MAT 2013 Question Paper with Solutions

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MAT 2013 Question Paper
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MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST (MAT) Held on May
2013 Time . 2 5 firs (BASED ON MEMORY) Maxinuiiti
Mai ks . 200
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SECTION-A Indian and Global Environment
(a) Pranab Mukherjee (c) Zillur Rahman
(b) Sheikh Hasina (d) Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
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Who is the current executive chairman of East
India 1lotels (EI H) ?
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13. The e.x-president of which country took
refuge at tlic Indlan I Embassy in that country,
during February 2013
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(b) S.S. Mukherjee (d) None of these Walk ing
with L ions . Tales from a

• (a) P.R.S Oberoi
• (c) K. Nair
• Who wrote the book Diplomatic Past ?
• M. (laniid Ansari
• (c) K. Natwar Singh

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(a) Malaysia (c) Libya
(b) Indonesia (d) Maldives
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14. Which movie won the best picture award in the
85th Oscar I Award in 2013 ?
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(b) Jaswant Singh (d) Arun Jaitley
(a) Linocoln (c) Amour
(b) Les Miserables (d) Argo
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Which automobile company launched the SUV XI
luxury car in India'
Which Indian telecom company launched the HD
voice I service in Africa in 2013 ?
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(a) Audi (c) Honda
(b) Toyota (d) BM W
(a) Bharti Airtel (c) BSNL
(b) Reliance Telecom (d) Aditya Biria Group
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ACK Media conipan y named afler A mar Chitra
Katha recently launched the popular cli ildren's
English anthology
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nicknamed The
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Tiirbaned Tornado who recently quit long
distance racing?
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franchise Tink le in language.
(a) Kliazan Singh (c) Barita Singh
(b) Fauja Singh (d) Milkha Singha
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(a) I) indi (c) Chinese
(b) French (d) None of these
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17. Which computer manufacturing MNC launched its
first ever window-bnsed tablet, El itePad 900',
in India
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ICEA, a well known mtemational furniture brand
is from
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(a) Japan (c) Gemaany
(b) UK (d) Sweden
(a) Sony (c) Lenovo
(b) HCL (d) IHewlett Packard
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UN-General Assern bly declared 2013 as the
International
18. What is the name of Chinese table ten nis
player, popularly known as the A rchitect of
Ping-Pong Diplomacy whodied recently ?
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Year of Cooperation.
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(a) Peace (c) Culture
(b) Water (d) Education
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(a) Zliuaiig Zedong (b) Li Ping
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i1 7. As per the FIFA world ranking 2013, ivh ich
tema ranks No. 1 in football?
(c) Lee Chong Wef (d) Chen Long
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19. In March 2013, the World Ban k barred ivli
ich company Horn doing any business with it for
the next six months ?
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(a) Brazil (c) England
(b) Spain (d) Gemiany
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(a) LNG Petro (b) DLF
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(c) L T (d) El L 20. What is the reported sale
value of realty asset sold by
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Tata Steel has acquired through its subsidiary
TSMC, half the stake in Labrador Iron Mines in
for Rs. 1 60 crore.
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (IIUL) during the year
2012- 13 ? (a) T 576 crore (b) T 48 I crore
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(a) Canada (c) Japan
(b) Mexico (d) Gemiany
(c) T 613 crore (d) Z 672 crore 21 The US
imposed auctions on the Foreign Trade Bank
of I in March 2013 for flouting international
resolutions and conducting a nucIear test.
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9 Mtikul Manda Sangma became the Chief Minister
of ivh ich Indian state in March 2013?
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(a) Meglialaya (c) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Tripiira (d) Manipur
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(a) China (c) Iran
(b) Pakistan (d) North Korea
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10. Which company bagged the titre sponsorship of
the Indian Premier League (PL) in 2013 ter the
next five years ?
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22. Which country did Pranab Mukherjee first
visit to after
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becoming the President of India ?
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(a) Pepsi Co (c) DLF
(b) Hero (d) Reliance
(a) Nepal
(b) iVlauritius (d) None of these
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(c) Bangladesh
Eli had Airways' is headquartered at wh icli
country ?
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23. The world's hi ghest rail bridge of 359
metres height is belng built across river in
Jammu Kashmir in Indta.
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(a) UAE (c) Iran
(b) Kuwait (d) Indonesia
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12. Bangladesh conferred The liberation War
Ilonour Award 2013 on
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(a) Chenab (c) Satluj
(b) Jhetunl (d) Raavi
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i m. Who has been appointed as the governor of
Nagaland in March 2013 ?
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(a) Procter and Gamble (b) Parle G (c)
Britnnnia Industries Ltd. (d) I lindustan Uni
lever LU 37. Fcderati on International. Football
Association (FIFA) recently con fimied the use of
goal-line technology duri rig the 2014 FIFA World
Cup ln
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(a) Ashivani Kumar (c) S.C. Janiir
(b) Devanand Konivar (d) None of these
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approved the export of i extra five ni illion
tonnes of through private traders.
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(a) United Kingdom (c) Brazil
(b) Australia (d) Canada
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(a) rice (c) sugar
(b) wheat (d) pulses
38. Commercial production of Aishwarya oil Field
started in March 2013. In which state of India is
this iolfield lomted? I
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26. Who has been selected by the Indian
Parliamentary Group
(a) Gujarat (c) Rajastltan
(b) Assani (d) Andhra Pradesh
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for the 'Outstanding Parliamentarian ' award for
the year 2012 ?
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39. The Union Government and Reserve Bank of
India recently
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(a) Arun Jaitley (c) Sharad Yadav
(b) Kaian Singh (d) None of these
decided to introduce one bill ion pieces of 10
Rupees bank notes made of plastic on a field
trial basis in five cities- Wh ich of the
following does not come under those cities?
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27. The fi rst annual Tagore Awurd' for culture)
harmony in
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2013 was conferred on (a) L.N. Tal fur (b)
Pandit Ravi Shankar
(a) Jaüpuz (c) Bi ubaneshwar
(b) Ranchi (d) Shinlla
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(c) IJ.K. Satapathy (d) Akkithani A.
Narnbcothiri 40.
The world's largest ground-based observatory,
ACMA space
28. The World Ban k has estimated that Indian
economy will grow by over by 2013 - 14.
observatory, wus inaugurated in Liano chajnantor
in March 2013. In wli ich country is it located?
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(a) Australia (c) Malaysia
(b) Chile (d) Turkey
(a) 60/ (c) 8
(b) 4 (d) 5
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Which eminent Indian journalist was recently
named the
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new editor of TIME Intcmational?
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(a) Bobby Ghosh (b) Karan Thapar
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 41 - 43) Real the Io austier
these qi/esf/elm.
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(c) Prannoy Roy (d) Ranichandra Guha
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Hugo Chavez, the polarizing president of
Venezuela, died
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Madhu and Shobha are good in Dmmatics and
Computer Science. Anjal i and Madh u are good in
Computer Science and Physics. Anjali, Pooriam and
Nisha are good in Physics and History. Nisha and
Anjal i are good in Physics and Mathematics.
Poonani and Shobha are good in History and
Draniatics.
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recently. Which disease/ailment did he die from?
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(a) Heart atacL (c) AIDS
(b) Cancer (d) None of these
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WHich of the following recently emerged as the
most
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popular brand in developing markets?
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41. Who is good in Physics, History and
Mathematics but not in Computer Science ?
(a) NoLia (c) Samsung
(b) Apple (d) Blackberry
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(a) Madhu (c) Nisha
(b) Poonani (d) Anjali
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National Th ernial Power Corporation (NTPC)
recently comm iss ioned its first Green field
renewable solar photovoltaic project. Where was
this project commissioned?
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42. Who is good in physics, HiStory afid
Dramatics?
(a) Poonani (c) Madhu
(b) Shobha (d) Anjal i
(a) Guivahafi (c) Rajkot
(b) Ajmer (d) Port Blair
j 43. Who is good in History, physics, Computer
Science and i
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The Union Government recentiy decided to provide
a financial assistance of 4 1.21 crore rupees to
protect goat.
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Mathematics 7 (a) Poonani (c) Anjali
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(b) Nisha (d) Madhu
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(a) llyderabadi (c) Surat
(b) Pashniina (d) Kangra
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DIRECTIONS (Qs. 44-46) Real fire folloii'iiig
iiiforwafioii lo ansiier fliese qnes fiaiis.
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34. Which British Indian girl recently stunned
thc world by
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having an IQ score above albert Einstein?
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There are six children playing football namely,
A, B, C, D, E and F. A and E are borthers. F is
the sister of E, C is the only son of A's uncle.
B and D are the daughters of the brother of C's
falher.
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(a) Mitali Sengupta (c) Ankita Gupta
(b) Neha Raniu (d) Prenia Patel
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35. Wh ich renowned space scientist of India was
recently
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inducted into the liighly coveted Satellite Hall
of Fame, Wash ington?
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• Ilow is C related to F?
• Cous in
• (c) Son

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(b) Brother (d) Uncle
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(a) U.R. Rao (c) Anibika Sinha
(b) S.B. Banerjee (d) R.P. Pathak
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the first Indian
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45. How many eh îldren are male ?
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(a) One (c) Five
(b) Three (d) CLX
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Fast-niovin g consumer goods (FMCG) brand to
cross Z 5000 crore mark in terms of retail sales
in the year?
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• How is D related to A?
• Unc Ie
• (c) Niece

DFftKCTIONS (/s. 57-59) Each of these
qiiesfioiis lins a slnleuieiil follow ed by fwd
conclusions I and II. Coiisiiler ltte sinienien/
miJ Ihe folIoii'iiig coiiclusioas. Decide which
of ltte coiiclusioiis fallon'z fmiti fhr
fnfeffienn Clark aiunter as
(b) Sister (d) Cousin
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DIRECUtON S (Qs. 47-49) Read fJiefof/ou ing
in/aiwiafioii fo A fanii ly consists of six
members P, Q, R, X, Y and Z. Q is the son of R
but R is not the mother of Q. P and R are a
married couple. Y is the brother of R. X is the
daugh ter of P. Z is the brother of P. 47. Who is
the brother-in-law of R ?
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• If conclusion I follows
• If conclusion 11 follows
• If neither conclusion I nor II follows
• If both conclusions I and II follows
• 57. Statement The best way to escape front a
  problem is to solve it.
• Conclusions
• 1 Your Iife will be dull if you dont face a
  problem
• 11. To escape from problems, you should always
  have
• some solutions with you.
• 58 Statement Indias economy is dependent lna
  in ly on forests-
• Cone lesions
• Trees should be preserved ot improve the Indian
  economy.
• \\. India \vants only maintenance of forests to
  improve economic condicioos.
• Statement This world is neither good nor uvil
  each man
• manufactUD25 a WOFId for I imscl .
• Conclusions
• l. Some people find tftis world quite good.

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(a) P (b) Z (c) Y (d) X 48. I-low many female
members are there in the tarn ily?
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(a) One (c) Three
(b) Two (d) Four
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49. Which of these is a pair of borthers ?
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(a) P and X (c) Q and X
(b) P and Z (d) R and Y
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DIRECTION S (Qs. 50-52) Read1the follou!iiig
Oi7Hf2ffoft fO
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There is a fanii ly of six members A, B, C, D, E
and F. They are lawyer, Doctor, Teacher,
Salesman, Engineer and Accountant not necessarily
in that order. There are livo married couples in
the family. D, the Salesman, is iiiarried to the
lady Teacher. The Doctor is iiiarrred to the
Lawyer. F, the Accountant, is the son of B and
brother of E. C. the Lawyer, is the daugh
ter-in-law ofA. E is the unmarried Engineer. A is
the grandmother of F.
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1.1. Some people find this world quite bad.
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quesifo/is consists ofa pair of words bearing a
certain i-elaiioiisliip. Fioiti aitioiigsf the
alternatives clioase the pair fliof beef
///izsfff2ffis a similar I
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• ffow is E related to
• Brother
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(b) Sister (d) Can not be determined
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relationship.
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60. Surgmn . Scalpel (a) Musician Instrument (b) Carpenter Cabinet
61. (c) Sculptor . Chisel Triangle . Hexagon (a) Cone Sphere (d) (b) Baker Oven Rectangle Octagon
62. (c) Pentagon i-Ieptagon Stare Glance (a) Gulp Sip (d) (b) Angle Quadrilateral Confide Tell
63 (c) Hunt . Stalk Cloth Texture (d) Step Walk
(a) Body . Weight (c) Wood . Grains (b) (d) Silk Cloth Ornaments . Gold
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(a) Teacher (c) Lawyer
(b) Doctor (d) Can not be determined
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(a) F and D (c) E and A
(b) D and B (d) None of ITiese
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DIRECTION S (Qs. _53 - 56) Each of these
quesfioris lins nn AsseIhOii (A) and a Reasaii
(R). Mark nut her as
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(a) If both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A.
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is not the correct
(b) If both A and R are true but R
gxplanation oLA. I (c) If A is true but R is
false. (d) IF A is false but R is
true. 53. Assertion (A) Carbon monoxide when
inhaled causes death. Resson (R) Carbon
monoxide combined with haemoglobin. S4. Assertion
(A) We feel colder on mountains than on
plains. Renson (R) Temperature decreases with
altitude 55. Assertion (A) Inside the earth,
iiietals are present in molten state. Renson (R)
Earth absorbs the sun's rays. I 56. Assertion
(A) Clothes are not washed properly in hard
water. Reason (R) hard water contains many m
inerals.
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DIRECTIONS(Qs. 64-68) Complete llie series by
replaciiigllie '?
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• 64. 24, 60, 120, 210, ?'
• (a) 300
• (c) 420
• 65. 462, 420, 380, ?, 306
• (a) 322
• ( ) 342
• DP, GJ, KM, NQ, RT, ?
• UW
• ( ) XZ
• OTC, PUF, QVG, RWfl, ?
• SYJ
• (c) SXJ

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68. 2Z5, 7Y7, 14X9, 23W I I , 34VI 3, ?
at his uncle's place 30 metres front this point.
His fâther was not there. lte then went 100
metres to thc north before meeting his father in
a street. Ifosv far mom the starting point did
the son meet his father ?
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D ISECTIONS (Qs. 69-71) lii each of theye
questions, mo I sfnfefneiirs I and II me giveii.
Ffiese may hn'e a cause aM effect relationship
or itiay have iiiJepeiidenf causes or be ffie
eQecfs o/
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(a) 80 metres (c) 140 metres
(b) 100 metres (d) 260 metres
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indepeiiclenl cniues. Read the statements and
mark answer as
DI II F.CT IONS (Qs. 78-80) Rent thefollosi
ring iiiforinaiiott fo mrsuser these qiiesfioris.
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• If statement I is the cause and staernent II is
  its effect.
• If statement I is the cause and statement I is
  its effecl.
• If both the statements I and II are effects of
  independent
• causes.
• If both the statements I and II are effects fo
  some common cause.

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Five friends P, Q, R, S and T travelled to five
difterent cities Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi,
Bengaluru and IHyderabad by fi ve different modes
of transport - bus, train, aeroplane, car and
boat, front Mumbai. The person who travelled to
Delhi did not travel by boat. R went to Bengaluru
by car and Q went to Kolkata by aeroplane. S
travelled by boat whereas T travel led by train.
Mumbai is not connected by bus to Delhi and
Chennai. 78. Which to the following combinations
is ture fñr S ?
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• I. The prices of petroleum products dropped
  marginally last week.
• 11. The State Government reduced the tax on
  petroleum product last week.
• 1. Many people visited the religious place during
  the
• weekend.
• 1I. Few people visited the red igious place
  during the week days.
• Large number of people living in the low-long
  areas have been evacuated during the last few
  days to safer places.
• II. The Government has rushed in relief supplies
  to the people living in the affected areas.

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(b) Chennai - Bus (d) Data inadequate
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and mode is
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(a) Delhi - Bus (c) Bengaluru - Car
(b) Kolkata - Aeroplane (d) Chennai - Boat
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(b) S (d) P
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72. Pointing to a man on the stage, Rita said,
He is the brother
SECTION-C Mathematical Skills
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of the daughter of the wife of my husband. how
is the man on the stage related to Rita ?
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81. A mixture of 12 kg of wheat fiour costing T
16 per kg and four kg of corn flour costing 1.2
per kg is sold at T. 1.6 per kg. What is the
profit made in setting 40 kg of the mixture?
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(a) Son (c) Cousin
(b) Husband (d) Nephew
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(a) T 140 (c) 1.300
(b) Z 280 (d) 1.420
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A woman introduces a man as the son of the
brother of her
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mother. how is the man related to the woman?
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(a) Nephew (c) Cousin
(b) Son (d) Uncle
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82. Dliiraj purchased 150 kg of rice. He sold
rd of it at l0/o loss. At what per cunt of
profit must he sell the remaining rice so that he
can make 10 profit on the whole ?
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74. IfNeena says, Anitas father Raman is the
onl on of my father-in-law Mahipal, then how is
Bindii, who is the sister
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of Anita, re lated to Mahipal
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(b) 15 (d) None of ihese
(a) Niece (c) Wife
(b) Daughter (d) Grand-daughter
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them selves
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75. A man is facing west. He turns 45 in the
c)ockmse direction
and their mother in the ratio 3 3 3 . 4. If
their mother got Z 5,000 more than each son, how
much aiiiount did all the three brothers get ?
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and then another 180 in the same direction and
then 270 in the anticlockivise direction. Which
direction is he facing now
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(b) 1.65,000 (d) Z 45,000
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(a) South (c) West
(b) North-west (d) South-west
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84. fn an exam. kalpana gets 864 marks. How many
marks
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76. One day, Ravi leR home and cycled 10 km
southwards, turned right and cycled 5 km and
turned right and cycled 10 km. and turned left
and cycled 10 km. how many ki iometres will he
now have to cycle in a straight line to reach h
is home ?
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does l4unipy get, If the ratio of the marks obtai
ned by Kalpana, Mallesivari and Hunipy is 4 3
1?
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(a) 420 (c) 360
(b) 216 (d) None of these
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85. If the ratio of the sides of a triangle is 2
3 4 and its
(a) 10 km (c) 20 km
(b) 15 km (d) 25 km
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perimeter is 54 ant, then the measure of the
smallest side of the triangle will be
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77. A child was looking for his facther. lie sent
90 metres
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(b) 14 cm (d) None of these
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towards east before turning to his right. lie
then went 20 metres before turning to his right
again to look for his father
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the profi fs in the ratio of t 0 9, then find
how long X's i capital was in the partncrship?
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added to both the n unibcrs, the raño becomes 4 .
5. The product of the n embers added to the sum
of the squares of the numbers is
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(b) 9 montHs (d) 10 months
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(b) 925 (d) 725
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95. Tirupati sells a calculator to Ashokan.
Ashokan, offered him a sum of money for wli ich
he refused as being 13 below the value of the
the calculator. A shokan then offered hint Z 45
more and the second ofler was 5 more than the
estimated value. The value of the calculator is
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87. A motorcyclist covered two thirds of a total
journey at his usual speed. lie covered the
remaining distance at three fourth ofh is usual
speed. As a result, he arrived 30 min utes later
than the time he would have taken at usual speed.
If the total journey was 180 km, the what is his
usual speed?
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costing Z 20 per kg and another costing T 28 per
kg, in the ratio 3 2 respectively. He sold the
mixture at 1 24 per kg. What is I his percentage
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stream in séx hours. However, he would take two
hours less to cover the same distance with the
current. If the speed of the current is 2 kmph,
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hundred and sold at a total profit ofT 100. The
selling price ofa dozen tomatoes
89. A person can swim at a speed of 9 km per
hour in still water. Ifthe speed of the stream is
6 km per hour, then how long does he take to swim
up to a distance of 9 km and return at the
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salary. On account of a rise in prices he has to
increase his month ly expenses by 20. Now he is
able to save Z 10,400 per month. What is h is
monthly salary'?
(b) 22 hours
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two different places and travel towards each
other. They arrive at their destinations afler 4
hours and 6 hours respectively. If speed of car A
is 48 kni/li what is the speed of car B?
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(b) 40 kni/h (d) 28 krn/h
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otT 40,000. Anil joins her after th ree months
with a capital of Z 30,000. 1f Kiraii withdraws 4
months before the end of the year. Find the ratio
in ivli ich they share the profits at the end of
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in the ratio of4 7. If both iheni together earn T
44.000, how niucli more shou)d the son earn to
reverse the ratio?
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(b) T 1 ó,000 (d) T 33,000
(a) 40 mini (c) 45 ni in
(b) 36 min (d) 38 ni in
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business with Z 40,000 T 30,000 and T 70,000
respectively. Srin ivas and Manohar leave afier 5
nionths and 7 inonths respecti vel y. Who gets
the largest share of profit at the end of the
year?
101. A leak in the bottom of a tank can empty the
full tank in 8 hours. An inlet pipe fi11s water
in the tank at the rate of4 I litres per in in
ute. When the tank is full, the imet is
opened and due to a leak, the tank is emptied in
12 hours. How many litres does the cistern hold?
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capitals in the ratio 5 6. At the end of 9
nionths Y withdraws. If they receive
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pipes A and B can fi11 it in 4 and 5 hours
respectively and pipe C can empty it in 2 hours.
If the pipes are opened in an order at 1, 2 and 3
A.M., when will the cistern be empty?
110. A carton consists of 100 shirts of which 84
are good, 10 have ni inor defects and 6 have
major defects. Arun, a trader svill accept the
shirts wh icli are good, but Kapur another trader
will reject the shirts which have major dcfects.
One shirt is drawn at random front the carton,
what is the I probalility that it is acceptable
to Kapur?
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(b) 7 P.M. (d) 5 P.M.
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(b) 0.98 (d) None of these
103. A cubicrnetre of silver weighing 900 kg iS
rolled into a square bar of 16 m long. Find the
weight of an exact cube cut off from it.
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5,700 in mo years. lithe rate of interest is
increased by four percentage, then what would the
sum amount to in the same period?
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56 cm is bent into an open conical cup. the
radius of the base of the cone '
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of 1 l p.a. i0r five years and the other at the
rate of 8 p.a. for six years, both under simple
interest. Ifthe difference in interest accrued in
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metre and conical above it. If the diameter of
the base is 140 nictre and the slant height of
the conical portion is 80 metre, the length of
the canvas 2 metre wide required to make the tent
is
ll3. A certain amount is lent at x p.a. simple
interest for two years. Instead, if lhe amount
was lent at 2x p.a. si niple interest for y
more years, then the interest would have been
five times the earlier interest. what is the
value of y?
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the first two years is 6 p.a., for the next two
years it is 7 p.a. and 8 p.a. for the period
exceed tng four years all at simple interest. If
a person earns an Interest off 7,536 by the end
of the seven years, what is the amount at the end
of the period of investment?
1 106.
A large cube is formed by melting three smaller
cubes of3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm side. What is the
mtio of the total surface areas of the smallest
cubes and the largest cube?
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gets a sum of 7. If his friend i4arish, now
throws the same two dice, what is the probability
that the sum is lesser than 7?
(a) T 15,072 (c) Z 22,608
(b) T 11,304 (d) T 21,308
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employees of company was Z 8,000. The mean annual
salaries paid to male and female employees were Z
7,000 and Z I 2,000 respecti vely. What is the
percentage of male workers in the company?
108. A movie theatre sells 3 sizes of popcorn
pack (small, medium and large) with 3 choices of
toppings (no butter, butter, extra butter). How
many possible ways can a pack of popcorn be
purchased?
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increased by 25. By what per cent must the width
be reduced so that the area in each case remains
the same?
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If the coin lands with the head up on the fi rst
three tosses, what is the probability that the
coin 11 also land with the head up on the fourth
toss?
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(b) 17 (d) 20
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X had 120 pages, Y had 10 more pages and Z had
10 pages less. If he tore rough ly 5, 10 and
15 of pages in X, Y and Z respectively then
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show svith entrance ticket ofT. 3.70 per girl and
Z 4.50 per boy. If hte strength of the class and
the amount collected from the class are 160 and
640 respectively, find the number of girls and
boys in the class (respectively) who attended the
show.

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whole 10 profit is made, what per cent of profit
did the trader make on the remaining goods?
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iafive pi ovided, cliDose file o/Je filon
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folloiviiig Iffins consiste ofa sen feuce folloi
tel by four umMs. Select the aiifoiiym 0/flic
ltD Odf/J/Ing iit the sentence in capital
leffers) as peu ffle COJIfNf.
(a) wasn't (c) discovered in
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proposal.
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(b) Reasonable (d) Stupid
(c) burn out (d) fizz out 135. Sam asked me to
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folloi!ing I questions, the aiixsiei- choices
siiggexf aherualive ari-niigemeiits
125. These people are sunk in abysmal ignorance
and their i11iteracy is simply COLOSSAL.
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ilie follon'ing I qnesfioi/, a relaxer1 pair
off i'ai-rls or pJini-ases is folloiied by five
leifeicù pairs af nam ar pliarases. Select flic
lelleieù poir f/ref besf expresses a Relationship
that is leasf similai- IO fhe one expresseJ in
the original pair.
136. A.
Since then, intelligence tests have been mostly
used to separate dull children in school from
average or brigh t ch ildren, so that special
education can be provided to thc dull R. In other
words, intelligence tests give us a noms för cach
agi. Intelligenccs expressed as intelligence
quotient and tests are devgloped to indicatg what
an average child ofa 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 1900s to find out which
children in school needed special
attention. E. Intelligence can be nieasured by
tests. (a) (c) 13.7. A.
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book blood SHIP dog satellite balloon
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TH is very insatiability of the photograph in g
eye changes the ternis of con fineiiient in the
cave, our world B. Huniankind lingers
unrggenerate1y in Plato's cave, still revelling,
its age-old habit, in mere images of truth.
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being educated by older images drawn by hand
for one thing, there are a great many more images
around, cla inning our attention. D. The i
nventory started in 1839 and since then just
about everything has been photographed, or so it
seems In teach ing us a new visual code.
Photographs alter and enlarge our notions of what
is worth look ing at and what we have a right to
observe.
That said, oi l ni ight be an exception to the
general trend in commodities. Rising geopol it
ical tensions, particularly the continuing
fuce-oft between Iran and the US, might lend to
a I spurt in prices. It might make sense for our
oil conipaiiies to hedge this risk instead of
buying oil in the spot market. As i nflation
fears abate and emerging market central banks
begin to eut rates, two things could happen Lower
commodity inflation would mean lower interest
rates and better credit availability. This could
set a floor to growth and slowly reverse the
business cycle with in these economies. Second,
as the Year of untanJcd, runaway inflation in
these economies abates, thc global investor's
comfort levels with their markets wil I
increase. Which of the emerging markets will
outperform and who I will get fell behind? I n
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ikely to be weak, economies like India that have
a powerful domestic consumption dyamic should
lead those dependent I on exports shoul d,
prima facie, fill behind. Speci fically for
India, a fall in the exchange rate could not have
come at a better , It me. It wi11 help Indian
exporters gai n market share even it j global
trade reiiia ins depressed. More importantly, it
could lead i to massive import substitution that
favours domestic producers. Let's n ow focus on
India and start with a caveat. It is I important
not to confuse a short-run cyclical dip with a
permanent de-rating of its long-term structural
potential. The arithmetic is I simple. Our growth
rate can be in the range of 7-10 per cent
depending on policy action. Ten per cent if we
get everything right, 7 per cent if we get ii all
wrong. Wli ich policies and reforms are critical
to taking us to our 10 per cent potential ? In
judging I this, let's again be careful. Lets not
go by the laundry list of reforms that FIIs like
to wave. increase in foreign equity limits in
foreign shareholding, greater voting rights tor
institutional shareholders in bnnks, FDI in
retail, etc. These can have an impact only at the
margin. We need not bend over backwards to
appease the FI Is through these reforms - they
will invest in our markets when momentum picks up
and will be the first to exit when the momentum
fiats, reforms or noL The refomis that we need
are the ones that can actually raise out.
Sustainable long-term growth rate. These have to
come in areas like better targeting of subsidies,
making projects in infrastruciure i viable so
that they drnw capital, raisin g the productivity
of agriculture, improving healthmre and
education, bringing the paraJ lel economy under
the tax net, implementing fundamental I reforms
in taxation 1ice GST and the direct tax code and
fi nally casing the myriad rules and regiilauons
thnt make doing business in India such a
nightmare. A number of these things do not
require new legislation and cm be done through
executive order. 139. Which of the following is
NOT TRUE according to the passage ?
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however, for most of the soil -bound peasants the
problem is not whether to be normally passive
or active, but when to pass from one state lo
another. E. This dcpcrtds on an assessn\ent oFthe
polîtiœJ situation.
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problem is that ifyou listen to them too
carefully, you tend to overlook the I niost
obvîOus sîgns Of Khange. 2011 was a bad year. Can
2012 be any worse? Doonisday foremsts are the
easiest to make thèse days. So let's try a
contrarîan's foremst instead. Let's start with
the global economy. We have seen a steady flow of
good news front the US. The einployrnent
situation seems to be iniprovin g rapid ly and
consunier senti ni en t, reflected in reta il
expend îtures on discretionary items 1ike
eiectronics and clothes, has picked up. If thèse
trends sustain, the US ni ight post better groMh
numbers for 2012 than the 1.5- 1.8 perdent being
foremst currently. Japan is lîkely to pull out of
a recession in 2012 as post- earthquake
reconstruction efforts gather nâomentuni and the
fiscal sfî niulus announccd in 2011 begins to pay
off. The consensus estinaate for growlh in Japan
is a respectable 2 per cent for 2012. The
"hard-landing scénario for China rernaî ns and
will remain a niYth. Groivth rn ight decelerate
further front the 9 per cent that it expected to
clock in 2011 but is unlikely to drop below 8-8.5
percent in 2012. Europe is ccrtainly in a spot of
trouble. It is perhaps already I in recession and
for 2012 it is likely to post niildly negatîve
growth. The risk of iniplosion Iras dsvindled
over the last lew nionths -perîpheral econoniîes
like Greece, Italy and Spain have new
governnients in place and have made progress
tocards genuine econoniic reform. Even with some
of thèse positive factors in place, wz have to
accept the fact that global growth in 2012 will
be tepid. But there is a fl îpside to this.
Softer growth means lower deniand for
conamodîties and thîs is likely to drive a
correction in coniniodîty priccs. Loser
coniniodity inflation will enablg ernergin g
market I œnira) banks to reversetheîr nionetary
stanœ. China, for instance, has already reversed
its stance and has pared its reserve ratio twîce.
The RBI also seems poised for a reversal in its
rate cycle as headline inflation seems well on
its way to its target of7 per cent for March 2012.
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1. China's economic growth may decline in the year
   2012 as compared to the year 201 l
2. The European economy is not doin g very well
3. Greece is on the verge of brin Bing about
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present status o1 the US economy ?
fed up. Business people often carp about India's
problems but their irritation Lhis tiiilc has a
nervous edge. In the first quarter of 2011, GDP
grew at an annual rate of 7.8 percent in 2005-07
it i managed 9-10 percent. The economy may be
slowing naturall y as the low interest rates and
public spending that got India through the global
crisis are belatedly withdraw. At the same time
the surge in in fiation caused by exorbitant food
prices has spread I more widel y, casting doubt
over whether India can grow at 8-10 percent in
the medium tems without overheating. In India, as
in many fast growing nations, the con fidence to
invest depends on the conviction that the long
term trajectory I is intact and it is that which
is in doubt. Big Indian firms too sometimes seem
happier to invest abroad than at home, in deals
that are often hailed as symbols of the countrys
growing clout but sometimes speak to its
weaknesses - purchases of natural resources that
India has in abundance but struggies to get out
of the ground. In fact a further dip in in
vestment could be self ful fi11ing iI fewer
roads, ports and factories are built, this wit I
hurt both short terns growth figures and reduce
the economy's long term capacity. There is a view
that because a fa ir amount of growth is assured
the govern ment need not try very hard. The
liberalization I reforms that began ln 1991 freed
markets for products and gave rise to vibrant
competition, at the same time what
economists ca)1 factor markets, those for basic
inputs like land, power, labour etc remain
unreforrned and largely under state control,
which creates di fficulties. Clearances toda y
can take three to four years and many employers
are keen to replace workers swth machines despite
an abundance of labor force. This can be
attributed to labor laws which are in ink ical to
employee creati on and an education system that
means find ing quality manpower a major probleln.
In fact the Plan ning Commission concluded that
even achieving 9 percent growth wi11 need
iiisiked policy action in I unrefornied sectors.
Twenty years age it was said that yardstick
against which India should be measured was its
potential and it is clear that there remains much
to do. 145. Wli icli of the followin g mn be said
about the Indian economy at present?
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2. The growth in the economy of the country, in the
   year 2012, would defin itely be lesser than 1.8
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3. T he e xpenditu re on clot hes and el ectr onic
   commodities, by consumers, is lesser than that
   in the year 201 I
4. There is a chance that in 2012 the economy would
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1. The Econonii c Disorder
2. Indian Economy Versus The European Economy
3. Global Trade
4. The Current Economic Scenario

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• Domest ic producers wi 11 take a h it because of
  depressed global trade scenario.
• On account of its high domestic consumption,
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• Indian exporters will have a hard time in gain
  ing market share.

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tire reforms suggested by FI1's ?
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2. The reforms suggested wil 1 have no effect Off
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• () It can comfortably achieve double digit
  growth rare at present
• High food prices have led to overhea tin g of the
  p jyy.
• Citixens are affluent owing to laxity in
  regulation.
• Pri vate sector confidence in Indias growth
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2. The fall in the exchange rate will prove
   beneficial to India
3. Increased FDI in retai i as suggested by Flls
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cnuntry's Ccntral Ban k has predicted that the
country. economy is likely to grow at a double
digit rate during the next 20-30 years. India has
the capability with its vast labour and lauded
entrepreneurial spirit. But the private sector
which is supposed to do the heavy lifting that
turns India front the world's tenth largest
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these sectors are well regulated as these are
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uniting the passage?

• spurîous, ii would be diflicult to know whiKh way
  causatîon ran. Does more education lead to
  greater democracy? Or are more deniocratîc
  countries better at educating their citizens? A
  recent
• NBER paper conipared a group of Kenyan girls in
  69 priniary i
• school wliose students were randonil y selected
  to receive a
• scholarsliîp with sîniilar students in scliools
  wh îch receîved no sucli financîal aid. Precious
  studîes has sliown that the scliolarshîp
  programme led to h îgher test scores and
  increased the likelîhood that girls enrolled in
  secondary school. Overal1, it sîgnificantly
  increased the amount of education obtained. For
  the new study the authors tried to sec how the
  extra schxi1ing had affccted the political and
  social attitudes of the wonien in question.
  Findings suggested that education may make people
  more interested in
• iniprovin g their own 1ives but they may not
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• deniocracy as thc way to do it. Even in establ
  ished deniocracies, more education dœs not always
  niean eîther more active political participation
  or greater faith îri delnocracy. Poorer and tess
  educated people often vote in larger nunibers
  than theî r more educated compatr iots, who ofien
  express disdain for thc niessiness of
  deiiiocracy, yeam îng for the kind of govern ment
  that would deal strongly with the corrupt and
  build h îghways, mi lway lines and bndgesat a
  dizzying paœ ofauthoritarian China.
• 150. Wh îch où the followin g rnost apt)y
  describes the central
• theme of the passage?
• Dernocratic nations are ricti er and have a
  better track record of educuting their citizens.
• Education does not necessaril y lead to greater
  enthusiasm for a democratic form of governnient
• Educated societies with autocratic fomi
  ofgovernment
• enjoy a better quality où life than democracies.
• Citizens can ful fi ll their petsonal aspirations
  only under a democratîc form of governnient.
• 151. What conclusion can bedrawn from the
  statistics cîted about
• Egypt's education system?
• Job prospects have bœn on the rise in Egypt in
  recent

• Shosvcasing the potential of Ind ta's growth
  potential to entice foreign in vestors .
• Exhorti rig India to implement measures to live
  up to its potential.
• Recommending India's motel ofdevelopment to other
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• Indian Industry is anxious about Indias economic
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• India has achieved status as the world's third
  largest economy at present.
• Foreign in vestment in India has drastically
  increased.
• Only (1)
• All (1), (2) and (3)
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• Loweing of interest rates to help industries hit
  by
• recession.
• Prolonged financial support for basic input
  industries.
• Incentives to Indian companies to invest in in
  frnstucture.
• Formulation of policies and their implementation
  in factor markets
• PASSAGE-IIF
• In man y coun tr ies, a comb ust i bl e rn
  ixtu re of authori tarianisni, unemployment and
  youth has given rise to disaffection with
  strongnien rulers which has in turn spill over
  into uprisi ng. Young people in these countries
  are far better educated than their parents were.
  In 1990 the average Egyptian
• I had 4.4 years of schooling by 2010 the figure
  had risen to 7.1 years. Could it be that
  education, by making people less willing to put
  up with restrictions on freedom and more willing
  to question authori ty, promotes democratization.
  Ideas about the links between education, Income
  and democracy are at the heart of what social
  scientists have long studied. Since then plenty
  of economists and political scientists have
  looked for statistical evidence ofa causal link
  between education and democratization. Many have
  pointed to the strong correlation that exists
  between levels of education and measures like the
  plural isrn of party politics and the existence
  of civil li bertics. The patterns are similar
  when income and democracy are considered. There
  are outliers, of course - until recently, many
  Arab counlries managed to combine energy-based
  wealth and decent education with undemocratic
  political systems. But some deduce front the
  overall picture that as China and other
  authoritarian states get more educated and
  richer, their people will agitate for greater
  political freedom, culni inating in a shifi to a
  more democratic form of government.
• Th isapparently reasonable intuition is shakier
  than it seems.
• Critics of tin li ypothesîs point out that
  correlation is hardly causation. The general
  trend over the past hal f ccntury may have been
  toivards rising lrving standards, a wider spread
  où basiK education and more democracy, but ît is
  entirely possible that th is is being by another
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2. Vast numbers of uneducated and iineniptoyable
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3. Frustration with the existing system of
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• Cli ina h as ni ade h uge str ides in in
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• Forget being an engineer, doctor or pilot,
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• Reality television shows have opened the
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2. Most deilJocratic countries f?equentJy have
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