to pin a subject within language; it is, rather, a
question of creating a space into which the writing subject constantly disappears.

The second theme, writing's relationship with death, is even more familiar. This link subverts an old tradition exemplified by the Greek epic, which was
intended to perpetuate the immortality of the hero: if he was willing to die young, it was so that his life, consecrated and magnified by death, might pass
into immortality; the narrative then redeemed this accepted death. In another way, the motivation, as well as the theme and the pretext of Arabian
narratives – such as The Thousand and One Nights – was also the eluding of death: one spoke, telling stories into the early morning, in order to forestall
death, to postpone the day of reckoning that would silence the narrator. Scheherazade's narrative is an effort, renewed each night, to keep death outside
the circle of life.

Our culture has metamorphosed this idea of narrative, or writing, as something designed to ward off death. Writing has become linked to sacrifice, even to
the sacrifice of life: it is now a voluntary effacement that does not need to be represented in books, since it is brought about in the writer's very existence.
The work, which once had the duty of providing immortality, now possesses the right to kill, to be its author's murderer, (as in the cases of Flaubert, Proust,
and Kafka), and make him immortal in his death. That is not all, however: this relationship between writing and death is also manifested in the effacement
of the writing subject's individual characteristics. Using all the contrivances that he sets up between himself and what he writes, the writing subject
cancels out the signs of his particular individuality. As a result, the mark of the writer is reduced to nothing more than the singularity of his absence; he
must assume the role of the dead man in the game of writing.

Q.13
Which of the following is a valid inference based on the above passage?

1 The author is preaching the idea that in contemporary times, relations between author, text, and reader are replaced by an understanding of the
relations between language and subjects.

2 The author is preaching the idea that even when an individual has been accepted as an author; we must still ask whether everything that he wrote, said,
or left behind is part of his work, is propagated.

3 The author digresses to discuss how écriture doesn't really get rid of the idea of authorship completely, but rather makes authors transcendental rather
than historically real.

4 The author establishes the idea that a work’s importance be governed by its content, and not by who is speaking.

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Directions for questions 13-18: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

The coming into being of the notion of "author" constitutes the privileged moment of individualization in the history of ideas, knowledge, literature,
philosophy, and the sciences. Even today, when we reconstruct the history of a concept, literary genre, or school of philosophy, such categories seem
relatively weak, secondary, and superimposed scansions in comparison with the solid and fundamental unit of the author and the work.

I shall not offer here a sociohistorical analysis of the author's persona. Certainly, it would be worth examining how the author became individualized in a
culture like ours, what status he has been given, at what moment studies of authenticity and attribution began, in what kind of system of valorization the
author was involved, at what point we began to recount the lives of authors rather than of heroes, and how this fundamental category of "the-man-and-his-
work criticism" began. For the moment, however, I want to deal solely with the author function and with the manner in which the text points to this figure
that, at least in appearance; is outside it and antecedes it.

Beckett nicely formulates the theme with which I would like to begin: "What does it matter who is speaking;' someone said; 'what does it matter who is
speaking.'" In this indifference appears one of the fundamental ethical principles of contemporary writing [écriture].

I say "ethical" because this indifference is really not a trait characterizing the manner in which one speaks and writes but, rather, a kind of immanent rule,
taken up over and over again, never fully applied, not designating writing as something completed, but dominating it as a practice. Since it is too familiar to
require a lengthy analysis, this immanent rule can be adequately illustrated here by tracing two of its major themes.

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First of all, we can say that today's writing has freed itself from the theme of expression. Referring only to itself; but without being restricted to the
confines of its interiority, writing is identified with its own unfolded exteriority. This means that it is an interplay of signs arranged less according to its
signified (the author) content than according to the very nature of the signifier (the work). Writing unfolds like a game that invariably goes beyond its own
rules and transgresses its limits. In writing, the point is not to manifest or exalt the act of writing, nor is it to pin a subject within language; it is, rather, a
question of creating a space into which the writing subject constantly disappears.

The second theme, writing's relationship with death, is even more familiar. This link subverts an old tradition exemplified by the Greek epic, which was
intended to perpetuate the immortality of the hero: if he was willing to die young, it was so that his life, consecrated and magnified by death, might pass
into immortality; the narrative then redeemed this accepted death. In another way, the motivation, as well as the theme and the pretext of Arabian
narratives – such as The Thousand and One Nights – was also the eluding of death: one spoke, telling stories into the early morning, in order to forestall
death, to postpone the day of reckoning that would silence the narrator. Scheherazade's narrative is an effort, renewed each night, to keep death outside
the circle of life.

Our culture has metamorphosed this idea of narrative, or writing, as something designed to ward off death. Writing has become linked to sacrifice, even to
the sacrifice of life: it is now a voluntary effacement that does not need to be represented in books, since it is brought about in the writer's very existence.
The work, which once had the duty of providing immortality, now possesses the right to kill, to be its author's murderer, (as in the cases of Flaubert, Proust,
and Kafka), and make him immortal in his death. That is not all, however: this relationship between writing and death is also manifested in the effacement
of the writing subject's individual characteristics. Using all the contrivances that he sets up between himself and what he writes, the writing subject
cancels out the signs of his particular individuality. As a result, the mark of the writer is reduced to nothing more than the singularity of his absence; he
must assume the role of the dead man in the game of writing.

Q.14
If there were another paragraph after the last, with which of the following would it deal?

1 To discuss the death of the writer at the hands of the readers

2 To explain the concept of narration which grows independent of the writer’s voice

3 To elaborate upon the process of narration which eventually kills off the author

4 To elaborate upon the process of narration which eventually renders the author helpless

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Directions for questions 13-18: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

The coming into being of the notion of "author" constitutes the privileged moment of individualization in the history of ideas, knowledge, literature,
philosophy, and the sciences. Even today, when we reconstruct the history of a concept, literary genre, or school of philosophy, such categories seem
relatively weak, secondary, and superimposed scansions in comparison with the solid and fundamental unit of the author and the work.

I shall not offer here a sociohistorical analysis of the author's persona. Certainly, it would be worth examining how the author became individualized in a
culture like ours, what status he has been given, at what moment studies of authenticity and attribution began, in what kind of system of valorization the
author was involved, at what point we began to recount the lives of authors rather than of heroes, and how this fundamental category of "the-man-and-his-
work criticism" began. For the moment, however, I want to deal solely with the author function and with the manner in which the text points to this figure
that, at least in appearance; is outside it and antecedes it.

Beckett nicely formulates the theme with which I would like to begin: "What does it matter who is speaking;' someone said; 'what does it matter who is
speaking.'" In this indifference appears one of the fundamental ethical principles of contemporary writing [écriture].

I say "ethical" because this indifference is really not a trait characterizing the manner in which one speaks and writes but, rather, a kind of immanent rule,
taken up over and over again, never fully applied, not designating writing as something completed, but dominating it as a practice. Since it is too familiar to
require a lengthy analysis, this immanent rule can be adequately illustrated here by tracing two of its major themes.

First of all, we can say that today's writing has freed itself from the theme of expression. Referring only to itself; but without being restricted to the
confines of its interiority, writing is identified with its own unfolded exteriority. This means that it is an interplay of signs arranged less according to its
signified (the author) content than according to the very nature of the signifier (the work). Writing unfolds like a game that invariably goes beyond its own
rules and transgresses its limits. In writing, the point is not to manifest or exalt the act of writing, nor is it to pin a subject within language; it is, rather, a
question of creating a space into which the writing subject constantly disappears.

The second theme, writing's relationship with death, is even more familiar. This link subverts an old tradition exemplified by the Greek epic, which was
intended to perpetuate the immortality of the hero: if he was willing to die young, it was so that his life, consecrated and magnified by death, might pass
into immortality; the narrative then redeemed this accepted death. In another way, the motivation, as well as the theme and the pretext of Arabian
narratives – such as The Thousand and One Nights – was also the eluding of death: one spoke, telling stories into the early morning, in order to forestall
death, to postpone the day of reckoning that would silence the narrator. Scheherazade's narrative is an effort, renewed each night, to keep death outside
the circle of life.

Our culture has metamorphosed this idea of narrative, or writing, as something designed to ward off death. Writing has become linked to sacrifice, even to

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the sacrifice of life: it is now a voluntary effacement that does not need to be represented in books, since it is brought about in the writer's very existence.
The work, which once had the duty of providing immortality, now possesses the right to kill, to be its author's murderer, (as in the cases of Flaubert, Proust,
and Kafka), and make him immortal in his death. That is not all, however: this relationship between writing and death is also manifested in the effacement
of the writing subject's individual characteristics. Using all the contrivances that he sets up between himself and what he writes, the writing subject
cancels out the signs of his particular individuality. As a result, the mark of the writer is reduced to nothing more than the singularity of his absence; he
must assume the role of the dead man in the game of writing.

Q.15
Which of the following is/are true about the theme of expression in contemporary writing?

a) The meaning of contemporary writing is no longer confined to the writing of the text, but in its exterior deployment.
b) The basis of writing is not the emotion under which it is composed or the subject inserted into the language, but the creation of an opening where the
writing subject disappears.
c) Contemporary writing is an interplay of signs, regulated not by the nature of work or text itself but by the author himself.

1 All a,b, and c

2 Both b and c

3 Both a and b

4 Only c

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Directions for questions 13-18: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

The coming into being of the notion of "author" constitutes the privileged moment of individualization in the history of ideas, knowledge, literature,
philosophy, and the sciences. Even today, when we reconstruct the history of a concept, literary genre, or school of philosophy, such categories seem
relatively weak, secondary, and superimposed scansions in comparison with the solid and fundamental unit of the author and the work.

I shall not offer here a sociohistorical analysis of the author's persona. Certainly, it would be worth examining how the author became individualized in a
culture like ours, what status he has been given, at what moment studies of authenticity and attribution began, in what kind of system of valorization the
author was involved, at what point we began to recount the lives of authors rather than of heroes, and how this fundamental category of "the-man-and-his-
work criticism" began. For the moment, however, I want to deal solely with the author function and with the manner in which the text points to this figure
that, at least in appearance; is outside it and antecedes it.

Beckett nicely formulates the theme with which I would like to begin: "What does it matter who is speaking;' someone said; 'what does it matter who is
speaking.'" In this indifference appears one of the fundamental ethical principles of contemporary writing [écriture].

I say "ethical" because this indifference is really not a trait characterizing the manner in which one speaks and writes but, rather, a kind of immanent rule,
taken up over and over again, never fully applied, not designating writing as something completed, but dominating it as a practice. Since it is too familiar to
require a lengthy analysis, this immanent rule can be adequately illustrated here by tracing two of its major themes.

First of all, we can say that today's writing has freed itself from the theme of expression. Referring only to itself; but without being restricted to the
confines of its interiority, writing is identified with its own unfolded exteriority. This means that it is an interplay of signs arranged less according to its
signified (the author) content than according to the very nature of the signifier (the work). Writing unfolds like a game that invariably goes beyond its own
rules and transgresses its limits. In writing, the point is not to manifest or exalt the act of writing, nor is it to pin a subject within language; it is, rather, a
question of creating a space into which the writing subject constantly disappears.

The second theme, writing's relationship with death, is even more familiar. This link subverts an old tradition exemplified by the Greek epic, which was
intended to perpetuate the immortality of the hero: if he was willing to die young, it was so that his life, consecrated and magnified by death, might pass
into immortality; the narrative then redeemed this accepted death. In another way, the motivation, as well as the theme and the pretext of Arabian
narratives – such as The Thousand and One Nights – was also the eluding of death: one spoke, telling stories into the early morning, in order to forestall
death, to postpone the day of reckoning that would silence the narrator. Scheherazade's narrative is an effort, renewed each night, to keep death outside
the circle of life.

Our culture has metamorphosed this idea of narrative, or writing, as something designed to ward off death. Writing has become linked to sacrifice, even to
the sacrifice of life: it is now a voluntary effacement that does not need to be represented in books, since it is brought about in the writer's very existence.
The work, which once had the duty of providing immortality, now possesses the right to kill, to be its author's murderer, (as in the cases of Flaubert, Proust,
and Kafka), and make him immortal in his death. That is not all, however: this relationship between writing and death is also manifested in the effacement
of the writing subject's individual characteristics. Using all the contrivances that he sets up between himself and what he writes, the writing subject
cancels out the signs of his particular individuality. As a result, the mark of the writer is reduced to nothing more than the singularity of his absence; he
must assume the role of the dead man in the game of writing.

Q.16
What does the author mean when he says “our culture has metamorphosed?”

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1 Our culture now propagates death of the author and has hence deteriorated.

2 Our culture has transmogrified into one where writing is even connected to giving up.

3 Our culture does not practice fixed ways and ideas of writing.

4 Our culture has ruined the place of the author.

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Directions for questions 13-18: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

The coming into being of the notion of "author" constitutes the privileged moment of individualization in the history of ideas, knowledge, literature,
philosophy, and the sciences. Even today, when we reconstruct the history of a concept, literary genre, or school of philosophy, such categories seem
relatively weak, secondary, and superimposed scansions in comparison with the solid and fundamental unit of the author and the work.

I shall not offer here a sociohistorical analysis of the author's persona. Certainly, it would be worth examining how the author became individualized in a
culture like ours, what status he has been given, at what moment studies of authenticity and attribution began, in what kind of system of valorization the
author was involved, at what point we began to recount the lives of authors rather than of heroes, and how this fundamental category of "the-man-and-his-
work criticism" began. For the moment, however, I want to deal solely with the author function and with the manner in which the text points to this figure
that, at least in appearance; is outside it and antecedes it.

Beckett nicely formulates the theme with which I would like to begin: "What does it matter who is speaking;' someone said; 'what does it matter who is
speaking.'" In this indifference appears one of the fundamental ethical principles of contemporary writing [écriture].

I say "ethical" because this indifference is really not a trait characterizing the manner in which one speaks and writes but, rather, a kind of immanent rule,
taken up over and over again, never fully applied, not designating writing as something completed, but dominating it as a practice. Since it is too familiar to
require a lengthy analysis, this immanent rule can be adequately illustrated here by tracing two of its major themes.

First of all, we can say that today's writing has freed itself from the theme of expression. Referring only to itself; but without being restricted to the
confines of its interiority, writing is identified with its own unfolded exteriority. This means that it is an interplay of signs arranged less according to its
signified (the author) content than according to the very nature of the signifier (the work). Writing unfolds like a game that invariably goes beyond its own
rules and transgresses its limits. In writing, the point is not to manifest or exalt the act of writing, nor is it to pin a subject within language; it is, rather, a
question of creating a space into which the writing subject constantly disappears.

The second theme, writing's relationship with death, is even more familiar. This link subverts an old tradition exemplified by the Greek epic, which was
intended to perpetuate the immortality of the hero: if he was willing to die young, it was so that his life, consecrated and magnified by death, might pass
into immortality; the narrative then redeemed this accepted death. In another way, the motivation, as well as the theme and the pretext of Arabian
narratives – such as The Thousand and One Nights – was also the eluding of death: one spoke, telling stories into the early morning, in order to forestall
death, to postpone the day of reckoning that would silence the narrator. Scheherazade's narrative is an effort, renewed each night, to keep death outside
the circle of life.

Our culture has metamorphosed this idea of narrative, or writing, as something designed to ward off death. Writing has become linked to sacrifice, even to
the sacrifice of life: it is now a voluntary effacement that does not need to be represented in books, since it is brought about in the writer's very existence.
The work, which once had the duty of providing immortality, now possesses the right to kill, to be its author's murderer, (as in the cases of Flaubert, Proust,
and Kafka), and make him immortal in his death. That is not all, however: this relationship between writing and death is also manifested in the effacement
of the writing subject's individual characteristics. Using all the contrivances that he sets up between himself and what he writes, the writing subject
cancels out the signs of his particular individuality. As a result, the mark of the writer is reduced to nothing more than the singularity of his absence; he
must assume the role of the dead man in the game of writing.

Q.17
What does the second theme about contemporary writing point towards?

1 The author is gone and is absent from the text but not necessarily dead and hence contemporary writing has the capacity to both murder and
immortalize its author.

2 Nothing fills the vacuum that is created by the author’s disappearance and therefore it is redundant to show the death of the author in contemporary
writing.

3 The death of the author in contemporary writing proves the author’s mortality and inability to survive forever.

4 In contemporary writing, the author becomes a victim of his own writing, and through his absence, his presence is guaranteed.

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Directions for questions 13-18: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

The coming into being of the notion of "author" constitutes the privileged moment of individualization in the history of ideas, knowledge, literature,
philosophy, and the sciences. Even today, when we reconstruct the history of a concept, literary genre, or school of philosophy, such categories seem
relatively weak, secondary, and superimposed scansions in comparison with the solid and fundamental unit of the author and the work.

I shall not offer here a sociohistorical analysis of the author's persona. Certainly, it would be worth examining how the author became individualized in a
culture like ours, what status he has been given, at what moment studies of authenticity and attribution began, in what kind of system of valorization the
author was involved, at what point we began to recount the lives of authors rather than of heroes, and how this fundamental category of "the-man-and-his-
work criticism" began. For the moment, however, I want to deal solely with the author function and with the manner in which the text points to this figure
that, at least in appearance; is outside it and antecedes it.

Beckett nicely formulates the theme with which I would like to begin: "What does it matter who is speaking;' someone said; 'what does it matter who is
speaking.'" In this indifference appears one of the fundamental ethical principles of contemporary writing [écriture].

I say "ethical" because this indifference is really not a trait characterizing the manner in which one speaks and writes but, rather, a kind of immanent rule,
taken up over and over again, never fully applied, not designating writing as something completed, but dominating it as a practice. Since it is too familiar to
require a lengthy analysis, this immanent rule can be adequately illustrated here by tracing two of its major themes.

First of all, we can say that today's writing has freed itself from the theme of expression. Referring only to itself; but without being restricted to the
confines of its interiority, writing is identified with its own unfolded exteriority. This means that it is an interplay of signs arranged less according to its
signified (the author) content than according to the very nature of the signifier (the work). Writing unfolds like a game that invariably goes beyond its own
rules and transgresses its limits. In writing, the point is not to manifest or exalt the act of writing, nor is it to pin a subject within language; it is, rather, a
question of creating a space into which the writing subject constantly disappears.

The second theme, writing's relationship with death, is even more familiar. This link subverts an old tradition exemplified by the Greek epic, which was
intended to perpetuate the immortality of the hero: if he was willing to die young, it was so that his life, consecrated and magnified by death, might pass
into immortality; the narrative then redeemed this accepted death. In another way, the motivation, as well as the theme and the pretext of Arabian
narratives – such as The Thousand and One Nights – was also the eluding of death: one spoke, telling stories into the early morning, in order to forestall
death, to postpone the day of reckoning that would silence the narrator. Scheherazade's narrative is an effort, renewed each night, to keep death outside
the circle of life.

Our culture has metamorphosed this idea of narrative, or writing, as something designed to ward off death. Writing has become linked to sacrifice, even to
the sacrifice of life: it is now a voluntary effacement that does not need to be represented in books, since it is brought about in the writer's very existence.
The work, which once had the duty of providing immortality, now possesses the right to kill, to be its author's murderer, (as in the cases of Flaubert, Proust,
and Kafka), and make him immortal in his death. That is not all, however: this relationship between writing and death is also manifested in the effacement
of the writing subject's individual characteristics. Using all the contrivances that he sets up between himself and what he writes, the writing subject
cancels out the signs of his particular individuality. As a result, the mark of the writer is reduced to nothing more than the singularity of his absence; he
must assume the role of the dead man in the game of writing.

Q.18
In the first paragraph, the author builds his argument with the fact that:

1 when people study concerns of a particular concept, more importance is given to the solid and fundamental role of the author, rather than the concept.

2 while studying something, importance should be given to the fundamental role of the author along with studying the concept.

3 how can an author be individualized in the western tradition.

4 the author’s individuality be superimposed in contemporary world, as it had been traditionally.

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Directions for questions 19-21: Each of the following questions has a sentence with two blanks. From the given options, choose the one which completes
the sentence logically and grammatically. Type in the option number in the space provided below the question.

Q.19
Caught offhand at the _______ turn of events, the postmaster’s statement regarding his ventures last night was doubted to contain the slightest _______ of
truth.

1. profound, liminal
2. eldritch, smidgen
3. brocade, decadence
4. sufferable, ornery

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Directions for questions 19-21: Each of the following questions has a sentence with two blanks. From the given options, choose the one which completes
the sentence logically and grammatically. Type in the option number in the space provided below the question.

Q.20
If the party in power can explain the _________ between their promises and their actual results, the entire public would be _________ to hear the explanation.

1. consensus, contended
2. consonance, emulated
3. synchronicity, elated
4. dissonance, gratified

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Directions for questions 19-21: Each of the following questions has a sentence with two blanks. From the given options, choose the one which completes
the sentence logically and grammatically. Type in the option number in the space provided below the question.

Q.21
The current will ________some of the particles and more over no ________ will be given for the loss of cash which has been used for this catastrophic
experiment.

1. incite, quittance
2. deflagrate, indemnity
3. detonate, remuneration
4. paroxysm, castigation

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Directions for questions 22-27: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Today, millions of citizens of the Spanish region of Catalonia hope to vote in a referendum to declare their independence. Many Catalans feel that they are,
historically, a separate people with their own distinct language and culture that must be protected through the restoration of their own nation.

But Spain’s government is vehemently opposed to such a referendum even taking place. The actions of the Spanish government reveal a deep
misunderstanding about the psychology of the independence movement. Authorities are attempting to wear down the movement by denying a vote. Our
findings suggested that Madrid’s current approach may well backfire: The government’s muscular response to Catalans’ desire for self-determination could
increase the number of independentists and heighten their passion, which, in the long run, may further erode the stability and reputation of Spain’s central
government. Allowing a vote to proceed, meanwhile, could actually strengthen Madrid.

The current strain of the Catalan independence movement began under the rule of fascist dictator Francisco Franco, who took over Spain in 1939. Under
Franco, the public use of the Catalan language was banned, and all specifically Catalan institutions, such as the Government of Catalonia, were abolished as
part of an attempt to end regionalism in Spain. Shortly after Franco’s death in 1975, the government reinstated Catalonia’s status as an autonomous
community within Spain. But a small minority of activists still wanted full independence.

The share of those favoring independence began to rise steeply in 2010, from 25 percent to its peak of 57 percent in 2012. The first reason for this rise was
likely the 2008 economic crisis. Using government data from 2005 to 2016, we found a very high correlation between support for independence and
unemployment in Catalonia. The second reason for this rise was public outrage at the 2010 constitutional court’s cutting down of reforms aimed at
increasing sovereignty in Catalonia’s Statute of Autonomy, its equivalent of a constitution. Both events led many to feel that Catalonia would be better off
under self-rule. Since then, Madrid has been adamantly opposed to an independence referendum, arguing that it is illegal according to the 1978 Spanish
constitution (which mentions the “indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation”).

Since then, the Catalan independence movement has been building. It is driven by strong personal identification with Catalan culture and what social
psychologists call sacred values: moral values of the highest significance that, in some cases, people would give their lives for.

According to our research, the top two sacred values motivating the Catalan movement were the right to vote for independence and the protection of
Catalan identity. In studies of conflicts around the world, our colleagues have found that threats to sacred values and identities often lead to increased
activism and, sometimes, violence. The denial of a vote is a threat to these values and identity and, most likely, will only further fuel the independence

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movement. Until recently, many supporters of the referendum have been undecided on the question of independence. However, the denial of the vote by
Madrid has outraged some, turning them into pro-independence activists.

Denying Catalans their vote may only increase the sense of distrust towards Madrid from Spain’s other regions, such as Galicia and Basque country, both of
which have had their own independence movements of varying degrees of popularity. Many Spaniards do not have confidence in the country's democratic
institutions. For example, the People’s Party, the current ruling party, has been implicated in 65 cases of corruption. President Mariano Rajoy has stood by
many of those involved, causing many to question their government’s interest in the public good.

Q.22
From the reading of the passage, the opposition offered by the Spanish government to the independence movement can be inferred as:

1 an act befitting that of cultural supremacists and it has colonial overtones to it.

2 a misunderstood malignity which can be directly linked to an expansionist past.

3 an act of stifling of opposition so as to protect the sovereignty of Spain.

4 primarily intended to protect the interests of the European Union, a necessity which has come up since Brexit.

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Directions for questions 22-27: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Today, millions of citizens of the Spanish region of Catalonia hope to vote in a referendum to declare their independence. Many Catalans feel that they are,
historically, a separate people with their own distinct language and culture that must be protected through the restoration of their own nation.

But Spain’s government is vehemently opposed to such a referendum even taking place. The actions of the Spanish government reveal a deep
misunderstanding about the psychology of the independence movement. Authorities are attempting to wear down the movement by denying a vote. Our
findings suggested that Madrid’s current approach may well backfire: The government’s muscular response to Catalans’ desire for self-determination could
increase the number of independentists and heighten their passion, which, in the long run, may further erode the stability and reputation of Spain’s central
government. Allowing a vote to proceed, meanwhile, could actually strengthen Madrid.

The current strain of the Catalan independence movement began under the rule of fascist dictator Francisco Franco, who took over Spain in 1939. Under
Franco, the public use of the Catalan language was banned, and all specifically Catalan institutions, such as the Government of Catalonia, were abolished as
part of an attempt to end regionalism in Spain. Shortly after Franco’s death in 1975, the government reinstated Catalonia’s status as an autonomous
community within Spain. But a small minority of activists still wanted full independence.

The share of those favoring independence began to rise steeply in 2010, from 25 percent to its peak of 57 percent in 2012. The first reason for this rise was
likely the 2008 economic crisis. Using government data from 2005 to 2016, we found a very high correlation between support for independence and
unemployment in Catalonia. The second reason for this rise was public outrage at the 2010 constitutional court’s cutting down of reforms aimed at
increasing sovereignty in Catalonia’s Statute of Autonomy, its equivalent of a constitution. Both events led many to feel that Catalonia would be better off
under self-rule. Since then, Madrid has been adamantly opposed to an independence referendum, arguing that it is illegal according to the 1978 Spanish
constitution (which mentions the “indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation”).

Since then, the Catalan independence movement has been building. It is driven by strong personal identification with Catalan culture and what social
psychologists call sacred values: moral values of the highest significance that, in some cases, people would give their lives for.

According to our research, the top two sacred values motivating the Catalan movement were the right to vote for independence and the protection of
Catalan identity. In studies of conflicts around the world, our colleagues have found that threats to sacred values and identities often lead to increased
activism and, sometimes, violence. The denial of a vote is a threat to these values and identity and, most likely, will only further fuel the independence
movement. Until recently, many supporters of the referendum have been undecided on the question of independence. However, the denial of the vote by
Madrid has outraged some, turning them into pro-independence activists.

Denying Catalans their vote may only increase the sense of distrust towards Madrid from Spain’s other regions, such as Galicia and Basque country, both of
which have had their own independence movements of varying degrees of popularity. Many Spaniards do not have confidence in the country's democratic
institutions. For example, the People’s Party, the current ruling party, has been implicated in 65 cases of corruption. President Mariano Rajoy has stood by
many of those involved, causing many to question their government’s interest in the public good.

Q.23
The passage mentions an instance where aversion from violence could have offered a concrete solution. From the following options which one do you feel
upholds the sentiment?

1 The stifling of use of Catalan from public discourse has given rise to the current crisis which Spain is facing.

2 The Catalans' use of violence in order to protect their sacred values made the Spanish central government unwilling to relent to the demands of the
Catalan people.

3 Use of force on part of the Spanish government has generated a huge momentum in favour of the independence movement.

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4 The attack on sacred values by the Catalans on the Spanish majority has resulted into a tumultuous relationship between the two, which has come to its
worst faceoff presently.

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Directions for questions 22-27: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Today, millions of citizens of the Spanish region of Catalonia hope to vote in a referendum to declare their independence. Many Catalans feel that they are,
historically, a separate people with their own distinct language and culture that must be protected through the restoration of their own nation.

But Spain’s government is vehemently opposed to such a referendum even taking place. The actions of the Spanish government reveal a deep
misunderstanding about the psychology of the independence movement. Authorities are attempting to wear down the movement by denying a vote. Our
findings suggested that Madrid’s current approach may well backfire: The government’s muscular response to Catalans’ desire for self-determination could
increase the number of independentists and heighten their passion, which, in the long run, may further erode the stability and reputation of Spain’s central
government. Allowing a vote to proceed, meanwhile, could actually strengthen Madrid.

The current strain of the Catalan independence movement began under the rule of fascist dictator Francisco Franco, who took over Spain in 1939. Under
Franco, the public use of the Catalan language was banned, and all specifically Catalan institutions, such as the Government of Catalonia, were abolished as
part of an attempt to end regionalism in Spain. Shortly after Franco’s death in 1975, the government reinstated Catalonia’s status as an autonomous
community within Spain. But a small minority of activists still wanted full independence.

The share of those favoring independence began to rise steeply in 2010, from 25 percent to its peak of 57 percent in 2012. The first reason for this rise was
likely the 2008 economic crisis. Using government data from 2005 to 2016, we found a very high correlation between support for independence and
unemployment in Catalonia. The second reason for this rise was public outrage at the 2010 constitutional court’s cutting down of reforms aimed at
increasing sovereignty in Catalonia’s Statute of Autonomy, its equivalent of a constitution. Both events led many to feel that Catalonia would be better off
under self-rule. Since then, Madrid has been adamantly opposed to an independence referendum, arguing that it is illegal according to the 1978 Spanish
constitution (which mentions the “indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation”).

Since then, the Catalan independence movement has been building. It is driven by strong personal identification with Catalan culture and what social
psychologists call sacred values: moral values of the highest significance that, in some cases, people would give their lives for.

According to our research, the top two sacred values motivating the Catalan movement were the right to vote for independence and the protection of
Catalan identity. In studies of conflicts around the world, our colleagues have found that threats to sacred values and identities often lead to increased
activism and, sometimes, violence. The denial of a vote is a threat to these values and identity and, most likely, will only further fuel the independence
movement. Until recently, many supporters of the referendum have been undecided on the question of independence. However, the denial of the vote by
Madrid has outraged some, turning them into pro-independence activists.

Denying Catalans their vote may only increase the sense of distrust towards Madrid from Spain’s other regions, such as Galicia and Basque country, both of
which have had their own independence movements of varying degrees of popularity. Many Spaniards do not have confidence in the country's democratic
institutions. For example, the People’s Party, the current ruling party, has been implicated in 65 cases of corruption. President Mariano Rajoy has stood by
many of those involved, causing many to question their government’s interest in the public good.

Q.24
From a political perspective, which of the following factors helped the Catalan’s claim for independence?

1 The act envisaged by the Spanish court which curbed reforms that would have furthered Catalan autonomy.

2 The recession and following bout of unemployment made the people demand for independence.

3 Distrusting the Basque region and making unnecessary provocations towards them.

4 Amending the constitution which has been interpreted as a major threat towards Catalonian authority.

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Directions for questions 22-27: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Today, millions of citizens of the Spanish region of Catalonia hope to vote in a referendum to declare their independence. Many Catalans feel that they are,
historically, a separate people with their own distinct language and culture that must be protected through the restoration of their own nation.

But Spain’s government is vehemently opposed to such a referendum even taking place. The actions of the Spanish government reveal a deep
misunderstanding about the psychology of the independence movement. Authorities are attempting to wear down the movement by denying a vote. Our

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findings suggested that Madrid’s current approach may well backfire: The government’s muscular response to Catalans’ desire for self-determination could
increase the number of independentists and heighten their passion, which, in the long run, may further erode the stability and reputation of Spain’s central
government. Allowing a vote to proceed, meanwhile, could actually strengthen Madrid.

The current strain of the Catalan independence movement began under the rule of fascist dictator Francisco Franco, who took over Spain in 1939. Under
Franco, the public use of the Catalan language was banned, and all specifically Catalan institutions, such as the Government of Catalonia, were abolished as
part of an attempt to end regionalism in Spain. Shortly after Franco’s death in 1975, the government reinstated Catalonia’s status as an autonomous
community within Spain. But a small minority of activists still wanted full independence.

The share of those favoring independence began to rise steeply in 2010, from 25 percent to its peak of 57 percent in 2012. The first reason for this rise was
likely the 2008 economic crisis. Using government data from 2005 to 2016, we found a very high correlation between support for independence and
unemployment in Catalonia. The second reason for this rise was public outrage at the 2010 constitutional court’s cutting down of reforms aimed at
increasing sovereignty in Catalonia’s Statute of Autonomy, its equivalent of a constitution. Both events led many to feel that Catalonia would be better off
under self-rule. Since then, Madrid has been adamantly opposed to an independence referendum, arguing that it is illegal according to the 1978 Spanish
constitution (which mentions the “indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation”).

Since then, the Catalan independence movement has been building. It is driven by strong personal identification with Catalan culture and what social
psychologists call sacred values: moral values of the highest significance that, in some cases, people would give their lives for.

According to our research, the top two sacred values motivating the Catalan movement were the right to vote for independence and the protection of
Catalan identity. In studies of conflicts around the world, our colleagues have found that threats to sacred values and identities often lead to increased
activism and, sometimes, violence. The denial of a vote is a threat to these values and identity and, most likely, will only further fuel the independence
movement. Until recently, many supporters of the referendum have been undecided on the question of independence. However, the denial of the vote by
Madrid has outraged some, turning them into pro-independence activists.

Denying Catalans their vote may only increase the sense of distrust towards Madrid from Spain’s other regions, such as Galicia and Basque country, both of
which have had their own independence movements of varying degrees of popularity. Many Spaniards do not have confidence in the country's democratic
institutions. For example, the People’s Party, the current ruling party, has been implicated in 65 cases of corruption. President Mariano Rajoy has stood by
many of those involved, causing many to question their government’s interest in the public good.

Q.25
An attack on which of the following elements can be correlated alongside an attack on Catalan identity?

1 Constitution

2 Sovereignty

3 Culture

4 Democracy

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Directions for questions 22-27: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Today, millions of citizens of the Spanish region of Catalonia hope to vote in a referendum to declare their independence. Many Catalans feel that they are,
historically, a separate people with their own distinct language and culture that must be protected through the restoration of their own nation.

But Spain’s government is vehemently opposed to such a referendum even taking place. The actions of the Spanish government reveal a deep
misunderstanding about the psychology of the independence movement. Authorities are attempting to wear down the movement by denying a vote. Our
findings suggested that Madrid’s current approach may well backfire: The government’s muscular response to Catalans’ desire for self-determination could
increase the number of independentists and heighten their passion, which, in the long run, may further erode the stability and reputation of Spain’s central
government. Allowing a vote to proceed, meanwhile, could actually strengthen Madrid.

The current strain of the Catalan independence movement began under the rule of fascist dictator Francisco Franco, who took over Spain in 1939. Under
Franco, the public use of the Catalan language was banned, and all specifically Catalan institutions, such as the Government of Catalonia, were abolished as
part of an attempt to end regionalism in Spain. Shortly after Franco’s death in 1975, the government reinstated Catalonia’s status as an autonomous
community within Spain. But a small minority of activists still wanted full independence.

The share of those favoring independence began to rise steeply in 2010, from 25 percent to its peak of 57 percent in 2012. The first reason for this rise was
likely the 2008 economic crisis. Using government data from 2005 to 2016, we found a very high correlation between support for independence and
unemployment in Catalonia. The second reason for this rise was public outrage at the 2010 constitutional court’s cutting down of reforms aimed at
increasing sovereignty in Catalonia’s Statute of Autonomy, its equivalent of a constitution. Both events led many to feel that Catalonia would be better off
under self-rule. Since then, Madrid has been adamantly opposed to an independence referendum, arguing that it is illegal according to the 1978 Spanish
constitution (which mentions the “indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation”).

Since then, the Catalan independence movement has been building. It is driven by strong personal identification with Catalan culture and what social
psychologists call sacred values: moral values of the highest significance that, in some cases, people would give their lives for.

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According to our research, the top two sacred values motivating the Catalan movement were the right to vote for independence and the protection of
Catalan identity. In studies of conflicts around the world, our colleagues have found that threats to sacred values and identities often lead to increased
activism and, sometimes, violence. The denial of a vote is a threat to these values and identity and, most likely, will only further fuel the independence
movement. Until recently, many supporters of the referendum have been undecided on the question of independence. However, the denial of the vote by
Madrid has outraged some, turning them into pro-independence activists.

Denying Catalans their vote may only increase the sense of distrust towards Madrid from Spain’s other regions, such as Galicia and Basque country, both of
which have had their own independence movements of varying degrees of popularity. Many Spaniards do not have confidence in the country's democratic
institutions. For example, the People’s Party, the current ruling party, has been implicated in 65 cases of corruption. President Mariano Rajoy has stood by
many of those involved, causing many to question their government’s interest in the public good.

Q.26
Which of the following factors has been highlighted ever since the Spanish government had denied the Catalans to vote for their autonomy?

1 The mistrust that Spanish people had for the government is going to get highlighted.

2 The corrupt nature of the Spanish government has gotten highlighted thanks to the Catalan voting fiasco.

3 The Franco regime is brought back to public memory and this has made people fear the government.

4 Several other regions looking for autonomy will gather momentum.

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Directions for questions 22-27: The passage given below is followed by a set of six questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

Today, millions of citizens of the Spanish region of Catalonia hope to vote in a referendum to declare their independence. Many Catalans feel that they are,
historically, a separate people with their own distinct language and culture that must be protected through the restoration of their own nation.

But Spain’s government is vehemently opposed to such a referendum even taking place. The actions of the Spanish government reveal a deep
misunderstanding about the psychology of the independence movement. Authorities are attempting to wear down the movement by denying a vote. Our
findings suggested that Madrid’s current approach may well backfire: The government’s muscular response to Catalans’ desire for self-determination could
increase the number of independentists and heighten their passion, which, in the long run, may further erode the stability and reputation of Spain’s central
government. Allowing a vote to proceed, meanwhile, could actually strengthen Madrid.

The current strain of the Catalan independence movement began under the rule of fascist dictator Francisco Franco, who took over Spain in 1939. Under
Franco, the public use of the Catalan language was banned, and all specifically Catalan institutions, such as the Government of Catalonia, were abolished as
part of an attempt to end regionalism in Spain. Shortly after Franco’s death in 1975, the government reinstated Catalonia’s status as an autonomous
community within Spain. But a small minority of activists still wanted full independence.

The share of those favoring independence began to rise steeply in 2010, from 25 percent to its peak of 57 percent in 2012. The first reason for this rise was
likely the 2008 economic crisis. Using government data from 2005 to 2016, we found a very high correlation between support for independence and
unemployment in Catalonia. The second reason for this rise was public outrage at the 2010 constitutional court’s cutting down of reforms aimed at
increasing sovereignty in Catalonia’s Statute of Autonomy, its equivalent of a constitution. Both events led many to feel that Catalonia would be better off
under self-rule. Since then, Madrid has been adamantly opposed to an independence referendum, arguing that it is illegal according to the 1978 Spanish
constitution (which mentions the “indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation”).

Since then, the Catalan independence movement has been building. It is driven by strong personal identification with Catalan culture and what social
psychologists call sacred values: moral values of the highest significance that, in some cases, people would give their lives for.

According to our research, the top two sacred values motivating the Catalan movement were the right to vote for independence and the protection of
Catalan identity. In studies of conflicts around the world, our colleagues have found that threats to sacred values and identities often lead to increased
activism and, sometimes, violence. The denial of a vote is a threat to these values and identity and, most likely, will only further fuel the independence
movement. Until recently, many supporters of the referendum have been undecided on the question of independence. However, the denial of the vote by
Madrid has outraged some, turning them into pro-independence activists.

Denying Catalans their vote may only increase the sense of distrust towards Madrid from Spain’s other regions, such as Galicia and Basque country, both of
which have had their own independence movements of varying degrees of popularity. Many Spaniards do not have confidence in the country's democratic
institutions. For example, the People’s Party, the current ruling party, has been implicated in 65 cases of corruption. President Mariano Rajoy has stood by
many of those involved, causing many to question their government’s interest in the public good.

Q.27
The primary motive behind the Catalan independence movement is:

1 economic.

2 democratic.

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3 cultural.

4 fascistic.

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Directions for questions 28-30: The passage given below is followed by a set of three questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

In the higher and middle classes of society, it is a melancholy and distressing sight to observe, not infrequently, a man of a noble and ingenuous disposition,
once feelingly alive to a sense of honor and integrity, gradually sinking under the pressure of circumstances, making his excuses at first with a blush of
conscious shame, afraid of seeing the faces of his friends from whom he may have borrowed money, reduced to the meanest tricks and subterfuges to delay
or avoid the payment of his just debts; till ultimately grown familiar with falsehood and at enmity with the world he loses all the grace and dignity of man.

To the general prevalence of indigence, and the extraordinary encouragements which we afford in this country to a total want of foresight and prudence
among the common people, is to be attributed a considerable part of those continual depredations on property, and other more atrocious crimes which
drive us to the painful resource of such a number of executions. According to Mr. Colquhoun, above twenty thousand miserable individuals of various
classes rise up every morning without knowing how or by what means they are to be supported during the passing day, or where, in many instances, they are
to lodge on the succeeding night. It is by these unhappy persons that the principal depredations on the public are committed: and supposing but few of
them to be married, and driven to these acts from the necessity of supporting their children; yet still it is probably true, that the too great frequency of
marriage amongst the poorest classes of society is one of the principal causes of the temptations to these crimes. A considerable part of these unhappy
wretches will probably be found to be the offspring of such marriages, educated in workhouses where every vice is propagated, or bred up at home in filth
and rags, with an utter ignorance of every moral obligation. A still greater part perhaps consists of persons, who, being unable for some time to get
employment owing to the full supply of labor, have been urged to these extremities by their temporary wants; and, having thus lost their characters, are
rejected even when their labor may be wanted, by the well-founded caution of civil society.

When indigence does not produce overt acts of vice, it palsies every virtue. Under the continued temptations to a breach of chastity, occasional failures
may take place, and the moral sensibility in other respects not be very strikingly impaired; but the continued temptations which beset hopeless poverty,
and the strong sense of injustice that generally accompanies it from an ignorance of its true cause, tend so powerfully to sour the disposition, to harden the
heart, and deaden the moral sense, that, generally speaking, virtue takes her flight clear away from the tainted spot, and does not often return.

Q.28
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

1 Temptation is the root cause of all crimes leading to abject poverty.

2 Penury leads to the loss of virtue among the poor.

3 Indigence inevitably leads to various crimes committed by the needy, especially in case of the educated poor.

4 When temptation to provide for one’s needs arises, virtue flies away.

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Directions for questions 28-30: The passage given below is followed by a set of three questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

In the higher and middle classes of society, it is a melancholy and distressing sight to observe, not infrequently, a man of a noble and ingenuous disposition,
once feelingly alive to a sense of honor and integrity, gradually sinking under the pressure of circumstances, making his excuses at first with a blush of
conscious shame, afraid of seeing the faces of his friends from whom he may have borrowed money, reduced to the meanest tricks and subterfuges to delay
or avoid the payment of his just debts; till ultimately grown familiar with falsehood and at enmity with the world he loses all the grace and dignity of man.

To the general prevalence of indigence, and the extraordinary encouragements which we afford in this country to a total want of foresight and prudence
among the common people, is to be attributed a considerable part of those continual depredations on property, and other more atrocious crimes which
drive us to the painful resource of such a number of executions. According to Mr. Colquhoun, above twenty thousand miserable individuals of various
classes rise up every morning without knowing how or by what means they are to be supported during the passing day, or where, in many instances, they are
to lodge on the succeeding night. It is by these unhappy persons that the principal depredations on the public are committed: and supposing but few of
them to be married, and driven to these acts from the necessity of supporting their children; yet still it is probably true, that the too great frequency of
marriage amongst the poorest classes of society is one of the principal causes of the temptations to these crimes. A considerable part of these unhappy
wretches will probably be found to be the offspring of such marriages, educated in workhouses where every vice is propagated, or bred up at home in filth
and rags, with an utter ignorance of every moral obligation. A still greater part perhaps consists of persons, who, being unable for some time to get
employment owing to the full supply of labor, have been urged to these extremities by their temporary wants; and, having thus lost their characters, are
rejected even when their labor may be wanted, by the well-founded caution of civil society.

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When indigence does not produce overt acts of vice, it palsies every virtue. Under the continued temptations to a breach of chastity, occasional failures
may take place, and the moral sensibility in other respects not be very strikingly impaired; but the continued temptations which beset hopeless poverty,
and the strong sense of injustice that generally accompanies it from an ignorance of its true cause, tend so powerfully to sour the disposition, to harden the
heart, and deaden the moral sense, that, generally speaking, virtue takes her flight clear away from the tainted spot, and does not often return.

Q.29
From the passage, which of the following is not true about “indigence”?

1 It is a logical successor to the breakdown of social and normative codes which govern the society.

2 It is a general corollary to the lack of discretion and insight that the society we live in encourages.

3 It can lead to the existence of unhappy people who damage the public sphere.

4 Under its effect, many deprived souls have committed acts of atrocities they were not originally predisposed to.

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Directions for questions 28-30: The passage given below is followed by a set of three questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.

In the higher and middle classes of society, it is a melancholy and distressing sight to observe, not infrequently, a man of a noble and ingenuous disposition,
once feelingly alive to a sense of honor and integrity, gradually sinking under the pressure of circumstances, making his excuses at first with a blush of
conscious shame, afraid of seeing the faces of his friends from whom he may have borrowed money, reduced to the meanest tricks and subterfuges to delay
or avoid the payment of his just debts; till ultimately grown familiar with falsehood and at enmity with the world he loses all the grace and dignity of man.

To the general prevalence of indigence, and the extraordinary encouragements which we afford in this country to a total want of foresight and prudence
among the common people, is to be attributed a considerable part of those continual depredations on property, and other more atrocious crimes which
drive us to the painful resource of such a number of executions. According to Mr. Colquhoun, above twenty thousand miserable individuals of various
classes rise up every morning without knowing how or by what means they are to be supported during the passing day, or where, in many instances, they are
to lodge on the succeeding night. It is by these unhappy persons that the principal depredations on the public are committed: and supposing but few of
them to be married, and driven to these acts from the necessity of supporting their children; yet still it is probably true, that the too great frequency of
marriage amongst the poorest classes of society is one of the principal causes of the temptations to these crimes. A considerable part of these unhappy
wretches will probably be found to be the offspring of such marriages, educated in workhouses where every vice is propagated, or bred up at home in filth
and rags, with an utter ignorance of every moral obligation. A still greater part perhaps consists of persons, who, being unable for some time to get
employment owing to the full supply of labor, have been urged to these extremities by their temporary wants; and, having thus lost their characters, are
rejected even when their labor may be wanted, by the well-founded caution of civil society.

When indigence does not produce overt acts of vice, it palsies every virtue. Under the continued temptations to a breach of chastity, occasional failures
may take place, and the moral sensibility in other respects not be very strikingly impaired; but the continued temptations which beset hopeless poverty,
and the strong sense of injustice that generally accompanies it from an ignorance of its true cause, tend so powerfully to sour the disposition, to harden the
heart, and deaden the moral sense, that, generally speaking, virtue takes her flight clear away from the tainted spot, and does not often return.

Q.30
Which of the following is the main concern of the author in this passage?

1 The ill-effects of materialism and consumerism prevalent in today’s society

2 The encouragement of moral codes of conduct to halt the process of decadence which permeates the current society

3 The sufferings of the noble poor who have been forced to lead a life of decadence due to indigence

4 The many evil consequences of financial deprivation which has affected the moral fabric of the society

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Directions for questions 31-34: Read the given paragraphs and answer the question that follows. Type in the option number in the space provided below
the question.

Q.31
For 1-year-olds, imitation follows a four-step process: watching and listening, processing the information, attempting to copy a particular behaviour, and
practicing. Language development offers an example. When 1-year-olds form simple words like papa, they're really imitating the sounds they hear around
them. Over time, after countless repetitions, they process this information. Thus, toddlers can form fixed behavioural patterns. Hence, it is the duty of the
parents to refrain from using foul language or indulging in inappropriate behaviour in front of their toddlers so that the future of our society remains safe.

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In which of the following cases is the above mentioned principle clearly violated?

1. Inspired by their parents, young children frequently name objects at an intermediate level of abstraction.
2. The behaviour of parents becomes a bench mark for the children to become responsible citizens.
3. Kids and teenagers whose parents indulge in abusive language, exhibit anxious and often challenging behaviours towards the society.
4. In today's era, technology drastically influences the kids and enables them to adopt certain behavioural patterns.

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Q.32
The gun control brigade is bogus and a threat to our constitution and will ruin the land of the free. They are out there to trample the 2nd Amendment which
is a sacred part of the US Constitution. A well-regulated militia is necessary to uphold the security of a free state. This is what we need in the US. Our
citizens must be able to protect themselves from aliens who are undocumented immigrants.

Which of the following choices, if true, would mitigate the author’s argument?

1. The Constitution doesn’t address the issue of mortality.

2. Citizens of any country cannot be regarded as militia.
3. If freedom necessitates killing fellow beings, we are already enslaved.
4. The popular consensus across the globe is in favour of stricter gun control laws.

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Q.33
A basic delusion in the arguments presented by climate change deniers is that “Nature will take care of itself ”. They contend that if humanity has survived
for millions of years, it will somehow find a way to survive this so called climate change hoax. However, a large number of corporations are reaching out to
the common people across the globe in order to make them aware of the catastrophic consequences of global warming. Sense seems to be entering the
minds of the majority of the people in the world. So, the future of our earth, as far as global warming is concerned, seems to be safe now.

Which of the following is an assumption central to the validity of the given argument?

1. Survival of the fittest and the cognizant is the rule of Nature.

2. The corporations are not driven by any monetary incentive and their endeavour is strictly humanitarian in nature.
3. In the human society, being conscious of a phenomenon is akin to fighting its ill-effects.
4. In this world, sense is equivalent to consciousness and knowledge of any phenomenon.

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Q.34
Bangladesh has given permission to Yahoo to move forward with Project Grameen, under which the company will beam the internet from satellites, in an
effort to provide internet access to the common man of Bangladesh at an affordable price. Yahoo wants the number of end users to increase in the
developing nations. It is one of the many projects that Yahoo has undertaken in the recent years in the Indian sub continent.

Which of the following is implied by the given information?

1. Yahoo wants to utilize the end user data to drive its profit margin upwards.
2. Yahoo wants to utilize the end user number to increase its presence across the globe.
3. Yahoo wants to utilize the end user number to drive its popularity north wards.
4. Yahoo wants to utilize this opportunity to spread computer literacy across the Indian sub-continent.

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Directions for questions 35 to 38: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

The table given below shows the fare(in '000 Rs.) for a one-way trip to different destinations from Delhi or from the destination to Delhi for a passenger
under Frequent Flyer Programme (FFP) of different airlines. For example, the fare from Delhi to Bangkok or Bangkok to Delhi of Get Airways is Rs. 13300.

In addition to the above, the following schemes are available to all passengers with FFP:
(i) If a round trip is booked instead of one-way trip in the same airlines, a 10% discount will be given on the overall fare value.
(ii) A passenger holding “GOLD Card" gets a 15% discount on the fare value in Virgo Atlas, Get Airways, Gone Air and Royal Challenger.
(iii) If the ticket is booked more than 20 days prior to the day of departure, a 5% discount on the fare value is given in Dhakkan Airways, Bharat Air and
Hawai India. This is also considered as an early booking discount.
(iv) If tickets to 3 or more cities are booked at the same time in the same airlines, a 20% discount is given on the overall fare value.

Note: A passenger can club two or more of the above schemes and avail of a combined discount that is calculated on the basis of successive discount.

Q.35
As a part of his business trip, Mr. Mahesh has to travel individually to Tokyo, Bangkok and Jakarta every month from Delhi each time. What is the
approximate least possible fare (monthly) for the round trip that he has to pay, if he does not have a “GOLD Card”?

1 Rs. 54,600

2 Rs. 57,320

3 Rs. 60,000

4 Rs. 66,200

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Directions for questions 35 to 38: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

The table given below shows the fare(in '000 Rs.) for a one-way trip to different destinations from Delhi or from the destination to Delhi for a passenger
under Frequent Flyer Programme (FFP) of different airlines. For example, the fare from Delhi to Bangkok or Bangkok to Delhi of Get Airways is Rs. 13300.

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In addition to the above, the following schemes are available to all passengers with FFP:
(i) If a round trip is booked instead of one-way trip in the same airlines, a 10% discount will be given on the overall fare value.
(ii) A passenger holding “GOLD Card" gets a 15% discount on the fare value in Virgo Atlas, Get Airways, Gone Air and Royal Challenger.
(iii) If the ticket is booked more than 20 days prior to the day of departure, a 5% discount on the fare value is given in Dhakkan Airways, Bharat Air and
Hawai India. This is also considered as an early booking discount.
(iv) If tickets to 3 or more cities are booked at the same time in the same airlines, a 20% discount is given on the overall fare value.

Note: A passenger can club two or more of the above schemes and avail of a combined discount that is calculated on the basis of successive discount.

Q.36
What would be the maximum difference between the amount paid for booking a one-way trip to Singapore from Delhi by Gone Air and that by Bharat Air
for a person holding a “GOLD Card"?

1 Rs. 1715

2 Rs. 2125

3 Rs. 1650

4 Rs. 1470

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Directions for questions 35 to 38: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

The table given below shows the fare(in '000 Rs.) for a one-way trip to different destinations from Delhi or from the destination to Delhi for a passenger
under Frequent Flyer Programme (FFP) of different airlines. For example, the fare from Delhi to Bangkok or Bangkok to Delhi of Get Airways is Rs. 13300.

In addition to the above, the following schemes are available to all passengers with FFP:
(i) If a round trip is booked instead of one-way trip in the same airlines, a 10% discount will be given on the overall fare value.
(ii) A passenger holding “GOLD Card" gets a 15% discount on the fare value in Virgo Atlas, Get Airways, Gone Air and Royal Challenger.
(iii) If the ticket is booked more than 20 days prior to the day of departure, a 5% discount on the fare value is given in Dhakkan Airways, Bharat Air and
Hawai India. This is also considered as an early booking discount.
(iv) If tickets to 3 or more cities are booked at the same time in the same airlines, a 20% discount is given on the overall fare value.

Note: A passenger can club two or more of the above schemes and avail of a combined discount that is calculated on the basis of successive discount.

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Q.37
Which of the following is the cheapest way of travelling individually to Baghdad, Kabul and Dhaka every time from Delhi, if one has GOLD card and does not
wish to travel by Gone Air?

1 Book tickets in Virgo Atlas

2 Book tickets in Bharat Air after availing of the early booking discount.

3 Book tickets in Get Airways

4 Book tickets in Dhakkan Airways after availing of the early booking discount.

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Directions for questions 35 to 38: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

The table given below shows the fare(in '000 Rs.) for a one-way trip to different destinations from Delhi or from the destination to Delhi for a passenger
under Frequent Flyer Programme (FFP) of different airlines. For example, the fare from Delhi to Bangkok or Bangkok to Delhi of Get Airways is Rs. 13300.

In addition to the above, the following schemes are available to all passengers with FFP:
(i) If a round trip is booked instead of one-way trip in the same airlines, a 10% discount will be given on the overall fare value.
(ii) A passenger holding “GOLD Card" gets a 15% discount on the fare value in Virgo Atlas, Get Airways, Gone Air and Royal Challenger.
(iii) If the ticket is booked more than 20 days prior to the day of departure, a 5% discount on the fare value is given in Dhakkan Airways, Bharat Air and
Hawai India. This is also considered as an early booking discount.
(iv) If tickets to 3 or more cities are booked at the same time in the same airlines, a 20% discount is given on the overall fare value.

Note: A passenger can club two or more of the above schemes and avail of a combined discount that is calculated on the basis of successive discount.

Q.38
On January 2, 2017, Mr. Malhotra got to know about a meeting scheduled on January 10 in Bangkok and had to return back on January 12 of the same year .
What was the least fare Mr. Malhotra had to pay on a round trip if he holds a GOLD Card?

1 Rs.19404

2 Rs.18004

3 Rs.18054

4 Rs.19054

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Directions for questions 39 to 42: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Each of 250 residents of Pola islands belong to one of the two tribes: Sola and Dola. The two tribes were not allowed to stay together. Sola tribe stayed at
the Northern part of the island whereas the Dola Tribe at the Southern part of the island. However, the king Kola, received a command from his respected
monk Mola to allow them to stay together from the 1st Full Moon of this year.

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The king sent his minister at the end of this year to know about the current status of the two tribes in terms of locations, genders etc. It was known that
population remains the same during this year.

His minister asked 6 people P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 and P6 of the island randomly to describe their tribes location etc. the replies were as follows:

P1 : I am a male belonging to Dola tribe and out of 43 other male from Dola tribe, 20 do not stay with me in the same region.
P2 : Out of 87 other males staying in the same region as i am, 64 are not from the same tribe as i am.
P3 : I am from Dola tribe and out of 42 other from Dola tribe staying with me in Southern region, 24 are not of same gender as i am.
P4 : I am from Dola tribe and out of 86 other from Dola tribe staying with me in Northern region, 67 are not of same gender as i am.
P5 : Out of 29 female staying in Southern region, 19 are from Dola tribe.
P6 : I am a female living in Northern region and out of 87 other females in the Northern region, 21 are not from the same tribe as i am.

Q.39
Which combination of Tribe-Gender-Region has the highest number of people at the end of the year?

1 Sola-Female-Northern

2 Dola-Male-Northern

3 Dola-Female-Northern

4 Sola-Male-Southern

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Directions for questions 39 to 42: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Each of 250 residents of Pola islands belong to one of the two tribes: Sola and Dola. The two tribes were not allowed to stay together. Sola tribe stayed at
the Northern part of the island whereas the Dola Tribe at the Southern part of the island. However, the king Kola, received a command from his respected
monk Mola to allow them to stay together from the 1st Full Moon of this year.

The king sent his minister at the end of this year to know about the current status of the two tribes in terms of locations, genders etc. It was known that
population remains the same during this year.

His minister asked 6 people P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 and P6 of the island randomly to describe their tribes location etc. the replies were as follows:

P1 : I am a male belonging to Dola tribe and out of 43 other male from Dola tribe, 20 do not stay with me in the same region.
P2 : Out of 87 other males staying in the same region as i am, 64 are not from the same tribe as i am.
P3 : I am from Dola tribe and out of 42 other from Dola tribe staying with me in Southern region, 24 are not of same gender as i am.
P4 : I am from Dola tribe and out of 86 other from Dola tribe staying with me in Northern region, 67 are not of same gender as i am.
P5 : Out of 29 female staying in Southern region, 19 are from Dola tribe.
P6 : I am a female living in Northern region and out of 87 other females in the Northern region, 21 are not from the same tribe as i am.

Q.40
Which combination of Tribe-Gender-Region has the lowest number of people at the end of the year?

1 Sola-Female-Northern

2 Dola-Male-Southern

3 Sola-Female-Southern

4 Dola-Female-Southern

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Directions for questions 39 to 42: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Each of 250 residents of Pola islands belong to one of the two tribes: Sola and Dola. The two tribes were not allowed to stay together. Sola tribe stayed at
the Northern part of the island whereas the Dola Tribe at the Southern part of the island. However, the king Kola, received a command from his respected
monk Mola to allow them to stay together from the 1st Full Moon of this year.

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The king sent his minister at the end of this year to know about the current status of the two tribes in terms of locations, genders etc. It was known that
population remains the same during this year.

His minister asked 6 people P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 and P6 of the island randomly to describe their tribes location etc. the replies were as follows:

P1 : I am a male belonging to Dola tribe and out of 43 other male from Dola tribe, 20 do not stay with me in the same region.
P2 : Out of 87 other males staying in the same region as i am, 64 are not from the same tribe as i am.
P3 : I am from Dola tribe and out of 42 other from Dola tribe staying with me in Southern region, 24 are not of same gender as i am.
P4 : I am from Dola tribe and out of 86 other from Dola tribe staying with me in Northern region, 67 are not of same gender as i am.
P5 : Out of 29 female staying in Southern region, 19 are from Dola tribe.
P6 : I am a female living in Northern region and out of 87 other females in the Northern region, 21 are not from the same tribe as i am.

Q.41
Total male residents of Northern region are what percent of all residents of Sola tribe living in the Northern region at the end of the year?

1 33.33%

2 38.14%

3 40.71%

4 None of these

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Directions for questions 39 to 42: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Each of 250 residents of Pola islands belong to one of the two tribes: Sola and Dola. The two tribes were not allowed to stay together. Sola tribe stayed at
the Northern part of the island whereas the Dola Tribe at the Southern part of the island. However, the king Kola, received a command from his respected
monk Mola to allow them to stay together from the 1st Full Moon of this year.

The king sent his minister at the end of this year to know about the current status of the two tribes in terms of locations, genders etc. It was known that
population remains the same during this year.

His minister asked 6 people P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 and P6 of the island randomly to describe their tribes location etc. the replies were as follows:

P1 : I am a male belonging to Dola tribe and out of 43 other male from Dola tribe, 20 do not stay with me in the same region.
P2 : Out of 87 other males staying in the same region as i am, 64 are not from the same tribe as i am.
P3 : I am from Dola tribe and out of 42 other from Dola tribe staying with me in Southern region, 24 are not of same gender as i am.
P4 : I am from Dola tribe and out of 86 other from Dola tribe staying with me in Northern region, 67 are not of same gender as i am.
P5 : Out of 29 female staying in Southern region, 19 are from Dola tribe.
P6 : I am a female living in Northern region and out of 87 other females in the Northern region, 21 are not from the same tribe as i am.

Q.42
In which combination of Tribe-Region was the absolute difference between male and female the lowest at the end of the year?

1 Sola-Northern

2 Sola-Southern

3 Dola-Northern

4 Dola-Southern

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Directions for questions 43 to 46: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

The graphs given below show the runs scored and the wicket taken by a famous all rounder named Puneet in a recently concluded bilateral ODI series,
consisting of 5 matches numbered as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, between Industan and Falistan. It is also known that he participated in all the five matches of the
series.

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As per the point-system scheme, every wicket is awarded 10 points, and for the first 20 runs the batsman gets 2 points and thereafter, every 10 runs earn 4
points to the batsman.

Q.43
In the series, if the batting average of Puneet was more than 75 and less than 150, then find the maximum number of times he remained not out?

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Directions for questions 43 to 46: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

The graphs given below show the runs scored and the wicket taken by a famous all rounder named Puneet in a recently concluded bilateral ODI series,
consisting of 5 matches numbered as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, between Industan and Falistan. It is also known that he participated in all the five matches of the
series.

As per the point-system scheme, every wicket is awarded 10 points, and for the first 20 runs the batsman gets 2 points and thereafter, every 10 runs earn 4
points to the batsman.

Q.44
In the series, if Puneet gave away 16.71 runs for every wicket that he took, what was the average number of runs, in nearest integer, given by him per
match?

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Directions for questions 43 to 46: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

The graphs given below show the runs scored and the wicket taken by a famous all rounder named Puneet in a recently concluded bilateral ODI series,
consisting of 5 matches numbered as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, between Industan and Falistan. It is also known that he participated in all the five matches of the
series.

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As per the point-system scheme, every wicket is awarded 10 points, and for the first 20 runs the batsman gets 2 points and thereafter, every 10 runs earn 4
points to the batsman.

Q.45
In which match of the series did Puneet earn the minimum points?

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The graphs given below show the runs scored and the wicket taken by a famous all rounder named Puneet in a recently concluded bilateral ODI series,
consisting of 5 matches numbered as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, between Industan and Falistan. It is also known that he participated in all the five matches of the
series.

As per the point-system scheme, every wicket is awarded 10 points, and for the first 20 runs the batsman gets 2 points and thereafter, every 10 runs earn 4
points to the batsman.

Q.46
If Puneet had scored 65 runs instead of zero in the match number 2, what would have been the increase in his batting average?(Assume he got out in all the
matches)

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A professional juggler juggles 10 balls - 1 Yellow, 5 Black, 2 Red and 2 Green - in a specific order, a part of which is [B, B, _ , _ , _ , G, _ , _ , _ , R ]. The blanks
denote that it is not known which ball is juggled in that place. He juggles the first ball (black) at time t =1 second, the second ball (black) at time t = 2
second, and so on until the tenth ball (red) at time t = 10 second, after which he again throws the first (black) ball at t = 11 second. This cycle goes on for a
very long time. He throws the balls from his right hand and catches them in his left hand. A ball is airborne for exactly 9 seconds. Some additional facts are
given:

(i) He throws a green ball at t = 23 second.

(ii) He throws a black ball at t = 47 second.
(iii) He catches a black ball at t = 87 second.

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(iv) No three black balls are thrown consecutively.

(v) No two red balls are thrown consecutively.

Q.47
At what time (in seconds) does he throw the yellow ball for the first time?

1 4

2 9

3 7

4 8

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A professional juggler juggles 10 balls - 1 Yellow, 5 Black, 2 Red and 2 Green - in a specific order, a part of which is [B, B, _ , _ , _ , G, _ , _ , _ , R ]. The blanks
denote that it is not known which ball is juggled in that place. He juggles the first ball (black) at time t =1 second, the second ball (black) at time t = 2
second, and so on until the tenth ball (red) at time t = 10 second, after which he again throws the first (black) ball at t = 11 second. This cycle goes on for a
very long time. He throws the balls from his right hand and catches them in his left hand. A ball is airborne for exactly 9 seconds. Some additional facts are
given:

(i) He throws a green ball at t = 23 second.

(ii) He throws a black ball at t = 47 second.
(iii) He catches a black ball at t = 87 second.
(iv) No three black balls are thrown consecutively.
(v) No two red balls are thrown consecutively.

Q.48
At what time (in seconds) does he catch a green ball for the seventh time?

1 41

2 42

3 44

4 49

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A professional juggler juggles 10 balls - 1 Yellow, 5 Black, 2 Red and 2 Green - in a specific order, a part of which is [B, B, _ , _ , _ , G, _ , _ , _ , R ]. The blanks
denote that it is not known which ball is juggled in that place. He juggles the first ball (black) at time t =1 second, the second ball (black) at time t = 2
second, and so on until the tenth ball (red) at time t = 10 second, after which he again throws the first (black) ball at t = 11 second. This cycle goes on for a
very long time. He throws the balls from his right hand and catches them in his left hand. A ball is airborne for exactly 9 seconds. Some additional facts are
given:

(i) He throws a green ball at t = 23 second.

(ii) He throws a black ball at t = 47 second.
(iii) He catches a black ball at t = 87 second.
(iv) No three black balls are thrown consecutively.
(v) No two red balls are thrown consecutively.

Q.49

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Which ball does he throw at t = 5 seconds?

1 Black

2 Red

3 Green

4 Cannot be determined

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Directions for questions 47 to 50: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

A professional juggler juggles 10 balls - 1 Yellow, 5 Black, 2 Red and 2 Green - in a specific order, a part of which is [B, B, _ , _ , _ , G, _ , _ , _ , R ]. The blanks
denote that it is not known which ball is juggled in that place. He juggles the first ball (black) at time t =1 second, the second ball (black) at time t = 2
second, and so on until the tenth ball (red) at time t = 10 second, after which he again throws the first (black) ball at t = 11 second. This cycle goes on for a
very long time. He throws the balls from his right hand and catches them in his left hand. A ball is airborne for exactly 9 seconds. Some additional facts are
given:

(i) He throws a green ball at t = 23 second.

(ii) He throws a black ball at t = 47 second.
(iii) He catches a black ball at t = 87 second.
(iv) No three black balls are thrown consecutively.
(v) No two red balls are thrown consecutively.

Q.50
What is the color of the ball that he catches at t = 98 seconds?

1 Yellow

2 Red

3 Green

4 Black

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Directions for questions 51 to 54: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Five restaurants – Rangmahal, Sagar, Ashiana, Garden Court and Pinnacle Garden– in Pune are run by five married couples. In the couples, Balbir, Govind,
Jaidev, Jayant and Parag are male and their wife are Basanti, Chandani, Mayavati, Parvati and Savitri, not necessarily in the same order. Each couple has a
different surname among Bagga, Joshi, Nath, Periyar and Sen, not necessarily in the same order. It is also known that:

(i) No husband shares a first name initial with his wife.

(ii) Only one person, who is not Parag, has a same initial for his first name and surname.
(iii) Rangmahal is run by Jaidev and his wife.
(iv) Govind is husband of Mayavati and Chandani’s husband is Mr. Nath.
(v) Mrs. Joshi is the owner of Sagar and Parvati is the owner of Pinnacle Garden; neither of them is married to Jayant.
(vi) The restaurant run by Mr. and Mrs. Sen has the word Garden as part of its name.
(vii) The Ashiana is not run by Mr. Periyar, whose wife is not Savitri.

Q.51
Who is wife of Jaidev?

1 Parvati

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2 Chandani

3 Mayavati

4 Basanti

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Five restaurants – Rangmahal, Sagar, Ashiana, Garden Court and Pinnacle Garden– in Pune are run by five married couples. In the couples, Balbir, Govind,
Jaidev, Jayant and Parag are male and their wife are Basanti, Chandani, Mayavati, Parvati and Savitri, not necessarily in the same order. Each couple has a
different surname among Bagga, Joshi, Nath, Periyar and Sen, not necessarily in the same order. It is also known that:

(i) No husband shares a first name initial with his wife.

(ii) Only one person, who is not Parag, has a same initial for his first name and surname.
(iii) Rangmahal is run by Jaidev and his wife.
(iv) Govind is husband of Mayavati and Chandani’s husband is Mr. Nath.
(v) Mrs. Joshi is the owner of Sagar and Parvati is the owner of Pinnacle Garden; neither of them is married to Jayant.
(vi) The restaurant run by Mr. and Mrs. Sen has the word Garden as part of its name.
(vii) The Ashiana is not run by Mr. Periyar, whose wife is not Savitri.

Q.52
Which of the following restaurants is owned by Chandani?

1 Ashiana

2 Sagar

3 Rangmahal

4 Pinnacle Garden

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Five restaurants – Rangmahal, Sagar, Ashiana, Garden Court and Pinnacle Garden– in Pune are run by five married couples. In the couples, Balbir, Govind,
Jaidev, Jayant and Parag are male and their wife are Basanti, Chandani, Mayavati, Parvati and Savitri, not necessarily in the same order. Each couple has a
different surname among Bagga, Joshi, Nath, Periyar and Sen, not necessarily in the same order. It is also known that:

(i) No husband shares a first name initial with his wife.

(ii) Only one person, who is not Parag, has a same initial for his first name and surname.
(iii) Rangmahal is run by Jaidev and his wife.
(iv) Govind is husband of Mayavati and Chandani’s husband is Mr. Nath.
(v) Mrs. Joshi is the owner of Sagar and Parvati is the owner of Pinnacle Garden; neither of them is married to Jayant.
(vi) The restaurant run by Mr. and Mrs. Sen has the word Garden as part of its name.
(vii) The Ashiana is not run by Mr. Periyar, whose wife is not Savitri.

Q.53
Which of the following restaurant is run by the couple whose surname is Sen?

1 Rangmahal

2 Garden Court

3 Pinnacle Garden

4 Sagar

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Directions for questions 51 to 54: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Five restaurants – Rangmahal, Sagar, Ashiana, Garden Court and Pinnacle Garden– in Pune are run by five married couples. In the couples, Balbir, Govind,
Jaidev, Jayant and Parag are male and their wife are Basanti, Chandani, Mayavati, Parvati and Savitri, not necessarily in the same order. Each couple has a
different surname among Bagga, Joshi, Nath, Periyar and Sen, not necessarily in the same order. It is also known that:

(i) No husband shares a first name initial with his wife.

(ii) Only one person, who is not Parag, has a same initial for his first name and surname.
(iii) Rangmahal is run by Jaidev and his wife.
(iv) Govind is husband of Mayavati and Chandani’s husband is Mr. Nath.
(v) Mrs. Joshi is the owner of Sagar and Parvati is the owner of Pinnacle Garden; neither of them is married to Jayant.
(vi) The restaurant run by Mr. and Mrs. Sen has the word Garden as part of its name.
(vii) The Ashiana is not run by Mr. Periyar, whose wife is not Savitri.

Q.54
Which of the following is not a correct name for a lady?

1 Basanti Periyar

2 Chandani Nath

3 Parvati Sen

4 Savitri Joshi

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Directions for questions 55 to 58: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

When three friends A, B, C were asked about their ages, the followings were their replies:

A:
I. C is 2 years younger than me.
II. B lies about his age.
III. C’s age is between 22 and 26 years (inclusive).

B:
I. I am 22 years old.
II. C is 24 years old.
III. A’s age is less than 23 years.

C:
I. A is not the oldest.
II. I am 27 years old.
III. A’s third statement is a lie.

It is known that their ages are in between 21 and 27 years (inclusive). At any point of time exactly one among the three always speaks, the truth, one always
lies and one always alternates between truth and lie in any order. Also, no two are of the same age.

Q.55
If ‘A’ is the truth-teller, then which of the following is/are true?

I. A’s age is 26 years.

II. B’s second statement is true.
III. C’s 3rd statement is false.

1 I, II and III

2 only I and III

3 only II

4 only II and III

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When three friends A, B, C were asked about their ages, the followings were their replies:

A:
I. C is 2 years younger than me.
II. B lies about his age.
III. C’s age is between 22 and 26 years (inclusive).

B:
I. I am 22 years old.
II. C is 24 years old.
III. A’s age is less than 23 years.

C:
I. A is not the oldest.
II. I am 27 years old.
III. A’s third statement is a lie.

It is known that their ages are in between 21 and 27 years (inclusive). At any point of time exactly one among the three always speaks, the truth, one always
lies and one always alternates between truth and lie in any order. Also, no two are of the same age.

Q.56
‘C’ will be 27 years of age when
I. A is liar.
II. B is the alternator.

1 only II

2 only I

3 either I or II

4 None of these

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Directions for questions 55 to 58: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

When three friends A, B, C were asked about their ages, the followings were their replies:

A:
I. C is 2 years younger than me.
II. B lies about his age.
III. C’s age is between 22 and 26 years (inclusive).

B:
I. I am 22 years old.
II. C is 24 years old.
III. A’s age is less than 23 years.

C:
I. A is not the oldest.
II. I am 27 years old.
III. A’s third statement is a lie.

It is known that their ages are in between 21 and 27 years (inclusive). At any point of time exactly one among the three always speaks, the truth, one always
lies and one always alternates between truth and lie in any order. Also, no two are of the same age.

Q.57

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If B is the alternator, then which of the following is true?

1 C is 27 years old

2 C is 24 years old

3 Exactly one of (1) or (2)

4 None of these

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Directions for questions 55 to 58: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

When three friends A, B, C were asked about their ages, the followings were their replies:

A:
I. C is 2 years younger than me.
II. B lies about his age.
III. C’s age is between 22 and 26 years (inclusive).

B:
I. I am 22 years old.
II. C is 24 years old.
III. A’s age is less than 23 years.

C:
I. A is not the oldest.
II. I am 27 years old.
III. A’s third statement is a lie.

It is known that their ages are in between 21 and 27 years (inclusive). At any point of time exactly one among the three always speaks, the truth, one always
lies and one always alternates between truth and lie in any order. Also, no two are of the same age.

Q.58
Which of the following must be true?

1 A is the truth-teller

2 B is not the truth-teller

3 C is the truth teller

4 None of these

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Directions for questions 59 to 62: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Five teams – P, Q, R, S and T – participated in ITL cricket tournament, which started on September 1, 2017. In first round of the tournament, each team
played exactly one match against each of the other team. In each match the winner gets 3 points, while the loser gets no points. The final match which was
held on September 16, 2017, was held between the two teams which scored the highest, and the second highest points among the five teams in the first
round of the tournament. There were no ties/draws in the tournament.

The following table shows the data regarding the matches played in the tournament till September 10, 2017.

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Q.59
How many matches were played by R till September 10, 2017?

Fill “1 if your answer is 1”

Fill “2 if your answer is 2”
Fill “3 if your answer is 3”
Fill “4 if your answer is 4”

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Five teams – P, Q, R, S and T – participated in ITL cricket tournament, which started on September 1, 2017. In first round of the tournament, each team
played exactly one match against each of the other team. In each match the winner gets 3 points, while the loser gets no points. The final match which was
held on September 16, 2017, was held between the two teams which scored the highest, and the second highest points among the five teams in the first
round of the tournament. There were no ties/draws in the tournament.

The following table shows the data regarding the matches played in the tournament till September 10, 2017.

Q.60
If each team won different number of matches in the first round, then which two teams can play in final tournament?
(i) R and S
(ii) P and Q
(iii) S and Q
(iv) R and P

Fill “1 if your answer is only (i)”

Fill “2 if your answer is (i), (ii) or (iv)”
Fill “3 if your answer is (ii) or (iv)”
Fill “4 if your answer is only (i) or (ii)”

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Five teams – P, Q, R, S and T – participated in ITL cricket tournament, which started on September 1, 2017. In first round of the tournament, each team
played exactly one match against each of the other team. In each match the winner gets 3 points, while the loser gets no points. The final match which was
held on September 16, 2017, was held between the two teams which scored the highest, and the second highest points among the five teams in the first
round of the tournament. There were no ties/draws in the tournament.

The following table shows the data regarding the matches played in the tournament till September 10, 2017.

Q.61
If T played against R on September 6, 2017, then which of the following match was not played till September 10, 2017?

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Fill “1 if your answer is P vs S”

Fill “2 if your answer is P vs Q”
Fill “3 if your answer is R vs Q”
Fill “4 if your answer is R vs S”

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Directions for questions 59 to 62: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Five teams – P, Q, R, S and T – participated in ITL cricket tournament, which started on September 1, 2017. In first round of the tournament, each team
played exactly one match against each of the other team. In each match the winner gets 3 points, while the loser gets no points. The final match which was
held on September 16, 2017, was held between the two teams which scored the highest, and the second highest points among the five teams in the first
round of the tournament. There were no ties/draws in the tournament.

The following table shows the data regarding the matches played in the tournament till September 10, 2017.

Q.62
How many points team R had scored till September 10, 2017?

Fill “1 if your answer is 0”

Fill “2 if your answer is 3”
Fill “3 if your answer is 9”
Fill “4 if your answer is 12”

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Kareena, Sonam, Aalia, Anushka and Katrina are five friends who are actresses in Bollywood. It is known that Kareena is heavier and shorter than Anushka,
who is richer and younger than Aalia, who is older and shorter than Katrina. Sonam is lighter, shorter and richer than Katrina, but is neither the shortest
nor the youngest. The person who is the richest is also the youngest, and the person who is the heaviest is also the shortest. The person who is the second
oldest is also the second poorest. The person who is the second heaviest is also the third shortest. The person who is the second shortest is also the third
poorest. The person who is the second richest is also the third oldest. All the ranks are from most to least, i.e. heaviest is ranked first and lightest is ranked
last (or 5). This is done for all the parameters. On any of these parameters Anushka is never ranked 5th and Katrina is never ranked 1st. Also no person gets
the same rank in any of the two parameters.

Q.63
What is the sum of ranks of Aalia on the 4 parameters?

1 12

2 14

3 16

4 18

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Directions for questions 63 to 66: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Kareena, Sonam, Aalia, Anushka and Katrina are five friends who are actresses in Bollywood. It is known that Kareena is heavier and shorter than Anushka,
who is richer and younger than Aalia, who is older and shorter than Katrina. Sonam is lighter, shorter and richer than Katrina, but is neither the shortest
nor the youngest. The person who is the richest is also the youngest, and the person who is the heaviest is also the shortest. The person who is the second
oldest is also the second poorest. The person who is the second heaviest is also the third shortest. The person who is the second shortest is also the third
poorest. The person who is the second richest is also the third oldest. All the ranks are from most to least, i.e. heaviest is ranked first and lightest is ranked
last (or 5). This is done for all the parameters. On any of these parameters Anushka is never ranked 5th and Katrina is never ranked 1st. Also no person gets
the same rank in any of the two parameters.

Q.64
Which actress is the second richest?

1 Kareena

2 Sonam

3 Aalia

4 Anushka

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Kareena, Sonam, Aalia, Anushka and Katrina are five friends who are actresses in Bollywood. It is known that Kareena is heavier and shorter than Anushka,
who is richer and younger than Aalia, who is older and shorter than Katrina. Sonam is lighter, shorter and richer than Katrina, but is neither the shortest
nor the youngest. The person who is the richest is also the youngest, and the person who is the heaviest is also the shortest. The person who is the second
oldest is also the second poorest. The person who is the second heaviest is also the third shortest. The person who is the second shortest is also the third
poorest. The person who is the second richest is also the third oldest. All the ranks are from most to least, i.e. heaviest is ranked first and lightest is ranked
last (or 5). This is done for all the parameters. On any of these parameters Anushka is never ranked 5th and Katrina is never ranked 1st. Also no person gets
the same rank in any of the two parameters.

Q.65
Which of the following statements would be required to determine ranks of each friends on all the parameters?

I. Kareena is shorter than Katrina

II. Katrina is lighter than Kareena
III. The youngest person is heavier than the poorest person.

1 Only I and II

2 Only I and III

3 Only II and III

4 Either I or II or III

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Kareena, Sonam, Aalia, Anushka and Katrina are five friends who are actresses in Bollywood. It is known that Kareena is heavier and shorter than Anushka,
who is richer and younger than Aalia, who is older and shorter than Katrina. Sonam is lighter, shorter and richer than Katrina, but is neither the shortest
nor the youngest. The person who is the richest is also the youngest, and the person who is the heaviest is also the shortest. The person who is the second
oldest is also the second poorest. The person who is the second heaviest is also the third shortest. The person who is the second shortest is also the third
poorest. The person who is the second richest is also the third oldest. All the ranks are from most to least, i.e. heaviest is ranked first and lightest is ranked
last (or 5). This is done for all the parameters. On any of these parameters Anushka is never ranked 5th and Katrina is never ranked 1st. Also no person gets
the same rank in any of the two parameters.

Q.66
Who are the fourth heaviest and second shortest respectively?

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1 Anushka and Sonam

2 Aalia and Kareena

3 Anushka and Katrina

4 Sonam and Katrina

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Q.67
A generous man set aside a certain sum of money for equal distribution among the centain number of persons. If there are five fewer persons, then each will
receive two dollars more and if there are four more persons, then each will receive one dollar less. How much did each person received when there were
four more persons?

1 6

2 5

3 7

4 8

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Q.68
I have four children. The age (in years) of each child is a distinct positive integer between 2 and 16 (both exclusive). One year ago, the square of the age of
the oldest child was equal to the sum of the squares of the ages of the other three. One year hence, the sum of the squares of the ages of the oldest and the
youngest will be equal to the sum of the squares of ages of the other two children. If the difference in ages (in years) between the eldest and the second
eldest is 2, find the sum of the present ages (in years) of all the four children.

1 36

2 32

3 28

4 Data insufficient

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Q.69
Sindhu calculates her win ratio by dividing the number of games that she has won by the total number of games that she has played. On a particular day of a
week, she calculates that she has played 30 games in which there are w wins, and her wins ratio is greater than 0.6. In the next two weeks, she plays ten
games and wins seven of these games but still her win ratio is less than 0.75. Determine sum of all possible values of w.

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Q.70
A and B have certain marbles with them. A gives three-sevenths of the marbles with him to B. After receiving the marbles, B gives three-sevenths of the
marbles to A. After these transfers, the ratio of the number of Marbles with A and that with B is same as the original ratio. Ratio remains same even when
infinite number of transactions as mentioned above are carried out. If A had 33 marbles more than B initially, how many marbles A and B together had
initially?

1 120

2 110

3 121

4 144

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Q.71
A shop owner conducts his business in the following manner. Every month he raises the price of an article by x% over its previous month price and the next
month he reduces his prices by the same percentage over its previous month price. The cycle is repeated once more. After the first such updown cycle, the
price of the article decreases by Rs.400. After the second such up-down cycle, the price of the article decreases further by Rs.396. What is the value of x?

1 8

2 12

3 10

4 11

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Q.72
If 10! = (A!) × (B!) × (C!), where A, B and C are distinct natural number greater than 1, find (A + B + C).

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Q.73
A function is defined as f(a, b) = f(a – b, b) if a > b and f(a, b) = a if a < b . If f(a, 7) = 4, f(a, 11) = 6, f(a, 13) = 3 and 2000 < a < 3000, find the value of f(a, 17)

1 6

2 8

3 11

4 12

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Q.74
The ratio of sum of first three terms of a Geometric Progression (GP) to that of the first six terms is 125:152. Find the common ratio of the GP.

1 3/35

2 3/5

3 2/5

4 5/8

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Q.75
If A 1 , A 2 , A 3 …, A 34 are in an Arithmetic Progression whose all terms are positive such that A 1 + A 4 + A 7 + … + A 34 = 72, then find the maximum value of
product of the first 34 terms of the AP.

1 6 10

2 6 34

3 72 34

4 12 34

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Q.76
If a quadratic equation (x + a)(x + 5) + 1=0, has exactly two integral roots, then how many distinct values can ‘a’ assume?

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Q.77
A parabola intersects the x-axis at P (2, 0) and Q(8, 0). The vertex of the parabola is at V, which is below the x-axis. If the area of triangle VPQ is 12 square
unit, what can be the coordinates of V?

1 (5, –9)

2 (5, –4)

3 (4, –5)

4 (4, –9)

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Q.78
All scalene triangles with perimeter 57 cm and having integral side lengths (in cm) are constructed. How many such triangles are there?

1 68

2 61

3 75

4 56

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Q.79
Find the perimeter (in cm) of a right angled triangle, when length of the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse is 4.8 cm and area of the right angled triangle is
24 cm 2 .

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Q.80
What is the remainder obtained when (11 2011 + 13 2011 + 17 2011 + 19 2011 ) is divided by 30?

1 5

2 0

3 10

4 20

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Q.81

If then find the value of f(1/99) + f(2/99) + f(3/99) + … + f(98/99).

1 49

2 44

3 45

4 46

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Q.82
Let S (N) represent sum of all factors of N. If p is an odd prime number and S (2p 2 ) = 1659, find the value of p.

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Q.83
There are three pipes A, B and C which can fill a tank in 10, 12 and 15 hours respectively. All the three pipes were opened simultaneously. It was found that
for first 3 hours, pipe A supplied water at 2/3 rd of its normal capacity, pipe B supplied water at 3/5 th of its normal capacity and pipe C supplied water at
3/4 th of its normal capacity. Thereafter, they supplied water at their normal rates. In how much time (in hours) will the tank be full?

1 5

2 4

3 6

4 4.5

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Q.84
ABC is a triangle inscribed in a circle with centre O such that measure of angle ABC is 115°. What is the measure angle OAC?

1 15°

2 25°

3 30°

4 45°

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Q.85
The average of the nine numbers 9 ,99, 999, 9999, 99999, 999999, 9999999, 99999999 and 999999999 is a nine-digit number M. The number M does not
contain the digit

1 7

2 1

3 0

4 9

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Q.86
There are three natural numbers a, b and 2. Each number is added to the average of the other two numbers. The results are 14, 17 and 21. If 2 < a < b,
determine (4a + 5b)

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1 124

2 132

3 112

4 134

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Q.87
The vacant cells in the grid given below are to be filled with positive integers so that there is an Arithmetic Progression in each row and each column. What
number is placed in the square marked “y”?

1 142

2 172

3 182

4 162

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Q.88
The sequence a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , …, a 198 satisfies a (k + 1) = a k + 1 for k = 1, 2, …, 197 and has sum 101. Find a 2 + a 4 + a 6 + … + a 198

1 –101

2 –102

3 100

4 –100

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Q.89
A and B started a business. 20% of the profit is retained by A as salary and remaining profit is shared as per the ratio of their investments. Had the entire
profit been shared in the ratio of their investments, B would have got Rs. 300 more than what he actually received. What is the actual profit share received
by B?

1 Rs.1200

2 Rs.2000

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3 Rs.1700

4 Cannot be determined

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Q.90
A trader buys 8000 CDs at a discount of 20%. But 25% of the CDs are damaged in transit. He sells the remaining CDs at 40% Profit. What is the overall
profit / loss percentage?

1 5% Loss

2 5% Gain

3 1% Loss

4 4.5% Gain

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Q.91
If 17x + 20y = 2017 and x and y are positive integers, what is the maximum value of (x + y)?

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Q.92
There are N positive integers between 10 and 2016 such that all of its digits are same. If N is multiple of 3, then how many values can N assume?

1 9

2 12

3 6

4 18

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Q.93
In how many ways three vertices be selected from an n-sided polygon such that no two vertises are adjacent?

1 n

2 n(n – 4)

3 n(n – 4)(n – 5)/6

4 n(n – 1)(n – 2)/6

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Q.94
In a 13-sided regular polygon each side measuring 12 cm, find the ablsolute difference between the area (in sq. cm) of circumcircle and incircle of the
polygon.

1 36
36ππ

2 40
40ππ

3 44
44ππ

4 48
48ππ

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Q.95
x, y and z are integers satisfying (x-2)(y-3)(z-4)=-1. If p is the sum of all possible values of x, q is the sum of all possible values of y and r is the sum of all
possible values of z, what is the value of (p+q-r)?

1 4

2 3

3 5

4 6

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Q.96
There are two teams T1 and T2 in a company. T1 consists of 7 men and T2 consists of 4 men, 2 women and 1 child. A man is twice as efficient as a woman. A
child is 1.5 times as efficient as a man. Find the ratio of time taken by T1 to that by T2 to complete same amount of work.

1 6:7

2 7:6

3 13 : 14

4 14 : 13

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Q.97
Two cars race around a circular track of length 1800 m at constant speeds starting simultaneously from the same point. If they travel in opposite directions,
then they meet every 30 seconds. If they travel in the same direction, then they meet every two minutes. What is the speed (in km/h) of the faster car?

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Q.98
A set of lines, represented by the equation px + 3y – 9 = 0, have the same y-intercept c and other set of lines, represented by the equation 5x + 2y + k = 0,
have the same slope m. Which point from the given options lies on the line with slope m and y-intercept c?

1 (–2, –2)

2 (2, –2)

3 (2, 2)

4 (–2, 2)

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Q.99
In Δ ABC, ∠ A = 90°, AD ⊥ BC. If all the figures shown in the diagram represent length in cm, find x.

1 15 cm

2 18 cm

3 13
13√√2 cm

4 None of these

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Q.100
If a, b and c are non-negative real numbers then which of the following is true for (a 3 + b 3 – 2c 3 ) 3 + (b 3 + c 3 – 2a 3 ) 3 + (c 3 + a 3 – 2b 3 ) 3 ?

1 The value of the expression is always greater than 9 irrespective of value of a, b and c.

2 The value of the expression would be –3abc if a = b = c.

3 The value of the expression will always be greater than zero if a ≠ b ≠ c.

4 None of these

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