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For each of the words in Capital letters, choose from among the
answers, the word that is closest in meaning:
(1) CHASTE
(2) CHIDE
(3) CHIMERICAL
(4) CHOLERIC
(5) CHURLISH
(6) CILIATED
(7) CIRCUITIOUS
(8) CITE
(9) CLANDESTINE
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(A) abortive (B)secret (C)tangible (D)doomed (E)approved
(10) CLAUSTROPHOBIA
(11) LOUTISH
(12) ENIGMATIC
(13) RECALCITRANT
(14) MITIGATE
(15) TREPIDATION
(16) PRECIPITOUS
(17) PROCLIVITY
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(18) TENOUS
(19) SALIENT
(20) ENERVATE
Read the following text. The passage contains some blank spaces.
Choose the sentence from the list A – I, that best fits in each of the blank
spaces. The numbers in brackets refer to Question numbers.
The emancipation of women, “James Joyce told one of his friends, “ has
caused the greatest revolution in our time in the most important relationship
there is - that between men and women. “ Other modernists agreed: Virginia
Wolf claming that in about 1910” human character changed”, and
illustrating ___D_____. “ Read the Agamemnon,” and see whether your
sympathies are not almost entirely with Clytemnestra. “D. H. Lawrence
Cosote, “Perhaps the deepest fight for 2000 years and more, __A_____
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F. see in literacy works depends on the perspectives we bring to them
G. modernist writers and search for equality
H. against man’s domination one of their “greatest” and “deepest”
themes
I. the interest in feminist issues is not now.
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was impersonal but predictable, and, like Lucretius, who revived the
Milesian attitude in a later age, he or she could derive a peculiar peace from
it. As time passed and Greek philosophy developed, the urge to find order in
experience was shifted from physics to the realm of mathematical
abstraction by the Pythagoreans, and to the world of human behavior by
various thinkers of the later fifth century; and, finally, Plato and Aristotle
attempted to weave all these foci of interest into comprehensive pictures of
the relationship between human life and the world, as a whole. But in all
these epochs the basic quest- the search for a “kosmos”-remained the same.
(29) It can be inferred from the passage that rational thought and spiritual
ideals were categories of experience that were
(30) All of the following can be inferred about the Greeks’ anxiety over
the possibility of “ chaos” EXCEPT that it
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B. was reflected in specific aspects of their religion
C. was related to their sense of change in the physical world
D. led to striving for order in their philosophy
E. was expressed in their lyric poetry
(31) The author implies that the Milesian philosophers of the sixth century
sought relief from worldly anxiety by
(32) Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage
(“For ----- Thought”)?
A. The author summarizes two view points, cites historical evidence, and
then
declines to support either of the viewpoints
B. The author makes an observation, admits to evidence that weakens the
view points and then revises his observation
C. The author specifies two distinct arguments, examines both in details,
then advances a third argument that reconciles the other two
D. The author clarifies a previous statement, offers an example, and then
draws a further conclusions based on these ideas.
E. The author states a thesis, mentions an opposed thesis, and cites
evidence supporting it, and then restates his original thesis.
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PART II
Q2. In the following series, how many Vs are there such that each V is
followed by an Y next to it if the Y is not followed by a U next to it.
V Y V U Q M V Y U M Y V Y Y V Q
M V V
Y Q V Y U Y V A M Y V Y M
Q5. In which number system would 1234 represent the decimal number
310?
(a) Base - 7 (b) Base - 8 (c) Base - 6 (d) Base - 5 (e) Base – 9
Q6. What is the largest prime number that can be stored in an 7-bit word
computer?
(a) 133 (b) 119 (c) 121 (d) 127 (e)
139
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Q7. If n = 15 x 28 x 26, which of the following is NOT an integer?
a. n / 76 b. n / 42 c. n / 35
d. n / 60 e. n / 78
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14
45 49
Japanese Chinese
12
16 13
51
French
Q14. How many more (or less) people speak Chinese than people who
speak Japanese?
(a)2 (b)3 (c)1 (d)4 (e)6
Q15. What percentage of people speaking French can also speak Japanese
but not Chinese?
(a) 12.5 (b) 13.9 (c) 17.4 (d) 16.8 (e) 12
Q16. What percentage of total people can speak all three languages?
(a)5 (b)4 (c)6 (d)7 (e)8
The figure on the left represents number of members in a Club and the
figure on the right depicts profession wise distribution for 1998
140
120 Executives
12%
100
Others
Members (in "00s)
80 8%
Businessmen
60
55%
40 Doctors
25%
20
0
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Q17. Which year has registered the maximum percentage growth in
members?
(a) 1996 (b) 2004 (c) 1998 (d) 1995 (e) 1992
Q19. If 10% of members in 1998 left the Club, how many fresh members
were made in 1999?
(a)4900 (b) 5100 (c) 4600 (d) 4400 (e) 3400
21 15 -1 7 3 2 0
3
A= B= C= D=
7 5 0 6 5 9 3
0
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Q23. Match the following relationships:
Q24. If % stands for reciprocal and # stands for doubling what is the value
of
% # % (5) + # % # (2)?
(a)2 (b)4 (c) 3 (d)5 (e)6
X Y
0.99 0.00001
10.04 1.02
99.98 1.997
1000 3.0
9990 4.004
Q28. Of the four vectors A,B,C,D find out which pair forms an orthogonal
set
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A = 3i+5j, B = i+j , C = 5i-3j, D = -7i+j
(a)AC(b)AD (c)BC (d)BD(e)AB
Q30. Three independent mechanisms A,B and C have been incorporated for
power saving in a plant producing respectively 30%, 20% and 25%
efficiency. Assuming that they operate independently, what is the net
power efficiency achieved?
(a) 58% (b)64% (c) 46% (d) 44% (e) 56%
Q31. The scores in class exams and final exam of 2 students are given as
below:
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(a)y = tan x (b) y = ex (c)y + x = 0 (d) y = Cos x (e) y + 3 = x
Q34. An aircraft takes off from A (72o N Lat, 45o E Long) at 2.00 AM local
time to B (32o N Lat, 45o W Long). If the flying time is 9 hours what
is the local time of landing at B?
(a)5.40 AM (b) 4.00 AM (c) 5.00 AM (d) 7.00AM (e) 8.00AM
A 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
B 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
C 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
A ∩ (B −
C)
Q36. A file is transferred from one location to another in 'buckets'. The size
of the bucket is 10 kilobytes. The bucket gets filled at the rate of
0.0001 kilobytes per millisecond. The transmission time from sender
to receiver is 10 milliseconds per bucket. After the receipt of the
bucket the receiver sends an acknowledgement that reaches sender in
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100 milliseconds. Assuming no error during transmission, write a
formula to calculate the time taken in seconds to successfully
complete the transfer of a file of size N kilobytes.
(a) 10.11 N (b) 10.011 N(c) 11.01 N (d)11.011 N (e)10.101 N
Q37. The electricity used in a device is given by the function P(N) = 4000
√N, where N is the time for which device is used. Find the percentage
change in electricity usage if the time used by the device is increased
by 1%.
(a) 0.75% (b) 0.25% (c) 1% (d) 0.5% (e) 2%
Q38. A power cable is to be run from a power plant on the bank of a river 900
meters wide to a factory that is located 3000 meters downstream on the
opposite bank. If the cost of laying cable under water is Rs. 5 per meter
and that of laying overhead on land is Rs. 4 per meter, find the point
downstream where the cable is to cut across the river.
(a) 450 (b) 3900 (c) 2800 (d) 2100 (e) 1800
END OF PART II
PART III
Read the following passages and answer questions under each passage
(1) Joe, Larry, Ned, Mary, Paul, Willy, Crystal, Albert, Bob, Frank, Ellen, and
Rick all live in the same 6-floor building. There are 2 apartments per floor. No
more than 2 persons live in any apartment.
Some apartments may be empty.
Larry and his roommate live 2 floors above Albert and his room mate Crystal.
Joe lives alone, 3 floors below Willy and 2 floors below Ellen.
Mary lives one floor below Albert and Crystal
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Ned lives three floors above the floor on which Bob and Frank have single
apartments
Rick and Paul live in single apartments, 2 floors below Mary
1. Which of the following lists the persons named in the correct order, going
from the bottom floor to the top?
I. Ned, Ellen
II. Joe, Mary
III. Albert, Larry
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
E. I, II and III
4. Joe arranges to move into an apartment two floors down, whose occupant
moves into an apartment one floor up. The occupant of this apartment moves
into one 3 floors up, whose occupant takes Joe’s old apartment. The new
occupant of Joe’s old apartment is:
A. Bob or Frank
B. Ned or Ellen
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C. Mary
A. Rick
D. Paul
Two of them (K and N) are also basketball players on the varsity team.
In arranging the seats it was decided that no athlete in 2 sports should be
seated next to another 2 sport athlete.
A. HGKJ
2. HKJL
C. JKMN
D. JLHK
E. LKNJ
A. G
B. J
C. G and J
D. K
E. L
3. Before all the athletes are seated, there are two vacant either side of N.
Which two athletes may occupy these seats?
A. G and K
B. G and L
C. J and H
D. L and O
E. M and J
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4. To have the proper seating arrangement, K should sit between:
A. G and H
B. J and M
C. L and N
D. J and N
E. J and L
(3). To obtain a visa for the Republic of Nimrod, an applicant must appear in
person at the Nimrodian Consulate and show a U.S. birth certificate or
naturalization papers, a certificate of vaccination for swamp fever and a
notarized bank statement showing a balance in excess of $ 1,000. Bank
statements are available during normal business hours (Monday through
Friday, 9am to 3 p.m. at most banks, which also have a notary on staff).
2. If a native born U.S. citizen begins the application procedure by going for
a copy of her birth certificate at noon on Thursday, the earliest she can finish
will be:
A. Friday morning
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B. Friday afternoon
C. The following Monday afternoon
D. The following Tuesday afternoon
E. The following Wednesday afternoon
3. Mr. Nikto’s bank, situated in the suburbs one hour’s travel form any other
office that must be visited, issues statements only Tuesdays form 4 to 5 p.m.
If Mr. Nikto completes the entire application procedure within 3 hours, he is
A. Tuesday
B. Wednesday
C. Thursday
D. Friday
E. Monday
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