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LimoHebe
Limo
Limo
Limo
(1)
(4)
(3)
(5)
no two officers would hold positions on the same
have been nominated for officer status. As you know,
exhaustivelyfollowingthe following conclusions
non-availability of
who had looked forward to purchasing
options below,
negative publicity
Unhappy
Statement I:
, are competing modelsmarket. Due to increase in sales
and Hebesaw their
essential
unrest in its Indian suppliers
launch of
and profits.reported lower
new model
its fortunes. In order to prevent
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SectionA Decision Making
Answer question nos. 1 2 on the basis of position Disciplinary
following letter. Committee.
To the Chairman:
Dear Mr. Sailesh, Answer question nos. 3
5 on the basis of theinformation given in the following case.
At the December 3, 2011 meeting, it was decided thatDue to increased competition, Automobiles,
the Indian subsidiary of Automobile Company
both Chaitanya Rao and Ajit Singh will be serving in
Members Council last December 3, 2011. I would
sufficient
Disciplinary Committee (on which committee both of
the above are members) so that this problem will be
remedied.
PAC expects
developed especially for
conscious customers of India and China, would revive
customers
buying competing products, PAC announced
six months before schedule. Due to
deliveries
componentshampered, and hence it decided to launch Limo in
China only as per the original plan. Within a short
Sincerely, span of time, captured 30% market share in
Arvind Singh China, which was 200% higher than expected. Indian
Which of the following is an essential flaw that
the writer of the letter overlooked? (1 mark)
customers
were becoming increasingly unhappy to the
in India. Gingers dealers
Rao and Ajit are already serving together on worried business
the Disciplinary Committee. customers who might switch to other cars.
The Chairman has no power in the matter.
The Members Council cannot pass rules
Cultural Committee is only active during the
In the Chinese market,
in Limosby 200%,
share decline by
annual festival. Statement II: Baft
the customers due to their new features.
If both the nominations are confirmed, which of
reasonably,
describes actions that may occur in the near
Which of
justifiably made? (1 mark)
can be most
future? (1 mark) (1) I alone (2) II alone
Arvind resigns his membership.(2) Either Rao or Ajit resigns his membership.
committee
Cultural Committee.
Rao resigns his position on the Cultural
Committee.
(4) Neither I nor
(5) I and II
customers
company, but also spread
about the company. The best way, among the
with customers
Either Rao or Ajit resigns his position from
Cultural Committee, (1) suggest to customers to wait.
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committee. It has recently come to my attention that
some capacity on the Cultural Committee, and both
this is in direct disregard for the rules as voted by the
limiting members.
(4) Rao and Ajit are yet to be confirmed asofficers.
and Hebewere not desired by
together
th e
hope that action be taken by the
1.
(1)(2)
2.
the and
(3)
(5)
Ajit resigns his post on the
the and the other
resigns his on the
Ginger
Pepper
(PAC) sales
its Limo, value
from
the
plant, of
for its main plant was
Limo
were about loss of from the
3. Baft, and
targetof
Baft market
10%.
(3) Either I or II II
4. will not only leave the
to deal is: (1
mark)
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(2)
(5)
options
One hasrailway station respectively.
and 30 minutesminutes
Chennai experienced
respectively. Flight number IT-3348
and Delhidistance between Ranchi
by any ofboth-waysminutes
option is to reach Ranchi by a three hour
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suggest to customers to consider purchasing A quick search revealed that from Jamshedpur
any of the other PACs models availa ble in to Delhi available in two trains. 12801 and
showrooms, substantial discount 12443 depart from Jamshedpur station at 06:45 hrs
along with gifts. and 15.55 hrs and reach Delhi 04:50 hrs
suggest to PAC to treat Indian and Chinese and 10:35 hrs respectively. Trains 12444 and 12802
markets equally. start from Delhi at 17:20 hrs and 22:20 hrs and reach
(4) promise the top management of PAC higher Jamshedpur next day at 10:35 hrs and 20:05 hrssales/profit from Indian market compared respectively.
to Chinese market.
(5) suggest to the top management of PAC tomanufacture essential components in either
India or China.
Another
road trip and take a flight to Delhi from Ranchi.
covered in 105
the scheduled flights.
Murugan
comfort of Limo during his visit to China. He was
willing to deposit an approximate price of Limo
to buy the first available unit from Mr. Ahmed, a
dealer in Chennai, known for fair dealing. Ginger
Air India operates two flights, AI 9810 and AI
which depart Ranchi at 8:00 hrs and 15:25 hrs
operated
Kingfisher Airlines departs Ranchi
Return flights operated by Air India, AI 9809 and AI
Automobile is yet to announce the actual price,
and the process for allocation of the vehicles. In
order to maximise his cash flow, Mr. Ahmed
respectively. Flight number IT-3347 operated by
Kingfisher Airlines departs Delhi at 17:10 hrs.
should (1 mark) From Tinas home Jamshedpur railway station is five
collect the amount from Mr. Murugan. Later
when the delivery is delayed, blame it on
PACs problems.
collect 50% as advance and the remaining
50% after the confirmation of launch date
by Ginger Automobiles.
(3) collect the amount Mr. Murugan is willing to
minutes drive, and her destination at Delhi is 90
drive from airport
to reach the
scheduled
departure to complete the boarding procedure.
every railway station she loses five minutes
navigating through the crowd.clarifying delivery If Tina wants to minimize the total time out
subject to the company policy. Jamshedpur, the best option for her, from the
(4) not collect the amount, but suggest to Mr. given below,Murugan to write to Ginger Automobiles.
(5) collect the amount and transfer it to theaccount of Ginger Automobiles, instead of
keeping it in his personal account.
9810 and return by IT 3347.
9810 and return by train number
(3) IT 3348 and return by AI 9809.Answer question nos. 6 9 on the basis of the
information given in the following case.
Train number 12443 and return by train
number 12444.
AI 9810 and return by train number 12444.
Tina a blast
technology trouble-shooter stays in Jamshedpur. She Tina gets a message that work has
has got an important assignment in Delhi, which completed between 9:00 hrs. and 17:00 hrs.
requires six hours to complete. The work is so critical she wants minimize
that she has to start working the moment she reaches Jamshedpur, the best from the options
the clients premises. given below, for her among the following is
She is considering various options for her onward by (1.5 marks)
and return journey between Jamshedpur to Delhi.
M-PP-02 3A.4
s: (1.5 marks)
(2)
(3)with a
5. Mr. from the
(1)
(2)
deposit after that is
furnace expert, who works as a
ticket
is Trains
next day at
The
is
810,
by
at 19:20 hrs.
809, depart Delhi at 5:50 hrs and 11:00 hrs
and
airport at least one hour before the
At
in
6. of
(1) AIAI 12802.
(4)
7. her to be
If
the total time out of
option,
to go
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in-between
She wasthe family business.
and wasschools,businesspremier
TeknikwalidaughterTeknikwala.
changed after
reputation in the industry,
Tekniks revenues
consultancy
decadesspanningexperience
management.operations
resourcetechnology,
already up and running.
legacy systems with latest
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(1) Train 12443 and return by Train 12444. problems, the unit managers would put
(2) Train 12801 and return by Train 12802. help to BAG. The problem s ranged from
(3) AI 9810 and return by AI 9809. installation internal systems, financial
(4) AI 810 and return by AI 9809. advice related to leasing of equipment, to handling of
(5) IT 3348 and return by IT 3347. employee grievances.
Tina has to appear for an exam on 8 th of January
Jamshedpur
residence in Jamshedpur only after 16:00 hrs of
Over a period of years,from 100 crore 10,000 crore with guidance of
and due to Mr. Tekinwalas vision.
many people wanted to
start their careers in BAG. Often young MBAs fresh
minimize the total time out of Jamshedpur. (1.5out of business schools would apply. However their
applications used to be rejected by Mr. Teknikwala,
who had a preference for people with extensive
(1) Go by Train 12443 and return by Train 12444 industry experience.
(2) Go by Train 12443 and return by AI 9809
(3) Go by IT 3348 and return by Train 12801
(4) Go by AI 810 and return by Train 12801(5) Go by AI 9810 and return by AI 9809
the unfortunate demise of
took up
an MBA from one ofworking in a
minimize
waiting period, the option that she should choose
from the options given below, will be: (1.5 marks)
different company when Mr. Tekinwala passed away.
She preferred that BAG developed new ideas
therefore inducted freshly graduated MBAs from
premier business schools. She personally supervised
(1) Go by Train 12801 and return by IT 3347 the recruitment and selection process. Now the entire
(2) Go by Train 12443 and return by Train 12802 group const ituted of 50 specia lists, out of which 35
(3) Go by AI 9810 and return by Train 12802 were the old time members. She also changed the
(4) Go by AI 810 and return by AI 9809 reporting relationships in the BAG group with some
(5) Go by IT 3348 and return by AI 809 of the olde r member s being made to repo rt
new members. In IT team, Mr. a newly recruitedAnswer question nos. 10 15 on the basis of the MBA, was made in-charge.
information given in the following case.For the older members it was a shock. However, as
Teknik Group of industries most of them were on the verge of retirement,
sectors ranging from manufacturing, construction, would be chal lengi ng to search for new jobs
fish farming and hotels. These different businesses competing with younger professionals, they decided
operated as semi-independent units managed by the to play along.
unit level managers. Tekniks management had an
Business
Advisory Group (known internally as BAG). The 15
fast without facing the typical growth hurdles. Most of
them were specialists in fields like law, information
management,
of them
industry.
Whenever any of the units faced any significant
After one month, all business units were caught
the ERP fever. This was an idea pushed by Ms.
Teknikwali who the need the need to replace the old
ERP system integrating all
the units of Teknik. This was heavily influenced by
her experience in the previous where an ERP system
Therefore she was
aware of the difference between installing an ERP
system and working on an already installed one.
The ERP implementation in Teknik Group required
extensive coordination with senior level managers
M-PP-02 3A.5
had businesses in different
personally
Teknikwala, the owner of Teknik, who wanted thiscore group of experts to help his organization grow
8.
in and she can start from her
the same day. Choose the option, from the
options given below, that will help her to
marks)
9. If Tina decides to the
internal group called as
experts in BAG were hired by Mr.
human and
Almost all had
in the
level up a
request for
of MIS to
grewBAG
Given its
Things Mr.
His Miss.
the
and
to the
Shiv,
and it
while
up in
was not
of
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older
was
Shiv as project lead for
being extensively managed by the old timers as they
After two months, BAG teams had to fortnightly
were familiar with internal processes and people in
present their progress to Ms. Teknikwalis team. In
productive.
involved
Look at industry best practices
projects
reviewedfortnight
The incompetence of
Teknikwali
How should Mr.
would be at
could notproblems or ad-hoc requests
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all units and it represented an extra work for those had agreed to an offer from a law
who were involved. This coordi nation was required firm. Other members would sporadically come
to understand the different work processes and the in late to work, citing health reasons.
users requirements. This coordination activity was members now wanted a weekly work-routine
to be prepared and given to them in advance so that
they could deliver as per the schedule. insistence
the different units. An external consultant was also
the last meeting Ms. Teknikwali was dissatisfied. She
on written communication was a problem as urgent
be foreseen
and included. Also normal services to other business
units were being unattended to, and there were
complaints coming from the unit heads.
Which of the following could have been a better
aspect of the business, the roll out had to be done response of Mr. Shiv to Ms. Teknikwalis request
faster. She wanted Mr. Shiv to get the implementation to re-schedule the ERP implementation?
completed ahead of schedule. In the meeting she
asked Mr. Shiv to get the people in IT team to be more
disagree,
committed to a roll-out schedule of complete ERP
system in 6 months instead of earlier decided 14
months.
regarding
fast-tracking
to a new deadline.(2) Consult the external consultant who was
customization
implementation.
Next day, Mr. Shiv presented the revised project (3) Create a smaller team of all the new recruitsmilestone to BAG members. He told them that in of BAG and present the idea to them alone.
deadline, members (4) Eliminate reliance externalexpected to work on week-ends till the completion of consultants as they would be slow.
the project. Along with that, they were also expected Present the idea to BAG members and ask
to maintain their earlier standards of delivery time them to look at the feasibility of the entire
and quality for the normal trouble-shooting
internal advisory work. Mr. Shiv also pointed out that
The meeting ended without any member commenting
on Shivs ideas, although Mr. Shiv heard a lot of
mumbling in the corridor. Over the week,
noticed that the members seemed to avoid him and
he had to make extra effort to get ideas from them.
attendance
register and found the Mr. Lal, an old time member,
had not come during the week-ends and certain
decisions were held up due to lack of inputs from Mr.
Lal. Mr. Shiv issued a written reprimand to Mr. Lal. He
senior members had put in request for transfer to
Which of the following can be identified as the
immediate cause for the problems in BAG? (1
decision to appoint
ERP implementation.
the consultant
implementing the ERP project.
information
happening in the ERP project.
Infighting between new recruits and the
members(5) Unilateral decision making by Shiv.
Shiv cope with the situation
now? Choose the best option, considering Mr.
the ERP project
fails, and assuming that for carrying out the
other business units. It was rumoured that four
M-PP-02 3A.6
of
hired for customization and implementation.
explained her thinking that since ERP impacted every
performance
expectations subjected
disciplinary action.
was speechless on receiving the rep rimand but kept
It has been three days since that incident. Some of the
(1 mark)
BAG group.
Not willing to Mr. Shiv
order to meet the the were
and
anyone whose did not meet the
would be to formal
Shiv
After a Shiv the
silent.
senior legal experts
senior
Almost all
senior
This
10.
(1)of ERP and then
commit
with ERP and
the on
(5)plan.
11.
mark)
Ms. s Mr.
(1)
(3)(2)
(4)
who
Lack of about what was
12.
Shiv s career stake if
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schools
(1)
(3)
both students
forty years.history of
the mostday celebrations,and annual
Vivekananda Memorial Elocution
problem solvers(4) right amount
sufficient
a mixture of
creation oforganization requires
implementation
consultantHire an external
(4) Ask
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options, he has the necessary authority to do so. Retire the entire team and hire a fresh team
(1.5 marks) according
Resign from BAG. The project cannot be
done as per the re-scheduled time-table. Get
and get help from her to deal with the old
requirements.
who would have
interacted with the BAG members
managers
performance
performance and productivity. After that
have discussion with BAG members
unit managers performance.
his side by promising them rewards at end
project requirements. Hire extra resources
for dealing with other ad-hoc requirementsand for the ERP project requirements.
Create a joint team of old members and new
members within BAG to take care of ad-hoc
requirements. They would be socialized in
out-bound programmes like mountaineering
etc., which will be conducted during week-
(5) Break down BAG into different sub-groups.would be easy to tackle one sub-group at
time and do what she wanted to achieve.
It can be inferred from the above case that
package
a team that(1 mark)
experienced employees
newly graduated employees
(2) only young people with education in topand colleges
number
networked with powerful stakeholders
Of all the problems being faced in BAG, which of
the following is neither discussed nor hinted at?
(1 mark)
the organization
along with
those who are abreast of the latest ERP
technologyMs. Teknikwal is (5) people involvedmembers to implement new ideas. operations for a long duration of time along
The inability of the younger members to with people who are aware of the latest
work along with the older members of BAG. ERP technology
intention impress
Teknikwali agreeing Answer question nos. 16 17 on the basis of the
deadline. information given in the following case.
(4) Ms. Teknikwalis lack of understanding ofthe complexity of an ERP implementation.
(5) Mr. Shivs lack of understanding ofsensitivities of the older members of BAG.
Competition
in Viswavijay Public School
from the founder
important
her fathersevent of the school.
Teknikwali could have gone about dealing with In recent times, due to the increased popularity of
BAG group would have been to: (1 mark) reality shows on television channels, and for various
Discuss with the members as to what their
views were about the company and solicit
other reasons, the elocution competition
and parents
ideas on how to make it grow further.
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a job in another company based on BAGs
time members. Some old members need toInform Ms. Teknikwali about the situation
Align the new members of the BAG group to
brand-name.
be fired so that others are also disciplined.
of the project. Obtain approval from Ms.
Teknikwali for the same.
Develop work-routines aligned to the ERP
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
ends.
13.
lack of faith on older
(1)
(3)(2)
Mr. Shivs to Ms.
by to a tougher
the
14. After demise, the best way Ms.
(1)
(2)to her criteria and her
(3)on her
behalf.
the unit about the
of the BAG groups
about
It a
15.
of an ERP in an
has:
and
of people who are
in
of
who have been with
in
(VMEC) (VPS) has a
Apart s day
it is
lost its
appeal. Interest of has
been eroding over a period of time. To ensure
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hisauthorityexercise
appropriately teachers
Ram and made it
senior employees did not like the informal
competitors.rom hisattractive offers
retain crucial employees who were
contracts.differentbidding for
with otherused to interact
Dev Anand forlieutenant
while driving hisnotice a red light
accident.escaped a potentially fatal
Dev Anand, CEO of a construction company,
working parents. teachers
benefits VPS the most.
the senior teachers
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sufficient audience, Demand compensation for work on the
Department, introduced choral recitation for junior
section as a part of elocution competition. Three
classes, each consisting of forty students, get short-
listed for the final performance of choral singing on
the day of VMEC. Most of the parents and family
members of these students attend the function to
Zacharia,
asked to go through the
action plans and make recommendations
He would recommend:
encourage them. This initiative increased the number
of people attending the elocution competition. (1) Options I and II
Some teachers are unhappy with the emphasis given
on the elocution competition, since they are expected
to be present at the school on the day of competition,
normally happens weekend
accommodate
were not granted leave on the day of VMEC and they
used to be unhappy regarding this aspect.
Answer question nos. 18 20 on the basis of the
information given in the following case.
Ms Shabina, the principal of VPS, is aware thatsome of her teachers are unhappy. She wants to
be seen as fair and just. Which option is the best
one that she should exercise? (1 mark)
recently
Dev had failed to
and attending
to his phone calls. His well-wishers advised him to get
a suitable replacement for the previous driver Ram
introduce separate Singh, who had resigned three months
competitions
elocution competition.
compensate
who volunteer to come for the extra day
(3) appoint a committee of teachers, parentsand management representatives to come
up with possible suggestions withindeadline
appoint a committee of teachers to come up
with possible suggestions, and ensure that
majority of committee members are staunch
supporters of the current practices.
principal
Ram Singh was not just a driver, but also a trusted
five years.
and gathered
critical information that helped Dev in successfully
also helped
Dev to identify some dishonest employees, and toconsidering
Some of
influence
him to continue in the
firm. Dev provided him an alternative job with one of
relatives.
because she wants to retain all traditions. During the last three months Dev has considered
different candidates for the post. The backgrounds
A group of unhappy teachers have come up with
a list of action plans for the consideration of their
colleagues. The action plans are listed below.
Exposing Mr. )vans intentions behind the
inclusion of choral recitation.
the candidates
Conduct an open house discussion to gauge
the unhappiness and to identify possible
solutions.
III. Introduce music and dance competition insame format as elocution competition
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are given in the table below.
Mr. Ivan, Head of English
which on a to
the The
16.
(1) music and dancein same format as the
(2) those
a
(4)
(5) the of the
17.
I.II.
IV. theirday of VMEC.
Mr. one of and a
well wisher of VPS, is
that
(1mark)
(2) Options II and IV
(3) Options I and III
(4) Options I and IV
(5) Options I, II, and IV
car
back.
for the last Ram
drivers
His inputs
the
of difficult for
of
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(1)
and least
and the HR managermembers
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Educational
Ex-employers are highly satisfied. Their only
concern is about his tendency to switch jobs after
but tends to lose interest after six months. Not
willing to commit for any more than six months
Claims to have more than one year of experience,
Studied up
He has received a hike of 2,000 last month on
account of his good performance as a driver.
Working as a driver for the last one year after
been forced to take up the job of a driver.
Cousin of Ran Singh. Substituted Ram as Dev's
driver whenever Ram was on leave. Currently
20 years recommended by Ram. His knowledge and
contacts in the firm is as good as Ram's.
Working as a temporary driver with Dev's major
has offered Chethan's service to Dev on a
temporary basis. Chethan has also expressed his
willingness to work on a long term basis, provided
he is given an annual increment of 500, which is
reasonable as per the market condition.
primarily Chethan
trustworthy suitable
replacement for Ram. His family members do not
want Dev to appoint a young driver, as most of
them are inexperienced. Devs driver is an
among all employees of the firm. He also needs to
In order to resolve the conflicting preferences,
one of Devs friends suggested Dev, his family
to identify their
most and the least preferred candidates without
considering the concerns of other stakeholders.
ensure that the selection of a new driver does not
familys concerns, Mr. Dev would like to have(1
preferred candidates:
Bal Singh and Chetan respectively
II. Family members most and least preferredcandidates:
respectively
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employee of the firm and hence the appointment
has to be routed through the HR manager of the
firm. The HR manager prefers to maintain parity
lead to discontent among the senior employees of
the firm.
From his perspective, and taking into account the
Dev is looking for a stable and
driver, who can be a
18.
mark)
(2) Chintan
(3) Bal Singh (4) Mani
(5) Sunder
19.
I. Devs most
Bal Singh and Chintan
Salary( )
PostSeven
years of
drivingper
month
IXmonth
per
month
Balper
month
per
month
Name AgeQualification
ExperienceExpected
Remark
Sunder 32graduate
experience
18,000every six months.Enjoys the newness in every job
Mani 23 to Standard One year8,000 per
but can't provide any certificate to substantiate it.
Chintan 44 Graduate 20 years
20,000losing his previous job of a stenographer. He has
Singh40 Litreate
More than15,000
working as a driver with Dev's in-laws. Strongly
Chethan 38 Standard XII 10 years
12,000
competitor for the last three years. The competitor
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(5)
ethical(4)
(3)
his
expansion,
contractors,When asked about
helping others,
to more number
Naresh is
Naresh is
contractor,advice from anotherhe sought
who had been working on government
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( R managers preferred and he had to ensure their
candidates: Chethan by expanding his business,
respectively would he be able to care for family in a better
Which of the above three statements is/are in
conformity with the information provided in the
passage? (1.5 marks)
employment
masons and labourers. That would benefit their
families as well. Naresh drew the boundary of
society to include himself, his family members, his
(1) Option I employees and their family members.
(2) Option II
(3) Options I and II
(4) Options II and III
(5) Option I, II and III
the only option in the city was
as a contractor for government work. Before deciding,
Srikumar,
projects
Who among the following five candidates is most
likely to be rejected by the GM (HR)? (1 mark)
long period of time. Srikumar followed the principle
because he believed that
would be helped back in return some day. Srikumar
(1) Chethan (2) Chintan had just one advice The work is given to those who
(3) Bal Singh (4) Mani will win the bidding process and at the same time will
(5) Sunder give the maximum bribe. Prices quoted for work have
to include bribes, else the bills will not get cleared
Answer questions from. 21 to 23 based on the and the supervisors will find multiple faults with the
case given below. execution survival
unethical, prosperity for contractors .deviates from principles. The principles and their use
is often guided by two definitions:Srikumar
The government contractors are like a micro-society
Moral: societys code for individual survival in themselves, almost like a brotherhood. Within that,
Ethics: An individuals code for society survival they are highly competitive; however towards any
Naresh was a small time civil contractor in a small
city. His major clients were the residents who wanted
external threat they are united to ensure no harm
happens to any of their members.
ad-hoc work like painting, building extensions to be government
done. His just prices had made him a preferred contractor. Following Sriku mars
contractor for most of the clients who preferred him inflated the prices so that he could pay the bribes
over other civil contrac tors. Always he followed the out the bills received. (1.5 marks)
principle that client had to be kept happy only bydoing so it would be a win-win situation for both.
However due to the unpredictability of such orders
from residents, Naresh used to be idle for substantial
part of the year. As a consequence, he could not
medical expense of his elderly parents was another
(1) Naresh is now totally unethical.
(2) Naresh cannot be called totally ethical.
Naresh can be called ethical
to some extent.
being totally ethical.
A new supervisor had joined a government
department where both Naresh and Srikumar
were bidding
drain on his resources. The constant rise of prices in particular
medical care and medicines was another issue. For meeting with all contractors and officers from the
Naresh, fam ilys concern was predominant. Naresh department, he produced a document which had
therefore, pressure the rates at which Naresh had worked for private
business. He was the sole earning member of his clients for similar building related work.
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expand his business.
His two children were growing up and his e xisting
business support expenses.
to enlist
III. most and leastand Bal Singh
20.
Ethical a person is called when he
could not their The
was, under to expand his
family, well being. He
thought that not only
way,
as well as offer of
his
For
for a
of always he
of work. This ensures and
other said
21. Naresh decided to work as a
advice, he
when it suits him.
22.
for work. During the bidding
process for a project, in an open
He
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threat to his(1)
(3)
not(1)
(3) contractors
disruptionsbusiness
proposal
employees,
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accused Naresh and Srikumar of over-pricing for case was closed unresolve d with no one found
government work and threatened to disqualify
them from the bidding process, if the rates are
not brought down. Faced with that situation,situation, can be concluded that:
Naresh gave a written reply that ) use materials
of inferior quality for private work, and that is the Srikumar immoral,
reason for price difference . Srikumar supported Naresh is unethical.Naresh in the meeting by saying that he had seen (2) Naresh is ethical and moral, while otherNareshs work and he agreed. )n this situation, it are immoral
can be concluded that: (1.5 marks) Naresh, Srikumar and other contractor s
both Naresh and Srikumar are unethical.
Naresh is unethical while Srikumar is not.
both Naresh and Srikumar are ethical.
Naresh is ethical to a large extent, but no
conclusion can be made about Srikumar.
both immoral
contractors
prevented Naresh from being immoral.
(5) Other contractors are unethical, but noconclusion can be made about
Srikumar is unethical, but no conclusion can
be made about Naresh.
Answer question nos. 24 25 on the basis of the
information given in the following case.
Lankawala, another contractor, when faced with Saral Co. is operating in seven north-eastern states
the new supervisors demand to reduce prices for country. organization
government work, asked him to guarantee that participative decision wherein
no bribes would be taken, and only then prices deliberate openly about and cons
would be reduced. This was said in front of impor tant decis ion, and a broad conse nsus is taken
everyone. supervisor before taking the final decision. In Saral Co. every
Lankawala out of the meeting and threatened to employee gets a salary proportional to the sales
black-list him. Lankawala did not say anything achieved. A new General Manager (GM) joined during
and walked away. Blacklisting of a contract or by beginning month and challenged the
government department organizations sole focus on determine
Lankawala would not be able to participate in any salaries. He urged the top management to include two
government departments works. additional parameters determining
In late evening, the city was abuzz with the news
that the supervisors dead body was seen on the
police. Getting involved in murder cases could
collection
information about competitors and the quality of
relationship with the retailers.
Manohar, the highest earning employee for the
last three years, vehemently opposes the GMs
proposal. Which of the following could be most
lead to unpredictable outcomes such as becoming likely reason for him to oppose the proposal?
the potential suspect, or an accessory to the
crime. Furthermore, cases could drag on for
years, and one would have to appear in court as
witnesses in response to courts summons. This,
for a contractor, was a serious threat to his
created.
However, Naresh wanted to speak out but was
pressurized by Srikumar and other contractors
not to, and as a result he did not. Due to this, the
considersfavourable position in Saral
(2) He is not interested in collecting theinformation regarding competitors.
No clarity regarding the relative importance
of the three parameters.
interested in maintaining quality
relationship with retailers.
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investigations
followed, attended meeting
recounted the happenings in the meeting to the
and unethical.
and unethical.(1)(2)
(5)
(3)(4)
23.
At this the forced
one implied that
railway tracks. In the that
no one who the
due to the
guilty.
In this it (2
marks)
is but ethical, while
are
(4) Other are moral, and they
Naresh.
of
the The has a history of
making, people
pros of every
the of this
sales to
more in the
salaries of the viz. of
24.
(1
mark)
He the as a seriousCo.
(4) He is not
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(1)
(3)
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He may need to work harder to earn the
highest salary.
The top management of Saral Co. refused to
implement the proposal of new GM from the
beginning of next month, which of the following
justified
managements refusal? (1 mark)
To ensure that no manager will get credit for
a major change soon after joining.
(2) To avoid attracting criticism for their failureto implement a similar scheme.
experience
north-eastern states only.
The GM is new to the organization and he
would require some time to implement the
new plan.
(5) The top management would need time todeliberate and get consensus.
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(5)
25.
could be the most reason for the
His past is limited to seven
(4)
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guilty of embezzlement.
due to persistent2006 was
and 2001 was
(3) Many of
the litreacy rate by 2006 suggests
Another
The micro factors
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SectionB English Language Ability and Logical Reasoning
26 . On a wing and a prayer the Indian team landed in The 2001 census showed a sharp fall in the
Heathrow to take on their formidable oppenents . litreacy rate compared to 1991, but an increase in
the Indian team was (1 mark)
between
1991 and 2006 India progressed in terms oflitreacy rate.
(1) high in spirits
(3) over confident
(5) buoyant
(2) well prepared
(4) under preparedWhich of the following statements, if true,
best refutes the above argument?
the causes more litreacy is
It _____________ not look like a great deal today, but increased population growth rate.
back then it was a coup: no man before ___________ Although there was no census in 2006 the
to import tea directly into Ireland. information
The option that will best fill the blanks in the
above sentences would be:
(1) may, has dared(2) may, had dared
(3) might, have dared
(4) might, have ever dared
(5) may, ever dared
reliable.
those who were illitreate in 2001
become litreate by 2006.
(4) The rate of fall in litreacy rate between 1991more than the rate of
litreacy rate between 2001 and 2006.
(5) The rise in litreacy rate between 2001 andcampaign on
)t was AC Milans success in Europe in the sixtiestelevision and FM radio.
that introduced the
and, a quarter of a century later, it was AC Milans
success in Europe that killed it off. Ravindra Dubey was
means that Ravindra Dubey(1 mark)
Which of the following was
above sentence? (1 mark)
implied in the(1) did not(2) misappropriated assets he was entrusted
AC Milan was successful in Europe in the engaged in circulating black mone y in the
sixties with the help of a libero economy.
(2) AC Milan was successful in Europe in the cheated on his spouse.late eighties without a libero (5) misreported educational qualification.
(3) The libero was an )talian default for almosta quarter of a century. 32 .Read the sentences and choose the option that
AC Milan was not successful in Europe for best arrange them in a logical order.
almost a quarter of a century.
(5) The )talians seldom used a libero since late Some of these are tangible while others
eighties.
(3) Virtue / Vice
(5) Light / Darkness
(2) Fact / Fiction
(4) Study / Analyse
brand building,product development, competition,
decision making within organizations
way to classify these factors
distinguish which of them
nature and which of
D. The macro factors comprise governmentpolicies, state of the economy, changing
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29 .Choose the odd one:
libero
From the above sentence it can be inferred that
(1 mark)
as the Italian default
(1 mark)
(1) Chaos / Order
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
them are micro.
27.
28.
no t
(1)
(4)
30.
that
(1) One of of the(2)
about the litreacy rate is
rise in
31. It
pay his bills.
with.
(3)(4)
A. arenot.
B. look atpricing,
etc.
C. is toare macro in
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(2)
(4)
recognize
becomesremoved,motivation
straitjacket
altogether,and well-being aspect
actually fails to distinguish
the person,being of
welfare calculations
(3) A-E-C-D-B(1) E-A-C-D-B
(1) The value of a personsagency aspectA persons
The importance of
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demographics etc. an agent, even though those achievements
influencing forecasts directly concerned with his well-being.
technological, economic, political, really no sound basis demanding that
religious, ethnic, governmental, and natural agency aspect and the well-being aspect a person
should be independent of each other, and it
(2) E-C-B-D-A(4) D-B-A-C-E
(5) E-D-B-A-C
There is an essential and irreducible duality in the
suppose, even possible that every change in one will
affect the other as well. However, the point at issue is
not the plausibility of their independence,
sustainability and relevance of the distinction. The
fact that two variables may be so relate d that one
cannot change without the other, does not imply that
they are the same variable, or that they will have the
same values, or that the value of one can be obtained
normative conceptualization of an individual person.
the person in terms of his or her well-being. This
transformation.
an agency achievement
rest entirely on the enhancement of well -being that it
may indirectly cause. The agency achievement
well-being achievement, both of which have some
distinct importance, may be casually linked with each
self-interested
possible
the indisputable fact that the persons
agency can well be geared to considerations not
covered or at least not fully covered by his or herown well-being. Agency may be seen as important
(not just instrumentally for the pursuit of well-being,
compromise the specific
importance of either. In so far as utility basedconcentrate only on the well-
ignoring the agency aspect,
between
something of
real importance is lost.
but also intrinsically), but that still leaves open the According to the ideas in the passage, thequestion as to how that agency is to be evaluated and following are nottrue expect: (1.5 marks)
appraised. Even though the use of ones agency is a
matter for oneself to judge, the need for careful
To recognize the distinction between the agency
well-being cannot
obtained from the value of
independent
well-being aspect.
(3) A persons agency is important because herwell-being must depend on her agency.
A persons agency must be entirely geared
towards her own well-being.
independent, (5) A persons well-being will be dependent oncompletely separable from, his or her success in her agency in all circumstances.terms of well-being. A person may well feel happier
and better off as a result of achieving what he or she In the case of Japan, there is a strong empirical
wanted to achieve perhaps for his or her family, or evidence to suggest that systematic departurecommunity, or class, or party, or some other cause. from self-interested behavior, in the direction of
Also it is quite possible that a persons well-being will goodwill
go down as a resu lt of frus trat ion if ther e is some substantial part in industrial success.
failure to achieve what he or she wanted to achieve as
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recognizing and respecting his or her ability to form
interested motivation, in which a persons agency
assessment of aims, objective, allegiances, etc., and
aspect and the well-being aspect of a person does
following passage
goals, commitments, values, etc., and we can also see
must be entirely geared to his or her own well-being.
the conception of the good, may be important and
not require us to take the view that the persons
Read the and provide
appropriate answers for the questions 33 37 .
We can see the person in terms of his or her agency,
dichotomy is lost in a model of exclusively self-
exacting.
E. The factors includesocial,
factors.
But once that of
is it to
success as an agent must be or
are not
or her There
is for the
of
is, I
but the
from the other on basis of some simple
does not
and
other, but this fact does not
or
the agency
aspect
33.
be
her agency.
is of
her
34.
duty, loyalty and have played a
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Diego:
Bats
Bats cannot
Bats
(1)
(5)(4)
(3)
(2)
III.
(3)
government,sentences
departuresystematic
paradigmexplained
(2) II only
An ascetic praying for
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Which of the following in closest to the ideas state government in enacting new laws, but
presented in the passage? (1.5 marks) also increased his image in the minds of the
Japanese are duty bound selfless people.
The sense of well-being of the Japanese
people gets consistently enhanced due to
the self-interested behavior.
36. Read the sentences given below and choose
the option that is best in accordance with the
ideas in the passage.
Had there been no enhancement of their There is a need to distinguish between the
own well-being, the Japanese people would agency aspect and the well-being aspect of
have not been dutiful. a person.
(4) Ability to achieve their countrys objective s A person can be conceptualized in terms ofmay have enhanced the sense of well-being either agency or well-being.
of Japanese people. However the agency of
(5) Japanese peoples adherence to ethos ofduty, loyalty and goodwill can
of self-
important,
instrumentally,
(1) I only
(4) I and III(5) II and III
of well-
interested behavior.37. The idea of agency, as used in the passage, is
Of the options presented below, which one is the
best example for the ideas propounded in the
implied in all the options given below, except:
(1 mark)
passage? (1.5 marks) A student
(1) Change for Equality was a campaign bywomen of Iran to remove discrimination
against women in their country. Activities of
the movement were attacked and jailed by
A lawyer
A politician on dharmato gain publicity
A hungry child crying for
world peace
campaign
continued.
(2) In January 2011, the Egyptian people camefollowing
grammatically incorrect? (1 mark)
out against the regime to topple it. Their (1) Bats are able to fly in the dark.grievances included police atrocities, state can fly in the dark
emergency laws, lack of free election, and (3) Bats have the ability to fly in the dark.freedom corruption, fly in the dark if
unemployment, food price inflation and low have the ability of
minimum wages.
(3) A worker immolated himself to highlightinjustice perpetrated Alfredo, discussing
management against the employees in the Argentinean football.company.
The factory workers carried on with the
strike in demand for increased wages, even
though they were not paid wages for the
Alfredo: Argentina was
Argentina is
Lionel: Argentina will be a football powerhouse.
duration they were on strike.
A politician went on a hunger strike against
Which of the following cannot be inferred
from the above conversation?
corruption which not only galvanized the
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arguing for
arguing the case for
a football
a football
his
Japanese industrial
success is probably derived from factors
beyond this sense of well-being.
(1 mark)
a grade revision
rich client
flying in the dark,
powerhouse.
powerhouse.
(1 mark)
(1)(2)
(3)this from
the people in their
well be
within the
35.
the but the
lack of of speech,
being by the
(4)
(5)
voters.
I.
II.A person is not just
for the pursuit
being
III only
food
38. Which of the is
(2)(4) it rains.(5) if it
does not rain.
39. Diego and Lionel are
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without
Which
previouslyexperiencedifferent
organisms with identical
identical respond
genotypes
previously
relationships
therapistinterpretpatients
Even though this
sometimesexperienceidentical
organisms with different
experienceidentical
interactionpredictable
claimingdistinction,genotype).
previouslytherapists
therapists
(5) eight percent of patientslikely to improve mental
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(1)Lionel is optimistic about the future. organisms with identical genotypes(2) Alfredo, Diego and Lionel may disagree on
(5)Alfredo has positive feelings about the past.
respond
differently in different
genotypes
respond
identically in identical situations.
(3) All organisms with similar genotypes40 .Choose the grammatically correct sentence experience respond
from the options given below. differently in identical situations.
Surprisingly,
problems in the factory, the factory manager
has enjoyed considerable support from they
challenged
leadership.
(2) Surprisingly,
organisms with identical
experience
identically in identical situations.
genotypes
respond
identically in identical situations.
problems in the factory, the factory manager
has enjoyed considerable support from
them who had previously challenged his
leadership.
(3) Surprisingly,problems in the factory, the factory manager
has enjoyed considerable support from he
challenged
leadership.
(4) Surprisingly,problems in the factory, the factory manager
has enjoyed considerable support from
those who had previously challenged his
The benefits of psychotherapy result not only
from the advice the therapist gives but also fromthe supportive relationship offered to the patient.
relationship may cost
amounts
concern
genuine
relationship as the primary factor in improving
their mental health. However, recent studies
found that only eight percent of therapist/patient
continue
terminates
leadership. Which of the following is in accordance with
(5) Surprisingly, the ideas contained in the passage? Chooseproblems in the factory, the factory manager the best option.
has enjoyed considerable support from that
challenged
leadership.
Ethologists, people who study animal behavior,
have traditionally divided an organisms actions
into two categories: learned behavior (based on
experience) and instinctive behavior (based on
scholarsbehavior
experience
genotype.
concerned
reputed
can always treat mental illness
the use of
therapists who terminate relationships
health of
patients.
continue to
improve after
of
strengthens
following,
arguments
Most of the Asian countries have trade-deficit
with China. Bangladeshs trade deficit with China
sentence above? (1 mark) this year has increased by 35%. Despite large
increases in exports to China, )ndonesias
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psychotherapists
termination of
formal
will
certain things.
(3)Diego views the present positively.(4)Alfredo completely disagrees with Diego.
(1 mark)
situations.
paid visits.
(1 mark)
moneymaking and their patients well-being.
published
hardly be beneficial.
prescription drugs.
therapy.
(1) given the recent labour
who had his
given the recent labour
given the recent labour
who had his
given the recent labour
given the recent labour
who had his
41.
Some current reject thisthat all is a
of and
the most
th e
if true,
made in the
(1) All and
(2) All andalways
and
similar always
(4) All andalways
(5) All andalways
42.
large
of money over many years, most
the s for
them as and identify this caring
have
after the patient
are equally with
(1)
(3)(2)
(4)
reading articles of
are
their
will
43.
trade
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(3)
(1)
except:(1)
(4)
46 .Which
have not
They still
economists confidently
(5) No
been prevalent
warehouse
D. However, though the concept
stocking,dealing in procuring,
generations
Kothari, Kotwal, Bhandari
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deficit with China continues to increase. So does 47 .Read the sentences and choose the option that
Samsung best arranges them in a logical order.
Electronics,
manufacturers of electronic gadgets.considered as
unwanted
a dumping ground
Which of the following, if true, would be most organizations.
inconsistentwith the above passage? In many parts of the country, traditional
China is the largest manufacturer of parts of
electronic gadgets and Samsung Electronics
imports parts for their gadgets from China.
(2) Exports to Bangladesh are insignificant inproportion of Chinas total exports.
(3) Exports to Indonesia from China decreased.
castes such as
Bhandarkar
distributing
and merchandise.
This is due to the fact that Indian traders
have been trading with many parts of
(4) )ndonesiasresources.
(5) China has trade deficit with Iran.warehousing
2000 years,
obtained
All who studied commerce enjoy sports. No taxconsultant enjoys sports. All those who enjoy
sports love classical music.
recognition in modern times.warehousing
function is not new in India.
If the above sentences are true, which of the
following also must be true?
(1) E-A-C-D-B
(3) A-E-C-D-B
(5) E-D-B-A-C
(2) E-C-B-D-A
D-B-A-C-E
No one who enjoys classical music is a tax
consultant by profession. 48 .Concurrence following
Every tax consultant enjoys classical music. (1 mark)
(3) No tax consultant enjoys classical music.No tax consultant studied commerce.
commerceclassical music.
Agreement
Consensus
(5) Harmony
Coincidence
The head ___________ was annoyed to see a _________
in the soup.
49 .Read the sentences and choose the option that
best arranges them in a logical order.
The option that would best fill the blanks in
the above sentence would be:
to drive up the inflation
rate-examples
Johnsons inflationary policies did to the US
(1) chief, house fly (2) chef, housefly economy
(3) chief, house-fly (4) chef, house fly consistently pro-inflationary policies
(5) chef, house-fly done to the economy of Italy.
word
hypothesize? opposite government to do harm to its domesticeconomy.(1) posit
(3) conjecture
(5) speculate
(2) propose
(4) refute
Contrary to what
promised forty years ago, business cycles
been abolished.
operate pretty much the way
they have been operating for the past 150
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(1 mark)
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
that of South Korea, home of
one of the worlds largest
(1)
chief exports are natural
44.
(2)
one who studied enjoy
45.
is the of the word
A. In fact, it isfor people in quite a few
B.and
have for been
goods
C.the
world.
of
has for over the
has not yet due
E. The concept of or stores
(4)
means all of the
(2) Accord
(4)
i. All it has to do isare the damage Lyndon
and the damage which
have
ii. It is easy, the record shows, for a
iii.
iv.
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(5)
(3)
situations
attractive to carve up some of its areas
(1) strictly
fancifully
passagefollowing
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wanting to present an unwanted optimistic
But there is not the slightest evidence that picture in the board meeting, the CEO estimated
any government policy to stimulate the the sales
economy has impact, whether that policy
be Keynesian, monetarist, supply side orneoclassical.
The option that will best fill the blank in the
above sentence would be:
(1) (iii)-(iv)-(ii)-(i)-(v)
(5) (ii)-(i)-(v)-(iii)-(iv)
liberally
pessimistically
conservatively
provide
appropriate answers for the questions 52 55 .
When income tax rates are reduced, there is an The idea of demarcating certain areas within the
increase in taxable income, and an increase in economic promote
taxable income results in increased total income investment and growth is A large country
tax revenues for the government. facilities
Which of the following is analogues to theargument
features?
environment that can attract foreign investment
throughout the country often finds it feasible and
where such
facilities can be provided. The laws and procedures
If the city municipal corporation increases setting up new industries are waived to make the
taxes on property by 1% it will raise tax area business-friendly with developed infrastructure
revenues, which can be used for garbage and a one-window interaction with government.
disposal management. addition, huge tax benefits are promised to lure
Opposition investors. Chin as experience shows that if chalked
Parliament argued that a restrict ion on the and implemented with care such a policy can
import of Chinese manufacturing products accelerate the flow of capital and technology from
increase abroad and thereby speed up growth.
manufacturing products.(3) An advertisement using more than 25 words However, SEZs may not be the best
the bottlenecks
option in all
advertisement is not read, the product is not )ndia s experience with export processing
Therefore, They have failed in India for
advertisement has, the more effective it will simple reason that the factors that made the SEZs
be in promoting its product. successful in China have been absent In India,
(4) The balance of payment of a country will in China, EPZs were thought of as a way of providingimprove if the country reduces its imports an escape route from the stranglehold of control that
and increases exports. prevailed over the Indian economy. But even while
(5) Citizens earni ng more than 15 lakh rupees promising to ease the rigours of controls, Indianper annum pay at an increased tax rate of policy-makers could not give up their penchant for
Citizens micromanaging from the centre and undoing the
rupees per annum can be exempted from promised relaxations with all kinds of qualifications
paying income taxes without decreasing the and guidelines .revenues of the Income Tax Department
two decades India has evolved into a market
economy and much of governmental
disappeared, the flow of foreign direct investment
has not reached anywhere near the levels of China.
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(2) (iii)-(v)-(ii)-(i)-(iv)
(3) (ii)-(iv)-(i)-(v)-(iii)
(4) (ii)-(i)-(iii)-(iv)-(v)
(1.5 marks)
growth _____________.
(1 mark)
in growth.
years.
v.
50.
above in terms of its logical
(1)
(2) The Leader of the at the
will the sales of Indian
of text will not be read, and when an
sold. the fewer words an
40% earning less than 1 lakh
51. Not
(2)
(4)
Read the and
country as special zones to
not new.
unable to provide the kind of and
for
In
out
to clear
zones
(EPZs) bears this out. the
here. as
Over last
control has
ut
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(2)
(5)
business
development
me define evolution before I
adaptation. In other
apprehends a loss of nearly
(4) monopoly
(5)
lack Government
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Besides, infrastructure building has fallen far short of fisca l resp onsibi lity laws actually limit the
what is required. Even after three years of the investment infrastructure
enactment Electricity Government of India.
investment in electricity generation is still a trickle government of India must limit the number
with the states refusing to give up the monopoly of
their electricity boards in the matter of purchase of (5) SEZs cause loss of tax revenue for thethe power generated. While swearing by growth, central Government.
governments at both the centre and the states cite the
fiscal responsibility laws to plead their helplessness The author does not oppose (1 mark)
infrastructure.
required investments improvetreatment
institutes in India.
educational
Given the situation, the SEZs have apparently been qualifiers undoing relaxation of government
thought of as a simple way out. In its enthusiasm for
for reaping the benefits of large-scale operations and
tax benefits to strategically promote SEZs.
electricity
power purchase.
initiativetheir number should be few. Every industry infrastructure development.
economic activity worth its name is now seeking SEZ
status. Proposals are now being floated to invite The passage was most likely written in the year:
foreign educational institutions to come to India with (1 mark)
promises of SEZ treatment! The finance ministry
1,75,000 crore in direct(1) 1991
taxes, customs duties and excise duties over the next
five years.
The objective of the author in writing the above following passage provide
passage seems to be to (1 mark) appropriate answers for the questions 56 57 .
highlight the failure of Indian policy makers This is one of the unanswered questions
regarding EPZs. to explore. believe that certainly one of
narrate the pros and cons of SEZs. questions technology. Why do I
compare between Without evolution technologies
Chinese SEZs. independently and improve independently. Each
(4) oppose the proliferation of SEZs in India. must come from some unexplained mental process,argue that India should imitate the Chinese some form of creativity or thinking outside the box
policies regarding SEZs. that brings it into existence and separately develops
With evolution, new technologies would be birthed
The authors arguments suggest the following in some precise way from previous
conclusions, except (1 mark) considerable mid-wifing, and develop though some
(1) SEZs may be the best option for countriesinfrastructure
environment
direct investment.
SEZs must be large enough to house large
scale operations.
understood processwe could understand evolution, we could understand
the most precious of processes: innovation. But,
proceed further.
word evolution has two general meanings. One is the
something,
evolution of ballet or the English madrigal. The other
is the process by which all objects of some class are
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SEZs the commerce ministry forgot two
lessons of the Chinese experience, viz., that an SEZ
must be of an adequate size to provide opportunities
of the Act (2003), private
in making the to
critical
or
52.
(1)
(3) the Indian EPZs and
53.
unable to provide and
to attract foreign
(2)
(3)on by the
(4)of SEZs.
54.
SEZ of foreign
(1)
(3)(2)
control.
of state boards in
of in
55.
(2) 2001
(3) 2003 (4) 2006
(5) 2011
Read the and
that I want
I this is the
deeper about say so?
seem to be born
it.
ones, albeit with
of words, if
let
The
gradual of as with the
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(5) IV,
Assuming the
optionwhich
author
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related by ties of common descent from the collection
of earlier objects. The latter is what I mean by V and III
evolution. V and III
Which of the following can be inferred from the
passage? (1 mark)
I. The authors main concern is to develop atheory of innovation.
The author is interested in putting forth a
theory of technological evolution.
The author believes before developing a
theory of technological evolution, one needs
to investigated whether technology evolves
IV. Evolution, as the author puts it, is a sense ofcommon relatedness.
(1) I and II (2) I and IV
(3) II and IV (4) I, II and III
(5) All the above statements
In 1867, S. Colum Gilfillan, a sociologist traced the
evolution of ships from the dugout canoe to the
modern steamship of the day.
theories propose existence
technology in many forms. From these variations,
some perform better and are selected for further
use and development.
Till date the people who have thought hardest
about the general questions of technology haveonly been social scientists. They have viewed
technology stand-alone
objects without studying earlier technologies.
Some technologies, for example, the laser, the jet
engine, the radar, the quick sort algorithm and
the locomotive just appear, or at least they seem
to just appear unlike novel biological species
which are versions of earlier objects.
Radar descends from radio but you can vary
1930s radio circuits as radically you like but you
will never get radar. Radar requires a different
principle.
statements
strengthen
s premise that the question that he has
identified has not been solved as yet?
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56.
II.III.
at all.
57.
Many the of a
from the outside as
above
would
are true,
most the
(2
marks)
(1) I and III (2) II and III
(3) I, III and IV (4) II,
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None of
3200
from 4th Yahoo and
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SectionC Quantitative Ability
Three Vice Presidents (VP) regularly visit the plant on different days. Due to labour unrest, VP (HR) regular ly
visits the plant after a gap of 2 days. VP (Operations) regularly visits the plant after a gap of 3 days. VP (Sales)
regularly visits the plant after a gap of 5 days. The VPs do not deviate from their individual schedules. CEO of the
company meets the VPs when all the three VPs come to the plant together. CEO is one leave from January 5 th toJanuary 28th, 2012. Last time CEO met the VPs on January 3, 2012. When is the next time CEO will meet all the
VPs? (1 mark)
(1) February 6, 2012 (2) February 7, 2012 (3) February 8, 2012
(4) February 9, 2012 (5) None of the above
Ramesh analysed the monthly salary figures of five vice presidents of his company. All the sa lary figures are
integers. The mean and the median salary figures are 5 lakh, and the only mode is 8 lakh. Which of the
options below is the sum (in lakh) of the highest and the lowest salaries? (1 mark)
(5) None of the above.
Answer question nos. 60 62 based on the following information
The following graphs shows the revenue (in $ million) of three companies in their initial six years of operations, in
an economy which is characterized by a persistent inflation.
Facebook
400 600
In 2010, which could be a valid statement about Total of Yahoo and Facebook was definitely
the revenues (adjusted for inflation) of these higher than that of Google.
three companies? (1 mark) the above.
Revenues of all three companies were equal.
Revenues of all three companies could beThe difference in the average percentage increase
in revenues,
Revenue of Yahoo was definitely less thanFacebook is: (1 mark)
Facebook which was definitely less than(5) 55%
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58.
59.
(1) 9 (2) 10 (3) 11 (4) 12
60.
(1)(2)
equal.
(3)Google.
(5)61.
to 6th year, of
(1) 35% (2) 40% (3) 45%
(4) 50%
20 30 50250
1200
50 100 100300 750
5
2000
20 20 50
1500
0
500
1000
1500
3000
2000
3500
2500
1 2 3 4 6
Yahoo
Google
(4)
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chips.
(3)
(1)
(5)
(3)
(1)
amount of loan outstanding, in
interest,
received equalso each brotherbrothers
potato chips,
(4) 2100
(4) Cylinder
(2) Hemi-sphere
potato chips
One brother
kajubarfi,
sweets worth 100/-. The sweet
Nikhils mother asks
replacing it
preparesand pineapple juice. Gopal
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What would have been Facebooks revenue (in $ 3162.75 4125.00
million) in its sixth year of operation if the 4155.00 5100.00
company matched Goog les percentage 5355.00
growth in revenues from the fifth to the sixth
year? (1 mark) A spherica l metal of radius 10 cm is molten and
Choose the option that is nearest to the answer.
made into 1000 smaller spheres
this process the surface area of the metal is
(1) 1600 (2) 1700 increased by: (1 mark)
(3) 1900
(5) None of the above.1000 times
10 times
100 times
(4) No change
Tina, Mina, Gina, Lina and Bina are 5 sisters, aged
proportional to their ages. While returning, equal
splashed
buckets. Who lost maximum amount of water as apercentage of the bucket capacity? (1 mark)
the above
Gopal sells fruit juice mixture using orange juice
mixture
by drawing out a jug of orange juice from a 10
container
with pineapple juice.
out another jug of the resultant mixture and
replaces it with pineapple juice, the container will
(1) Tina (2) Mina have equal volumes of orange juice and pineapple
(3) Gina (4) Lina juice. The volume of the jug in litres, is (1 mark)
(5) Bina
Ram, a farmer, managed grow shaped-
watermelons inside different
shapes. The shapes he used were: a perfect cube,
hemi-spherical, cuboid, cylindrical along with the
normal spherical shaped watermelons. Thickness
of the skin was same for all the shapes. Each ofthe glass cases was so designed that the total
volume and the weight of the all the water-
melons would be equal irrespective of the shape.
him to buy 100 pieces
shop has
gulabjamun
Kajubarfi
gulabjamun
costs 50 paise per piece. If Nikhil decides to buy
at least one sweet of each type, how many
customer water-melons gulabjamuns
making juice, for which the skin of the water-
melon has to be peeled off, and therefore is a(1) 1 (2)
waste. Which shape should the customer buy? (1 A potter asked his two sons to sell some pots in
the market. The amount received for each pot
(1) Cube
(3) Cuboid
(5) Normal spherical
was same as the number of pots sold. The two
brothers
and one packet
banana chips
A man borrows
reducing balance, at the start of the year. If he
1200 at the end of each year, find the
, at the beginning
of the third year. (1 mark)
along with some packets
the other brother just had potato chips. Each
packet of potato chips costs 10/- and the packet
of banana chips costs less than
packets of chips were divided between the two
number
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in that order, with Tina being the eldest. Each of
them had to carry a bucket of water from a well
to their house. Their buckets capacities were
costs 3/- per piece and sandesh
should he buy? (1.5 marks)
had the packet
62.
had
63.
amount of water got out of their
64. to
glass cases of
A wants o but for
mark)
65. 6000 at 5% on
repays
(2)
(4)
66.
of equal sizes. In
(2)
(5) None of
67.
this
litre filled with orange juice, and
If Gopal draws
68. of
3
kinds of sweets, and
sandesh. costs 10/- per piece,
2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) 5
69.
spent the entire amount on some
packets of of banana
of
of while
10/-. The
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triangle. The length of the longest side of this
paths divide the longest side into four equal
(4) 9.50
(2) 8.50
How many litressolution.
21% alcoholhad asked for 27 litresTo prepare what the
ready in a 27 litre delivery
potency
remains
(2) 1724
(4) 1744
(3) 5600 m
(1) 4000 m
Answer
A medical practitioner
potencies of a commonly
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of packets. How much money should one brother Shanpur, using the same route? Assume that the
give to the other to make the division financially
A city has a park shaped as a right angled
unchanged
throughout the route, and she did not use her car
to travel around in Rampur. (1.5 marks)
(1) 1714
(3) 1734
park is 80 m. The Mayor of the city wants to
segments. Determine the sum of the squares of
the lengths of the three paths. (2 marks)
(2) 4800 m
(4) 6400 m
(5) 7200 m
question
(5) Data insufficient to answer.
different
medicine
dissolving tables in water and using the resultant
solution.
Potency 1 solution: When 1 tablet is dissolved in 50
ml, the entire 50 ml is equivalent to one dose.
Potency 2 solution: When 2 tablets are dissolved in
50 ml, the entire 50 ml of this solution is equivalent
to 2 doses,
and so on.
Ramya, based in Shanpur, took her car for a 400 km
below). Her car already had 10 litres of petrol at the
start of the journey, and she first purchased petrol at
the start of the journey, as given in table below, and
This way he can give fractions of tablets based on
the intensity of infection and the age of the
For particular patient, he administers 10 ml of
potency 1, 15 ml of potency 2 and 30 ml of
administered
patient is equivalent to (1 mark)
she had 5 litres remaining at the end of the journey. (1) > and 3 tablets
(2) > and 3.25 tablets (3) > . and 3.5 tablets(4) > . and 3.75 tablets(5) > . and 4 tablets
prepares solutions
according to customers needs. This morning
Ram has prepared 27 litres of a 12% alcohol
What has been the mileage (in kilometers per
litre) of her car over the entire trip? (1 mark)
solution and kept
container to be shipped to the customer.
before delivery, he finds out that the customer
(1) 8.00
(3) 9.00
(5) None of the above
solution.customer
replaces a portion of 12% solution by 39%
12% solution are
(er cars tank-capacity is 35 litres. Petrol costs replaced? (1 mark)
45/- litre in Rampur. What is the minimum
amount of money she would need for purchasing(1) 5 (2) 9 (3) 10 (4) 12 (5)
Rampur
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equitable? (2 marks)
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 5 (5) 7
construct
opposite to the longest side such that these three
71
following information.
trip to Rampur. She maintained a log of the odometer
readings and the amount of petrol she purchased at
different petrol pumps at different prices (given
70.
three paths from the corner point
and 72 based on the
71.
72.
petrol for the return trip from to
mileage of the car
73. has created
used by
patient.
4. The dosage to the
74. Ram of alcohol in water
it
Just
ofwants, Ram
of
15
Start of
End of
Odometer
Reading
(Km)
Petrol
purchased
(Litre)
Rate of
Petrol
( /litre)
journey
400 20 30
600 15 35
650 10 40
journey800
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(1)
tadka
tadka
tadkarotis
percentage
question
(4) 43200
travellingterminus
the cost of running a bus is
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Corporation times in both Stage I and Stage II, 7 times in both
terminus A to terminus B, each bus making 5 Stage II and Stage III, 4 times in both Stage I and
round trips in a day. There are no stops in Stage III, and 4 times in all the three stages. How
between. These buses ply back and forth on the
same route at different but uniform speeds. Each
morning
respective terminuses. They meet for the first
time at a distance of 7 km from terminus A. Their
next meeting is at a distance of 4 km from
opposite
directions. Assuming that the time taken by the
buses at the terminuses is negligibly small, and
20 per km, find the
daily cost of running the buses (in ). (1 mark)
many times the software failed in a single stage
Suresh, who runs a bakery, uses a conical shaped
equipment to write decorative labels (e.g., Happy
Birthday etc.) using cream. The height of this
be written using three fifth of a litre of cream?
(1) 3200 (2) 4000 (3) 6400 (1.5 marks)
(4) 6800 (5) None of the above(1) 45090 (2) 45100
Shyam, a fertilizer salesman, sells directly to
farmers. He visits two villages A and B. Shyam
(3) 46000(5) None of the above.
starts from A, and travels 50 meters to the East,
then 50 meters North-East at exactly 45 to his
earlier direction, and then another 50 meters
East to reach village B. If the shortest distance
between villages A and B is in the form of
Answer
following information.
following
distribution of runs scored by a batsman in a test
(2 marks)
(5) None of the above.
Three truck drivers, Amar, Akbar and Anthony
stop at a road side eating joint. Amar orders 10
, 4 plates of , and a cup of tea. Akbar
orders 7 rotis, 3 plates of , and a cup of tea.
Amar pays 80 for the meal and Akbar pays
Meanwhile, Anthony orders 5 rotis, 5 plates of
and 5 cups of tea. How much (in
Anthony pay? (1.5 marks)
(5) None of the above.
A computer program was tested 300 times before If the batsman has scored a total of 306 runs, how
its release. The testing was done in three stages many 4s and 6s did he hit? (1 mark)
of 100 tests each. The software failed 15 times in
Stage I, 12 times in Stage II, 8 times in Stage III, 631 and 3 respectively
(2) 32 and 2 respectively
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only? (1 mark)
(1) 10 (2) 13 (3) 15 (4) 17 (5) 35
equipment is 7 cm and the diameter of the base is
5 mm. A full charge of the equipment will write
330 words on an average. How many words can
75. City Bus runs two buses from
the buses start at 7 AM from the
B, while in
76.
(1) 52 (2) 54 (3) 58
(4) 59
77.
(1) 75 (2) 80 (3) 95
(4) 100
78.
79.
nos. 80 - 81 based on the
The pie chart shows the
innings.
80.
60.
) will
36.6
12.423.92
43.14
3.92 00
1s 2s 3s 4s 6s
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sell it
(3)
(1)
) for that year?
200,001Profits from
Ronaldo
than twice its there were
business
530,000
550,000
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(3) 32 and 3 respectively Ram and Shyam form a partnership (with Shyam
(4) 33 and 1 respectively working partner) and start a business
(5) 33 and 2 respectively investing respectively.
conditions
If 5 of the dot balls had been hit for 4s, and if two
of the shots for which the batsman scored 3 runs
each had fetched him one run instead, what
would have been the central angle of the sector
corresponding to the percentage of runs scored
in 4s? (1 mark)
profits would be shared in the radio of theinvested capital.
400,000
would take 20% out of the pr ofit, before the
division of remaining profits, which will then
(2) 163 be based on ratio of invested capital.
Profits in excess of 400,000, Shyam would
take 35% out of the profits beyond 400,000,
Carpenter Rajesh has a circular piece of plywood before the division of remaining profits, which
of diameter 30 feet. He has cut out two disks of will then be based on ratio of invested capital.
diameter 20 feet and
diameter of the largest disk that can be cut out
from the remaining portion of the plywood piece?
(3) > . feet and 8.60 feet
)f Shyams share in a particular year was
367000, which option indicates the total
(1 mark)
520,000
540,000
(5) None of the above
A property dealer bought a rectangular piece of
land at 1000/sq. ft. The length of
Lionel and Ronaldo had a discussion on the ages
following
statements about Joses sons:
breadth.
no buyers
in smaller
Due to its
Hence he decided to
Jose has three sons.
The sum of the ages of Joses sons is 13.
The product of the ages of the sons is the
The largest square from one end was sold at
1200/sq. ft. From the remaining rectangle the
largest square was sold at 1150/sq.
same as the age of Lionel