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1.

Which sentence should come in the paragraph ?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
Answer» B. 2
Discussion
2.

Which of the following should be the sentence ?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 6
D. 4
E. 5
Answer» D. 4
Discussion
3.

Which of the following should be the sentence in the paragraph?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
Answer» C. 3
Discussion
4.

Which sentence should come in the paragraph?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
Answer» D. 4
Discussion
5.

Which of the sentences should come in the paragraph ?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
Answer» F.
Discussion
6.

1. There are gangsters, and there are 1970's gangsters.
A. As late as 1967, in Jean-Pierre Melville s Le Samoura , Alain Delon floated through in a raincoat that looked like it had been in storage since before Vichy.
B. We ve given our hearts to mobsters in Tony Manerostyle flared suits, with shirt collars outside the lapels, big hair, proudly unwaxed chest hair, and those dick-duster taches .
C. The French, whose homegrown gangster tradition is second only to Hollywood s, favoured the trenchcoat look long after it was obsolete for Humphrey Bogart.
D. We were enamoured of gangsters with trench-coats, felt hats, spats and gats.
6. Mesrine: Killer Instinct - the headlong, two-part account of France s Eminem Publique Numero 1 of the 1970s - proves both that the French can do flares with flair.

A. C D B A
B. A D C B
C. B D A C
D. D B C A
Answer» E.
Discussion
7.

1. But neither the nowhere man nor the cosmic exile is a real possibility.
A. For the nowhere man, the common core of human consciousness which is his only resource, is too meager for it to generate a vision for him.
B. To think otherwise is to be self-deceived.
C. Deprived of these concepts and other comparable concepts, the nowhere man fails to form any vision at all and, therefore, is incapable of making any judgments.
D. The candidates for culture-free concepts mentioned in the definition of culture are in fact saturated in culture and are, therefore, linked to a point of view, whatever the nature of this link may eventually turn out to be.
6. About the cosmic exile, I quote Geller again : It is not possible for us to carry out a total conceptual strip-tease and face bare data in total nudity.

A. A D C B
B. B D C A
C. B C D A
D. B A D C
Answer» E.
Discussion
8.

1. A nation will territorial encompass a number of different localities.
A. While the spatially smaller village, city, and region continue to exist, they are understood by their inhabitants to be parts of the nation.
B. Because the nation exhibits only a relative cultural uniformity, it is often difficult to distinguish it from other territorial societies.
C. However, during periods of intense patriotic enthusiasm, such as during a war, the attachments of the inhabitants of the local village, city, or region to the nation may become dominant; but such a situation can only be episodic.
D. Thus, the common culture of the nation is only relative; it is rarely complete such that the inhabitants of the village, city, and region within the nation cease to recognize themselves as inhabitants of such localities.
6. It is tempting to avoid this difficulty by formulating categories that are differentiated by degrees of cultural uniformity, thereby distinguishing one form of territorial relation from another.

A. A D C B
B. A C D B
C. A D B C
D. B A D C
Answer» B. A C D B
Discussion
9.

1. One of the earliest and perhaps the most disturbing thing a human child has to learn is that the course of human life follows the clock it can be predicted in advance
A. We take the course of human life for granted because we are familiar with it, just as we take for granted that we have a characteristic size.
B. Man is born helpless, like a kitten. This prolonged dependence on parents has important psychological consequences.
C. We plan our lives in terms of this fixed pattern, just as we plan our houses; so that the few people; who are more than 20% taller or shorter than usual, find them difficult to live in.
D. When he is twenty, he will grow up, when he is eighty he will be old, and before he is hundred he will die. Human beings do not normally become able to breed until at least thirteen
6. I suppose the main reason this fixed programmer affects us emotionally is that it means that we have a fixed life span. What psychologists call complexes are formed during this period.

A. A B C D
B. B C D A
C. C A D B
D. D A B C
Answer» E.
Discussion
10.

1. Among those savages, Herman learned that primitive people, left to their own way of life, may be more happy and good-humored than those who have been afflicted, so to speak, with civilization.
A. One peculiarity that fixed my admiration Herman wrote, was the perpetual hilarity reigning through the whole vale .
B. This experience shaped Melville s views of human nature and wisdom of life in a deeply revolutionary way.
C. Blue devils, hypochondria and doleful dumps went and hid themselves among the nooks and crannies of the rocks.
D. There seemed to be no cares, griefs, troubles or vexations.
6. It kindled a revolt against the decorous piety of New England folkways; it lifted him out of the mainstream of Victorian culture.

A. A D C B
B. A C B D
C. A B C D
D. C B A D
Answer» B. A C B D
Discussion
11.

A. The strength of the Indian handicrafts lies in its low capital investments, abundant skilled manpower, negligible import content and high export potential.
B. The other strength of the industry is the rich hidden treasures that are to be found across India.
C. India s handicraft has been renowned from time immemorial for their intricate workmanship and exclusive designs. The handicrafts sector has emerged as one of the most important foreign exchange earners for India on a sustained basis.
D. Hand-printed textiles, shawls, Zari goods, imitation jewelry, embroidered and crocheted goods are exported to the US, UK, Germany, Canada, Japan and Saudi Arabia. Special promotions in the Latin American countries, South Africa and new destinations in EU countries are being targeted.
E. The progress in terms of product range, number of companies and value of exports has been tremendous. Indian handicrafts are exported mainly to the American and European continents and the Far East.

A. C E D A B
B. B C D A E
C. C A D B E
D. D A C B E
Answer» B. B C D A E
Discussion
12.

A. Okay, sainthood is probably harder, but not by a lot.
B. Excess bulk takes a lot of energy to maintain up to 50 calories a day per extra pound of muscle mass you add and thousands of generations of evolution have taught your body that that s a waste of perfectly good nuts, berries, and animal flesh.
C. Your body is an extremely efficient machine.
D. Building muscle mass is one of the toughest tasks you can attempt.
E. It retains the amount of muscle mass that is required to comfortably perform your daily routine no more and no less.

A. D E C B A
B. D A C E B
C. A B C D E
D. E B A D C
Answer» C. A B C D E
Discussion
13.

A. He became good friends with Bill Gates and this led to a historical business partnership a few years later.
B. He basically headed every division within the company, eventually becoming president in 1998.
C. After working for Procter & Gamble for two years, Ballmer attended Stanford Graduate School of Business for one year.
D. This second cousin of famous comedian Gilda Radner embarked on his fateful path when he attended Harvard University in the 70s.
E. He then joined Microsoft in 1980 as a business manager and started to remold the corporate structure and drive the company to profitability.

A. E C D A B
B. D B A C E
C. D A C E B
D. D C B E A
Answer» D. D C B E A
Discussion
14.

A. You can get the ultimate fitted suit and invest in a Brioni, for example, but if you d prefer to save that money for a new car, there are more affordable alternatives.
B. Suits are the basic component of the corporate uniform.
C. But conservative doesn t have to mean boring.
D. Donning a stylish suit conjures up a mature and conservative look.
E. A pinstripe or subtle pattern can spice things up, and will stand out in a sea of solid black, charcoal and navy.

A. E D A C B
B. E D C B A
C. B C D E A
D. B D C E A
Answer» E.
Discussion
15.

A. If we are still on the ego level and no transformation has been made, so there is a lack of development and we could therefore never reach the level where one can love the entire world. The family-love consciousness is of a lower state than that of the global-love state.
B. The person who talks adversely about religion indirectly tries to weaken our ego; it hurts our religious feelings. The strength of all religions lies in unaltered egos. The love of a terrorist is a good example of religion-induced love and the love of Buddha is a good example of spiritually generated love.
C. Spirituality eliminates the disparity between appearance and reality. Harmony, love and compassion are not the products of religion. They are spiritual products, spiritual property.
D. Religion strengthens the ego, because religion needs the individual to remain in the ego so that its strength and power can be maintained. We like those who enforce our ego and we dislike those who weaken it.

A. C D B A
B. B C D A
C. C A D B
D. D A C B
Answer» B. B C D A
Discussion
16.

A. The situations in which violence occurs and the nature of the violence tends to be clearly defined at least in theory, as in the proverbial Irishman s question: Is this a private fight or can anyone join in?
B. So the actual risk to outsiders, though no doubt higher than our societies, is calculable.
C. Probably the only uncontrolled applications of force are those of social superiors to social inferiors and even here there are probably some rules.
D. However binding the obligation to kill, members of feuding families engaged in mutual massacre will be genuinely appalled if by some mischance a bystander or outsider is killed.

A. D A B C
B. A C D B
C. C B A D
D. D B A C
Answer» C. C B A D
Discussion
17.

A. Since then, intelligence tests have been mostly used to separate dull children in school from average or bright children, so that special education can be provided to the dull.
B. In other words, intelligence tests give us a norm for each age.
C. Intelligence is expressed as intelligence quotient and tests are developed to indicate what an average child of a certain age can do what a 5-year-old can answer, but a 4-year-old cannot, for instance.
D. Binet developed the first set of such tests in the early 1900's to find out which children in school needed special attention.
E. Intelligence can be measured by tests.

A. C D A B E
B. D E C A B
C. E D A C B
D. C B A D E
Answer» D. C B A D E
Discussion
18.

A. To be culturally literate is to possess the basic information needed to thrive in the modern world.
B. Nor is it confined to one social class; quite the contrary.
C. It is by no means confined to "culture" narrowly understood as an acquaintance with the arts.
D. Cultural literacy constitutes the only sure avenue of opportunity for disadvantaged children, the only reliable way of combating the social determinism that now condemns them.
E. The breadth of that information is great, extending over the major domains of human activity from sports to science.

A. A E C B D
B. D E C B A
C. A C B E D
D. D B C A E
Answer» B. D E C B A
Discussion
19.

A. Nevertheless, we do think that certain aesthetic, evaluative conceptions do relate to specific experiences in a non-trivial way, especially that of aesthetic excellence.
B. This is so because, typically, we think that the experience of beauty is such that we cannot leave it to others to be had.
C. It is rather intriguing that we will often try to persuade people of what we find beautiful, even though we do not believe that they may subsequently base their judgment of taste on our testimony.
D. Moreover, we are often aware of the contingency of our own judgments' foundation in our own experience.
E. Now the discussion within analytical aesthetics concerning the question of what kinds of truth- values adhere to aesthetic judgments of various kinds has evident bearing on the problem of aesthetic experience's relevance for evaluation.

A. C E B A D
B. C E D A B
C. E A D C B
D. C B D A E
Answer» E.
Discussion
20.

P : In his first inaugural address he concluded with an eloquent plea: Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country .
Q : John F. Kennedy, Democratic victor in the election of 1960, was at 43, the youngest man ever to win the presidency.
R : On television, in a series of debates- with opponent Richard Nixon, he appeared able, articulate and energetic.
S : In the campaign, he spoke of moving aggressively into the new decade, for the New Frontier is here whether we seek it or not .

A. S P Q R
B. Q R S P
C. R P Q S
D. Q P R S
Answer» C. R P Q S
Discussion
21.

1. The man who doesn t want a war (Saddam) is termed as a threat to the world, while the man who is displaying his cowboy brashness and raising war cries at the top of his voice is projected as the one who wants peace!
A. While the NASDAQ crashed, the government demonstrated its respect for freedom of speech by openly manipulating the print and electronic media.
B. The Pravda of the American government!
C. During the entire anti-Osama campaign in was obvious that along with the twin towers of New York, the twin pillars of the American democracy vis- -vis the freedom of speech and free market both came crashing down.
D. In fact, the capitalist-owned media blatantly printed press releases of the Pentagon as news items dictatorially censored any opinion, which had a protesting tone.
6. So much for freedom of speech and the illusion of democracy.

A. C D A B
B. B C A D
C. B A D C
D. C A D B
Answer» E.
Discussion
22.

1. I agree completely that we must cut the deficit and the national debt; frankly, I do not know anyone who thinks otherwise.
A. The desire to stop spending on security and start spending on domestic programs is natural, understandable and unfortunately ill advised.
B. America has tried to reap a peace dividend several times in the past.
C. That said, the idea that you can get the funds needed to remedy the problem from the defense budget does not make any sense.
D. It is more so when we haven t yet achieved peace.
6. The threat landscape is actually worse today than it was on

A. A D C B
B. C A D B
C. C B A D
D. B A D C
Answer» D. B A D C
Discussion
23.

1. Status of men and women is equal in the eyes of law.
A. Sexual harassment at work is one of the worst attacks on a woman s right of equal opportunities especially in the developing countries and in countries where customary laws hold powerful sway.
B. But millions of women work with low wages, low status, with no proper prospect of pension or care in their old age.
C. The principal reason why our race has become much degenerated is that we have no respect for these living images of Shakti.
D. In some countries like UK, too, women in education, management, law, medicine, etc., are all too often paid notably less salary than men, for work of similar nature.
6. Many say where women are respected, God is delighted and where they are not, all the efforts and work go in vain.

A. B D C A
B. B C D A
C. B A C D
D. B C A D
Answer» B. B C D A
Discussion
24.

1. If all this sounds like the makings of a paperback thriller, that s hardly a coincidence.
A. But to Africa watchers the tale of treachery is closer to Danielle Steel, revolving around an ugly family feud raging within Obiang s place.
B. Like Thatcher, Archer has denied involvement.
C. At stake is who will succeed the President after 25 years of iron rule.
D. One of the alleged coup financers was thriller author and former British politician Jeffrey Archer.
6. These guys thought it was ripe for a coup, because there was nonstop squabbling in the family , says Vasset.

A. D B A C
B. A C D B
C. C B D A
D. A B C D
Answer» B. A C D B
Discussion
25.

1. How do you find out what the solution to an equation looks like when you are not solving it?
A. The mathematicians discovered that it is possible to visualize the solution, even if you cannot write down a formula.
B. Although Poincare made little progress on chaos beyond the realization that it can occur, he introduced a powerful new method for studying dynamic systems.
C. The idea gained serious currency in the astronomical investigations of Poincare and it led him to one of the first discoveries of what we now call chaos.
D. Obviously you have to approach the whole problem from some other direction.
6. It was based upon a new kind of geometry, topology: the qualitative geometry of the continuous.

A. A B C D
B. D C A B
C. D A C B
D. D C B A
Answer» D. D C B A
Discussion
26.

1. Today, India is in this sad condition because in the past the children seem to have been neglected.
A. There seem to be no intellectuals in our country and a country without intellectuals has no future.
B. In our country today, however, wherever I look, I only see animal human beings, extremely selfish, never caring for other people or having a vision for the country, love for the nation or love for the people.
C. In the past I feel they must have been neglected because of the texture of the people I see around me today.
D. All the progressive countries in the world are such because their progress is guided by, decided by, thought of and planned by the intellectuals of the generation.
6. These higher ideals have all been dried up.

A. C A D B
B. C D A B
C. C B D A
D. C A B D
Answer» B. C D A B
Discussion
27.

1. As with the social system as a whole, the game has a life of its own.
A. The result is a group of people who, as the leagues become of a higher and higher class, are progressively insensitive to the possibility that things could be otherwise.
B. Everyone grows up inside it, accepts it and fulfills its dictates as obediently as Helots.
C. Thus, in football, anyone who might question the wisdom or enjoyment of putting on heavy equipment on a hot day, would be regarded as not really a devoted athlete and probably chicken .
D. Far from questioning the principles of the activity, most men simply concentrate on executing these principles more aggressively than anybody else.
6. The choice is made straightforward.

A. B D A C
B. C B D A
C. A B D C
D. B D C A
Answer» B. C B D A
Discussion
28.

1. In order to prevent wars and stop the ones that did erupt, the UN needed a military capacity.
A. It set up the Military Staff Committee (MSC) as a subsidiary body of the Security Council and charged it with the planning of UN military operations.
B. The UN Charter addressed these questions.
C. How else could the UN force warring parties unwilling to yield to diplomatic or economic pressure to cease fighting but by displaying superior military prowess?
D. How else could the organization throw its weight around but by dispatching troops to a troubled region?
6. The MSC was further mandated to assist the Security Council in arms regulation.

A. A C D B
B. A D C B
C. C D B A
D. D C B A
Answer» E.
Discussion
29.

1. An attempt upon a crowned head or a president is sensational enough in a way, but not so much as it used to be.
A. Horrible enough at first sight no doubt, and yet not so effective as a person of ordinary mind might think.
B. It has entered into the general conception of the existence of all chiefs of state.
C. No matter how revolutionary and anarchist in inception, there would be fools enough to give such an outrage the character of a religious manifestation.
D. Now let us take an outrage upon say a church.
6. And that would detract from the especial alarming significance we wish to give to the act.

A. D A B C
B. B D A C
C. B A D C
D. A D C B
Answer» C. B A D C
Discussion
30.

1. When we read, another person thinks for us. We merely repeat his thoughts.
A. Just as man is the tool-making animal, the animal that cooks, the political animal, so too he is to us the reading animal, the creature by means of reading can bring himself to some degree of happiness and wisdom.
B. In spite of the sneers of so many writers, we hold that man rarely so innocent and fruitfully employed as he is when reading. That is why it relieves us to take up a book after being occupied with our own thoughts.
C. A book is a machine to think with. In learning to write the pupil does with his pen what the teacher has outlined in pencil.
D. In the same way in reading the greater part of the work, if thought is already done for us. To us the books are a means of escape.
6. So it comes about that if anyone spends the whole day in reading, he gradually loses the capacity for thinking, just as the man who always rides at last forgets how to walk.

A. C D A B
B. B C D A
C. C A D B
D. D A C B
Answer» B. B C D A
Discussion
31.

1. Seldom does an ambitious dream enjoy smooth sailing all the way to completion.
A. In spite of free supplies and volunteer labor, money was an over-pressing concern.
B. The thousands of well-wishers who waited on the dock in San Francisco to wave goodbye to HOPE s first medical team were denied the spectacle.
C. Dr. Walsh was approached by an executive of the company that was going to operate the Hope on its maiden voyage.
D. In its fourteen years of bringing health care and education to people around the world, the SS Hope endured many stormy seas, and a few had nothing to do with the weather.
6. The man informed Walsh that the HOPE organisation had no line of credit and an advance of $500,000 were necessary.

A. D A B C
B. B D A C
C. C D B A
D. D A B C
Answer» E.
Discussion
32.

1. It was something I knew that it would give me a chance to be my own boss.
A. I could have more except that supervision becomes difficult.
B. Today I have 800 on my staff, office and members.
C. The moment I announced I was starting a business, people started contacting me.
D. I was sick of working for others.
6. Our clients are well-known industrialists and organizations, many of whom were in touch with me when I was in the services.

A. A B D C
B. D B A C
C. D C B A
D. B A D C
Answer» C. D C B A
Discussion
33.

1. This is a company that prides itself on its carefully matured extensive distribution blocks and mentor network.
A. The company also plans a foray into the service sector by setting up a chain of launderettes across the country.
B. Yet today, pre-cooked chapatis and ready-made mixes are a big market.
C. And that s not all.
D. Today the idea may appear a trifle ambitious but remember that it was not so long ago that the same things were said about the market for ready-to-eat foods and branded cereals.
6. Disposable incomes are rising in the metros and big cities and time is at a premium.

A. C A D B
B. A D B C
C. A B D C
D. C A B D
Answer» C. A B D C
Discussion
34.

1. Reservation should not exceed 50% for the civil services for want of balance and efficiency.
A. If reservation is 50% it is adequate for aspirants from reserved category and even unreserved category to get an equal opportunity.
B. The number of aspirants to the civil services in India is very large and they come from various socioeconomic backgrounds.
C. These aspirants come from both reserved and unreserved category.
D. But if reservation were to exceed 50% mark, a lot of deserving candidates from unreserved category would be deprived of a chance.
6. Thus to achieve optimum efficiency, it is essential to maintain a maximum of 50% reservation.

A. A D B C
B. B C A D
C. C A B D
D. B A D C
Answer» C. C A B D
Discussion
35.

1. The list of horrors goes on.
A. And one in every five is malnourished.
B. This is because local clinics, ill-equipped to deal with even small things, either don t work or simply don t exist.
C. Nobody has been able to figure out a way to reduce the speed that is at the root of India s over-population problems: a baby born every second.
D. There is such an acute shortage of treatment centers that premier hospitals are choked with patients who show up to treat their coughs and colds.
6. Kalyan Banerjee, a consultant at the hospital is worried.

A. D A C B
B. C D A B
C. D B A C
D. C A D B
Answer» E.
Discussion
36.

1. Fire ripped through another pipeline in southern Nigeria, killing at lease 40 people.
A. The explosion was the third in two weeks. B. Police were deployed to stop villagers from stealing fuel from other pipelines.
C. Local politicians have blamed this vandalism on cartels.
D. Once the cartels have siphoned off fuel, impoverished locals move in to collect what they can for sale to passing motorists.
6. But pipelines often explode, and the practice has left about 2000 people dead in the past two years.

A. A B C D
B. A C B D
C. C A B D
D. C B D A
Answer» B. A C B D
Discussion
37.

A. Early in August, as his jeep wound its way through the piles of burning tyres that angry protestors had used to barricade the road from Srinagar airport into the city, former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, turned to a journalist sitting next to him with a smile on his face.
B. So, he said, are you here to write another article about how I don t know how to run a government?
C. Having emerged as the single largest party in the J&K Assembly, with 28 seats in a house of 87, the National Conference has the undeniable right to form and lead the government.
D. To do so, however, it will need the support of the Congress, which has picked up 17 seats.
E. More likely than not, Dr. Abdullah s leadership - or that of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President, his son Omar Abdullah- will soon be put to the test.

A. A B E C D
B. A B D E C
C. A D E B C
D. A B C E D
Answer» B. A B D E C
Discussion
38.

A. A nation has gone against its historical record.
B. Risen above its worst prejudices in one, emotional incandescent moment.
C. Well, at least partly, and for a while Americans have voted in larger numbers than they have in decades, perhaps ever.
D. Millions of younger voters have been fired by the youthful senator they have chosen to send to the White House.
E. The African-American President-elect did far better with white male voters than fellow-Democrat John Kerry did four years ago.

A. A B C D E
B. C D A B E
C. D E C B A
D. B C E D A
Answer» B. C D A B E
Discussion
39.

A. Using biofuels made from corn, sugarcane and soya could have a greater environmental impact than burning fossil fuels, according to experts.
B. Although the fuels themselves emit fewer greenhouse gases, they all have higher costs in terms of biodiversity loss and destruction of farmland.
C. The EU has proposed that 10% of all fuel used in transport should come from biofuels by 2020 and the emerging global market is expected to be worth billions of dollars a year.
D. But the new fuels have attracted controversy.
E. The problems of climate change and the rising cost of oil have led to a race to develop environment friendly biofuels, such as palm oil or ethanol derived from corn and sugar cane.

A. D E C B A
B. A B C E D
C. A B E C D
D. C D E B A
Answer» D. C D E B A
Discussion
40.

A. The upsurge of public activism against the setting up of Special Economic Zones, which eventually forced the State Government to announce the scrapping of all 15 such projects, is an impressive case in point.
B. Early last year, a similar agitation coerced the government into calling for a revision of the Goa Regional Plan 2011, a controversial document that opened up large swathes of land, including green belts and coastal stretches, for construction.
C. The broad based agitation against SEZs has demonstrated the power of popular protest in the State.
D. Those opposed to the projects had questioned the propriety of the government acquiring large tracts of land and then selling them to promoters at low prices.
E. A coastal State with an area of 3,700 square kilometers and a population of about 1.4 million, Goa has always been extremely sensitive to the impact of unrestrained economic development.

A. C D E A B
B. B C D E A
C. E A B C D
D. D A B C E
Answer» D. D A B C E
Discussion
41.

A. Moreover, it was felt that leaders elected by villagers themselves would find it easier to implement central government policies regarding taxes and family planning.
B. Since 1998, elections to village councils, which comprise between three and seven members,have been institutionalized and are now carried out every three years.
C. The council s main responsibilities lie in deciding the allocation and use of communal land, the running of village enterprises, and the implementation of family planning directives.
D. Councils can also decide local matters like village subscription to newspapers, the renovation of a school building, or the installation of cable television.
E. Following the collapse of the village commune system after the economic liberalization initiated in 1978, certain leaders within the Communist Party began pushing for village self-governance as a means to counter political apathy and violent rebellion by creating mechanisms of participation and conflict resolution.

A. D C B E A
B. C A B D E
C. E A B C D
D. B A C D E
Answer» D. B A C D E
Discussion
42.

A. Some of us, as a result, gain an overall impression of people as either all good or all bad, making further assumptions on this basis.
B. An example of the assumption some patients make that doctors with a good bedside manner are also more technically competent as others who do not relate as well to their patients.
C. This is what the psychologists refer to as halo effect.
D. We have a strong tendency of associate positive attributes with other positive attributes and negative ones with each other.

A. D C B A
B. D A B C
C. D B C A
D. D A C B
Answer» C. D B C A
Discussion
43.

P : In a number of cases, the drivers have refused to carry passengers according to the meter-reading despite it being in working condition.
Q : For instance, according to a complaint, the driver of an auto rickshaw not only misbehaved but also ran away with Rs. 500 from Dhaula Kuan on October 13.
R : Refusal to carry commuters to their respective destinations is another common complaint which has been lodged with the call centres.
S: What have been the most shocking are the complaints about misbehaviour by the rickshaw drivers with the passengers.
T : Similarly, another driver ran away with the luggage of the passenger on the Karol Bagh-Paschim Vihar route.

A. S P R Q T
B. S R Q P T
C. P R S Q T
D. P Q R S T
Answer» D. P Q R S T
Discussion
44.

P : Of course, they have not made the blunders that some others have made, but neither did they grow.
Q : The chief executive had done an excellent job in welding a group of motley and successful companies into one profitable company.
R : It is not surprising that company had been sitting on a cash hoard of about $24 billion year after year without any attempt to use it for growth or development.
S : The chief executive of the General Electric Company in England once told me that he was very happy when there were no problems in any of his many divisions.

A. Q P S R
B. S P Q R
C. R Q S P
D. S Q R P
Answer» E.
Discussion
45.

P : Participation involves more than the formal sharing of decisions.
Q : Through anticipation individuals or organisations consider trends and make plans, shielding institutions from trauma of learning by shock.
R : Innovative learning involves both anticipation and participation.
S : It is an attitude characterised by the cooperation, dialogue and empathy.

A. Q R S P
B. P Q R S
C. R Q P S
D. S P Q R
Answer» D. S P Q R
Discussion
46.

P : One day, a 17- year old shepherd boy came to visit his brothers and asked, Why don t you stand up and fight the giant?
Q : We all know the story of David and Goliath, in which there was a giant who was bullying and harassing the children in the village.
R : But David said, No, he is not too big to hit; he is too big to miss.
S : The brothers were terrified and they replied, Don t you see he is too big to hit ?

A. Q P S R
B. P R S Q
C. Q P R S
D. Q S R P
Answer» B. P R S Q
Discussion
47.

P : Such a national policy will surely divide and never unite the pople.
Q : Infact, it suites the purpose of the politicians, they can drag the people into submission by appealing to them in the name of religion.
R : In order to inculcate, the unquestioning belief, they condemn the other states which do not follow their religion.
S : The emergence of the theocratic states, where all types of crimes are committed in the name of religion of the Middle Ages is dangerous.

A. P Q R S
B. S Q R P
C. S Q P R
D. R S P Q
Answer» C. S Q P R
Discussion
48.

A. Modern research, however, has proved that there were invaders even before the Aryans poured into this land.
B. It was thought that they came to a country which was Uncivilized and barbarian.
C. They had evolved a civilization higher than that of the Aryan hordes who came in their wake.
D. Till recently the Aryans were regarded as the earliest invaders of the land.

A. A B C D
B. B C A D
C. B D A C
D. D B A C
Answer» E.
Discussion
49.

A. Once charged, the Prius can be driven for about 15 miles using electricity only.
B. The Toyota Prius, which for years dominated the hybrid market in the UK, has some new rivals and it s no surprise to learn they are also made by Toyota.
C. After that it becomes a standard Prius hybrid in that the 1.8-liter petrol engine drives the car and recharges the battery.
D. The company has just launched the plug-in Prius, which is a serious rival to the Vauxhall Ampere and one that is at least packed with proven technology.

A. A, C, B, D
B. B, D, A, C
C. B, A, C, D
D. D, B, A, C
Answer» C. B, A, C, D
Discussion
50.

A. In rejecting the functionalism in positivist organization theory, either wholly or partially, there is often a move towards a political model of organization theory.
B. Thus the analysis would shift to the power resources possessed by different groups in the organization and the way they use these resources in actual power plays to shape the organizational structure.
C. At the extreme, in one set of writings, the growth of administrators in the organization is held to be completely unrelated to the work to be done and to be caused totally by the political pursuit of self-interest.
D. The political model holds that individual interests are pursued in organizational life through the exercise of power and influence.

A. A D B C
B. C B A D
C. D B C A
D. A B D C
Answer» B. C B A D
Discussion