T hi s p a per w a s c on duct ed by Kea ne I n dia L imit ed to recr u it fr esh er soft war e en g in eer s in Jan uar y 200 7 at Gu r gaon.

Th e p ap er ha d t hr ee se ct ions: S ECTI O N S ECTI O N S ECTI O N l : : GE NE RAL M ATH EM ATI CS : COM P RE HE NS I ON : VE RB AL ABIL I T Y & 3 : CO MPU TE R M ENTAL ABI LI T Y RE AD I NG COM P RE HE NS I ON SK I LL S TE S T

Here is t he sect i on II. SE CTION 2 : COM PR EH E NS ION ( Eac h Questi on c arri e s one mar k)

VE RBA L A BILI TY Dir ecti ons : l n eac h of t he f oll owi ng s ynonym qu esti ons, a wor d pri nt e d i n capit al l ett e rs pre c ed es wor d s or p hr as es. Fr om t hes e w or ds o r p hr ase s, pic k the most nearl y S AME i n mea ni ng t o t he c ap it aliz ed word . 1. PA RSIMON Y ( A) S ti ngi ne s s ( B) gr am mati cal ( C) s y nt actic al ( D) ef f e cti ve ( E) N one of t he ab ov e

2. INN OCUO US ( A) Incapa bl e ( B) not d ange r ous ( C) N ot eage r ( D) N ot fr ank( E) N one of t he abov e

3. W AY LA Y ( A) amb us h ( B) j our ne y ( C) r est ( D) r oad ma p E N one of t he ab ove 4. ( A) di s ease d ( B) r ep ul si ve ( C) r ustic ( D) c at h oli c ( E) N one of t he ab ove B UCOL I C

5. PROL I XITY ( A) Pr ox i mit y ( B ) di si ncl i nati on ( C) wor di nes s ( D ) t ers e ne ss ( E) N one of t he ab ov e

Dir ec t i ons : Eac h of t he f ol l owi ng anal ogy q ue sti ons pr ese nt s a r el at e d pair of w or ds linke d by a c ol on. Lett er e d p ai rs of wor d s f oll ow the li nk ed pair. Ch oose t he l ett er e d p ai r of wor d s whos e r el ati ons hi p is most l i ke t he r el ati ons hi p e xp r ess ed i n t he ori gi nal li nke d pai r.

6. CI R CUIT O US : RO UT E : : ( A) pr obl e mati c : sol uti on ( B) de vi ous : ar g um e nt ( C) el lip tical : br e vit y (D) j ud i ci ous : s el ec ti on ( E) N one of t he ab ov e

7. HELPFUL: O FF ICIO US :: ( A) d uti f ul : assi d uo us ( B) e ff usi v e : gus hi ng ( C) g ul li bl e :i ncr ed ul ous ( D) e ni g matic : dumbf ounde d ( E) N one of t he ab ov e

8. EPHEM ERAL : ( A) err ati c : pr e di ct abi lity ( B) i mmac ul at e : cl eanl i ne ss ( C) rep ut ati on ( D) s puri ous : e mul ati on ( E) N one of t he ab ov e

PERM AN EN CE:: com me nd abl e :

9. N ON -PLUS SED : BA FFLEIVI EN T ::

( A) di sc omfi te d : emb ar r ass me nt ( B) parsi moni ous : ex tr av ag ance ( C) :c ont entme nt (D ) de s pi c abl e : c ont em pt ( E) N one of t he ab ov e

di s gr untl ed

10. OG L E : OBS ERV E :: ( A) hagg l e: : out bi d ( B) cl am or : dis put e ( C) di sc er n : per c ei v e (D ) Haunt : di spl ay( E) N one of the ab ov e RE ADIN G CO M P REH EN SIO N A ns w er t he qu esti on s 1 1 t o 15 aft er r ea di ng t hr oug h t he fo ll owi n g pass age. Bas e yo ur an s w er s on i nf or mati on t h at i s eit her st at e d or i mpl i ed i n th e pas sag e. A we at her map i s an i mport ant t ool f or g eogr ap her s. A s uc c es si on of t hr ee or f o ur map s pre s ent s a c onti nuous pi ct ur e of weat he r c hang es . Weat he r f or ec ast e rs ar e ab l e t o det e rmi ne t he s pe ed of ai r mas se s and fr on ts; t o d et er mi ne whe t he r an i ndi vi d ual pre s sur e ar e a is de ep e ni ng , or be comi ng s hall ow and whet he r a fr ont i s i ncr e asi ng or de cr easi ng i n i nt ensit y. T he y ar e als o ab l e t o de ter mi ne whet her an air mas s i s r et ai ni ng its ori gi nal char act eri stic s or t aki ng on t hos e of t he s ur f ac e ove r whi ch it is mov i ng . T hus a most si g ni fi c ant f uncti on of t he map is t o r e ve al a s ynop ti c pi ct ur e of c ond iti ons i n t he at mosp he r e at a gi v e n ti me. Al l st ud e nts of ge og r ap hy shoul d be abl e t o i nt erp ret a w eat he r map ac cur at el y. We at her map s c ont ai n e norm ous amo unt of i nf or mati on abo ut we at her cond iti ons existi ng at t he time of ob se r vati on ov e r a l ar g e ge og r ap hi cal ar e a. T he y r ev e al i n a f ew mi nut e s what othe rwise woul d t ak e ho ur s t o d escri b e. T he Unit ed St at es we at her b ur e au i ssue s inf or mati on ab out ap pr oac hi ng st or ms, Hood s, f r ost, dr oug hts and al l cli matic c ond iti ons in ge ne r al . Twic e a m ont h it issues a 30 day outl ook whi ch is at r oug h g ui d e t o we at her c onditi ons li kel y t o occ ur ov er br oad ar e as of U nit e d S tat e s. T he se 30 d ay outl ook s ar e bas ed up on an anal y si s of t he upp e r air l ev el s w hi c h oft e n s et t he st ag e f or t he de v el opme nt of ai r mas se s, fr onts and st or ms. Co nsi d er abl e eff ort i s bei ng ex ert e d l o ac hi ev e mor e acc ur ate we at her pr e dicti ons . Wit h t he us e of el ectr oni c i nstr ume nts and eart h s at elli t es, enor m ous g ai ns have t ak en pl ac e rec e ntl y i n i de nti f yi ng and tr ac ki ng st or ms ove r regi o ns whi ch ar e but f ew me t eor ol og i cal st ati ons . Ext ensi ve e x pe ri me nts ar e als o i n pr og r ess f or we athe r mod ifi c ati ons st ud i e s but t he li mit ati on of we at he r modi fi cati ons have pr e ve nt e d me t eor ol ogi cal r es ult s e xc e pt in t he se e di ng of s up er c ool e d, up sl ope mount ai ns wi nds whi ch hav e pr od uce d ad diti onal orogr aphic pr eci pit ati on o n t he Wi ndwar d si de of mount ai n r an ge s. N e ve rt he l ess, t he y hav e p r ov i de d a cl e ar e r und e rs t and i ng of t he f unda me nt als of w eat he r el e me nts. 11. One c haract eri stic of we at her map s not me nti oned by t he aut hor i n t he pas sage is ( A) Bar ome tri c Pr e ss ur e ( B) Fr ont s ( C) T he rmal Chan ge s ( D) Frost ( E) Wi nd S pe ed

12. T he 30 day ( A) D ai ly W eat her Maps ( B) Fronts ( E) S ynop ti c Pict ur e s

f or e cast Upp e r Ai r

is de t er mi ned by e xa mi ni ng L ev el s ( C) Sate lli te Re por ts ( D) Chang i ng

13. T he ob s er v ati on of w eat he r conditi ons b y sat el lit es is ad va nt age ous be cause it ( A) It i s mo de r n ( B) Us es el e ctr oni c i nstr ume nts ( C) Enab l es ma n t o alt er weat he r D) Make s we at her pr e di cti on easi er ( E) Gi v e t he sci e nti st i nf or mati on not obt ai ne d r ead il y othe rwise

14. A we at he r map i s s y noptic b ec aus e it ( A) S ummar iz es a gr e at d eal of i nf or mati on ( B) A pp ear s D ail y ( C) Sh ow s c hangi ng fr ont s ( D) Can b e i nt e rpr et e d ac cur at el y ( E) Is pre par ed by weat he r bur ea u 15. At t he pr es ent ti me, e xp eri me nt s are be i ng c onduct ed in ( A) Mani p ul ati ng we at her ( B)D e t er mi ni ng de ns it y of pr essur e gr ou ps ( C) Sat el lit es (D ) 30 day "O utl ook s " ( E) C ontr olli ng st or ms

<< Pre v - Ne xt >> An swer the q ue sti o ns 1 6 to 20 af ter r e adi ng thr o ug h the f oll o wi ng pas sage. B ase yo ur ans we r s o n i nf o rmati o n th at i s eithe r state d o r i m pl i ed i n the pas sa ge .

Ag r ee ab l e t o y our re q ue st, I s end y ou my r e as ons f or t hi nk i ng t hat our northe ast st or ms in N ort h Ameri ca be gi n fir st, i n t he p oi nt of ti me, i n t he sout hwe st p arts: That is t o s ay, t he air i n G e or gi a, t he f art hes t of our c ol on ies t o t he s out hwe s t, be g i ns t o mov e s out hwe ste rl y bef or e t he air of Caroli na, w hic h i s t he nex t col ony nort hc ast war d; t he ai r of Caroli na has t he s ame moti on be f or e t he air of Vir gi ni a, whi c h li es still mor e nort he asl war dg and s o on nort he as t erl y t hr o ug h Pe nns yl v ani a. N ew Y or k, N ew Eng l and , &c., q uit e t o N ewf oundl and. The se nort he as t st or ms ar e ge ner all y v e ry vi ol e nt, c onti nue someti me s f or t wo or thr ee day s, and oft en d o c o nsi de r abl e damag e i n t he har bor s al ong t he c oas t. They ar e at te nde d wit h t hi ck cl ouds and r ai n. W hat fir st g ave me t hi s i d ea, was t he f oll owi ng circ ums tance . Ab out 20 y e ar s ag o. a f ew mor e or l ess, I c annot fr om my mem or y be c e rtai n, we were t o hav e an ecli p s e of t he moon at Phi l ad el phi a, on a Fri day e v eni ng , ab out 9 cl oc k. I i nt ende d t o obs er v e i t, but was pre v ent ed b y a n ort heas t st or m, whi ch came on ab out s e ve n, wit h t hi c k cl oud s as us ual, t hat q ui te ob sc ur e d t he whol e he mi sp her e. Yet whe n t he post br oug ht us t he Bos t on new sp ap er, gi vi ng an acc ount of t he ef f e cts of t he s ame st or m i n t hose parts, I f ound t he b eg i nni ng of the e cli pse had b ee n well obser ve d t her e t hr oug h B os t on li es N . E. of Phi l ad el p hi a ab out 400 mi l es. Thi s p uz zl e d me becaus e t he st or m be gan wi t h us s o s oon as t o pr e ve nt any obs er v ati on and b ei ng a N. E. st or m, I i magi ne d it mus t hav e be g un r at he r sooner i n pl ac es f art her t o t he n ort heast war d t han i t di d i n Phil ad el p hi a. l t her ef or e me nti one d it i n a l ett er t o my br ot her who li ve d i n Bos ton; and he i nf or med me t he s t or m di d n ot b egi n wit h the m til l ne a r 11ocl ock , s o t hat t hey had a g ood obs er v ati on of t he e cl i ps e : and up on c om pari n g al l t he ot he r ac count s I r ec ei ve d fr om t he s ev er al col oni e s, of t he ti me of t he be gi nni ng of t he same st or m, and, si nce t hat of othe r st or ms of t he same ki nd, I f ound t he b egi nni ng t o be al ways l at er t he f ar t her nort he ast war d. I hav e not my not e s wit h me he re i n Engl and , and c annot, fr om me mor y, s ay t he pr op orti on of ti me t o dist anc e, b ut I t hink i t i s abo ut an hour t o e ve r y hundr e d mil e s. From t he nc e l f or me d an i d ea of t he c ause of t hes e st or ms, whi c h l woul d e xpl ai n by a f ami li ar i nst ance or t wo. Supp os e a l ong c anal of wat er st opp e d at t he e nd by a gat e. The wat er is quit e at r est till t he gat e i s ope n, t he n it b eg i ns t o m ov e out t hroug h t he gat e; t he w at e r nex t t o t hat fir st wat er mov e s nex t, and s o on s uc c essi v el y, till t he wat er at t he he ad of t he c an al is i n moti on, whi ch is l ast of al l. In t his cas e all t he wat er mov es i nd e ed t owar d s t he gat e, but t he s uc c essi v e ti mes of be gi nni ng moti on ar e t he c ontr ar y w ay , vi z. fr om t he g at e b ack war ds t o t he he ad of t he canal. A gai n s up pos e t he air i n a c hamb er at r est, no c urre nt i n t he r oom ti ll you mak e a fir e i n t he c hi mne y. Imme di at el y t he ai r i n t he c hi mney , bei ng r ar ef i ed b y t he fir e, ri s e s; t he air ne x t t he c hi mney fl ow s i n t o s up pl y its pl ac e, mo vi ng t o war ds t he c hi mne y; and , i n c ons eq ue nc e, t he r est of t he ai r s uc c essi v el y , quit e b ac k t o t he d oor. T hus t o pr od uc e our nort he ast st or ms. I supp os e s ome g r eat heat and r ar ef acti on of t he ai r i n or ab out t he G ulf of Me xi c o; t he air t he nc e ri si ng has its pl ac e s up pli ed by t he nex t mor e nort he r n, c ool e r, and the re f ore de ns e r and he avi e r, ai r; t hat b ei ng i n moti on i s f oll owe d b y t he ne x t m or e nort he r n air, &c. &c., i n a s uc c essi ve cur r ent, t o whic h c urr e nt or c oas t and i nl and ri dg e of mount ai ns gi ve t he di recti on of nort he ast, as the y li e N. E. and S. W. 16. Of t he f oll owi ng, t his passage was m ost li kel y writt en by A) An En gl i sh sci entist B) A t we nti et h-c ent ur y physici st C) An A me ri can sci e ntist D) An Am e ri can p i one er

E) A vi sit or f r om Eur op e

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18 The r ef e r enc es t o t he Gr eat heat and r are f acti on of the air i n or abo ut t he G ulf of Me xi c o pr ov i d es an e xp l an ati on to t he st orm s A) Int ensi t y B) D ur ati on C) Rai n c ont ent D) T empe r at ur e E) Path

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