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Test Name Bull Placement Infosys 04 Total Questions 65 Total Time 95 Mins

Section Name No. of Questions Time limit Marks per Question Negative Marking
Arithmetical & Analytical Reasoning 15 0:25(h:m) 1 0
Quantitative Ability 10 0:35(h:m) 1 0
Verbal 40 0:35(h:m) 1 0

Section : Arithmetical & Analytical Reasoning


DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following problem question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 1

Determine the digit represented by each letter to make the addition correct.
 
      T W O
   + T W O
   ------------
    F O U R
 
What is the value of alphabet W?
 

A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 9

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following problem question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 2

       CROSS
   + ROADS
   ---------------
   DANGER   
 
Determine the digit represented by each letter to make the addition correct.

What is the value of alphabet R?

A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 9

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 3

COMPUTER : FQPRXVHT : LANGUAGE : ?


 

A) OXPIXDIG B) OCQICYING C) OCQIXCJG D) None of these


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DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 4

Some letters are given below in the first line and numbers are given below them in the second line. Numbers are the codes for
the alphabets and vice-versa. Choose the correct letter code for the given set of numbers.
 
E   M   K   B   Z   W   Q   U   D   J
5    9     1    6   4     8    2     0    7  3
 
What is code for  6  3  0  8 2  5 ?

A) B J Q W U E B) B J U W Q E C) B J W U Q E D) B J E W U Q

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 5

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

A) ISLOJ B) LUOQM C) AKDGB D) EPILG

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following problem question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 6

      abcd
   + efgb
   --------
    efcbh   
 
Determine the digit represented by each letter to make the addition correct.

What is the value of alphabet d?

A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 9

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 7

Where should the number 17 be placed to fit into the sequence?


 
18, 11, 15, 14, 19, 16, 20, 20

A) Between 14 and 19 B) Between 18 and 11 C) Between 19 and 16 D) Between 20 and 20

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 8

What will be the day of the week 15th August, 2010?

A) Sunday B) Monday C) Tuesday D) Friday


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DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 9

What will come in the place of the question mark (?) in the following series?

N 5 V, K 7 T, ?, E 14 P, B 19 N

A) I10R B) H10Q C) H9R D) H10R

DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the information given below and answer the question that follows.

Each of the six people – Prakash, Puneet, Pari, Parminder, Pujara and Pawan – had two toffees – one of Re. 1 and the other of Rs.
2. Each person gave his two toffees to two different persons among the remaining five. It is also known that:
 
(i) Each person received at least one toffee.
(ii) Prakash, Parminder and Pawan got two toffees each but the total amount received by no two of the three was the same.
(iii) Nobody among Prakash, Parminder and Pawan gave a toffee to any of the other two.
(iv) Puneet received toffees of Rs. 6. The amount of toffees received by Pari was the same as that received by Pawan.
(v) Pari gave Re.1 toffee to Parminder but Parminder did not give any toffee to Pari.
(vi) Pujara gave one of his toffees to a person from whom he received a toffee.
 
Question No. : 10

Who received the second highest toffee amount  among the six people?

A) Prakash B) Parminder C) Pari D) Cannot be determined

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 11

A clock gains 5 minutes every hour. Then the angle traversed by the seconds hand in one minute will be :

A) 390° B) 380°     C) 360.5° D) 360°

DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the information given below and answer the question that follows.

Question No. : 12

L, M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting around a circle facing the centre. O is sitting between L and R., Q is second to the right of R
and P is second to the right of Q. N is not an immediate neighbor of R.
 
Which of the following is not correct?
 

A) R is second to the right of L B) M is second to the left of N C) L sits exactly between O and P
D) P sits to the opposite of N

DIRECTIONS for the question: Mark the best option:


Question No. : 13

Abraham, Border, Charlie, Dennis and Elmer and their wives dined together, and they were seated on a round table. Men and
women were seated alternately. Each woman was 3 places distant from her husband. Mrs. Elmer is to the left of Mr. Abraham.
Mrs. Elmer is two places to the right of Mrs. Border. Who sat to the right of Mr. Abraham?

A) Mrs. Dennis B) Mrs. Elmer C) Mrs. Border D) Mrs. Border or Mrs. Dennis
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DIRECTION for the question: The main statement is followed by four sentences. Select a pair of sentences that relate logically to
the given statement.

Question No. : 14

When I read a horror story I have a nightmare.


 
A. I read a story.              
B. I did not read a horror story.               
C. I did not have a nightmare.             
D. I had a nightmare.

A) CB B) AD C) BC D) AC

DIRECTION for the question: The main statement is followed by four sentences. Select a pair of sentences that relate logically to
the given statement.

Question No. : 15

When I eat berries I get rashes.


 
A. I ate berries.            
B. I did not get rashes.             
C. I did not eat berries.               
D. I got rashes.

A) DA B) BC C)  CB D)  None of these

Section : Quantitative Ability

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best option.

Question No. : 16

There are 10 different fruits and 5 different vegetables. A grocer has to choose 3 fruits and 2 vegetables. In all the possible selections he
can make, what is the number of selections in which a particular fruit and a particular vegetable are always there?

A) 120 B) 144 C) 160 D) 80

DIRECTIONS for the question: Answer the following question as per the best of your judgment.
Question No. : 17

A lady has three dresses of different colours, three purses of different colours and two different pairs of shoes. Two of the colours are black
& white. She refuses to take her white purse with her black dress. How many dress-purse-shoe combinations could she have?

A) 8 B) 12 C) 16 D) 17

DIRECTION for the question: Mark the best option.


Question No. : 18

A, B and C are three participants in a kilometer race. If A can give B a start of 40 metres and B can give C a start of 25 metres, Find how
many metres of  start can A give to C?

A) 60 m B) 64 m C) 62 m D) 66 m


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DIRECTION for the question: Mark the best option.


Question No. : 19

A man who can swim 48 m/min in still water swims 200 m against the current and 200 m with the current. If the difference between those 2
times is 10 minutes, find the speed of the current.

A) 30 m/min B) 29 m/min C) 31 m/min D) 32 m/min

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 20

A person spends 40 % of his salary on his educational expenses. He spends 60 % of it in purchasing books and one half of the
remaining in purchasing stationery items. If he saves Rs. 160 every month, which is one-fourth of the balance after spending
over books and stationery items, what is his monthly salary?

A) Rs. 8,000 B) Rs. 4,800 C) Rs. 9,600 D) Data inadequate

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 21

A deer travels uniformly at 40 km a day. The Lion, starting from the same point 3 days later to overtake the Deer, travels at the
uniform rate of 30 km the first day, at a uniform rate of 38 km the second day, and so forth in arithmetic progression. After how
many days of running the Deer will be caught and eaten?

A) 10 days 11 hours B) 10 days 264/23 hours C) 11 days 113/21 hours D) None of these

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 22

P, Q and R can complete a work in 18, 36 and 36 days respectively. P started it. Q then joined from the second day. P then left
at the end of third day. R then joined from the sixth day. Q then left at the end of the seventh day and R finished the work. If
the total wages fixed for all of them together was Rs. 27000 and the wages are distributed as per the number of days a person
works, then what is the share of R?

A) Rs.9000 B) Rs.13500 C) Rs.15000 D) Rs.18000

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 23

Deepak has one litre milk with him. In the first hour, he drank 4% of the milk and replaced it with equal amount of water. In
second hour, he drank 8% of the mixture and replaced it with equal amount of water. He continued it every hour i.e. in the 24th
hour he drank 96% of the mixture and replaced it with water and in 25th hour, he drank the entire mixture. Find the ratio of the
total amount of milk and water that he drank during 25 hours.

A) 4: 13 B) 2: 23 C) 1: 12 D) 3: 11

DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.

Question No. : 24

A salesman's commission is 6% on all sales upto Rs. 15000 and 4% on all sales exceeding this amount. He remits Rs. 30000 to
his parent company after deducting his commission. Find the total sales.

A) Rs. 31562.5 B) Rs. 31500.5 C) Rs.32570.5 D) None of the above


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DIRECTIONS for the question: Analyse the graph/s given below and answer the question that follows.

Question No. : 25
The following bar graphs show break-up of expenses of a school over a three-year period. Salary expenses include teachers'
salaries and salaries for other staff (including the library staff). Library expenses include the salaries of the library staff, which
increased by Rs.3,000 in 1999 and decreased by Rs.4,000 in 2000.
 

Between 1998 and 2000, the salary expenses for the library decreased by 20%. What is the approximate total school
expenditure excluding the library salary expenses in 2000?

A) Rs. 145,000 B) Rs. 151,000 C) Rs. 155,000 D) Rs. 165,000


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Section : Verbal

DIRECTIONS for the question: The question consists of five statements labelled A, B, C, D and E which when logically ordered
form a coherent passage. Choose the option that represents the most logical order.

Question No. : 26

A. From Sweden to the UK to Greece to even the US in the early part of the century, housing prices have fallen.
B. But wasn't that just correlation?
C. Housing bubbles have been known to go bust in the past, and in different countries.
D. "The real estate market has never gone down in any meaningful way" - this statement was often quoted by real estate
agents and brokers in the US, and it might have even been statistically valid, with over 50 years of data supporting it.
E. While the argument is moot today (US House Prices are still falling, after more than three years of a downward trend) it
remains alive in pockets of the world.
 

A) AEBCD B) DBCAE  C) ABCDE D) DCBAE

DIRECTIONS for the question: Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent
paragraph.

Question No. : 27

A. Despite the broadly recognized importance of these problems, the world faces a systematic gap in preparing people to solve
them.
B. On the other side is a mismatch between tasks and skills.
C. A two-pronged dilemma underpins many of the foremost global challenges, including climate change, chronic hunger, water
management, extreme poverty, and disease control.
D. Consider the integrated challenge of achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the internationally agreed-upon targets
set in 2000 for tackling extreme poverty in its many forms by 2015.
E. On one side is the fact that these issues are all complex and often interrelated.
F. Progress on the goal for safe drinking water and sanitation is needed to cut diarrheal disease, a major hurdle en route to the
child-mortality goal.
 
 
 

A) CBEFDA B) DFCEBA C) CEBADF D) CEBDAF

DIRECTION for the question: Answer the question based on the information given in the passage.

Question No. : 28

E-waste refers to electronic and electrical waste and comprises electronic devices and components. It poses some serious
health hazards. At direct risk are the recyclers who deal with this waste on daily basis. Lead found in monitors damages nervous
system while cadmium can induce cancer. Once these hazardous materials percolate the environment, we are looking at
disaster.
 
Which of the following best captures the essence of the passage?

A) People handling e-waste are at a risk of radiation


B) E-waste is the waste: created by electronic and electrical products whose life span has ended and whose components
pose a threat to our health and environment
C) Discarded computers and electronic gadgets, if improperly disposed can percolate lead and other harmful substances in
soil and groundwater
D) E-waste should be managed carefully
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DIRECTIONS for the question: In the sentences given below some idioms have been used. Choose the option that has the
incorrect idiom usage.

Question No. : 29

A) He stood his ground against his adversary. B) This suitcase has stood me in good stead in my travels.
C) It stands to reason that the rich never have justice done to them in plays and stories; for the people who write are poor.
D) The figures which he quoted were shown to be incorrect, and this took the corners off his argument.

DIRECTIONS for the question: In the sentences given below some idioms have been used. Choose the option that has the
incorrect idiom usage.

Question No. : 30

A) These shoes were really a bargain! The store marked them by 40 %.


B) Her teen-aged children are always hungry. As soon as they arrive home from school, they head for the refrigerator.
C) Jay and his girlfriend were very angry with each other, but yesterday they finally made up with each other.
D) I didn’t complete the assignment because the directions mixed me up.

DIRECTIONS for the question:   Fill in the blank with the right options provided.

Question No. : 31

It is common knowledge _______ soothing hot water laced with honey and lemon can be for sore throat sufferers.
 

A) how B) why C) when D) what

DIRECTIONS for the question: The sentence has some blanks with four answer choices. Pick the best option which completes the
sentence in the most meaningful manner.
Question No. : 32

Were developments in the field of clinical psychology only a matter of fact collection, then we would have hardly made ______
progress over the last 30 years; however, clinical psychology is not mere collection and recital of facts but rather a
psychologists’ analytical assessment of these facts that form the core of the ______ discoveries that form the essential part of
patient care in the modern day psychology.

A) inimitable, conscientious B) scant, momentous C) inimitable, significant D) marked, boundless

DIRECTIONS for the question: Each sentence has some blanks with four answer choices. Pick the best option which completes
the sentence in the most meaningful manner.
Question No. : 33

The Mittal family was in a state of constant ___________ when they found that the family scion had committed financial
irregularities in their flagship firm. Subsequently, the family had to go through a number of touch situations due to the constant
______ of the regulatory authorities.

A) consternation , requisition B) veneration, galling C) trepidation, pestering D) animation, badgering

DIRECTIONS for the question: In the sentence provided a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath the sentence, four/five
different ways of paraphrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative amongst the four/five.

Question No. : 34

Many public servants can become untrustworthy and corruption.

A) untrustful and corruption B) untrusting and corruption C) untrusting and corruptive D) untrustworthy and corrupt
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DIRECTIONS for the question: In the sentence provided a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath the sentence, four/five
different ways of paraphrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative amongst the four/five.

Question No. : 35

Systematic and carefully analysis of spoken languages must be done by scholars.

A) Systematic and careful B) Systematically and careful C) Systematically and carefully D) System of carefully

DIRECTIONS for the question: In the sentence provided a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath the sentence, four/five
different ways of paraphrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative amongst the four/five.

Question No. : 36

The descriptions of the plight of the miserables were very touching.

A) was very touching B) were very touchy C) had very touching D) No correction required 

DIRECTIONS for the question: Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible
substitutions for underlined part. If one of them (A), (B) or (C) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response. If none of
the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (D) as your response which will signify a ‘No improvement’ response.

Question No. : 37

"This desk is more square than that one" is an erroneous Statement, the correct statement would be:

A) This desk is squarer than that one B) This desk is more nearly square than that one. 
C) This desk is most square than that one. D) This desk is much more, square than that one

DIRECTIONS for the question: In the sentence provided different ways of writing a sentence are indicated. Choose the best way
of writing the sentence that is grammatically correct.

Question No. : 38

A) Last year, government servants protested the government's decision of increasing their working hours.
B) Last year, government servants protested for the government's decision of increasing their working hours.
C) Last year, government servants protested at the government's decision of increasing their working hours.
D) Last year, government servants protested against the government's decision of increasing their working hours.

DIRECTIONS for the question: In the sentence provided different ways of writing a sentence are indicated. Choose the best way
of writing the sentence that is grammatically correct.

Question No. : 39

A) It has been established that the earth is revolving around the sun.
B) It has been established that the earth revolved around the sun.
C) It has been established that the earth has been revolving around the sun.
D) It has been established that the earth revolves around the sun.

DIRECTIONS for the question: In the sentence provided different ways of writing a sentence are indicated. Choose the best way
of writing the sentence that is grammatically correct.

Question No. : 40

A) It is a known fact that even death cannot be had after the asking
B) It is a known fact that even death cannot be had for the asking
C) It is a known fact that even death cannot be had on the asking
D) It is a proven fact that death can be had after asking for it
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DIRECTIONS for the question: In the sentence provided different ways of writing a sentence are indicated. Choose the best way
of writing the sentence that is grammatically correct.

Question No. : 41

 
 

A) The skills required for succeeding in the test is a combination of knowledge and logic.
B) The skills required for succeeding in the test always combine knowledge and logic
C) The skills required for succeeding in the test are a combination of knowledge and logic.
D) The skills required for succeeding in the test combines knowledge and logic

DIRECTIONS for the question: Choose the word from the options which is Opposite in meaning to the given word.

Question No. : 42

OUTFACE

A) capitulate B) Stipend C) Discount D) Wages

DIRECTIONS for the question: Choose the word from the options which is most Similar in meaning to the given word.

Question No. : 43

Consummate

A) One at zenith of perfection B) Existing from birth C) Constant; always present D) A history

DIRECTIONS for the question : Read the passage and answer the question based on it. 

Question No. : 44
For centuries, philosophers have been using moral intuitions to reason about ethics. Today, some scientists think they’ve found
a way to use psychology and neuroscience to undermine many of these intuitions and advance better moral arguments of their
own. If these scientists are right, philosophers need to leave the armchair and head to the lab – or go into retirement.
 
The thing is, they’re wrong. There are certainly problems with the way philosophers use intuitions in ethics, but the real
challenge to moral intuitions comes from philosophy, not from science.
 
How do ethicists use intuitions? To assess whether a moral theory is true, philosophers formulate cases that call for particular
moral choices and ask which choice seems, intuitively, like the right one. When the choice that seems right is the choice the
theory calls for, this is a reason to accept the theory. If it seems like the right choice is one the theory doesn’t endorse (or even
condemns), that’s a reason to reject the theory.
 
The ‘trolley problem’ is the best, most ubiquitous example of this kind of philosophy. Philosophers have invited readers to
imagine that a trolley is speeding down a track. Unimpeded, the trolley will hit five people ahead of it, killing them, but an
innocent person nearby could stop it. In one version, she could stop the trolley and save the five people by pulling a lever to
divert it to another track, but this would kill one person who happens to be on that track. In another, she can only stop the
trolley from killing the five by pushing someone off a bridge into the trolley’s path. Whatever the details, the moral question is
what the person should do.
 
Ethicists will then cite people’s intuitions about the problem as evidence in the debate between the two most popular types of
moral theories, consequentialist and deontological. Consequentialist moral theories hold that what’s right is a function of
what’s good: the right thing to do is whatever would produce the best consequences. In contrast, deontological moral theories
hold that the right has priority over the good: it could well be wrong to perform the action that has the “best” consequences
when that action breaks the moral rules. In trolley cases, consequentialists typically say that you should be willing to kill one to
save five, but deontologists say that you shouldn’t.
 
In the past few years, scientists have argued that there is a fatal problem with this approach. Recent research, they say, suggests
that many of our moral intuitions come from neural processes responsive to morally irrelevant factors – and hence are unlikely
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to track the moral truth.
 
The psychologist Joshua Greene at Harvard led studies that asked subjects to decide whether a particular action in a
hypothetical case was appropriate or not. He found that typically, when responding to cases in which the agent harms someone
personally (say, trolley cases in which the agent pushes an innocent bystander over a bridge to stop the trolley from killing five
other people), the subjects showed more brain activity in regions associated with emotions than when responding to cases in
which the agent harmed someone relatively impersonally (like trolley cases in which the agent diverts the trolley to a track on
which it will kill one innocent bystander to stop the trolley from killing five other people). They also found that the minority of
subjects who said the agent acted appropriately in doing harm in the personal cases took longer to give this verdict, and
experienced greater brain activity in regions associated with reasoning than the majority who said otherwise.
 
According to Greene, this indicates that our moral intuitions in favour of deontological verdicts about cases – that you should
not harm one to save five – are generated by more emotional brain processes responding to morally irrelevant factors, such as
whether you cause the harm directly, up close and personal, or indirectly. And our moral intuitions in favour of consequentialist
verdicts – that you should harm one to save five – are generated by more rational processes responsive to morally relevant
factors, such as how much harm is done for how much good.
 
As a result, we should apparently be suspicious of deontological intuitions and deferential to our consequentialist intuitions.
This research thereby also provides evidence for a particular moral theory: consequentialism.
 
Greene’s results, however, don’t offer any scientific support for consequentialism. Nor do they say anything philosophically
significant about moral intuitions. The philosopher Selim Berker at Harvard has offered a decisive argument why. Greene’s
argument just assumes that the factors that make a case personal – the factors that engage relatively emotional brain processes
and typically lead to deontological intuitions – are morally irrelevant. He also assumes that the factors the brain responds to in
the relatively impersonal cases – the factors that engage reasoning capacities and yield consequentialist intuitions – are morally
relevant. But these assumptions are themselves moral intuitions of precisely the kind that the argument is supposed to
challenge.

In the given context, the word 'ubiquitous' ,in para 4 line1, means:

A) well-formed B) pervasive C) effective D) comprehensive

DIRECTIONS for the question : Read the passage and answer the question based on it. 

Question No. : 45
For centuries, philosophers have been using moral intuitions to reason about ethics. Today, some scientists think they’ve found
a way to use psychology and neuroscience to undermine many of these intuitions and advance better moral arguments of their
own. If these scientists are right, philosophers need to leave the armchair and head to the lab – or go into retirement.
 
The thing is, they’re wrong. There are certainly problems with the way philosophers use intuitions in ethics, but the real
challenge to moral intuitions comes from philosophy, not from science.
 
How do ethicists use intuitions? To assess whether a moral theory is true, philosophers formulate cases that call for particular
moral choices and ask which choice seems, intuitively, like the right one. When the choice that seems right is the choice the
theory calls for, this is a reason to accept the theory. If it seems like the right choice is one the theory doesn’t endorse (or even
condemns), that’s a reason to reject the theory.
 
The ‘trolley problem’ is the best, most ubiquitous example of this kind of philosophy. Philosophers have invited readers to
imagine that a trolley is speeding down a track. Unimpeded, the trolley will hit five people ahead of it, killing them, but an
innocent person nearby could stop it. In one version, she could stop the trolley and save the five people by pulling a lever to
divert it to another track, but this would kill one person who happens to be on that track. In another, she can only stop the
trolley from killing the five by pushing someone off a bridge into the trolley’s path. Whatever the details, the moral question is
what the person should do.
 
Ethicists will then cite people’s intuitions about the problem as evidence in the debate between the two most popular types of
moral theories, consequentialist and deontological. Consequentialist moral theories hold that what’s right is a function of
what’s good: the right thing to do is whatever would produce the best consequences. In contrast, deontological moral theories
hold that the right has priority over the good: it could well be wrong to perform the action that has the “best” consequences
when that action breaks the moral rules. In trolley cases, consequentialists typically say that you should be willing to kill one to
save five, but deontologists say that you shouldn’t.
 
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In the past few years, scientists have argued that there is a fatal problem with this approach. Recent research, they say, suggests
that many of our moral intuitions come from neural processes responsive to morally irrelevant factors – and hence are unlikely
to track the moral truth.
 
The psychologist Joshua Greene at Harvard led studies that asked subjects to decide whether a particular action in a
hypothetical case was appropriate or not. He found that typically, when responding to cases in which the agent harms someone
personally (say, trolley cases in which the agent pushes an innocent bystander over a bridge to stop the trolley from killing five
other people), the subjects showed more brain activity in regions associated with emotions than when responding to cases in
which the agent harmed someone relatively impersonally (like trolley cases in which the agent diverts the trolley to a track on
which it will kill one innocent bystander to stop the trolley from killing five other people). They also found that the minority of
subjects who said the agent acted appropriately in doing harm in the personal cases took longer to give this verdict, and
experienced greater brain activity in regions associated with reasoning than the majority who said otherwise.
 
According to Greene, this indicates that our moral intuitions in favour of deontological verdicts about cases – that you should
not harm one to save five – are generated by more emotional brain processes responding to morally irrelevant factors, such as
whether you cause the harm directly, up close and personal, or indirectly. And our moral intuitions in favour of consequentialist
verdicts – that you should harm one to save five – are generated by more rational processes responsive to morally relevant
factors, such as how much harm is done for how much good.
 
As a result, we should apparently be suspicious of deontological intuitions and deferential to our consequentialist intuitions.
This research thereby also provides evidence for a particular moral theory: consequentialism.
 
Greene’s results, however, don’t offer any scientific support for consequentialism. Nor do they say anything philosophically
significant about moral intuitions. The philosopher Selim Berker at Harvard has offered a decisive argument why. Greene’s
argument just assumes that the factors that make a case personal – the factors that engage relatively emotional brain processes
and typically lead to deontological intuitions – are morally irrelevant. He also assumes that the factors the brain responds to in
the relatively impersonal cases – the factors that engage reasoning capacities and yield consequentialist intuitions – are morally
relevant. But these assumptions are themselves moral intuitions of precisely the kind that the argument is supposed to
challenge.

From the information provided for the consequentialist approach, we can say which of the following about this approach?

A) it is the theory about the maximum good delivered at the lowest cost possible
B) it is the theory about the maximum good delivered irrespective of cost
C) it is the theory about the maximum good delivered at the highest cost possible
D) it is the theory about delivering the maximum costs required for the maximum good

DIRECTIONS for the question : Read the passage and answer the question based on it. 

Question No. : 46
For centuries, philosophers have been using moral intuitions to reason about ethics. Today, some scientists think they’ve found
a way to use psychology and neuroscience to undermine many of these intuitions and advance better moral arguments of their
own. If these scientists are right, philosophers need to leave the armchair and head to the lab – or go into retirement.
 
The thing is, they’re wrong. There are certainly problems with the way philosophers use intuitions in ethics, but the real
challenge to moral intuitions comes from philosophy, not from science.
 
How do ethicists use intuitions? To assess whether a moral theory is true, philosophers formulate cases that call for particular
moral choices and ask which choice seems, intuitively, like the right one. When the choice that seems right is the choice the
theory calls for, this is a reason to accept the theory. If it seems like the right choice is one the theory doesn’t endorse (or even
condemns), that’s a reason to reject the theory.
 
The ‘trolley problem’ is the best, most ubiquitous example of this kind of philosophy. Philosophers have invited readers to
imagine that a trolley is speeding down a track. Unimpeded, the trolley will hit five people ahead of it, killing them, but an
innocent person nearby could stop it. In one version, she could stop the trolley and save the five people by pulling a lever to
divert it to another track, but this would kill one person who happens to be on that track. In another, she can only stop the
trolley from killing the five by pushing someone off a bridge into the trolley’s path. Whatever the details, the moral question is
what the person should do.
 
Ethicists will then cite people’s intuitions about the problem as evidence in the debate between the two most popular types of
moral theories, consequentialist and deontological. Consequentialist moral theories hold that what’s right is a function of
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what’s good: the right thing to do is whatever would produce the best consequences. In contrast, deontological moral theories
hold that the right has priority over the good: it could well be wrong to perform the action that has the “best” consequences
when that action breaks the moral rules. In trolley cases, consequentialists typically say that you should be willing to kill one to
save five, but deontologists say that you shouldn’t.
 
In the past few years, scientists have argued that there is a fatal problem with this approach. Recent research, they say, suggests
that many of our moral intuitions come from neural processes responsive to morally irrelevant factors – and hence are unlikely
to track the moral truth.
 
The psychologist Joshua Greene at Harvard led studies that asked subjects to decide whether a particular action in a
hypothetical case was appropriate or not. He found that typically, when responding to cases in which the agent harms someone
personally (say, trolley cases in which the agent pushes an innocent bystander over a bridge to stop the trolley from killing five
other people), the subjects showed more brain activity in regions associated with emotions than when responding to cases in
which the agent harmed someone relatively impersonally (like trolley cases in which the agent diverts the trolley to a track on
which it will kill one innocent bystander to stop the trolley from killing five other people). They also found that the minority of
subjects who said the agent acted appropriately in doing harm in the personal cases took longer to give this verdict, and
experienced greater brain activity in regions associated with reasoning than the majority who said otherwise.
 
According to Greene, this indicates that our moral intuitions in favour of deontological verdicts about cases – that you should
not harm one to save five – are generated by more emotional brain processes responding to morally irrelevant factors, such as
whether you cause the harm directly, up close and personal, or indirectly. And our moral intuitions in favour of consequentialist
verdicts – that you should harm one to save five – are generated by more rational processes responsive to morally relevant
factors, such as how much harm is done for how much good.
 
As a result, we should apparently be suspicious of deontological intuitions and deferential to our consequentialist intuitions.
This research thereby also provides evidence for a particular moral theory: consequentialism.
 
Greene’s results, however, don’t offer any scientific support for consequentialism. Nor do they say anything philosophically
significant about moral intuitions. The philosopher Selim Berker at Harvard has offered a decisive argument why. Greene’s
argument just assumes that the factors that make a case personal – the factors that engage relatively emotional brain processes
and typically lead to deontological intuitions – are morally irrelevant. He also assumes that the factors the brain responds to in
the relatively impersonal cases – the factors that engage reasoning capacities and yield consequentialist intuitions – are morally
relevant. But these assumptions are themselves moral intuitions of precisely the kind that the argument is supposed to
challenge.

According to Selim Berker, Greene:

A) employs Middle Ground to prove his points B) uses specious reasoning to prove his points
C) employs ad hominem to prove his argument D) employs Appeal to popular opinion to prove his point

DIRECTIONS for the question : Read the passage and answer the question based on it. 

Question No. : 47
For centuries, philosophers have been using moral intuitions to reason about ethics. Today, some scientists think they’ve found
a way to use psychology and neuroscience to undermine many of these intuitions and advance better moral arguments of their
own. If these scientists are right, philosophers need to leave the armchair and head to the lab – or go into retirement.
 
The thing is, they’re wrong. There are certainly problems with the way philosophers use intuitions in ethics, but the real
challenge to moral intuitions comes from philosophy, not from science.
 
How do ethicists use intuitions? To assess whether a moral theory is true, philosophers formulate cases that call for particular
moral choices and ask which choice seems, intuitively, like the right one. When the choice that seems right is the choice the
theory calls for, this is a reason to accept the theory. If it seems like the right choice is one the theory doesn’t endorse (or even
condemns), that’s a reason to reject the theory.
 
The ‘trolley problem’ is the best, most ubiquitous example of this kind of philosophy. Philosophers have invited readers to
imagine that a trolley is speeding down a track. Unimpeded, the trolley will hit five people ahead of it, killing them, but an
innocent person nearby could stop it. In one version, she could stop the trolley and save the five people by pulling a lever to
divert it to another track, but this would kill one person who happens to be on that track. In another, she can only stop the
trolley from killing the five by pushing someone off a bridge into the trolley’s path. Whatever the details, the moral question is
what the person should do.
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Ethicists will then cite people’s intuitions about the problem as evidence in the debate between the two most popular types of
moral theories, consequentialist and deontological. Consequentialist moral theories hold that what’s right is a function of
what’s good: the right thing to do is whatever would produce the best consequences. In contrast, deontological moral theories
hold that the right has priority over the good: it could well be wrong to perform the action that has the “best” consequences
when that action breaks the moral rules. In trolley cases, consequentialists typically say that you should be willing to kill one to
save five, but deontologists say that you shouldn’t.
 
In the past few years, scientists have argued that there is a fatal problem with this approach. Recent research, they say, suggests
that many of our moral intuitions come from neural processes responsive to morally irrelevant factors – and hence are unlikely
to track the moral truth.
 
The psychologist Joshua Greene at Harvard led studies that asked subjects to decide whether a particular action in a
hypothetical case was appropriate or not. He found that typically, when responding to cases in which the agent harms someone
personally (say, trolley cases in which the agent pushes an innocent bystander over a bridge to stop the trolley from killing five
other people), the subjects showed more brain activity in regions associated with emotions than when responding to cases in
which the agent harmed someone relatively impersonally (like trolley cases in which the agent diverts the trolley to a track on
which it will kill one innocent bystander to stop the trolley from killing five other people). They also found that the minority of
subjects who said the agent acted appropriately in doing harm in the personal cases took longer to give this verdict, and
experienced greater brain activity in regions associated with reasoning than the majority who said otherwise.
 
According to Greene, this indicates that our moral intuitions in favour of deontological verdicts about cases – that you should
not harm one to save five – are generated by more emotional brain processes responding to morally irrelevant factors, such as
whether you cause the harm directly, up close and personal, or indirectly. And our moral intuitions in favour of consequentialist
verdicts – that you should harm one to save five – are generated by more rational processes responsive to morally relevant
factors, such as how much harm is done for how much good.
 
As a result, we should apparently be suspicious of deontological intuitions and deferential to our consequentialist intuitions.
This research thereby also provides evidence for a particular moral theory: consequentialism.
 
Greene’s results, however, don’t offer any scientific support for consequentialism. Nor do they say anything philosophically
significant about moral intuitions. The philosopher Selim Berker at Harvard has offered a decisive argument why. Greene’s
argument just assumes that the factors that make a case personal – the factors that engage relatively emotional brain processes
and typically lead to deontological intuitions – are morally irrelevant. He also assumes that the factors the brain responds to in
the relatively impersonal cases – the factors that engage reasoning capacities and yield consequentialist intuitions – are morally
relevant. But these assumptions are themselves moral intuitions of precisely the kind that the argument is supposed to
challenge.

Assuming the information provided by Greene's experiment to be correct, one of the following is driven by reasoning and one
by emotions. Identify the two in the respective order.

A) consequentialist moral theories and deontological moral theories


B) deontological moral theories and consequentialist moral theories C) both of the above adhere to the given criteria
D) none of the above adhere to the given criteria

DIRECTIONS for the question : Read the passage and answer the question based on it. 

Question No. : 48
For centuries, philosophers have been using moral intuitions to reason about ethics. Today, some scientists think they’ve found
a way to use psychology and neuroscience to undermine many of these intuitions and advance better moral arguments of their
own. If these scientists are right, philosophers need to leave the armchair and head to the lab – or go into retirement.
 
The thing is, they’re wrong. There are certainly problems with the way philosophers use intuitions in ethics, but the real
challenge to moral intuitions comes from philosophy, not from science.
 
How do ethicists use intuitions? To assess whether a moral theory is true, philosophers formulate cases that call for particular
moral choices and ask which choice seems, intuitively, like the right one. When the choice that seems right is the choice the
theory calls for, this is a reason to accept the theory. If it seems like the right choice is one the theory doesn’t endorse (or even
condemns), that’s a reason to reject the theory.
 
The ‘trolley problem’ is the best, most ubiquitous example of this kind of philosophy. Philosophers have invited readers to
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imagine that a trolley is speeding down a track. Unimpeded, the trolley will hit five people ahead of it, killing them, but an
innocent person nearby could stop it. In one version, she could stop the trolley and save the five people by pulling a lever to
divert it to another track, but this would kill one person who happens to be on that track. In another, she can only stop the
trolley from killing the five by pushing someone off a bridge into the trolley’s path. Whatever the details, the moral question is
what the person should do.
 
Ethicists will then cite people’s intuitions about the problem as evidence in the debate between the two most popular types of
moral theories, consequentialist and deontological. Consequentialist moral theories hold that what’s right is a function of
what’s good: the right thing to do is whatever would produce the best consequences. In contrast, deontological moral theories
hold that the right has priority over the good: it could well be wrong to perform the action that has the “best” consequences
when that action breaks the moral rules. In trolley cases, consequentialists typically say that you should be willing to kill one to
save five, but deontologists say that you shouldn’t.
 
In the past few years, scientists have argued that there is a fatal problem with this approach. Recent research, they say, suggests
that many of our moral intuitions come from neural processes responsive to morally irrelevant factors – and hence are unlikely
to track the moral truth.
 
The psychologist Joshua Greene at Harvard led studies that asked subjects to decide whether a particular action in a
hypothetical case was appropriate or not. He found that typically, when responding to cases in which the agent harms someone
personally (say, trolley cases in which the agent pushes an innocent bystander over a bridge to stop the trolley from killing five
other people), the subjects showed more brain activity in regions associated with emotions than when responding to cases in
which the agent harmed someone relatively impersonally (like trolley cases in which the agent diverts the trolley to a track on
which it will kill one innocent bystander to stop the trolley from killing five other people). They also found that the minority of
subjects who said the agent acted appropriately in doing harm in the personal cases took longer to give this verdict, and
experienced greater brain activity in regions associated with reasoning than the majority who said otherwise.
 
According to Greene, this indicates that our moral intuitions in favour of deontological verdicts about cases – that you should
not harm one to save five – are generated by more emotional brain processes responding to morally irrelevant factors, such as
whether you cause the harm directly, up close and personal, or indirectly. And our moral intuitions in favour of consequentialist
verdicts – that you should harm one to save five – are generated by more rational processes responsive to morally relevant
factors, such as how much harm is done for how much good.
 
As a result, we should apparently be suspicious of deontological intuitions and deferential to our consequentialist intuitions.
This research thereby also provides evidence for a particular moral theory: consequentialism.
 
Greene’s results, however, don’t offer any scientific support for consequentialism. Nor do they say anything philosophically
significant about moral intuitions. The philosopher Selim Berker at Harvard has offered a decisive argument why. Greene’s
argument just assumes that the factors that make a case personal – the factors that engage relatively emotional brain processes
and typically lead to deontological intuitions – are morally irrelevant. He also assumes that the factors the brain responds to in
the relatively impersonal cases – the factors that engage reasoning capacities and yield consequentialist intuitions – are morally
relevant. But these assumptions are themselves moral intuitions of precisely the kind that the argument is supposed to
challenge.

In the given context, the author of the passage is clearly:

A) supportive of the view offered by science on the subject under consideration.


B) against the view offered by science on the subject under consideration
C) sympathetic of the view offered by science on the subject under consideration
D) empathizes with the view offered by science on the subject under consideration
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DIRECTIONS for the question: The question consists of four/five sentences on a topic. Select the option that indicates
grammatically correct or appropriate sentence/s.

Question No. : 49

A. India's fast-depleted forests are not exactly burning bright.


B. But the findings of the latest tiger census would make the Ministry of Environment and Forests, conservationists and citizens,
roar with delight.
C. The census data, compiled from surveys conducted in 47 reserve areas and adjacent forests, have revealed a 30 per cent rise
in the amount of tigers in the last four years.
D. There are some heartening features in the statistics; several states with large populations and dwindling habitats for wild
animals, such as Bihar and Karnataka, have registered a growth in the number of tigers.
E. This rare success story in India's conservation efforts can be attributed to effective deterrents against poaching, the
minimization of human encroachment on forests as well as the successful rehabilitation of orphaned cubs in the wild.
 

A) C, D & E B) B, D & E C) C, B & E D) B, C & D

DIRECTIONS for the question: The question consists of four/five sentences on a topic. Select the option that indicates
grammatically incorrect or inappropriate sentence/s.

Question No. : 50

A. Cynicism is West Bengal’s iron in the soul.


B. Many people living in West Bengal have forgotten the meaning of the word, change.
C. Even those not afflicted by this particular form of amnesia view the word and its meaning with some scepticism.
D. Those swayed by the rhetoric of change that propel Mamata Banerjee to power waited expectantly for some signs that the
concept of change went beyond words.
E. The first signs were visible on Thursday and they came from the least expectant quarter.

A) A, B and E B) B, C and D C) C, D and E D) B, C and D

DIRECTIONS for the question: In the question given below, there are two statements labeled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Mark your answer as:

Question No. : 51

Assertion 'A': Copper is used to make electrical wires.


Reason 'R': Copper is a good conductor of electricity.

A) If both 'A' and 'R' are true and 'R' is the correct explanation of 'A'.
B) if both 'A' and 'R' are true but 'R' is not the correct explanation of 'A'. C) if 'A' is true but 'R' is false.
D) if 'A' is false but 'R' is true.
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DIRECTIONS for the question: In the question below, a statement is followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. You
have to assume everything in the statement to be true and on the basis of the information given in the statement. Mark your
answer as

Question No. : 52

Statement: Water table in most parts of the State has gone down to such a level that its extraction for irrigation purposes is not
economical any more.
 
Courses of action:       
I. Extraction of ground water for any purpose in the State should be banned for some time in order to replenish the water table
in the affected area.
II. The Government should make provisions for alternative methods of irrigation so that the farmers are not compelled to use
ground water.
 

A) if only I follows B) if only II follows C) if neither I nor II follows D) if both I and II follow

DIRECTIONS for the question: Choose the word from the options which is most Similar in meaning to the given word.

Question No. : 53

Ingenuous

A) twisted B) cunning C) irrational D) guileless

DIRECTIONS for the question: Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent
paragraph.

Question No. : 54

A. Although genetic testing is protected, like medical data, by privacy laws, many states have passed laws that treat genetic test
results as super-double-special secret.
B. As two Georgetown law professors wrote in 1999 about state laws: “Why, for example, should medical information about a
woman who has developed breast cancer of genetic origin … be given greater protection than a woman who has developed
breast cancer because of environmental or behavioral factors (e.g., smoking)?”
D. Congress brought them all together in the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, which is aimed specifically at
employers and insurers.
C. The idea that genetic testing somehow reveals dark, infallible secrets about the future puts pressure on politicians to do
something about it.
E. Ironically, genetic privacy laws discriminate in their own way by singling out people whose diseases can be tied to genetic
risks.
F. Besides, the professors added, genetic test results usually tell a doctor far less about future risk than a patient’s sex, age, race,
occupation, financial status, employment status, and family history—all of which receive only “ordinary” protection from prying
eyes.

A) BFEADC B) EBFCAD C) CADEBF D) CADBFE


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DIRECTIONS for the question : Read the passage and answer the question based on it. 

Question No. : 55
Civilization is a continuous movement"hence there is a gradual transition from the Oriental civilization to the Western. The
former finally merges into the latter. Although the line of demarcation is not clearly drawn, some striking differences are
apparent when the two are placed in juxtaposition. Perhaps the most evident contrast is observed in the gradual freedom of
the mind from the influences of tradition and religious superstition. Connected with this, also, is the struggle for freedom from
despotism in government. It has been observed how the ancient civilizations were characterized by the despotism of priests
and kings. It was the early privilege of European life to gradually break away from this form of human degradation and
establish individual rights and individual development. Kings and princes, indeed, ruled in the Western world, but they learned
to do so with a fuller recognition of the rights of the governed. There came to be recognized, also, free discussion as the right
of people in the processes of government. It is admitted that the despotic governments of the Old World existed for the few
and neglected the many. While despotism was not wanting in European civilization, the struggle to be free from it was the
ruling spirit of the age. The history of Europe centres around this struggle to be free from despotism and traditional learning,
and to develop freedom of thought and action.

Among Oriental people the idea of progress was wanting in their philosophy. True, they had some notion of changes that take
place in the conditions of political and social life, and in individual accomplishments, yet there was nothing hopeful in their
presentation of the theory of life or in their practices of religion; and the few philosophers who recognized changes that were
taking place saw not in them a persistent progress and growth. Their eyes were turned toward the past. Their thoughts centred
on traditions and things that were fixed. Life was reduced to a dull, monotonous round by the great masses of the people. If at
any time a ray of light penetrated the gloom, it was turned to illuminate the accumulated philosophies of the past. On the other
hand, in European civilization we find the idea of progress becoming more and more predominant. The early Greeks and
Romans were bound to a certain extent by the authority of tradition on one side and the fixity of purpose on the other. At
times there was little that was hopeful in their philosophy, for they, too, recognized the decline in the affairs of men. But
through trial and error, new discoveries of truth were made which persisted until the revival of learning in the Middle Ages, at
the time of the formation of new nations, when the ideas of progress became fully recognized in the minds of the thoughtful,
and subsequently in the full triumph of Western civilization came the recognition of the possibility of continuous progress.

Another great distinction in the development of European civilization was the recognition of humanity. In ancient times
humanitarian spirit appeared not in the heart of man nor in the philosophy of government. Even the old tribal government was
for the few. The national government was for selected citizens only. Specific gods, a special religion, the privilege of rights and
duties were available to a few, while all others were deprived of them. This invoked a selfishness in practical life and developed
a selfish system even among the leaders of ancient culture. The broad principle of the rights of an individual because he was
human was not taken into serious consideration even among the more thoughtful. If he was friendly to the recognized god he
was permitted to exist. If he was an enemy, he was to be crushed. On the other hand, the triumph of Western civilization is the
recognition of the value of a human being and his right to engage in all human associations for which he is fitted. While the
Greeks came into contact with the older civilizations of Egypt and Asia, and were influenced by their thought and custom, they
brought a vigorous new life which gradually dominated and mastered the Oriental influences. They had sufficient vigor and
independence to break with tradition, wherever it seemed necessary to accomplish their purpose of life.

It can be clearly inferred from the passage that:

A) The author regards Oriental civilization to be majorly subtends to the Europeans one
B) The author regards Western civilization to be majorly predominant over the Oriental one
C) The author regards Western civilization to be a cut above the Oriental one
D) The author regards Western civilization to be domineering the Oriental one
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DIRECTIONS for the question : Read the passage and answer the question based on it. 

Question No. : 56
Civilization is a continuous movement—hence there is a gradual transition from the Oriental civilization to the Western. The
former finally merges into the latter. Although the line of demarcation is not clearly drawn, some striking differences are
apparent when the two are placed in juxtaposition. Perhaps the most evident contrast is observed in the gradual freedom of
the mind from the influences of tradition and religious superstition. Connected with this, also, is the struggle for freedom from
despotism in government. It has been observed how the ancient civilizations were characterized by the despotism of priests
and kings. It was the early privilege of European life to gradually break away from this form of human degradation and
establish individual rights and individual development. Kings and princes, indeed, ruled in the Western world, but they learned
to do so with a fuller recognition of the rights of the governed. There came to be recognized, also, free discussion as the right
of people in the processes of government. It is admitted that the despotic governments of the Old World existed for the few
and neglected the many. While despotism was not wanting in European civilization, the struggle to be free from it was the
ruling spirit of the age. The history of Europe centres around this struggle to be free from despotism and traditional learning,
and to develop freedom of thought and action.
 
Among Oriental people the idea of progress was wanting in their philosophy. True, they had some notion of changes that take
place in the conditions of political and social life, and in individual accomplishments, yet there was nothing hopeful in their
presentation of the theory of life or in their practices of religion; and the few philosophers who recognized changes that were
taking place saw not in them a persistent progress and growth. Their eyes were turned toward the past. Their thoughts centred
on traditions and things that were fixed. Life was reduced to a dull, monotonous round by the great masses of the people. If at
any time a ray of light penetrated the gloom, it was turned to illuminate the accumulated philosophies of the past. On the other
hand, in European civilization we find the idea of progress becoming more and more predominant. The early Greeks and
Romans were bound to a certain extent by the authority of tradition on one side and the fixity of purpose on the other. At
times there was little that was hopeful in their philosophy, for they, too, recognized the decline in the affairs of men. But
through trial and error, new discoveries of truth were made which persisted until the revival of learning in the Middle Ages, at
the time of the formation of new nations, when the ideas of progress became fully recognized in the minds of the thoughtful,
and subsequently in the full triumph of Western civilization came the recognition of the possibility of continuous progress.
 
Another great distinction in the development of European civilization was the recognition of humanity. In ancient times
humanitarian spirit appeared not in the heart of man nor in the philosophy of government. Even the old tribal government was
for the few. The national government was for selected citizens only. Specific gods, a special religion, the privilege of rights and
duties were available to a few, while all others were deprived of them. This invoked a selfishness in practical life and developed
a selfish system even among the leaders of ancient culture. The broad principle of the rights of an individual because he was
human was not taken into serious consideration even among the more thoughtful. If he was friendly to the recognized god he
was permitted to exist. If he was an enemy, he was to be crushed. On the other hand, the triumph of Western civilization is the
recognition of the value of a human being and his right to engage in all human associations for which he is fitted. While the
Greeks came into contact with the older civilizations of Egypt and Asia, and were influenced by their thought and custom, they
brought a vigorous new life which gradually dominated and mastered the Oriental influences. They had sufficient vigor and
independence to break with tradition, wherever it seemed necessary to accomplish their purpose of life.

According to the information given in the passage, it can be deduced that:

A) Oriental people, philosophers and intelligentsia in general did not have the acumen required to evolve the ideas of
progress with regards to political and social life. 
B) Oriental people, philosophers and intelligentsia in general did not have the will that was required to evolve the ideas of
progress with regards to political and social life.
C) Oriental people, philosophers and intelligentsia in general did not focus in the direction required so that they could
evolve the ideas of progress with regards to political and social life.
D) Oriental people, philosophers and intelligentsia in general did not have the wisdom required to evolve the ideas of
progress with regards to political and social life.
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DIRECTIONS for the question : Read the passage and answer the question based on it. 

Question No. : 57
Civilization is a continuous movement—hence there is a gradual transition from the Oriental civilization to the Western. The
former finally merges into the latter. Although the line of demarcation is not clearly drawn, some striking differences are
apparent when the two are placed in juxtaposition. Perhaps the most evident contrast is observed in the gradual freedom of
the mind from the influences of tradition and religious superstition. Connected with this, also, is the struggle for freedom from
despotism in government. It has been observed how the ancient civilizations were characterized by the despotism of priests
and kings. It was the early privilege of European life to gradually break away from this form of human degradation and
establish individual rights and individual development. Kings and princes, indeed, ruled in the Western world, but they learned
to do so with a fuller recognition of the rights of the governed. There came to be recognized, also, free discussion as the right
of people in the processes of government. It is admitted that the despotic governments of the Old World existed for the few
and neglected the many. While despotism was not wanting in European civilization, the struggle to be free from it was the
ruling spirit of the age. The history of Europe centres around this struggle to be free from despotism and traditional learning,
and to develop freedom of thought and action.
 
Among Oriental people the idea of progress was wanting in their philosophy. True, they had some notion of changes that take
place in the conditions of political and social life, and in individual accomplishments, yet there was nothing hopeful in their
presentation of the theory of life or in their practices of religion; and the few philosophers who recognized changes that were
taking place saw not in them a persistent progress and growth. Their eyes were turned toward the past. Their thoughts centred
on traditions and things that were fixed. Life was reduced to a dull, monotonous round by the great masses of the people. If at
any time a ray of light penetrated the gloom, it was turned to illuminate the accumulated philosophies of the past. On the other
hand, in European civilization we find the idea of progress becoming more and more predominant. The early Greeks and
Romans were bound to a certain extent by the authority of tradition on one side and the fixity of purpose on the other. At
times there was little that was hopeful in their philosophy, for they, too, recognized the decline in the affairs of men. But
through trial and error, new discoveries of truth were made which persisted until the revival of learning in the Middle Ages, at
the time of the formation of new nations, when the ideas of progress became fully recognized in the minds of the thoughtful,
and subsequently in the full triumph of Western civilization came the recognition of the possibility of continuous progress.
 
Another great distinction in the development of European civilization was the recognition of humanity. In ancient times
humanitarian spirit appeared not in the heart of man nor in the philosophy of government. Even the old tribal government was
for the few. The national government was for selected citizens only. Specific gods, a special religion, the privilege of rights and
duties were available to a few, while all others were deprived of them. This invoked a selfishness in practical life and developed
a selfish system even among the leaders of ancient culture. The broad principle of the rights of an individual because he was
human was not taken into serious consideration even among the more thoughtful. If he was friendly to the recognized god he
was permitted to exist. If he was an enemy, he was to be crushed. On the other hand, the triumph of Western civilization is the
recognition of the value of a human being and his right to engage in all human associations for which he is fitted. While the
Greeks came into contact with the older civilizations of Egypt and Asia, and were influenced by their thought and custom, they
brought a vigorous new life which gradually dominated and mastered the Oriental influences. They had sufficient vigor and
independence to break with tradition, wherever it seemed necessary to accomplish their purpose of life.
 

The author would agree with the statement that:

A) In ancient times, humanitarian spirit was absent in the orient.


B) In ancient times, the philosophy of government was not refined enough to cater to the non-selfish goals of man.
C) In ancient times, the selfish goals of man blinkered the thinking of the times.
D) In ancient times, the rights of an individual were overlooked by the government, though they were acknowledged in
certain contexts.
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DIRECTIONS for the question : Read the passage and answer the question based on it. 

Question No. : 58
Civilization is a continuous movement—hence there is a gradual transition from the Oriental civilization to the Western. The
former finally merges into the latter. Although the line of demarcation is not clearly drawn, some striking differences are
apparent when the two are placed in juxtaposition. Perhaps the most evident contrast is observed in the gradual freedom of
the mind from the influences of tradition and religious superstition. Connected with this, also, is the struggle for freedom from
despotism in government. It has been observed how the ancient civilizations were characterized by the despotism of priests
and kings. It was the early privilege of European life to gradually break away from this form of human degradation and
establish individual rights and individual development. Kings and princes, indeed, ruled in the Western world, but they learned
to do so with a fuller recognition of the rights of the governed. There came to be recognized, also, free discussion as the right
of people in the processes of government. It is admitted that the despotic governments of the Old World existed for the few
and neglected the many. While despotism was not wanting in European civilization, the struggle to be free from it was the
ruling spirit of the age. The history of Europe centres around this struggle to be free from despotism and traditional learning,
and to develop freedom of thought and action.
 
Among Oriental people the idea of progress was wanting in their philosophy. True, they had some notion of changes that take
place in the conditions of political and social life, and in individual accomplishments, yet there was nothing hopeful in their
presentation of the theory of life or in their practices of religion; and the few philosophers who recognized changes that were
taking place saw not in them a persistent progress and growth. Their eyes were turned toward the past. Their thoughts centred
on traditions and things that were fixed. Life was reduced to a dull, monotonous round by the great masses of the people. If at
any time a ray of light penetrated the gloom, it was turned to illuminate the accumulated philosophies of the past. On the other
hand, in European civilization we find the idea of progress becoming more and more predominant. The early Greeks and
Romans were bound to a certain extent by the authority of tradition on one side and the fixity of purpose on the other. At
times there was little that was hopeful in their philosophy, for they, too, recognized the decline in the affairs of men. But
through trial and error, new discoveries of truth were made which persisted until the revival of learning in the Middle Ages, at
the time of the formation of new nations, when the ideas of progress became fully recognized in the minds of the thoughtful,
and subsequently in the full triumph of Western civilization came the recognition of the possibility of continuous progress.
 
Another great distinction in the development of European civilization was the recognition of humanity. In ancient times
humanitarian spirit appeared not in the heart of man nor in the philosophy of government. Even the old tribal government was
for the few. The national government was for selected citizens only. Specific gods, a special religion, the privilege of rights and
duties were available to a few, while all others were deprived of them. This invoked a selfishness in practical life and developed
a selfish system even among the leaders of ancient culture. The broad principle of the rights of an individual because he was
human was not taken into serious consideration even among the more thoughtful. If he was friendly to the recognized god he
was permitted to exist. If he was an enemy, he was to be crushed. On the other hand, the triumph of Western civilization is the
recognition of the value of a human being and his right to engage in all human associations for which he is fitted. While the
Greeks came into contact with the older civilizations of Egypt and Asia, and were influenced by their thought and custom, they
brought a vigorous new life which gradually dominated and mastered the Oriental influences. They had sufficient vigor and
independence to break with tradition, wherever it seemed necessary to accomplish their purpose of life.

It can be inferred from the passage that:

A) the Oriental civilization is juxtaposed against the Western one.


B) the Oriental civilization moves towards the Western one, ultimately coalescing with it.
C) the Oriental civilization and the Western one move towards one another. 
D) the Oriental civilization, as juxtaposed with the Western one, develops striking differences with it over a period of time.
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DIRECTION for the question:
 
The sentence below has one or two blanks. Beneath the sentences are four numbered words or set of words. Choose the word or
set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Question No. : 59

 
How could words, confined as they individually are to certain _________ meanings specified in a dictionary, eventually come,
when combined in groups, to create obscurity and actually to prevent thought from being __________?

A) precise ________ communicable B) indefinite __________ articulated C) unlikely _________ classified


D) conventional _________ conceivable

 
DIRECTION for the question:
 
The sentence below has one or two blanks. Beneath the sentence are four numbered words or set of words. Choose the word or set
of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Question No. : 60

 
Science advances in ________ spiral in that each new conceptual scheme _________ the phenomena explained by its predecessors
and add to those explanations.

A) an explosive ________ question B) a repetitive _________ vitiates C) a discontinuous _______ decries
D) a widening __________ embraces

 
DIRECTION for the question:
 
The sentence below has one or two blanks. Beneath the sentence are four numbered words or set of words. Choose the word or set
of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Question No. : 61

 
Intellectual __________ and flight from boredom have caused him to rush pell-mell into situations that less ________ spirits might
hesitate to approach.

A) tranquility _____ versatile B) resilience _______ quiescent C) restlessness_______ adventurous


D) curiosity _______ lethargic

DIRECTIONS for the question: The sentence has some blanks with four answer choices. Pick the best option which completes the
sentence in the most meaningful manner.

Question No. : 62

Several recent policy announcements of the Government have revealed this predilection to ____ international capital even at the
____ of domestic interests

A) pacify, benefit B) placate, expense C) displease, gratification D) appease, peril


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DIRECTIONS for the question: The sentence has some blanks with four answer choices. Pick the best option which completes the
sentence in the most meaningful manner.

Question No. : 63

Should a _______ or even a fall in the share price of a bank be interpreted as a signal that depositors’ money is _____?

A) folding, stolen B) slide, insured C) rise, threatened D) collapse, imperilled

DIRECTIONS for the question: The sentence has some blanks with four answer choices. Pick the best option which completes the
sentence in the most meaningful manner.
Question No. : 64

 
Any understanding of human rights of children cannot be ____ to specific groups of children as they are generally being ______ 
‘poor children’, working children’, ‘street children’ and ‘marginalized children’.

A) Confounded, categorized B) Limited, essentially labeled as C) Restrained, sorted D) Attributed, cataloged

DIRECTIONS for the question: A sentence is divided into four parts. Choose the part that is/are grammatically incorrect.

Question No. : 65

A) A new constitution was drafted B) including Article 9 renouncing C) the right to go to war and
D) ban the use of armed forces

QNo:-  1  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
Two cases are possible:

Thus, from both the cases  value of alphabet W = 6.

QNo:-  2  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-   Here is the answer:


     96233   
 +  62513    
 ------------ 
  158746

The value of alphabet R is 6.

QNo:-  3  ,Correct Answer:-  C

Explanation:-  
The word COMPUTER is coded as FQPRXVHT i.e. +3, +2, +3 , +2, +3, +2….
Similarly code for LANGUAGE is OCQIXCJG.
 
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QNo:-  4  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-  
From given data, we get the following values,
 
6 3 0 8 2 5
B J U W Q E
 
Ans. is option B.
 

QNo:-  5  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  

QNo:-  6  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-  
   9567   
+ 1085    
 ---------- 
  10652

The value of alphabet d is 7.

QNo:-  7  ,Correct Answer:-  C

Explanation:-  
The correct placement is between 19 and 16
So that there will be 2 sequences, one at odd places which has the differences of - 3 and + 4 alternatively and the second at the
even places with difference of +3
e.g. 18 - 3 = 15, 15+ 4 = 19, 19 - 3 = 16, 16 + 4 = 20
and 11 + 3 = 14, 14 + 3 = 17, 17 + 3 = 20.
Hence third option is the answer.
 

QNo:-  8  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
Till 2000, no. of odd days = 0
From 2001 to 2009, leap yrs = 2, ordinary yrs=7
No. of odd days = 2 × 2 + 7 × 1= 4+7 = 11 days   ⇒No. of odd days= 4
In 2010, No. of odd days till Aug.    Jan.    Feb.   Mar.   Ap. May   June   July  Aug.
                                                         3   +   0      + 3      +2   + 3    +  2    +3    +1   = 17
No. of odd days in 17 days = 3
Total no. of odd days = 4+3 = 7 days     ⇒Odd days = 0   Thus Sunday
 

QNo:-  9  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
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QNo:-  10  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
Let Prakash, Puneet, Pari, Parminder, Pujara, Pawan be represented by A, B, C, D, E and F respectively. From statement (ii), it can
be inferred that the two Toffees amounts received by A, D and F must be (1, 1), (1, 2) and (2, 2), in no particular order. Also, from
statement (iii), it can be concluded that the six Toffees received by A, D and F must be the six distributed by B, C and E. From
statement (iv), B received toffees of Rs. 6 and hence must have got a Toffee of Rs. 2 from each of A, D and F. Also, C received the
same amount as F, which must be Rs. 2 (in form of two Re.1 Toffees), for each. Further analysis leads to the following table:
 
Number of Toffees
Given
A B C D E F
by
Re. 1 C F D E F C
Rs. 2 B A A B D B
 
The second highest amount is received in form of toffees by Prakash i.e Rs 4
Hence the answer is option A

QNo:-  11  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
Gain in 60 min = 5 min.
 

∴  Angle traversed by second hand

QNo:-  12  ,Correct Answer:-  D

Explanation:-  

QNo:-  13  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
Going by options, we see that 2nd option is not possible. Also since Mrs. B is two places to the left of Mrs. E, so she cannot be to the
right of Mr. A. So 3rd and 4th options are out. Hence answer is 1st option.

QNo:-  14  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
I did not have a nightmare, so I must not have read a horror story. When A, then B. Not B, hence not A.
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QNo:-  15  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-  
I did not get rashes which shows that I did not eat berries.
When A, then B.
Not B, hence not A.

QNo:-  16  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-  
A particular fruit and a vegetable will appear in 9C2 x 4C1 selections. 9 x 8 x 4/2 = 144 selections.

QNo:-  17  ,Correct Answer:-  C

Explanation:-  
If there are no conditions, then the total number of possibilities is 3 × 3 × 2 = 18. As per the given conditions, she will not carry the
white purse with her black dress. She can combine the two pairs of shoes with the white purse and the black dress. These two
possibilities are ruled out. Thus the total number of possibilities is 18 – 2 = 16.

QNo:-  18  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-  

QNo:-  19  ,Correct Answer:-  D

Explanation:-  

QNo:-  20  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-   Let the monthly salary be Rs 100,


So money spent on books = Rs. 60 % of 40 = Rs 24, Money spent on Stationery = ½ of 40% of 40 = Rs 8.
So balance = Rs 40 – Rs 32 = Rs. 8 and
Savings = ¼ of Rs 8 = Rs 2.
Now Rs 2 corresponds to Rs 160, then Rs 100 corresponds to Rs 8000.
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QNo:-  21  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-  
As all the given options contain 10 or more than 10 days. Let us start with the calculatin of first 10 days. After 10 days, Deer has
travelled 400 km and the Lion has travelled (30 + 38 + 46 + 54 + 62 + 70 + 78 = 378 km) starting after 3 days. Now still deer is
22 km ahead and now the lion will run 86 km on the eleventh day. So, sometime during the eleventh day Deer and Lion will meet.
Let x be the number of hours that will pass on the eleventh day when the meeting occurs.
⇒(x/24) x 86 = 22 + (x/24) x 40
⇒ x = 264/23 hours
After 10 days 264/23 hours, the Lion catches up with the Deer.
 

QNo:-  22  ,Correct Answer:-  D

Explanation:-   P works for 3 days, he completes 1/6 of the work.


Q works for 6 days, he completes another 1/6 of the work.
Together they take away 1/3 rd of the share.
R takes away 2/3 of 27000 = 18000

QNo:-  23  ,Correct Answer:-  C

Explanation:-   The total quantity of the milk that he consumed is 1l or 1000 ml.
The total quantity of water consumed = total mixture consumed – total milk consume
= [4% of 1000 + 8% of 1000 + 12% of 1000 + ---- + 96% of 1000 + 100% of 1000] – 1000

QNo:-  24  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
Let the total sales = Rs x
 
Total commission =

As he submitted Rs 30000 after deducting his commission, so we have


x – ( 300 + 0.04x) = 30000
=> 0.96x – 300 = 30000 => 0.96x = 30300

QNo:-  25  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
Library salary expenses decreased by Rs. 1,000 = 20% of Rs. 5000
Library salary expenses in 1998 = Rs. 5,000
Library salary expenses in 2000 = Rs. 4,000
Total expenses in 2000 = Sum of the bars – Library salary = 100,000 + 22,000 + 27,000 – 4,000 = Rs. 145,000.
 
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QNo:-  26  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-  
The introductory sentence will be D as it introduces the topic " real estate market going down".The answer to question posed in
sentence B is given in sentence C, which makes them a pair.The link in sentence C is 'different countries' is further extended in
sentence A. Hence the sequence DBCAE.

QNo:-  27  ,Correct Answer:-  C

Explanation:-  
The first obvious pair of connected statements is CEB. Statement C introduces a two-pronged dilemma and statements E and B
explain this dilemma.  Statement A then follows this group. We can infer from this from the reference ‘these problems’ in
statement A, which refers to the two issues highlighted by E and B. Statements D and F then provide an example for the given case.

QNo:-  28  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-  
Option B best captures the essence as it is mentioned in the passage that E-waste if not disposed off carefully poses major health
problems to human beings.It is also a threat to the environment.

QNo:-  29  ,Correct Answer:-  D

Explanation:-  
Option 4 is the answer
 
In first sentence " stood his ground" means -maintained his position.(correct)
In 2nd sentence " stood me in good" means- proved me useful.(correct)
In 3rd sentence " stands to reason" means - it is quite clear (correct)
In 4th sentence " took the corners off"( incorrect usage) should be replaced by "took the edge off"- means to make something
ineffective.
 

QNo:-  30  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
The store “marked them down” is the correct phase which means 'reduced or discounted'.

QNo:-  31  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
The idea being conveyed here is that hot water laced with honey and lemon is soothing for sore throat sufferers.  Hence "how" is the best
possible choice over anyother option

QNo:-  32  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-  
This is sentence where you follow the flow of the sentence closely and establish the sentiment required by each blank. For the first
blank, since we have used the word ‘hardly’, we need a word which essentially would point to limited progress over the last 30
years. We find this word in ‘scant’. The other blank requires a positive word, and momentous is a word that fits in perfectly as it
reflects on the important nature of the discovery.
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QNo:-  33  ,Correct Answer:-  C

Explanation:-  
This question poses problems on two levels: logic and word-meanings. The second part of the problem can be addressed by
regularly working on your word-power. In this question, the first thing you do is establish the fact that both blanks require negative
words. This rules out option 2. Also, the animation in option 4 is a word with positive implications too, and hence we rule it out
too. We are left with two options: 1 and 3. The words, consternation and trepidation indicate a state of fear or trouble. As far as the
second blank goes, the best word here is pestering, as it would refer to the investigative approach adopted the regulatory
authorities.

QNo:-  34  ,Correct Answer:-  D

Explanation:-  
Corruption( name of  an activity) is a noun but we need an adjective form of the word and that is corrupt.

QNo:-  35  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
The two adjectives that describe the word 'analysis' are
Systematic and careful
 
 

QNo:-  36  ,Correct Answer:-  D

Explanation:-  
With plural noun 'The descriptions' we use plural verb 'were'. Also word 'touchy' means to easily offend. Therefore option 4 is
correct.

QNo:-  37  ,Correct Answer:-  D

Explanation:-  
Three degrees of comparison for the word 'square' does not exist. So option 4.

QNo:-  38  ,Correct Answer:-  D

Explanation:-  
We protest against something

QNo:-  39  ,Correct Answer:-  D

Explanation:-  
Since it is a persistent phenomenon, we need simple present tense

QNo:-  40  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-  
The correct idiomatic usage is 'for the asking' which is used to indicate that someone can easily have something if they want it.
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QNo:-  41  ,Correct Answer:-  C

Explanation:-  
The subject in the given sentence is skills. As it is a plural noun, the verb governing it should also be plural. Hence, C is the correct
option.

QNo:-  42  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
Outface means- disconcert or defeat (an opponent) by confronting them boldly, whereas capitulate denotes surrendering

QNo:-  43  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
'consummate' as an adjective is used to mean very Skilful or perfect.
 

QNo:-  44  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-   Ubiquitous means 'being present everywhere at once'. In the given context, the author of the passage has used the
given word to imply that this is the universal or common example for the given situation. Keeping this in mind, we see that option
2 is the best answer in the given case.

QNo:-  45  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-   The answer to this question can be derived from the lines: Consequentialist moral theories hold that what's right is
a function of what's good: the right thing to do is whatever would produce the best consequences...In trolley cases,
consequentialists typically say that you should be willing to kill one to save five, but deontologists say that you shouldn't.
Remember, the costs will be minimum in all cases.

QNo:-  46  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-   Let us look at the meanings of the various options to identify the correct answer.
Specious reasoning: Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious. This idea that we must see through what we have
started is specious, however good it may sound.

Ad hominem:.
(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.

Appeal to popular opinion: When somebody asserts that a statement is correct because that is what the general population accepts.

Middle ground fallacy occurs when one argues that the "middle ground" between two extremes is correct just because it is the middle ground.

We can see that option 2 is the best answer in the given case.

QNo:-  47  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-   The answer can be directly derived from the lines: And our moral intuitions in favour of consequentialist verdicts "
that you should harm one to save five " are generated by more rational processes responsive to morally relevant factors, such as
how much harm is done for how much good.
 
As a result, we should apparently be suspicious of deontological intuitions and deferential to our consequentialist intuitions. This
research thereby also provides evidence for a particular moral theory: consequentialism.
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QNo:-  48  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-   This is an easy question. The answer can be directly derived from the lines: Greene's results, however, don't offer
any scientific support for consequentialism. Nor do they say anything philosophically significant about moral intuitions.

QNo:-  49  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-  
Statement A commits a participle error by using ‘fast-depleted’ (past-participle) instead of ‘fast-depleting’ (present participle).
Present Participle (-ing) is used to describe something or someone.
"I watched an interesting TV about American history last night."
Past Participle (-ed) is used to describe how people feel about something or someone.
"I'm interested in American history."
 
Sentence C incorrectly uses ‘amount’ instead of ‘numbers’. Amount is used in reference to mass nouns (i.e., uncountable nouns
such as bravery, water, and charisma). Number is used in reference to count nouns (i.e., countable nouns such as dog, year, and
eyeball).

QNo:-  50  ,Correct Answer:-  C

Explanation:-  
Option 3 is the best answer.
Sentence C commits a word-usage error. It uses the word ‘inflicted (impose something unpleasant)’ instead of ‘afflicted (Grievously
affected especially by disease)’.
Sentence D commits a verb-tense error by using the present tense verb ‘propel’ in place of ‘propelled’.
Sentence E commits a word-usage error. It uses the word ‘expectant (a person who anticipates receiving something)’ instead of
‘expected (Considered likely or probable to happen or arrive)’.
 

QNo:-  51  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-   The reason copper wires are made because it is the good conductor of electricity

QNo:-  52  ,Correct Answer:-  D

Explanation:-  
Given the gravity of problem both course of action should follow as in if the time is not given to replenish the water table then in
future this resouce will be lost forever and the damage will be irreversible. Also without water one cannot think of the irrigation ,so
authorities concerned should find alternative ways to provide water to the farmers.Hence the answer is option 4.

QNo:-  53  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-   Ingenuous and guileless means innocent

QNo:-  54  ,Correct Answer:-  C

Explanation:-  
BF, as a pair is present in every option. It directly co-relate with the sentiment expressed in statement E and continues that grain of
thought forward. Effectively, EBF forms a pair. This helps us rule out options 1 and 4. Also, statement C is the opening sentence in
this case as it is the most generic statement, introducing the subject of the paragraph.  The idea presented in CAD is contradicted
by EBF, which is why it follows it.
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QNo:-  55  ,Correct Answer:-  C

Explanation:-  
In the given passage, the author expresses a clear approval of the Western civilization over the oriental one. He clearly regards the
Western one as superior and this sentiment is best reflected by option 3 (a cut above means superior). The author does not state
that the Western civilization rules over or dominates the oriental one and this helps us rule out the other options (which imply this
sentiment in one way or the other)

QNo:-  56  ,Correct Answer:-  C

Explanation:-  
Refer to these lines: Among Oriental people the idea of progress was wanting in their philosophy. True, they had some notion of
changes that take place in the conditions of political and social life, and in individual accomplishments, yet there was nothing
hopeful in their presentation of the theory of life or in their practices of religion; and the few philosophers who recognized
changes that were taking place saw not in them a persistent progress and growth. ….If at any time a ray of light
penetrated the gloom, it was turned to illuminate the accumulated philosophies of the past.
The portions in bold highlight the answer in the given case. These showcase that the issue was that the Orient was focused on the
past and in the wrong direction, thereby not progressing along the right path. This sentiment is best reflected by option 3. It was
not a question of their wisdom or acumen, they were just looking in the wrong direction.

QNo:-  57  ,Correct Answer:-  C

Explanation:-  
The answer to this question can be found in lines: In ancient times humanitarian spirit appeared not in the heart of man nor
in the philosophy of government. Even the old tribal government was for the few. The national government was for selected
citizens only. Specific gods, a special religion, the privilege of rights and duties were available to a few, while all others
were deprived of them. This invoked a selfishness in practical life and developed a selfish system even among the
leaders of ancient culture. The broad principle of the rights of an individual because he was human, was not taken into serious
consideration even among the more thoughtful.
Option 1 is ruled out as no specific reference to the orient in ancient times is made.
Option 2 is ruled out as the non-selfish goals of man are not mentioned.
Option 4 is ruled out as no case by case/contextual application is provided.
 

QNo:-  58  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-  
Refer to the lines: Civilization is a continuous movement—hence there is a gradual transition from the Oriental civilization
to the Western. The former finally merges into the latter. Although the line of demarcation is not clearly drawn, some striking
differences are apparent when the two are placed in juxtaposition.
The correct answer in this case is option 2. The word coalescing means merging/ growing together, fusing.
Options 1 and 4 simply use the word juxtapose in order to confuse you but if you look closely, these options do not make sense.
Option 4 is incorrect esp because of "develops striking differences with it over a period of time."
Option 3 is incorrect as the passage does not state that the two move towards each other.
 

QNo:-  59  ,Correct Answer:-  A

Explanation:-  
Option 1. As per the context, meanings have to be ‘precise’ as per the dictionary and if they are not used in proper manner then
through words we cannot communicate the thoughts. So answer is 1.
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QNo:-  60  ,Correct Answer:-  D

Explanation:-  
Option 4. The whole context is positive so both words to be filled in blanks have to be positive. This is there only in choice 4

QNo:-  61  ,Correct Answer:-  C

Explanation:-  
Option C. Anybody who is adventurous won’t hesitate. Restlessness and tendency to run away from the things will push somebody
to do some extraordinary things. Hence the answer is C

QNo:-  62  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-  
The word predilection means affinity for or liking for.
The word even suggests that the blank will have a negative word.
At the expense of means at the sacrifice of; to the detriment of.
Appease means cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.
Peril means a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

QNo:-  63  ,Correct Answer:-  D

Explanation:-  
insured or  stolen cannot fit into the second blank.
Rise cannot fit in the first blank.

QNo:-  64  ,Correct Answer:-  B

Explanation:-  
Option 2. We need a word which means “restricted” in the first blank and that would be “limited”. Confound means to puzzle or
baffle. Though restrained means restricted we cannot say understanding is restrained.  Essentially labeled as is better than sort.

QNo:-  65  ,Correct Answer:-  D

Explanation:-  
….renouncing the right ……. and banning the use of …..Rule of parallelism. 

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