This document contains 39 math problems from an unsolved MAT past paper from September 2007. Each problem is multiple choice with 4 possible answers. The problems cover a range of math topics including proportions, time, speed, ratios, percentages, averages, geometry, probability, and more.

1. MAT –PAST PAPERS
MAT- UNSOLVED PAPER -SEP- 2007

2. 01 Problem
In a proportion the multiplication of 1st and 4th terms is 40 and that of 2nd and
3rd terms in 2.5 x then the value of x is:
a. 16
b. 36
c. 75
d. 90

3. 02 Problem
Suppose it is 3 o'clock. After 20 minutes the angle between the smaller and
bigger hands will be:
a. 20o
b. 30°
c. 110o
d. 120°

4. 03 Problem
Two trains are moving in opposite direction at speed of 60km/hour and
90km/hour, their length are 1:10 km and 0.9 km. respectively The time taken by
the slower train to cross the faster train in seconds is :
a. 36
b. 49
c. 45
d. 48

5. 04 Problem
Ram takes a loan of Rs. 10,000 and pays back Rs. 13,000 after 3 years. The
compound interest rate per annum will be approximately
a. 8%
b. 9%
c. 10%
d. 11%

6. 05 Problem
Hari buys a horse at a discount of 25%. At what percentage above the cost price
should he sell to make a profit of 25% over the. original list price?
a. 25.00
b. 30.00
c. 40.00
d. 66.67

7. 06 Problem
The first three numbers in a series are - 3,0,3 the 10th number in the series will
be
a. 18
b. 21
c. 24
d. 27

8. 07 Problem
Two solid spheres of radii 1 am and 2 cm were melted and combined to form a
bigger sphere the radius of the bigger sphere is:
a. 21/3cm
b. 31/3cm
c. 81/3cm
d. 91/3cm

9. 08 Problem
Three math classes: X, V, and Z, take an algebra test. The average score in class X
is 83.
The average score in class Y is 76. The average score in class Z is 85.
The average score of all students in classes X and Y together is 79.
The average score of all students in classes Y and 7. together is 81.
What is the average for all the three classcs?
a. 81
b. 81.5
c. 82
d. 84.5

10. 09 Problem
A solid cube with an edge of 10 cm. is melted to from two equal cubes. The ratio
of the edge of the smaller cube to the bigger cube is:
1
13
a. 3
b. 1/2
1
c. 1 3
2
1
d. 1 3
4

11. 10 Problem
An angle is equal to 1/3 rd of its supplement. Find its measure:
a. 60°
b. 80°
c. 90°
d. 45°

12. 11 Problem
A man goes 1.5 meters due west and then 8 meters due north. How far is he from
the starting point?
a. 19 meters
b. 16 meters
c. 17 meters
d. 15 meters

13. 12 Problem
2.5 bags of wheat each weighing 40 kg. cost Rs.2750/-. Find the cost of 3.5 bags
of wheat if each bags weights 50 kg.
a. Rs.5812.50
b. Rs.6212.50
c. Rs.4812.50
d. Rs.3812.50

14. 13 Problem
Find the whole number which when increased by 20 is equal to 69 times the
reciprocal of the number
a. 7
b. 5
c. 3
d. 2.5

15. 14 Problem
A father's age is three times the sum of the ages of his two children, but 20 years
hence his age will be equal to the sum of their ages. Then the father's age is:
a. 30 years
b. 40 years
c. 35 years
d. 45 years

16. 15 Problem
Ratio of Ashok's age to Pradeep's age is 4 : 3. Ashok will be 26 years old after 6
years. How old is Pradeep now?
a. 18 years
b. 21 years
c. 15 years
d. 24 years

17. 16 Problem
A room 5 mx 8 m is to be carpeted leaving a margin of 10 cm from each wall. If
the cost of the carpet is Rs. 18 per m2, the cost of carpeting the room will be:
a. Rs. 702.60
b. Rs. 691.80
c. Rs. 682.46
d. Rs.673.92

18. 17 Problem
A circle road runs around a circular garden. If the difference between the
circumference of the outer circle and the inner circle is 44 m, the width of the
road is .
a. 4 m
b. 7 m
c. 3,5 m
d. 7,5 m

19. 18 Problem
A garden is 24 m long and 14 m wide. There is a path 1 m wide outside the
garden along its sides. If the path is to be constructed with, square marble tiles
20 cm y. 20 cm, the number of tiles required to cover the path is
a. 1800
b. 200
c. 2000
d. 2150

20. 19 Problem
How many small cubes, each of 96 cm2 surface area, can be formed from the
material obtained by melting a larger cube of 384 cm2 surface area?
a. 8
b. 800
c. 5
d. 8000

21. 20 Problem
2 cm of rain has fallen on a sq. km of land. Assuming that 50% of the raindrops
could have been collected and contained in a pool having a 100 m x 10 m base,
by what level would the water level in the pool have increased?
a. 15 m
b. 20 m
c. 10 m
d. 25 m

22. 21 Problem
A merchant marks his goods up by 60% and then offers a discount on the marked
price. If the final selling price after the discount results in the merchant making
no profit or loss, what was the percentage discount offered by the merchant?
a. 60%
b. 40%
c. 37.5%
d. Depends on the cost price

23. 22 Problem
A student is to answer 10 out of 13 questions in an examination such that he
must choose at least four from the first five questions. The number of choices
available to him is
a. 140
b. 196
c. 280
d. 346

24. 23 Problem
The number of ways in which a team of eleven players can be selected from 22
players including 2 of them and excluding 4 of them is:
a. 1611
b. I6C5
c. 16C9
d. 20C9

25. 24 Problem
An examination paper contains 8 questions of which 4 have 3 possible answers
each, 3 have 2 possible answers each and the remaining one question has 5
possible answers. The total number of possible answers to all the questions is
a. 2880
b. 78
c. 94
d. 3240

26. 25 Problem
The value of logab. logbc. logcd. Logde. logea4 is
a. 1.1
b. 2.2
c. 3.3
d. 4.4

27. 26 Problem
A person standing on the hank of a river observes that the angle of elevation of
the top of a tree on the opposite bank of the river 60° and when he retires* 40
meters away from the tree the angle of elevation becomes 30°. The breadth of
the river is:
a. 40 m
b. 30 m
c. 20 m
d. 60 m

28. 27 Problem
The horizontal distance between the two towers is 60 m. The angular elevation of
the top of the taller tower as seen from the top of the shorter one is 30°. If the
height of the taller tower is 150 m, the height of the shorter one is:
a. 115 m
b. 216 m
c. 200 m
d. None of these

29. 28 Problem
Find the greatest number that will divide 964, 1238 and 1400 leaving remainders
41, 31 and 51, respectively.
a. 71
b. 81
c. 61
d. 73

30. 29 Problem
A class consists of 100 students. 25 of them are girls and 75 boys; 20 of them are
rich and remaining poor; 40 of them are fair complexioned. The probability of
selecting a fair complexioned rich girl is:
a. 0.02
b. 0.04
c. 0,05
d. 0.08

31. 30 Problem
In a class of 125 students 70 passed in Mathematics, 55 in Statistics and 30 in
both. The probability that a student selected at random from the class, has
passed in only one subject is:
a. 13/25
b. 3/25
c. 17/25
d. 8/25

32. 31 Problem
Swati and Rajani enter into a partnership with their capitals in the ratio 5 : 6. At
the end of 8 months, Swati withdraws her capital. If they receive the profit in the
ratio of 5: 9, find how long Rajani's capital was used?
a. 10 months
b. 12 months
c. 14 months
d. None of these

33. 32 Problem
A committee consists of 9 experts taken from three institutions A, B and C, of w
hich 2 are from A, 3 from B and 4 from C. If three experts resign, then the
probability that they belong to different institutions is:
a. 1/729
b. 1/24
c. 1/21
d. 2/7

34. 33 Problem
The number of observations -in a group is 40. If the average of the first 10 is 4.5
and that of the remaining 30 is 3,5, then the average of the whole group is:
a. 15/4
b. 1/5
c. 8
d. 4

35. 34 Problem
In a village, a survey found that 25% of the people were keeping normal health of
the remaining 75%, 50,000 were suffering from TB, 40,000 from hypertension
and 15,000 from both TB and hypertension. No other ailments were present
What is the population of the village (in lakhs)?
a. 0.75
b. 2.0
c. 1.5
d. 1

36. 35 Problem
The mean of 25 observations was found to be 78.4. But later on it was found that
96 was misread as 69. The correct mean is:
a. 79.48
b. 76.54
c. 81.32
d. 78.4

37. 36 Problem
The mean and standard deviation of the marks of 200 candidates were found to
be 40 and 15 respectively. Later, it was discovered that a score 40 was wrongly
read as 50. The correct mean and standard deviation are respectively
a. 14.98,38.95
b. 39.95, 14.98
c. 39.95,24.5
d. 40.05, 14.98

38. 37 Problem
From - the salary of an employee, 10% is deducted as house rent, 15% of the rest
ke spends on children's education and 10% of the balance, he spends on clothes.
After this expenditure he is left with Rs. 1377. His salary is:
a. Rs. 2000
b. Rs. 2040
c. Rs. 2100
d. Rs.2200

39. 38 Problem
The price of "an article is cut by 20%. To restore it to its original price,
the new price must be increased by :
a. 20%
b. 22- %
c. 25%
d. 40%

40. 39 Problem
The average of marks obtained by 120 candidates was 35. If the average of the
passed candidates was 39 and that of the failed candidates was 15, then the
number, of candidates who passed the examination was:
a. 100
b. 110
c. 120
d. 150

41. 40 Problem
A student scored 30% marks in the first paper of Physics out of 180 marks. He has
to get an overall score of at least 50% in two papers. The second paper is carrying
150 marks. The percentage of marks he should score in the second paper to get
the overall average score is:
a. 80%
b. 76%
c. 74%
d. 70%

42. 41 Problem
Who is the Secretary General of SAARC ?
a. Ban Ki-moon
b. Dr. Karan Singh
c. Q.A.M.A Rahim
d. None of these

43. 42 Problem
What is the largest tea-producing country ?
a. China
b. India
c. Sri Lanka
d. Kenya

44. 43 Problem
Which of the following Indian banks is not a nationalized bank?
a. Syndicate Bank
b. Bank of India
c. Federal Bank
d. Vijaya Bank

45. 44 Problem
Which two-wheeler major has recently announced that it is developing a
concept for a small car?
a. TVS
b. Hero Honda
c. Bajaj Auto
d. Kawasaki

46. 45 Problem
Which group has recently launched its mobile services into the European
market?
a. Tata Group
b. Bharti Group
c. Idea Cellular
d. Hutch

47. 46 Problem
Which bank is known to be India's second- largest?
a. SBI
b. PNB
c. ICICI
d. HDFC

48. 47 Problem
Interestingly, which well-known industrialist(s) subscribed in a big way to the
recently launched ICICI's mega equity offer?
a. Mukesh Ambani
b. Azim Premji
c. Rahul Bajaj
d. All of these

49. 48 Problem
Who has been recently appointed as Chairman of ONGC ?
a. R.S. Sharma
b. Subir Raha
c. Bimal Jalan
d. G.N. Bajpai

50. 49 Problem
The Union Government has exited Maruti Udyog completely by selling its residual
stake of for Rs. 2,360 crore to financial institutes.
a. 15.27%
b. 20.27%
c. 13.27%
d. 10.27%

51. 50 Problem
Navratna status has been conferred on:
a. HAL
b. BEL
c. PFC
d. All of these

52. 51 Problem
India's economic growth rate is the second highest in the world after
a. China
b. Japan
c. UK
d. Russia

53. 52 Problem
Which of the following countries is the largest trading partner and foremost
export destination of India?
a. Russia
b. China
c. USA
d. Brawl

54. 53 Problem
Who among the following Bollywood actors was presented the Silver Star award
for outstanding contribution in increasing HIV/ AIDS awareness?
a. Shabana Azmi
b. Rckha
c. Amitabh Bachchan
d. Shilpa Shetty

55. 54 Problem
Which of the following companies is associated with the exploration and
commercial production of oil in Barmer- Sanchore basin of Rajasthan?
a. Reliance Knergy
b. ONGC
c. Cairn Energy
d. Indian Oil Corporation

56. 55 Problem
G-8 group of nations consists of -nations of the world.
a. developing
b. most industrialized
c. poor nations
d. populous

57. 56 Problem
Who is India's first trillionaire with over Rs. 1,00,000 crore of net worth in his
company's share holdings?
a. Anil Ambani
b. Azim Premji
c. Mukesh Ambani
d. Ratan Tata

58. 57 Problem
Miss Universe 2007 crown was won by Ms. Rlyo Mori of
a. Brazil
b. Venezuela
c. USA
d. Japan

59. 58 Problem
What is the targeted literacy rate by the end of the Tenth Plan?
a. 70%
b. 80%
c. 65%
d. 75%

60. 59 Problem
World Population Day is observed on
a. II June
b. II August
c. 11 July
d. 11 December

61. 60 Problem
Which group has stepped into The retailing segment with the launch that win
operate under the brand name 'More' ?
a. Tata group
b. Reliance group
c. Aditya Birla group
d. Mahindra & Mahindra group

62. Directions (Questions 61-64):
Answer these questions based on the information given.
In a car exhibition, seven cars of seven different companies viz. Cadillac,
Ambassador, Fiat, Maruti, Mercedes, Bedford and Fargo were displayed in a row,
facing east such that:
I. Cadillac car was to the immediate right of Fargo.
II. Fargo was fourth to the right of Fiat.
III. Maruti car was between Ambassador and Bedford.
IV. Fiat, which was third to the left of Ambassador car, was at one of the ends.

63. 61 Problem
Which of the following was the correct position of the Mercedes?
a. Immediate right of Cadillac
b. Immediate left of Bedford
c. Between Bedford and Fargo
d. Fourth to the right of Maruti

64. 62 Problem
Which of the following is definitely true?
a. Fargo car is between Ambassador and Fiat.
b. Cadillac car is to the immediate left of Mercedes.
c. Fargo is to -the immediate right of Cadillac.
d. Maruti is fourth to the right of Mercedes.

65. 63 Problem
Which of the following is definitely true?
a. Maruti is to the immediate left of Ambassador.
b. Bedford is to the immediate left of Fiat.
c. Bedford is at one of the ends.
d. Fiat is second to the right of Maruti.

66. 64 Problem
Which of the following groups of cars is to the right of the Ambassador car?
a. Cadillac, Fargo and Maruti
b. Maruti, Bedford and Fiat
c. Mercedes, Cadillac and Fargo
d. Bedford, Cadillac and Fargo

67. 65 Problem
A party consists of grandmother, father, mother, four sons and their wives and
one son and two daughters to each of the sons. How many females arc there in
all ?
a. 14
b. 16
c. 18
d. 24

68. 66 Problem
Lakshmi and Meena are Rohan's wives. Shalini is 'Meena‘ s step-daughter. How
is Lakshmi related to Shalini ?
a. Sister
b. Mother-in-Law
c. Mother
d. Step-mother

69. 67 Problem
Daya has a brother, Anil. Daya is the son of Chandra. Rimal is Chandra's father. In
terms of relationship, what is Anil of Bimal ?
a. Son
b. Grandson
c. Brother
d. Grandfather

70. 68 Problem
Rahul's mother is the only daughter of Monika's father. How is Monika's husband
related to Rahul ?
a. Uncle
b. Father
c. Grandfather
d. Brother

71. Directions (Questions 69 - 72) :
Complete the series

72. 69 Problem
MHZ, NIW, OKT, PNQ, ?
a. RRN
b. QRN
c. QRM
d. QQN

73. 70 Problem
Q1F, S2E, U6D, W21C, ?
a. Y66B
b. Y44B
c. Y88B
d. Z88B

74. 71 Problem
(2, 3), (3, 5), (5, 7), (7, 11), (II, 13), ?
a. (13, 15)
b. (15,16)
c. (13, 17)
d. (13,19)

75. 72 Problem
CAT, FDW, IGZ, ?
a. KJA
b. KTC
c. LI ID
d. LJC

76. 73 Problem
The burning of coal, oil and other combustible energy sources produces carbon
dioxide, a natural constituent of the atmosphere. Elevated levels of carbon
dioxide arc thought to be responsible for half the greenhouse effect. Enough
carbon dioxide has' been sent into the atmosphere already to cause a significant
temperature increase. Growth in industrial production must be slowed, or
production processes must he changed Which of the following, if true, would
tend to weaken the strength of the above conclusion?
a. Many areas of the world are cold any way, so a small rise in temperature
would be welcome.
b. Carbon dioxide is bad for health.
c. Most carbon dioxide is emitted by automo-biles.
d. Industry is switching over to synthetic liquid fuel extracted from coal.

77. 74 Problem
Psychological research indicates that college hockey and football players arc more quickly moved to
hostility and aggression than are college athletes in non-contact sports such as, swimming. But the
researchers' conclusion — the contact sports encourage and teach participants to be hostile and
aggressive — is untenable. The football and hockey players were probably more hostile' and aggressive
to start with, than the swimmers.
Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion drawn by the psychological
researchers?
a. The football and hockey players became more hostile and aggressive during the season and
remained so during the oil season, whereas there was no increase in aggressiveness among the
swimmers.
b. The football and hockey players, but not the swimmers, were aware at the start of the experiment
that they were being tested for aggressiveness.
c. The same psychological research indicated that the football and hockey players had a great respect
for cooperation and team play, whereas the swimmers were most concerned with excelling as
individual competitors.
d. The research studies were designed to in-clude no college athletes who participated in both contact
and non-contact sports.

78. 75 Problem
For our nation to compete successfully in the high-technology enterprises of the future, workers with
skills in maths and science will be needed. But it is doubtful that they will be available, since there is a
shortage of high school maths and science teachers that shows no signs of improving.
Industry can help alleviate this problem by- funding scholarship grants and aid to college students who
graduate in maths and science with the hope of pursuing teaching careers. "Which of the f'.flowing, if
true, would most probably prevent the proposed plan from achieving its intended effect ?
a. After graduation from college, most maths and science graduates opt for jobs in indus-try rather
than in teaching.
b. Many high schools have been forced to lower their standards in hiring maths and science teachers.
c. More scholarship money is already available for students of maths and science thank is available for
those in any other field.
d. Population statistics show that the number of high school students is expected to decline over the
next ten years.

79. 76 Problem
Some scientists believe that, in certain species of birds, actual particles of metal within the brain react to
the Earth's magnetic field in the same way as the needle in a compass. It is this mechanism that is
thought to underlie the birds' amazing ability to navigate accurately over distances of thousands of miles
by day and night during migration. To test this theory, researchers surgically removed the metal particles
from the heads of some birds and then released them,alongwith a number of untreated birds, at the
usual time and place of their annual winter migration.
Which of the following results would most seriously weaken the theory being tested?
a. The untreated birds were confused by the erratic flight patterns of the surgically treated birds and
failed to migrate successfully.
b. The surgically treated birds were able to fol-low their usual flight patterns successfully by day, but
not by night.
c. The surgically treated birds we're able to mi-grate about as accurately as the untreated birds.
d. The surgically treated birds were able to migrate successfully only when closely following a group of
untreated birds.

80. Directions (Questions 77 - 80) :
Raj gives a party at his place and four of his friends Sanjay. Arun, Mahesh and
Sahil come with their spouses Swati, Deepika and Neelam not necessarily in the
same order. Raj's wife Simran is wearing a green saree and the other four ladies
are wearing a green saree and the other four ladies arc wearing sarecs of four
different colours - black, blue, red and orange. Each man dances with a lady who
is not his own wife. Also.
1. Sanjay does not dance with Swati or Shruti.
2. Shruti is wearing a red saree.
3. Deepika is Arun's wife.
4. Sahil dances with Neelam.
5. Mahesh dances with Simran and his wife Swati is wearing an orange saree.

81. 77 Problem
Who is Shail's wife?
a. Swati
b. Deepika
c. Shruti
d. Cannot be determined

82. 78 Problem
What is the colour of the saree that Arun's wife is wearing?
a. Blue
b. Black
c. Red
d. 1 or 2

83. 79 Problem
Who dances with Shruti?
a. Raj
b. Sanjay
c. Arun or Raj
d. Arun or Sanjay

84. 80 Problem
If Arun dances with Swati, which of the following is a correct combination of
husband-wife and the female dance partner?
a. Raj-Simran- Neelam
b. Mahesh-Swati- Simran
c. Sahil-Neelam- Shruti
d. Sanjay-Shruti- Neelam

85. 81 Problem
India has collaborated with which country to produce the supersonic cruise
missile Brahmos?
a. USA
b. Israel
c. France
d. Russia

86. 82 Problem
The global watch brand Citizen is endorsed in India by which personality?
a. Rahul Dravid
b. Yuvraj Singh
c. Sushmita Sen
d. Sachin Tendulkar

87. 83 Problem
Which of the following is the world's largest travel company?
a. Landmark
b. White Mischief
c. Kuoni Travel
d. Thomas Cook

88. 84 Problem
The punch line 'The Power of Knowledge* is associated with which newspaper?
a. Hindustan Times
b. The Economic Times
c. The Times of India
d. The financial Express

89. 85 Problem
Which company is India's largest transporter and marketer of petroleum gas?
a. GAIL
b. ONGC
c. HPCL
d. Reliance

90. 86 Problem
The government has approved the merger of Air India and
a. Jet Airways
b. Indian
c. Pawan Hans
d. Air Deccan

91. 87 Problem
Which countries arc separated by the McMahon line ?
a. India and Bangladesh
b. India and Pakistan
c. China and Tibet
d. India and China

92. 88 Problem
IAEA stands for
a. Indian Atomic Energy Agency
b. International Atomic Energy Association
c. International Atomic Energy Agency
d. None of these

93. 89 Problem
Fortis Health has entered into an agreement with which real estate company for
floating a joint venture to set up hospitals across the country?
a. Unitech
b. Omaxe
c. DLF
d. None of these

94. 90 Problem
Which oil company is involved in Greenfield refinery at Bhatinda ?
a. HPCL
b. Indian Oil
c. BPCL
d. IBP

95. 91 Problem
The proposed 'Micro-Finance Bill' is concerned with
a. Regional Rural Banks
b. Co-operative Banks
c. NABARD
d. All of these

96. 92 Problem
For attaining 9% growth rate during the ll,h Plan, investment level has been
estimated to be
a. 20% of GDP
b. 30% of .GDP
c. 25% of GDP
d. 35% of GDP

97. 93 Problem
Bilateral trade between India and Europe is expected to touch a level of $
billion by, 2010.
a. 50
b. 75
c. 100
d. 110

98. 94 Problem
Which of the following is not a trade association?
a. CI1
b. FICCI
c. ASSOCHAM
d. ICWAI

99. 95 Problem
Transparency International India (TII) is a
a. Government Autonomous Body
b. Non-Governmental Organization
c. Public-Private Partnership
d. Work Bank Unit

100. 96 Problem
The Union Commerce Minister is
a. P. Chidambaram
b. Kamal Nath
c. Arjun Singh
d. None of these

101. 97 Problem
International Finance Corporation is the private sector lending arm of
a. Asian Development Bank
b. World Bank
c. ICICI
d. IDBI

102. 98 Problem
CM I) of Biocon is
a. Keshab Mahindra
b. Sarthak Behuria
c. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
d. None of these

103. 99 Problem
VAIO Notebook is a product of
a. Sony
b. Compaq
c. Intel
d. Dell

104. 100 Problem
The total received from Indian software export during 2006 - 07 has been
about:
a. $10 billion
b. S20 billion
c. 530 billion
d. $40 billion

105. Directions (Questions 101-103):
Study the following bar and pie charts giving details of Foreign and Domestic
Sales of M/s Techniques Limited for the period 2001-2005 to answer these
questions.

107. 101 Problem
What was the total Rupee value of foreign sales of M/s Technics Limited in 2001
and 2002?
a. Rs. 10,00,000
b. Rs .20,00,000
c. Rs.30,00,000
d. Rs.50,00,000

108. 102 Problem
In 2004, foreign sales accounted for what percent of total sales by M/s Technics
Limited?
a. 15%
b. 20%
c. 25%
d. 33.3%

109. 103 Problem
If sales to the USA in 2003 accounted for the same percent of foreign sales as
Japan in 2005, W hat was the Rupee value of sales by M/s. Technics Limited to
USA in 2003?
a. 40%
b. 25%
c. 20%
d. 12%

110. Directions (Questions 104-107):
Study the following bar graph and line graph giving details of Number of
Workers Employed' and 'Number of Units shipped' respectively of M/s Mega
Corp Limited to answer these questions.
M/s. Mega Crop Limited: Number of workers Employed and Units shipped.

111. 104 Problem
By what percent did the number of temporary workers Employed M/s. Mega
Crop Limited increase from April 1 to may 1?
a. 1.40%
b. 2.25%
c. 3.20%
d. 4.12%

112. 105 Problem
What was the difference, if any, between the number of permanent workers
employed by M/s Mega Corp Limited on March 1 and the number of permanent
workers employed on April I?
a. 0
b. 50
c. 100
d. 150

113. 106 Problem
What was the total number of units shipped by M/s Mega Corp. Limited for the
months of January, February and March (approximately)
a. 40,000
b. 55,000
c. 60,000
d. 70,000

114. 107 Problem
If on May 1, 60% of the permanent workers and 40% of -the temporary workers
employed by M/s Mega Corp Limited were women, how many of the workers
employed by M/s Mega Corp Limited at that time were women?
a. 200
b. 120
c. 410
d. 260

115. Directions (Questions 108-111):
Study the table below to answer these questions.
Unit Sales of Television Sets (TVs) of Various Companies.
Size Company Colour Black &White Total
14" LG 10 12 22
Onida 20 15 35
Sony 6 20 26
Videocon 8 5 13
17" LG 6 10 16
Onida 10 15 25
Sony 20 25 45
Videocon 20 15 35

116. 21" Onida 20 10 30
Sony 15 10 25
Videocon 15 10 25
LG 20 15 35
29" LG 20 15 35
Onida 12 6 18
Sony 15 20 35
Videocon 8 12 20

117. 108 Problem
Which company's TVs are sold the most?
a. LG
b. Onida
c. Sony
d. Videocon

118. 109 Problem
What percentage of black & White TVs sold arc from Videocon?
a. 24%
b. 29%
c. 14%
d. 19%

119. 110 Problem
What percentage of 21" TV sets sold is of LG?
a. 26%
b. 23%
c. 30%
d. 20%

120. 111 Problem
What is the sale price of a 21" colour TV set from Sony Company if each colour TV
set is Rs.2,000 cheaper than the next higher size and the total earning from the
sale of Sony colour TV sets is Rs. 7.5 lakh?
a. Rs. 10,0001
b. Rs. 12,000
c. Rs. 14,000
d. Rs. 16,000

121. Directions (Questions 112-116):
Each of the questions below consists of a questions and two statements
numbered 1 and II. Decide whether the date provided in the statements is
sufficient to answer the question. Mark answer as:
1. if the data in statement 1 alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement II alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
2. if the data in statement II alone is sufficient to answer the question, while the
data in statement I alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
3. if the date either in statement I alone or in statement II alone is sufficient to
answer to question.
4. if the date in both statement I and II to-gether is not sufficient to answer the
ques-tion.

122. 112 Problem
How many items did the distributor purchase?
I. The distributor purchased all the items for Rs.4,500.
II. If the distributor had given Rs.5 more for each item he would have
purchased 10 items less.

123. 113 Problem
How long will it take to fill a tank?
I. One pipe can fill the tank completely in 3 hours.
II. Second pipe can empty that tank in 2 hours.

124. 114 Problem
What will be the area of a plot in sq. meters?
I. The length of that plot is I — times the breadth of that plot.
II. The diagonal of that plot is 30 meters.

125. 115 Problem
What will be the cost of painting of the inner wall of a room if the rate of painting
is Rs.20 per sq.m?
I. Perimeter of the floor is 44 feet.
II. Height of the wall of the room is 12 feet.

126. 116 Problem
What will be the compound interest after 3 years?
I. First number is 60 per cent "of the other number.
II. 50 per cent of the sum of the first and second' numbers is 24.

127. Directions (Questions 117-121):
These questions consist of two quantities. One in Column A and one in Column
B. Compare the two quantities. Mark your answer as:
1. If the quantity in Column A is greater
2. If the quantity in Column B is greater
3. If the two quantities are equal
4. if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given

128. 117 Problem
Column A Column B
32 23

129. 118 Problem
Column A Column B
3
6
4
5 (3)2
2
4

130. 119 Problem
Column A Column B
2
1/3 of 8 66 of 4
3

131. 120 Problem
Column A Column B
1 1 1 1
4 25 4 25

132. 121 Problem
Column A Column B
The average of 75% √049,3/4 and 0.8 4

133. Directions (Questions 122-125) :
Study the table below and answer the following questions. The table shows
the results of a survey conducted in a city regarding their preferences for
watching Hockey and football.
Age Hockey Male Football Male Both Total Sample
Group Female Female Male Female Surveyed Male
(Years) Female
16-25 40 30 30 20 10 15 100 120
26-35 160 120 180 100 80 65 260 160
36-45 50 40 40 50 30 20 200 430

134. 122 Problem
How many of the people surveyed preferred only one of the sports?
a. 410
b. 450
c. 430
d. 420

135. 123 Problem
What percentage of people sun eyed in the age group of 26-35 years do not
prefer any of the sports?
a. 1.2%
b. 98.8%
c. 55%
d. 45%

136. 124 Problem
What is the highest percentage of people surveyed of any age group preferring
both the games?
a. 16.5%
b. 34.5%
c. 65.5%
d. 83.5%

137. 125 Problem
What is the ratio of the people in the age group 16-25,26-35,and 36-45 years that
prefer at least one sport?
a. 19:26:83
b. 19:83:26
c. 26:19:83
d. 83:26:19

138. 125 Problem
What is the ratio of the people in the age group 16-25,26-35,and 36-45 years that
prefer at least one sport?
a. 19:26:83
b. 19:83:26
c. 26:19:83
d. 83:26:19

139. 126 Problem
What is the overall capacity utilization for all products taken together for the
year 2001?
a. 71%
b. 60 %
c. 54 %
d. 49 %

140. 127 Problem
What is the approximate overall growth rate of total capacity for the period
shown?
a. 20%
b. 15%
c. 10%
d. 5%

141. 128 Problem
In which of the following years was the production of Motor Cycles the
maximum?
a. 2002
b. 2003
c. 2004
d. 2005

142. 129 Problem
What is the average production of Scooters- over the period shown?
a. 21600
b. 26800
c. 23200
d. 19400

143. Directions (Questions 130-133):
Study the table below to answer these questions.
Status of Electricity Generated purchased by a State (Power in MWh) Period
X Y Z
2000-01 1792 1250 3042
2001-02 1862 1540 3402
2002-03 1238 2102 3340
2003-04 1427 2668 4095
2004-05 2975 2803 5778
2005-06 2692 3872 6564
2006-07 2688 4161 6849

144. 130 Problem
During which year did the total power available show the greatest increase
compared to the previous year?
a. 2004-05
b. 2003-04
c. 2001-02
d. 2005-06

145. 131 Problem
During which year did the total power available show the greatest increase
compared to the previous year?
a. 2004-05
b. 2003-04
c. 2001-02
d. 2005-06

146. 132 Problem
Taking 2002-03 as the base year, the increase in total power available in
percentage points between 2005-06 to 2006- 07 is about
a. 205.06
b. 8.53
c. 196.53
d. 115.43

147. 133 Problem
The difference between electricity locally gencraratcd and that purchased from
grid as a percentage of the total power available was the least in the year
a. 2002-03
b. 2005-06
c. 2003-04
d. 2004-05

148. Directions (Questions 134-137):
Study the following bar graph giving Economic indices for the period 1961-62
to 2001-02 to answer these questions.

149. 134 Problem
What are the respective indices of literacy, price and per capita income for 2001-
02 taking 1971-72 as the base period?
a. 124.1,313.8,200
b. 313.8, 124,201
c. 313.8, 124.1,190
d. 124.1,313.8,194

150. 135 Problem
What is the average annual percentage increase in literacy index from 1961-62 to
2001-02?
a. 2.5%
b. 15.8%
c. 18.3%
d. 4.9%

151. 136 Problem
Of the three economic indices which index for which period shows the maximum
percentage increase as compared to the previous period?
a. Literacy, 1971-72
b. Price,2001 -02
c. Per capita income, 1981-82
d. Price, J 971-72

152. 137 Problem
In which period did the per capital income index increase at a faster rate than the
price index as compared to the preceding period?
a. 1971-72
b. 2001-02
c. 1981-82
d. 1991-92

153. 137 Problem
Directions for questions 138 to 140: Study the following graph and answer the
questions based on them.

154. Directions for questions 138 to 140:
Study the following graph and answer the questions based on them.
The above bar graph indicates the percentage of people why own durables or
have access to services in state Z.
District TV Telephone LPG Electricity
A 36 11 35 47
B 35 7 21 36
C 29 5 20 38
D 29 6 18 34
E 27 7 23 40
The table shows the percentage of people in five districts- of state Z using
durables/services. Except for people using TV who also use Electricity, there are
no other people who use more than one service/durable.

155. 138 Problem
If district A comprise 23% of the total population of state Z, then what percent of
people using LPG in state Z are from district A?
a. 57%
b. 62%
c. 65%
d. 70%

156. 139 Problem
If the population of district D is 20% of Z, then what is the ratio of people from D
not using any of the given facilities to the people using electricity but not TV from
A? (use data from previous question if required)
a. 3.3: 1
b. 4.8: 1
c. 1.8: 1
d. 5.9: 1

157. 140 Problem
If the population of state is 25 lakh , and the population of district B is 80% of the
combined population of districts A and D, then how many people from district B
are not using any of the given facilities? (Use data from the previous question if
required)
a. 1 lakh
b. 7 lakh
c. 3 lakh
d. 3.5lakh

158. 141 Problem
The argument for liberalization which answers the worries of the Left parties about the possible trade
deficits created by the opening up of the Indian economy goes thus 'In today's economic scenario, where
there are many trading countries, the trade between two specific countries need not be balanced. The
differing demands of goods and services and the differing productive capabilities of the same among
different countries will cause a country like India to have trade deficits with some countries and
surpluses with other countries. On the whole, the trade deficits and surpluses will balance out in order
to give a trade balance'.
Which of the following conclusions best summarizes the argument presented in the passage above?
a. Left paddies need not worry about trade deficits in India since its trade will always be in balance
even though it runs a deficit with a single country.
b. India's trade deficits and surpluses .with other countries always balance out.
c. The left parties in India should not be con-cerned about India's trade deficits with spe-cific countries
because they will balance out in the long run.
d. None of these

159. 142 Problem
Most citizens are very conscientious about, observing a law when they can see
the reason behind it. For instance, there has been very little need to actively
enforce the recently implemented law that increased the penalty for godmen
duping people of their money by playing with their emotions. This is because
citizens arc very conscientious about duping someone in the name of religion, as
it leaves their religious gurus with a bad name.
Which of the follow ing statements would the author of this passage be most
likely to believe?
a. The increased penalty alone is a significant motivation for most citizens to
obey the law.
b. There are still too many inconsiderate citi-zens in the society.
c. God men should not be allowed to play with the emotions of the people.
d. Society should make an effort to teach citi-zens the reasons for its laws.

160. 143 Problem
Inflation can only be fundamentally caused by two factors-supply side factors and demand side factors.
These factors are either reductions in the supply of goods and services or increases in demand due to
either the increased availability of money or the reallocation of demand. Unless other compensating
changes also occur, inflation is hound to result if either of this occurs. In economies prior to the
introduction of banks (a pre-banking economy) the quantity of money available, and hence, the level of
demand, was equivalent to the quantity of gold available.
If the statements above are true, then it is also true that in a pre-banking economy any inflation would
be the result of reduc-tions in the supply of goods and services.
if other factors in the economy are un-changed, increasing the quantity of gold avail-able would lead to
inflation.
if there is a reduction in the quantity of gold available, then, other things being equal, in-flation would
result.
whatever changes in demand occur, there would be compensating changes in the sup-ply of goods and
services.

161. 144 Problem
Most large retail stores of all goods and brands hold discount sales in the month of November. The
original idea of price reduction campaigns in November became popular when it was realized that the
sales of products would generally slow down following the Diwali rush, were it not for some incentive.
The lack of demand could be solved by the simple solution of reducing prices. There is now an increasing
tendency among major chains of stores across the country to have their "November sales" begin before
Diwali. The idea behind this trend is to endeavour to sell the maximum amount of stock at a profit, even
if that may not be at the maximum profit.
Which of the following conclusions cannot be drawn from the above?
a. The incidence of "early” November sales results in lower holdings of stocks with the corollary of
lower stock holding costs.
b. Demand is a function of price; as you lower price; demand increases.
c. Major stores seem to think it makes sense to have the November sales campaigns pre- Diwali.
d. The major department stores do not worry as much about profit maximization as they do about
sales maximization.

162. Directions (Questions 145-148) :
Each of these questions has a sentence with an underlined part. Choose the
best option to replace the underlined part.

163. 145 Problem
Reared in a village where computers and the internet were objects of curiosity,
Murty today hardly gives a thought to the immense possibilities that the internet
revolution has thrown open to him.
a. Reared in a village where computers and the internet were objects of
curiosity.
b. Curious to know that computers and the internet were objects of curiosity in
the vil-lage he was reared up.
c. Being reared in the village where the computers and the internet are objects
of curiosity.
d. Reared in a village where computers and the internet were an object of
curiousness

164. 146 Problem
Armed with the talents of a high intellect, an actor with extraordinary gifts and an
ingenious criminal, Charles Sobhraj played an overbearing role in the
sensationalisatiun of crime during the later part of the 20th century in the Indian
sub-continent.
a. an actor with extraordinary gifts and an in-genious criminal .
b. an ingenious actor and extraordinarily gifted criminal
c. a gifted actor and an ingeniously criminal.
d. an extraordinarily gifted actor and an inge-nious criminal.

165. 147 Problem
In the fall of 1996, the Indian government dispatched samples of the cells of the
militants to those four US scientists, who were only the Americans authorized to
test them.
a. dispatched samples of the cells of the mili-tants to those four US scientists,
who were only the Americans authorized to test them.
b. dispatched samples of the militant's cells to those four US scientists, the only
Americans authorized to test them.
c. dispatched samples of the cells of militants to those four US scientists who
were autho-rized to test them.
d. Dispatch the samples of the cells of the militants to those four US scientists,
who were the only Americans authorized to test them.

166. 148 Problem
To prepare himself, he subjected himself to two weeks of total abstinence and
intensive training in the open fields of Panipat, climbing the hills nearby 30 times,
spend nights in the open and to test to see how long he could hold out without
food.
a. climbing the hills nearby 30 times, spend nights in the open and to test to see
b. climbed the hills nearby 30 times, spending nights in the open and tested to
sec
c. spending nights in the open by climbing the hills nearby 30 times and tested
for seeing
d. Climbing the hills nearby 30 times, spending nights in the open and testing to
see.

167. Directions (Questions 149 -152) : Choose the order of the sentences marked A,
B, C, D en id E to form a logical paragraph.

168. Directions (Questions 149 -152) :
Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D en id E to form a logical
paragraph.

169. 149 Problem
A. The Naga groups, assuming they are serious about negotiations, should make a realistic
reassessment of how far the Indian state can go to meet their demands.
B. The government on its part should show both sincerity and flexibility in crafting a solution that will
assure the Naga people a life of peace, dignity, and self-respect recognizing the uniqueness of Naga
history.
C. The government should also do everything possible to remove the suspicion that it has been
encouraging certain Naga groups.
D. No solution can be found through bloodshed.
E. Growing internecine violence among them is a worry.
a. ACBDE
b. ABDEC
c. DCBEA
d. ABCED

170. 150 Problem
A. A The latest decline draws attention to a fairly well known fact that stock exchanges in India take
their cues as much from developments overseas as from domestic ones.
B. While such reaction is an inevitable conse-quence of globalization, it is the magnitude of the
reaction that has come as a surprise.
C. The stock indices the world over tumbled on the back of some pessimistic news from the United
States credit market, especially its home loan segment.
D. Fears over the failure of risky sub-prime mortgages seem to have spilled over to other closely
watched sectors of the economy such as sales of new homes and consumer durables.
E. Last week the Dow recorded its highest fall since February, dragging the European bourses down.
a. ADEBC
b. ABCDE
c. BEDCA
d. AEDCB

171. 151 Problem
A. Moreover, it was felt that leaders elected by- ( I ) BCADE villagers themselves would find it easier to
(3) DCBAE implement central government policies regarding taxes and family planning.
B. Since 1998, elections to village councils, which, comprise between three and seven members, have
been institutionalized and arc now carried out every three years.
C. The council's main responsibilities lie in deciding the allocation and use of communal land, the
running of village enterprises, and the implementation of family planning directives.
D. Councils can also decide local matters like village subscription to newspapers, the renovation of a
school building, or the installation of cable television.
E. Following the collapse of the village commune system after the economic liberalization initiated in
1978, certain leaders within the Communist Party began pushing for village self-governance as a
means to counter political apathy and violent rebellion by , creating mechanisms of participation
and conflict resolution.
a. DCBEA
b. CABDE
c. EABGO
d. BACDE

172. 152 Problem
A. The U.S. market will continue to be the dominant one in the foreseeable future. The rupee could
become even stronger.
B. A greater recourse to hedging as well as striving for multi-currency revenue streams automatically
suggests itself.
C. Already one company, TCS, by resorting to these methods extensively has turned in an above
average performance during the first quarter.
D. Most IT companies have been grappling with more mundane problems such, as a high level of
attiring amidst rising wage costs and inability to secure the right type 158. and number of American
visas.
E. The BPO industry and mapy medium-sized software exporters are reportedly operating on thin
margins.
a. BCADE
b. ABCDE
c. DCBAE
d. EDABC

173. Directions (Questions 153 -156) :
Choose the pair of words which exhibits the same relationship between each
other as the given capitalized pair of words :

174. 153 Problem
WRITING: PLAGIARISM: :
a. confidence: deception
b. money: misappropriation
c. gold: theft
d. germ: disease

175. 154 Problem
CONDENSATION: REFRIGERATE: :
a. evaporation: heat
b. consumption: cook
c. oration: listen
d. exhaustion: buy

176. 155 Problem
BEWILDERMENT: CONFUSION: :
a. bursa: sack
b. bewitched: alliteration
c. fantod: nervousness
d. coracle: lodestar

177. 156 Problem
PREAMBLE: STATUTE: :
a. prologue: novel
b. movement: sympathy
c. sketch: drawing
d. index: book

178. Directions- (Questions 157-160): Fill in the blanks.

179. 157 Directions (Questions 157-160):
Fill in the blanks.

180. 157 Problem
I am not attracted by the _________ always wandering through the
countryside, begging for charity.
a. proud, almsgiver
b. noble, philanthropist
c. affluent, mendicant
d. peripatetic, vagabond Her true feelings

181. 158 Problem
Her true feeling _________themselves in her sarcastic asides; only then was
her _________revealed
a. concealed, sweetness
b. manifested, bitterness
c. hid, sarcasm
d. grieved, charm

182. 159 Problem
The sugar dissolved in water ________¡finally all that remained was an almost
residue on the bottom of the glass.
a. quickly, lumpy
b. immediately, fragrant
c. gradually, imperceptible
d. subsequently, glassy

183. 160 Problem
It is foolish to vent your spleen on ________ object; still, you make enemies
that way.
a. an inanimate, fewer
b. an immobile, bitter
c. an interesting, curious
d. an insipid, dull

184. Directions (Questions 161 -180) :
Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow each passage.

185. PASSAGE I
The nature of financial integration of developing countries with developed countries has been radically
transformed, over the last four years. Evidence collated by the World Bank's annual report for 2007 on
global development finance reveal a number of features of the new scenario that have far-reaching
implications. The first of these is an acceleration of financial flows to developing countries precisely
during the years when as a group, they have seen rising surpluses on their current account. Total flows
touched a record $571 billion in 2006, having risen by 19 per cent on top of an average growth of 40 per
ccnt during the three previous years. Relative to the gross domestic product (GDP) of these countries,
total flows, at 5.1 per cent, are at levels that they touched at the time of the East Asian financial—crisis
in 1997. A second feature is the acceleration of the long-term tendency for private flows todominatc
ovcrofficial (bilateral and multilateral)flows. Private debt equity inflows, which had risen by 50 per cent a
year over the three years ending 2005 increased by another 17 per cent in 2006 to touch a record $647
billion. On the other hand net official lending has in fact, declined over the past two years. One factor
accounting for this is the failure of the Group of Seven (0-7) countries to match promises of a substantial
hike in aid disbursements beyond what the retirement of the debt of few heavily indebwd poor countries
ensures. The other is that the more developed among dev eloping countries have chosen to make
advance repayments of debt owed to official creditors, especially the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Overall, principal repayments to official creditors exceeded disbursements by $70 billion in 2005 and $75

186. billion in 2006. In the event, there has been 3 reverse flow of capital to the World Bank and the IMF
which is threatening the viability and influence of these institutions especially the latter. However, the
increase in private flows has more than matched the reverse flows to official creditors. The third feature
is that the dominance of private flows has meant that both equity and debt flows to developing
countries has risen rapidly with the surge being greater in the case of the former. Net private debt ant
equity flows to developing countries has risen from a little less than $ 170 billion in 2002 to close to $647
billion in 2006,31 almost four fold increase over a four yea period. While net private equity flows which
rose from S163 billion to $ 419 billion dominated the surge, net private debt flow too increased rapidly.
Bond issues-rose from S10.4 billion to S 49.3 billion and borrowing from international banks increased
from $2 billion to a huge $112.2 billion. What i more, net short- term debt, outflows of whit tend to
trigger financial crises, has rise from around half a billion in 2002 to $72 billion in 2006. The fourth
feature, which is a corollary of these developments, is that there is a high degree of concentration of
flows to developing countries, implying excess exposure in a few countries. Ten countries (out of 135)
accounted for 60 per cent of all borrowing during 2002 - 04 and that proportion has risen subsequently
to touch three-fourths in 2006. In the portfolio equity market, flows to developing countries were
directed at acquiring a share in equity either through the secondary market or by buying into initial
public offers (IPOs). IPOs dominated in 2006 accounting for $53 billion of the S96 billion in flow. But, here

187. too, there were’ signs of concentration. Four of the 10 largest IPOs were "by Chinese companies,
accounting for two-thirds of the total IPO value. Another three of those 10 were by developing countries
were directed at acquiring a share in equity either through the secondary market or by buying into initial
public offers (IPOs). IPOs dominated in 2006 accounting for $53 billion of the S96 billion in flow. But, here
too, there were’ signs of concentration. Four of the 10 largest IPOs were "by Chinese companies,
accounting for two-thirds of the total IPO value. Another three of those 10 were by Russian companies,
accounting for an additional 22 per cent of the IPO value. A fifth feature is that despite this rapid rise in
developing country exposure, with that exposure being excessively concentrated in a few countries, the
market is still overtly optimistic. Ratings upgrades dominate downgrades in the bond market. And bond
market spreads are at unusual lows. This optimism indicates that risk assessments arepro-cyclical,
underestimating risk when investments are booming, and overestimating risks when markets turn
downwards. But, there are two consequences: the herding of investors in developing country markets
and their willingness to invest in a larger volume of money in risky unrated instruments. Finally, the rapid
rise in capital flows to developing countries at a time when many of them are recording large current
account surpluses has substantially increased their foreign exchange reserves and triggered an outflow
of capital This out flow takes three forms: (i) investment of reserves in safe and low return instruments
such as United States Treasury Bills, (ii) financing of asset acquisition to support the growing presence of

188. leading developing country firms in global commodity markets; and (iii) financial investments in and
lending to other developing countries, resulting in the South-South of capital. These trends together
suggest that developingcountries are still largely restricted to the low return or high-risk segments of
global capital flow. This is the cost they bear to meet the requirements of ensuring balance in the global
balance of payments. These features of the current global financial scenario can be interpreted in two
ways. One is in the direction taken by the World Bank,admits, on the one hand, that the probability of a
turn in the credit cycle has risen and that a "Key challenge facing developing countries is to manage the
transition by. taking pre-emptive measures aimed at lessening the risk of a sharp unexpected reversal in
capital flows. On the other, it down plays the dangers involved by arguing that the surge in capital flows
"speaks well for the resilience of developing economies and for the ability of international financial
market to manage risks". An alternative view would be that many emerging market economies that
attract a disproportionate share of these capital flows are fast approaching asituation where they are
vulnerable to financial crises with the current scenario incorporating features that could make these
crises more intense. What is more, it appears that prudential norms, risk management techniques and
disclosure requirements that have been put in place as part of the so-called "new international financial
architecture" seem inadequate to foreclose a build-up of this kind. This is .not surprising since garnering
large and quick profits rather than minimising risks seems to be the dominant requirement of financial

189. institutions from the developed countries. The current situation 'is the inevitable result of expanding the
spacc for financial capital through dilution or elimination of regulation. Financial liberalisation has
ensured that since the' late 1970s, the newly discovered "emerging markets" among developing
countries have been the new frontier for profiteering by global financial institutions. Awash with the
liquidity derived from the surpluses earned by oilexporters and the saving accumulated by the
generation of baby-boomers in the West, banks, investment funds and pension funds were looking to
new avenues for lucrative investments. The role of financial intermediaries was one of dressing up
developing countries that were hitherto"untouchables" as lucrative destinations for financial capital. And
financial innovation consisted in not just identifying instruments that could carry such investments but
derivatives that could help hedge against the risk associated with rushing into uncharted territory. The
process began when developing countries were still reeling under the effects of declining non-fuel
commodity prices and rising qiI prices which had left gaping holes in the current account of their balance
of payments. The new found interest of global finance offered developing country governments an
opportunity to finance that gap, even if it meant offering high returns to foreign financial investors. It
was this conflation of interests of developing country governments and financial institutions from the
developed countries that led up to the debt crisis of the 1980s and the financial crisis of the 1990s,
including those that began with the East Asian crisis in 1997. One consequence of the 1997 crisis was a

190. sharp decline in lending to developing countries. But this did not mean a decline in capital flows.
Rather, encouraged by the post- crisis deflation in asset prices in emerging markets and the sharp
devaluation of their currencies, foreign direct investment kept flowing into developing countries to
acquire assets at rock bottom prices when measured in hard currencies. While net debt flows to
developing countries declined from $53*1 billion in 1998 to just S 1.2 billion in 2000, net FD1 flows
remained more or less stable at around $170 billion a year. Since 2002 when growth accelerated or
remained high in China and India and commodity prices rose sharply in the case of oil and metals and
moderately in the case of agriculture, this lull in capital flows has given way to a surge. Besides the
features noted above, three kinds of developments have accompanied this surge. First, the growing
importance of unregulated hedge funds looking for abnormal returns in portfolio equity markets which
renders activity in those markets highly speculative and opaque. Second, the rapid increase investments
by "private equity" firms investing largely in unlisted equity - in corporations in developing countries. The
size of each of these investments is such that they identified as foreign "direct" investments even

191. 161 Problem
According to the passage, which one of the following statement(s) is/are true?
a. The current situation is the inevitable result of expanding the space for
financial capital through dilution or,, elimination of regulation.
b. The role of financial intermediaries was one of dressing up developing
countries that were hitherto untouchables as lucrative destinations for
financial capital.
c. The new found interest of global finance offered developing country
governments an opportunity to finance that gap, even if it meant offering
high returns to foreign finan-cial investors.
d. All of these

192. 162 Problem
Total financial flows to developing countries reached a record $571 billion in
having risen by nineteen percent on top of an average growth of during the
previous three years.
a. 2005, 50%
b. 2006, 40%
c. 2004, 22%
d. 2002,69%

193. 163 Problem
The rapid rise in capital flows to developing countries has substantially increased
their foreign exchange reserves and triggered an outflow of capital in this form of
a. financial investments in and lending to other developing countries.
b. financing of asset acquisition to support the growing presence of leading
developing country firms in global commodity markets.
c. investment of reserves in safe and low return instruments such as United
States. Treasury Bills.
d. All of these

194. 164 Problem
Ten developing countries out of one hundred and thirty five accounted for sixty
percent of all borrowing during 2002 - 2004 and that proportion has risen
subsequently to touch in 2006.
a. sixty per cent
b. fifty per cent
c. seventy five per cent
d. forty percent

195. PASSAGE II
The lithosphere, or outer shell, of the earth is made up of about a dozen rigid plates than move with
respect to one another. New lithosphere is created at mid-ocean ridge by the upwelling and cooling of
magma from the earth's interior. Sirocco new lithosphere is continuously being created and the earth is
not expanding to any appreciable extent, the question arises: What happens to the "old" lithosphere?
The answer came in the late 1960s as the last major link in the theory of sea-floor spreading and plate
tectonics that has revolutionized our understanding of tectonic processes, or structural deformations, in
the earth and has provided a unifying theme for many diverse observations of the earth sciences. The
old lithosphere is subducted, or pushed down, into the earth's mantle (the thick shell of red-hot rock
beneath the earth's thin, cooler crust and above its metallic, partly melted core. As the formerly rigid
plate descends, it slowly heats up, and over a period of millions of years it is absorbed into the general
circulation- of the earth's mantle. The subduction of the' lithosphere is perhaps the most significant
phenomenon in global tectonics. Subduction not only explains what happens to old lithosphere but also
accounts for many of the geologic processes that shape the earth's surface. Most of the world's
volcanoes and earthquakes are associated with descending lithospheric plates. The prominent island arcs
- chains of islands such as the Aleutians, the Kurilcs, the Marianas, and the islands of Japan - are surface
expressions of the subquction proccss. The deepest trenches of the world's oceans, including the Java
and Tonga trenches and all others associated with island arcs, mark the seaward boundary of subduction

196. zones. Major mountain belts, such as the Andes and the Himalayas, have resulted from the convergence
and subduction of lithospheric plates. To understand the subduction process it is necessary to look at the
thermal regime of the earth. The temperatures within the earth at first increase rapidly with depth,
reaching about 1,200 degrees Celsius at a depth of 100 kilometers. Then they increase more gradually,
approaching 2,000 degrees C at about 500 kilometers- The minerals in pcridotite, the major constituent
of the upper mantle, start to melt at about 1,200 degrees C or typically at a depth of 100 kilometers.
Under the oceans the upper mantle is fairly soft and may contain some molten material at depths as
shallow as 80 kilometers. The soft region of the mantle, over which the rigid ¡atmospheric plate normally
moves, is the asthenosphcre. t appears that in certain areas convection currents in the .isthenosphere'
may drive the plates, and that in other regions the plate motions may drive the convection currents.
Several factors contribute to the heating of 1168 the lithosphere as it descends into the mantle. First,
heat simply flows into the coolcr lithosphere from the. surrounding warmer mantle. Since the
conductivity of the rock increases with temperature the conductive heating becomes more efficient with
increasing depth. Second as the lithosphere slab descends it is subjected to increasing pressure, which
introduces heat of compression. Third, the slab is ncated by the radioactive decay of uranium, thorium
and potassium, which arc preset in the earth's crust and add heat at a constant rate to the descending
material. Fourth, heat is provided by the energy released when the minerals in the lithosphere change to

197. denser phases, or more compact crystal structures, as they arc subjected to higher pressures during
distant. Finally, heat is generated by friction, shear stresses and the dissipation of viscous motions at
the boundaries between the moving lithosp.ieric plate and the surrounding mantle. Among all thesj
sourccs the first and fourth contribute the most toward the heating of the descending lithosphere.

198. 165 Problem
Each of the following geological phenomena is mentioned in the passage as
being relevant to the seduction of the lithosphere except
a. principal archipelagoes
b. significant rifts in the sea bottom
c. deserts in process of formation
d. prominent mountain ranges

199. 166 Problem
The style of the passage can best be described as:
a. Oratorical
b. Argumentative
c. Expository
d. Meditative

200. 167 Problem
The author is most probably addressing which of the following audiences?
a. Geothermal researchers investigating the asthenosphcre as a potential
energy source.
b. Historians of science studying the origins of plate tectonic theory.
c. College undergraduates enrolled in an intro-ductory course on geology.
d. Graduate students engaged in analyzing the rate of sea-floor spreading.

201. 168 Problem
Which of the following is not true of the heating of the lithosphere as it is
described in the passage?
a. The temperature gradient between the litho-sphere and the surrounding
mantle enables heat to be transferred from the latter to the former.
b. Minerals in the lithospheric slab release heat in the course of phase
changes that occur during their descent into the mantle.
c. The more the temperature of the lithospheric slab increases, the more
conductive the rock itself becomes.
d. The further the lithospheric slab descends into the mantle, the faster the
radioactive decay of elements within it adds to its heat.

202. 169 Problem
What is the relationship between sensation and memory ?
a. All animals have sensation but some animals do not have memory.
b. Human beings have sensation and memory both.
c. Human beings are intelligent as they can reason, whereas animals do not
have the capacity of reasoning.
d. When sensation is remembered, it becomes a memory experience and this
leads to con-nected experience, which in turn gives rise to reasoning.

203. 170 Problem
What is the difference between art and experience?
a. Art explains the cause of things together with its effects, whereas
experience gives us just the effect of things, not the cause.
b. Experience and art give rise to one another and they arc complementary
and supplemen-tary to each other.
c. Art docs, not give the cause and effect of things, whereas experience gives
the cause and effect of things.
d. Both experience and art are views of a contradictory time and space and
this is where the difference between the two lies.

204. 171 Problem
Why according to the author, were the mathematical arts founded in Egypt?
a. Because they were men of experience and had wisdom and knowledge
about certain principles and causes.
b. Because the inventors of luxuries were con-sidered more important than
the inventors of necessities and in Egypt, the kingly and priestly class had
developed great standards in luxu-rious tastes and attitudes.
c. Because the sciences which do not cater to necessities or pleasures
develop only after the previous two have been invented and only
then, men have time for themselves. So was the ease in Egypt where the
priestly caste had ample leisure time.
d. Because Egyptians were considered to be connoisseurs of art and crafts
and had superior civilization as opposed to the other ancient civilizations.

205. 172 Problem
Which of the following can be the central idea of the passage ?
a. "Experience made art, but inexperience luck".
b. What actually is "Wisdom"
c. Art is superior to experience.
d. Knowledge is wisdom.

206. PASSAGE III
My last growth point offers a chance to bring together the perspectives of Darwin, Marx and Freud. It
leads us to the question at the foundations of the human sciences: what is basic, how amenable to
change is human nature and how can we bring about more humane human relations? As I see it, all
these matters come together in the problematic Marxist notion of 'second nature'. First, nature is the
biologically given domain whose boundaries have themselves never been clearly drawn and are now
quite open as a result of the phenomena of pharmacology, biofeedback (in traditional and modem
forms) and genetic engineering (an area in which the future is open in both positive and alarming
senses). But without pushing those boundaries between the voluntary and involuntary nervous system
and between mere inheritance and manipulated inheritance, we have a large scope for deep reflection
and serious practice. Historians of the human sciences will know that belief in the extreme plasticity of
human behaviour has been held by behaviourists, operant conditioning theorists and those thinking in
the related tradition of Pavlovian conditioning. At the other extreme, behavioural geneticists and
sociobiologists have held relative pessimistic views on the potential for change in human behaviour.
Moreover,, the sociobiologists have made various takeover bids into ethics and the social sciences,
although these seem under control for the present. There is a similar continue on the
optimism/pessimism axis among psychoanalysts. Does psychoanalysis or psychoanalytical psychotherapy
change the self or merely adapt it to the given of the inner and outer worlds? Second, nature is history

207. experienced as if it were unmodifiablc - as though it were not amenable to changc through practice and
enlightenment. Belief in the ability to learn through practical experience is the sine qua non of an
enlightened human science however onerous and slow (he process of change. Those of us in the East
and West who reached for rapid change in the nineteen- sixties, have learned a lot about the pace that
one can hope for. Neurosis is a perfect example of second nature. On a larger scale, so is racism: on a still
larger scalc, so are capitalism and East European socialism. Beyond these in a degree of generality, lie
hierarchy and patriarchy. An important desideratum for a human science is the study of the relative
refractoriness to change of various aspects and levels of human nature. The writings I have found most
helpful in understanding second nature are both Freudo-Marxist. They are the works of Herbert Marcuse
and Russell Jacoby, although other members of the Frankfurt school, as well as the Lukacs of History and
Class Consciousness, and various Hungarian philosophers, have also thought about it. Both Marcuse and
Jacoby have written widely against various reductionism. Darwinian, vulgar Marxist alid biologist
Freudian. They have also essayed against extremes of voluntarism and Dionysiac Freudian ism. Both
have been concerned to pay due respect to the given in biology, economics, culture and therapy, while
striving for a better psychic and social order. Both have de-emphasized traditional notions of class
struggle as the key to social change and have focused more clearly on cultural and other political
processes. Their perspectives are complemented by the writings of Gramsci on the subtle ways in which

208. consent is organized. In addition to his concept of hegemony, 1 have benefited from Raymond Williams*
writings on cultural materialism. His critique of base-superstructure model of vulgar Marxism stresses -
the complexity of mediation between culture on the one hand, and the production and reproduction of
real life on the other. Indeed, he adds the crucial insight that culture is in the base a material, that is,
spiritual need. Raymond Williams died between the delivery and the publication of this talk. His voice its
substance and its tone - are central to my conception of humanity, and I wish to dedicate my remarks to
his memory. This brings us back to basics. Look now, Darwin, Marx and Freud are mutually constitutive,
Darwin brings historicity to the heart of the sciences, linking life to the earth and our humanity to both.
Teleological and anthropomorphic concept lie at the basis of his concept of natural selection. Marx
teaches us the historicity of all including scientific concepts, and points out that there is only one
science, the science of history. Freud teaches us that all of history and culture continue to be mediated
by basic human drives and that no matter how high we reach into abstractions, our thought remains
rooted- in primitive psychic mechanism. It would seem, then, that our conception of human science
must always draw on these three dimensions of what Marx calls our specics being. The historical,
conceptual and practical tasks that follow from this will surely occupy all of us at least to the retiring age.
We have in these three thinkers - at first glance - biology, economics and the psyche, but looked at more
closely, each -takes us to history and historicity, to culture and its roots and to the question of the nature

209. and extent of what is distinctly human - the limits, the realities, the visions, aspirations and
achievements now and in the future. As I read them, each offers us a conception of the disciplined study
of humanity which always retains a notion of human values in action as the central guiding conception.
None will do alone while the task of integrating them in historical studies and in theory has hardly
begun. Their writings span the century between about. 1840 and 1940. Darwin (1809 - 82) and Marx
(1818 - 83) were -how easily we forget this - near contemporaries and published their main works almost
simultaneously. They died within a year of each other, just over a hundred years ago. Freud was a toddler
of three years when The Origin of Species and An Introduction to Political Economy appeared in 1859.
The problematic of his life's work makes little sense without seeing both Darwin and Marx as providing
the framework of ideas and aspirations about nature and human nature, which he addresses. All three
are very much alive today - vivid - providing us with the terms of reference for both a realistic and a
cautiously helpful view of our humanity.

210. 173 Problem
Which of the following is most helpful in understanding second nature?
a. Freud and Marx
b. Herbert Marcuse and Russel Jacoby
c. Members of Frankfurt School
d. Both (2) and (3)

211. 174 Problem
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
a. Marcuse and Jacoby rejected the role of class struggle as the key to social-
change and have laid emphasis on cultural and political pro-cesses.
b. Marcuse and Jocob recognized the role of class struggle as the key to social-
change.
c. Marcuse and Jacoby saw the cultural and political processes as the only key to
social- change.
d. Marcuse and Jacoby recognized a lesser role of class-struggle as the key to
social-change than that of the cultural and political pro-cesses.

212. 175 Problem
According to the passage, all of the following are not true except
a. Freud docs not see any meeting point be-tween history and culture.
b. Darwin rejects the centrality of life.
c. Freud, Marx and Darwin are not in contra-diction among themselves, but
they do project different perspectives.
d. Darwin and Marx are "unanimous on the role and place of history in linking
life to the earth and our humanity to both.

213. 176 Problem
Darwin, Marx and Freud all provide us the most important conception of
a. historicity
b. humanity
c. history
d. human sciences

214. PASSAGE IV
It goes without saying that Asia matters to the European Union: Europe has a major stake in a stable and
prosperous Asia. Our political, security, and economic interests are more intertwined than ever. But our
relationship goes far beyond the economic and trade realm: the European Union and Asian .partners
contribute actively together to resolving different regional and global problems. We also share' an
important vision in which a system of global governance, with regional structures as its cornerstones;
effectively addresses trans-national problems. It is with this vision that I am once again returning to Asia
in early August for the ministerial meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and bilateral
consultations with our ASEAN partners. The progress we have made together over the past year is
impressive, perhaps even the most important in our 30 years of formatics. And, the EU's early accession
to the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation can only bring us closer still, with positive implications for
the political and security interests of both groups of countries. We have also agreed to strengthen our
political: exchanges further and to promote particular cooperation in many areas of mutua interest. One
such area, where we work well together and are set to become closer-still, is crisis management. We are,
for example, open to sharing more information boosting technical cooperation a strengthening capacity-
building in this field It was crucial for the EU-Ied Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM), which: supervised the
peace agreement between Indonesia and Aceh rebels from the summer of 2005 to the end of 2006, that
ASEA partners participated in it. This not ion: helped ensure the success of the mission but also led to

215. the creation 'of real ties between the two regional organizations. As a result our joint efforts and, of
course, he achievements of the Indonesian government Aceh was stabilized and is now developing
steadily after 30 years of conflict and :he devastation wrought by the 2004 tsun Its development, which
included elections held last year, was so positive that the Aceh Monitoring Mission was ab complete its
work and leave the price. But the European Union has not left Ad-On the contrary, we are continual L Eo
active support to the reconstruction the Indonesian authorities and the administration in Aceh with
substantial and visible development:: programme. Just six weeks ago the deployed another mission on
Asian police training mission in Afghanistan is also open to Asian partner countries mission seeks to help
establish sustainable and effective civilian policing arrangements under Afghan ownership and in
accordance with international standards. The fact the mission is to run for at least three year underlines
the EU's increased and long-te- commitment to security and stability in Asia. We could also envisage
cooperating more closely with our Asian partners in future crisis management operations on other
continents. We are following with great interest the historic decisions by ASEAN to further develop the
South East Asian community and its work on the ASEAN Charter, which includes the development of an
appropriate institutional framework. For obvious reasons, the EU appreciates-the ambitious integration
project of another" region. It has also lent practical support. I myself have met both the Eminent Persons
Group and the High-Level Taskforce of Charter drafters and was very impressed by their vision and

216. commitment and the pertinent questions they asked about the EU's integration process. I wish the
region every success in finalizing the new Charter and I give it every encouragement .to pursue an
ambitious, result. In our Europeap experience,. far-reaching political and economic integration has not
only overcome divisions between former enemies and ensured stability and prosperity in Ivurope but it
has also provide to be the best solution in tackling regional and global problems that do not stop at
national borders. 1 he ARF, which we value greatly as the only political and security dialogue forum in the
Asia-Pacific region, is increasingly recognizing the need to find collective solutions to trans-boundary
security issues, in particular when it comes to new challenges. Once a year, the ARF meets in a unique
forum that brings together the Foreign Ministers of Asian and Pacific countries and their key partners for
dialogue on a wide range of issues with a bearing on Asian security. In addition to this fruitful exchange,
the forum is also achieving concrete outcomes at the various seminars and workshops which have made
it more result-oriented than in the past. The European Union, which attends and contributes to the ARF
as a long-standing I I I dialogue partner of the region, is looking forward to the creation of a mechanism
that enables the ARF to be active between meetings. This will be a very important and welcome step
towards the- construction of a regional architecture for Asia. Asia matters to Europe, and it also goes
without saying that the European Union matters to Asia. Together, the EU and ASEAN represent two
regions, 37 countries, and more than one billion people. In Europe, Asia has a partner in its search for

217. solutions to global problems such as climate change, energy security or organized crime. It has a
partner in the economic and trade realm and it has a partner in development issues. Only together
can we meet the challenges of the future.

218. 177 Problem
According to the author, one of the vital mutual interest areas where ASEAN
and EIJ Can work together is
a. peace agreement between Indonesia and Aceh rebels.
b. crisis management.
c. civilian policing arrangements.
d. Trans-national problems.

219. 178 Problem
Deployment of a police training mission in Afghanistan by EU aims at
a. Long-term commitment to security and stabil-ity in Asia.
b. minimizing terrorism in Asia.
c. drafting of ASEAN Charter.
d. maintaining law and order in Afghanistan.

220. 179 Problem
is the only political and security dialogue forum in the Asia-Pacific region.
a. Eminent Persons Group
b. ASEAN
c. ARF
d. None of these

221. 180 Problem
The annual ARF meet is attended by foreign ministers of
a. Asian countries
b. EU countries
c. Pacific countries
d. Asian and Pacific countries

222. Directions (Questions 181-184) :
Each of these has a statement followed by two conclusions. Mark answer as:
1. if only conclusion I follows
2. if only conclusion II follows
3. if either I or II follows
4. if neither I nor II follows

223. 181 Problem
Statement:
Good voice is a natural gift but one has to keep practicing to improve and excel
well in the field of music.
Conclusions:
I. Natural gifts need nurturing and care.
II. Even though your voice is not good, one can keep practicing.

224. 182 Problem
Statement:
Domestic demand has been increasing faster than the production in indigenous
crude oil.
Conclusions:
I. Crude oil must be imported.
II. Domestic demand should be reduced.

225. 183 Problem
Statement:
Until our country achieves economic equality, political freedom and democracy
would be meaningless.
Conclusions:
I. Political freedom and democracy go hand in hand
II. Economic equality leads to real political free-dom and democracy

226. 184 Problem
Statement:
Parents are prepared to pay any price for an elite education to their children
Conclusions:
I. All parents these days arc very well off
II. Parents have an obsessive passion for a per-fect development of their
children through good schooling.

227. Directions (Questions 185-188):
Each of these has a statement followed by two assumptions.
Mark answer as:
1. if only assumption I is implicit
2. if only assumption II is implicit
3. if either I or II is implicit
4. if neither 1 nor II is implicit

228. 185 Problem
Statement:
Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth
above 18 years of age
Assumptions:
I. There arc unemployed youth in India who need monetary support.
II. The government has sufficient funds to pro-vide allowance to all
unemployed youth.

229. 186 Problem
Statement:
All the employees are notified that the organization will provide transport
facilities at half cost from the nearby railway station to the office except those
who have been provided with travelling allowance.
Assumptions:
I. Most of the employees will travel by the office transport.
II. Those who are provided with travelling al-lowance will not read such notice.

230. 187 Problem
Statement:
Retired persons should not be appointed for executive posts in other
organizations.
Assumptions:
I. Retired persons may lack the zeal and com-mitment to carry out
executive's work.
II. Retired persons do not take interest in the work and welfare of the new
organizations

231. 188 Problem
Statement
Government aided schools should have uniformity in charging various fees.
Assumptions:
I. The Government's subsidy comes from the money collected by way of taxes
from people.
II. The Government while giving subsidy may have stipulated certain uniform
conditions regarding fees.

232. 189 Problem
Robin says, "If Jai gives me Rs.40, he will have half as much as Atul, but if Atul
gives me Rs.40, then the three of us will all have the same amount". What is the
total amount of money that Robin, Jai and Atul have between them?
a. Rs.240
b. Rs.320
c. Rs.360
d. Rs.420

233. 190 Problem
N ranks fifth in a class S is eighth from the last. If T is sixth alter N and just in
the middle of N and S, have many students are there in the class?
a. 23
b. 24
c. 25
d. 26

234. 191 Problem
Between two books ends in your study are displayed your five favourite pussle
Books. If you decide to arrange five books in ever)' possible combination and
moved just one books every minutes. How long would it take you?
a. 1 hour
b. 2 hour
c. hour
d. hour

235. Direction (Questions 192-196): Choose the word which is nearly the same in
meaning to the word in capital letters

236. Direction (Questions 192-196):
Choose the word which is nearly the same in meaning to the word in capital
letters

237. 192 Problem
Embellish
a. emboss
b. design
c. garnish
d. aristocratic

238. 193 Problem
ORRORTUNE
a. Expected
b. Convenient
c. Welcome INDELIBLE
d. Chance

239. 194 Problem
INDELIBLE
a. Uneatable
b. Permanent
c. delicate
d. Strong

240. 195 Problem
CHORE
a. thief
b. relief
c. colour
d. task

241. 196 Problem
COPIOUS
a. Vart
b. identical
c. Merry
d. Plentiful

242. Directions (197-200):
Study the following information to answer there questions. A blacksmith, has five
iron articles. A,B,C,D and E, each having a different weight.
I. A weight twice as much as B
II. B weights four and a hall times as much as C.
III. C weights hall as much as D
IV. D weights hall as much as E
V. E weights less than a but more than C

243. 197 Problem
Which of the following is the lightest in weight?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D

244. 198 Problem
C is heavier than which of the following two articles?
a. D,B
b. D,C
c. A,C
d. A,B

245. 199 Problem
Which of the following articles is the heaviest in weight?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D

246. 200 Problem
Which of the following represent the descending order of weight of the Article?
a. A,B,E,C
b. B,D,E,A,C
c. E,C,D,A,B
d. C,A,D,B,E

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