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Arun Vats | Re: Common Admission Test previous year question papers in PDF format As you want to get the Common Admission Test previous year question papers in PDF format so here it is for you: Some content of the file has been given here: Directions for questions 1 to 5: Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6 to form a logical sequence. 1. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6 to form a logical sequence. 1. Clues to the answer lie at your feet, scattered among the rubble. A. Most are only a few inches across. B. The rock here is a crumbling, easily-split sandstone and in it lie thousand upon thousands of coiled shells. C. They are ammonites. D. Some are big as cartwheels. 6. No ammonite is alive today but a hundred million years ago, they flourished in vast numbers. a. ADCB b. BADC c. CBAD d. DCBA 2. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6 to form a logical sequence. 1. A reptile becomes stuck in a swamp and dies. A. Over great periods of time, the peat is compressed and turned to coal. B. As the centuries pass and more vegetation accumulates, the deposit turns to peat. C. Changes in sea level may cause the swamp to be flooded and layers of sand to be deposited on top of the peat. D. Dead vegetation drifts to the bottom and covers them. 6. The reptile’s bones still remain within it. a. DBCA b. BCDA c. CDBA d. DABC 3. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6 to form a logical sequence. 1. Voyager-I was very high in the ecliptic plane. A. They are triumphs of human engineering and one of the glories of the American space programme. B. In 1981, it had made a close pass by Titan, the giant moon of Saturn. C. The two Voyager robots have explored four planets and nearly sixty moons. D. Its sister ship, Voyager, was patched on a different trajectory, so she was able to perform her celebrated explorations of Uranus and Neptune. 6. They will be in the history books when much else about our time is forgotten. a. CBDA b. DACB c. BDCA d. BCDA 4. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6 to form a logical sequence. 1. There are, moreover, unconscious aspects of our perception of reality. A. Within the mind they become psychic events. B. The first is the fact that even when our senses react to real phenomena, sights and sounds, they are somehow translated from the realm of reality. C. Not to speak of the fact that every concrete object is always unknown in certain respects. D. Thus every experience contains an indefinite number of unknown factors. 6. The reason is, we cannot know the ultimate nature of matter itself. a. CBDA b. BADC c. DBAC d. DABC 5. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6 to form a logical sequence. 1. The process continued for million of years. A. Tibet, before the collision of the continents, had been a well-watered plain along the southern edge of Asia. B. Nor has this process stopped. C. On the site of the ancient sea there flow stood the highest and newest mountains in the-world. D. It was not only pushed upwards but gradually deprived of its rainfall by the young mountains and so changed into the high cold desert. 6. India is still moving north at the rate of 5 centimetres a year, and each year the rocky summits of the Himalayas are a millimetre higher. a. CBAD b. DCBA c. BADC d. ADCB Directions Q. 6 to 10: Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent paragraph. 6. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent paragraph. A. The open road still softly calls, like a nearly forgotten song of childhood. B. Even after 400 generations in villages and cities, we haven’t forgotten. C. The appeal has been meticulously crafted by natural selection as an essential element in our survival. D. We invest far-off places with a certain romance. a. BCAD b. OCAB c. CBDA d. ACDB 7. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent paragraph. A. The remaining chapters were written by various authors to Jung’s direction. B. The chapter that bears his name is his work and nobody else’s. C. The final editing of the complete work after Jung’s death has been done by Dr. Von Franz. D. It was written, incidentally, in English. a. CBDA b. ADBC c. ACDB d. DCBA 8. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent paragraph. A. It is beyond our powers to predict the future. B. Your own life, or your band’s, or even your species’ might be owed to a restless few. C. Long summers, mild winters, which harvests, plentiful game — none of them lasts forever. D. Catastrophic events have a way of sneaking up on us, of catching us unaware. a. ADCB b. BCDA c. ACDB d. BDCA 9. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent paragraph. A. The quintessence, for example, a lizard is only fully understandable in the light of the particular possibilities and limitations dictated by its reptilian nature. B. The films we made, tried to document the lives of particular animals showing how each found its food, defended itself and courted etc C. We seldom examined the basic character of its anatomy. D. One element, however, was missing. a. ACBD b. BADC c. ADBC d. CDAB 10. Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent paragraph. A. These researchers have become so knowledgeable about their subjects that they have been guiding us to the right place at the right time. B. The great increase during the past decade in the number of scientists actively involved in observing animals in the wild is very important. C. They have guided us to see exactly that aspect of behaviour that was of particular interest to us. D. Almost every group of large animals is now being studied by scientists. everywhere. a. BDAC b. CBDA c. DCBA d. ACBD Directions Question 1 to 10: Pick the odd man out. 1. Pick the odd man out. a. peat b. embers c. coke d. coal 2. Pick the odd man out. a. custodian b. consignee c. consul d. commissary 3. Pick the odd man out. a. expound b. interpret c. elucidate d. infer 4. Pick the odd man out. a. cease b. launch c. initiate d. commence 5. Pick the odd man out. a. adroit b. adept c. dextrous d. awkward 6. Pick the odd man out. a. brink b. hub c. verge d. brim 7. Pick the odd man out. a. detest b. abhor c. ardour d. loathe 8. Pick the odd man out. a. fanatic b. zealot c. maniac d. rational 9. Pick the odd man out. a. sporadic b. frequent c. intermittent d. scarce 10. Pick the odd man out. a. taciturn b. reserved c. clamorous d. silent Directions Q. 11 to 15: Each sentence below is followed by four others. Select from the four the one which most complements the idea contained in the given statement. 11. One the one hand, capitalism requires the engine of self-interest - of greed, if you willwhile on the other hand, society requires attention to the general interest-the a. enhancement of greed b. taming of greed c. destruction of greed d. transformation of greed and animosity 12. Basically, we like the free market only as long as the trend is up. _____________ a. We refuse to see the long-term benefits of the downward trend. b. What we need to cultivate is an attitude of equanimity. c. We forget for the moment that the things will pick up. d. As soon as the inevitable downturn occurs, we complain bitterly and expect the government top fix the things. 13. Since they first became part of living room furniture, television remote controls have become the advertiser’s scourge. Some analysts reckon that ____________ a. the instruments will make TV advertising completely ineffective. b. as many as a third of all ads are zapped by viewers. c. the instrument greatly interferes with the watching of wholesome TV programmes. d. soon the advertising industry will have no option but to approach the government to ban the instrument. 14. The illusion that times that were are better than those that are _________ a. shatters our belief in future. b. has probably pervaded all ages. c. makes our lives miserable. d. often gives us hope and peace. 15. Since children are less convenient to manipulate than guinea pigs __________ a. educational research is often short of hard data. b. doctors have to depend more on the latter than the former. c. child psychologists are often compelled to use more data obtained from the latter sources. d. the research findings from the latter source are generally considered to be more reliable than that obtained from the former. Directions Q. 16 to 20: Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed hi he original pair. 16. MAXIM : APHORISM a. maximum: optimum b. prophecy : doom c. theorem : proof d. precept : axiom 17. EASE: ALLEVIATE a. hint: allocate b. revolt: repudiate c. collapse: rise d. question : interrogate 18. SECRET: CLANDESTINE a. overt : furtive b. covert: stealthy c. open : closed d. news : rumour 19. LIMPID : MURKY a. dazed : clouded b. obscure : vague c. bright: gloomy d. nebulous : dim 20. DRAMA : AUDIENCE a. brawl : vagabonds b. game : spectators c. art : critics d. movie: actors Directions Q. 21 to 25: Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship that is least similar 10 the one expressed in the original pair. 21. ABDICATE: POWER a. reinstate : power b. forgo: privileges c. renounce : world d. sacrifice : rights 22. SAIL: SHIP a. propeller: aeroplane b. radar: satellite c. hydrogen : balloon d. accelerator: car 23. CANINEOG a. feline : cat b. aquiline : parrot c. serpentine : cobra d. vdlpine: fox 24. COSMIC : UNIVERSE a. terrestrial : earth b. lunar: moon c. connubial : youth d. annular: ring 25. GERMANE: PERTINENT a. apt : appropriate b. quick: urgent c. dull : sluggish d. excited : serene Directions: Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so as to make a coherent paragraph. 26. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so as to make a coherent paragraph. A. Realists believe that there is an objective reality “out there” independent of ourselves. B. This reality exists solely by virtue of how the world is and is discoverable by application of the methods of science. C. They believe in the possibility of determining whether or not a theory is indeed really true or false. D. I think it is fair to say that this is the position to which most working scientists subscribe. a. ACBD b. CDBA c. DCBA d. BCAD 27. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so as to make a coherent paragraph. A. There is a strong manufacturing base for a variety of products. B. India has come a long way on the technology front. C. But the technology adopted has been largely of foreign origin. D. There are, however, areas such as atomic energy, space, agriculture and defense where significant strides have been made in evolving relevant technologies within the country. a. ADCB b. DBAC c. BACD d. CBAD 28. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so as to make a coherent paragraph. A. In emission trading, the government fixes the total amount of pollution that is acceptable to maintain a desired level of air quality. B. Economists argue that this approach makes air pollution control more costeffective than the current practice of fixing air-pollution standards and expecting all companies to pollute below these standards. C. The USA uses emissions trading to control air pollution. D. It then distributes emission permits to all companies in the region, which add up to the overall acceptable level of emission. a. BADC b. ACDB c. CBAD d. DBAC 29. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so as to make a coherent paragraph. A. The individual companies vary in size, from the corner grocery to the industrial giant. B. Policies and management methods within firms range from formal, well-planned organisations and controls to slipshod dayto- day operations. C. Various industries offer a wide array of products or services through millions of firms largely independent of each other. D. Variety in the form of ownership contributes to diversity in capital investment, volume of business, and financial structure. a. DBCA b. CADB c. BADC d. ADCB 30. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so as to make a coherent paragraph. A. All levels of demand, whether individual, aggregate, local, national, or international are subject to change. B. At the same time, science and technology add new dimensions to products, their uses, and the methods used to market them. C. Aggregate demand fluctuates with changes in the level of business activity, GNP, and national income. D. The demands of individuals tend to vary with changing needs and rising income. a. CBDA b. DCAB c. BCAD d. ADCB Directions for Q. 31 to 40: Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences. 31. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences. 1. Chichen Itza, last outpost of the Mayan civilization, was built in the heat of the arid Yucatan peninsula, unlike most of the earlier Mayan cities, which were built in rain forests. A. If she survived in the dark water until midday, priests hauled her out to ask what the gods had hold her B. In times of crisis, a maiden was hurled at dawn into the 60-ft. deep hole in the limestone rock. C. The city folks drank from one well and used the other as a well of sacrifice. D. It got its water from two wells known as cenotes, fed by underwater streams. 6. The Mayans also threw cherished possessions into the hole-carved jade, gold, nodules of resin uses as incense, copper discs and human skeletons have all been dredged out of it. a. DCBA b. BCAD c. CADB d. ABCD 32. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences. 1. All human beings are aware of the existence of a power greater than that of the mortals — the name given to such a power by individuals is an outcome of birth, education and choice. A. This power provides an anchor in times of adversity, difficulty and trouble. B. Industrial organisations also contribute to the veneration of this power by participating in activities such as religious ceremonies and festivities organized by the employees. C. Their other philanthropic contributions include the construction and maintenance of religious places such as temples or gurudwaras. D. Logically, therefore, such a power should be remembered in good times also. 6. The top management/managers should participate in all such events, irrespective of their personal choice. a. ADBC b. BCAD 33. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences. 1. Total forgiveness for a mistake committed generates a sense of complacency towards target achievement among the employees. A. In such a situation, the work ethos gets distorted and individuals get a feeling that they can get away with any lapse. B. The feeling that they develop is ‘whether I produce results or not, the management will not punish me or does not have the guts to punish me.’ C. Also, excess laxity damages management credibility, because for a long time, the management has maintained that dysfunctional behaviour will result in punishment, and when something goes wrong, it fails to take specific punitive action. D. The severity of the punishment may be reduced by modifying it, but some action must be taken against the guilty so as to serve as a reminder for all others in the organisation. 6. Moreover, it helps establish the management’s image of being firmed, fair and yet human. a. DCBA b. BADC c. DBCA d. CABD 34. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences. 1. Currency movements can have a dramatic impact on equity returns for foreign investors. A. This is not surprising as many developing economies try to peg their exchange rates to the US dollar or to a basket of currencies. B. Many developing economies manage to keep exchange rate volatility lower than that in the industrial economics. C. India has also gone in for the full float on the current account and abolished the managed exchange rate. D. Dramatic exceptions are Argentina, Brazil, and Nigeria. 6. Another emerging-market-specific risk is liquidity risk. a. ADBC b. CDAB c. BDAC d. CABD 35. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences. 1. Managers must lead by example; they should not be averse to giving a hand in manual work, if required. A. They should also update their competence to guide their subordinates; this would be possible only if they keep in regular touch with new processes, machines, instruments, gauges, systems and gadgets. B. Work must be allocated to different groups and team members in clear, specific terms. C. Too much of wall-building is detrimental to the exercise of the ‘personal charisma’ of the leader whose presence should not be felt only through notices, circulars or memos, but by being seen physically. D. Simple, clean living among one’s people should be insisted upon. 6. This would mean the maintaining of an updated organisation chart; laying down job descriptions; identifying key result areas; setting personal targets; and above all, monitoring of performance, to meet organisational goals. a. BDAC b. BCDA c. ADCB d. ACDB 36. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences. 1. The top management should perceive the true worth of people and only then make friends. A. Such ‘true friends’ are very few and very rare. B. Factors such as affluence, riches, outward sophistication and conceptual abilities are not prerequisites for genuine friendship. C. Such people must be respected and kept close to the heart. D. Business realities call for developing a large circle of acquaintances and contracts; however, all of them will be motivated by their own self-interest and it would be wrong to treat them as genuine friends. 6. 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Kiran Chandar | Re: Common Admission Test previous year question papers in PDF format As you want to get the Common Admission Test previous year question papers in PDF format so here it is for you: Syllabus of Common Admission Test: CAT Syllabus for English: Comprehension of passage, Verbal Reasoning, Syllogisms , Contextual usage, Analogies, Antonyms, Fill In the Blanks, Foreign language words used in English, Sentence completion, Sentence correction, idioms, Errors in word choice, mania & phobia, Incorrect words, Conditionals & Multiple Usage , Punctuation, Proverb, , one word substitution, Different usage of same word Phrasal verb etc. CAT Syllabus for Quantitative Ability: Geometry, (Lines, angles, Triangles, Spheres, Rectangles, Cube, Cone etc) Ratios and Proportion, Ratios, Percentages, In-equations Quadratic and linear equations Algebra Mensuration, Alligation & Mixtures, Work, Pipes and Cisterns Instalment Payments, Partnership, Clocks Probability, Permutations & Combinations Profit & Loss Averages, Percentages, Partnership Time-Speed-Distance, Work and time Number system: HCF, LCM, Geometric Progression, Arithmetic progression, Arithmetic mean, Geometric mean , Harmonic mean, Median, Mode, Number Base System, BODMAS, etc. CAT Syllabus for Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Data Interpretation based on text, Data Interpretation based on graphs and tables. Graphs can be Column graphs, Graphs representing Area, Bar Graphs, Line charts, Pie Chart, Venn Diagram, etc. Graphs can be Column graphs, Graphs representing Area, Bar Graphs, Line charts, Pie Chart, Venn Diagram, etc. Critical reasoning, Visual reasoning, Assumption-Premise-Conclusion, Assertion and reasons, Statements and conclusions, Cause and Effect, Identifying Probably true, Probably false, definitely true, definitely false kind of statement, Linear arrangements, identifying Strong arguments and Weak arguments, Matrix arrangements. GK/GA/BA: Current Affairs, Business, Punch line of companies, Top officials of big companies, Major corporate events Science, History, Geography, International organisations Important quotations Social issues, Sports, Finance, Automobiles, Entertainment, Politics etc. Famous award and prizes World Records Books and authors Some content of the file has been given here: 1. BARGE: VESSEL a. Cargo: Hold b. Link: Chain c. Shovel: Implement d. Squadron: Plane 2. DOGGEREL: POET a. Soliloquy: Playwright b. Symphony: Composer c. Pulp-fiction: Novelist d. Caption: Cartoonist 3. PREMISE: CONCLUSION a. Assumption: inference b. Hypothesis : theory c. Knowledge: ideas d. Brand : marketing 4. PEEL:PEAL a. Coat : rind b. Laugh : bell c. Rain: reign d. Brain: cranium 5. LOVE: AFFECTION a. Happiness : joy b. Amity : harmony c. Enemy : hatred d. Sorrow : misery 6. PARADIGM : PATTERN a. Skeleton: Flesh b. Container: Content c. Maxim: Theory d. Structure: Framework Directions Q 7to 11: Choose that set of statements in which the third statement logically follows from the first two. 7. A. All mammals are viviparous. B. Bats are viviparous. C. No bat is a bird. D. No bird is a mammal. E. All bats are mammals. a. ADC b. ABE c. FBA d. AFC 8. A. No mother is a nurse. B. Some nurses like to work. C. No woman is a prude. D. Some prude is nurses. E. Some nurses are women. F. All women like to work. a. ABE b. CED c. FEB d. BEF 9. A. Oranges are fruit. B. Some fruits are sour. C. Oranges are sour. D. Some oranges are sour. E. Some oranges are not sour. F. Some apples are sour. a. ADB b. ACE c. BFD d. BAC 10. A. Zens are Marutis. B. Zeus are fragile. C. Marutis are fragile. D. All stable are weak. E. Marutis can beat Opels F. Opels are stable a. ACB b. EFD c. CEA d. ABC 11. A. Aardvarks need sleep. B. All animals need sleep. C. Dogs are animals D. Some dogs need sleep. E. Aardvarks are animals. F. Some Aardvarks are dogs. a. BCD b. CEF c. BEA d. BAE Directions Q 12 to 16: Select the pair of sentences that relate logically with the given statement. 12. Either Sam is ill; or he is drunk. A. Sam is ill B. Sam is not ill C. Sam is drunk D. Sam is not drunk a. AB b. DA c. AC d. CD 13. Whenever Ram hears of a tragedy, he loses sleep. A. Ram heard of a tragedy. B. Ram did not hear of a tragedy C. Ram lost sleep D. Ram did not lose sleep a. CA b. BD c. DB d. AD 14. Either the train is late; or it has derailed. A. The train is late. B. The train is not late. C. The train is derailed. D. The train is not derailed. a. AB b. DB c. CA d. BC 15. When I read a horror story I have a nightmare. A. I read a story. B. I did not hear a horror story. C. I did not have a nightmare D. I had a nightmare. a. CB b. AD c. BC d. AC 16. When I eat berries I get rashes. A. I ate berries. B. I did not get rashes. C. I did not eat berries. D. I got rashes. a. DA b. BC c. CB d. AD Directions Q 17 to 21: Choose the choice which would best replace the underlined part of the given sentence. 17. Rahul Bajaj did a great job by taking his company to a dominant position but it is time he let go of the reins. a. But it is time he let go of the reins b. However it is time that he stepped down. c. It is perhaps an opportune moment to quit. d. But it is just as well that he calls it a day. 18. This government may promise autonomy to the navaratnas but there is no telling what the subsequent one will do. a. There is no telling what the future will do. b. There is no telling what the subsequent one will do. c. It is not clear whether its successors will do the same. d. Nobody can be sure that subsequent governments will adhere to that policy. 19. With the increase in the standard of education, expensive private schools have started blooming up in every corner of the country. a. Started blooming in every corner of the country. b. Have started mushrooming all over the country. c. Have mushroomed all over the country. d. Have blossomed all over the country. 20. It is important that whatever else happens, these two factors should not be messed around with. a. It is important that b. It is a fact that c. It should be urgently understood that d. It should be understood that 21. It must be noted that under no circumstance should the company go in for diversification. a. It must be noticed that b. It must be noted that c. It must be pointed out that d. It should be noticed that. Directions Q. 22 to 29: Fill in the blanks. 22. An act of justice closes the book on a misdeed; an act of vengeance__________. a. Writes one of its own. b. Opens new books. c. Reopens the first chapter. d. Writes an epilogue. 23. This is about ________ a sociological analysis can penetrate. a. As far as b. The outer limit that c. Just how far into the subject d. Just the relative distance that 24. 1 am always the first to admit that I have not accomplished everything that I____________ achieve five years ago. a. Set out to b. Went to c. Thought to d. Thought of 25. This is not the first time that the management has done some__________. a. Tough talk b. Tough talking c. Firm talk d. Firm talking 26. ____________ that in this apparent mess, two things not be interfered with. a. It is important b. It is of cardinal importance. c. It should be urgently understood d. It cannot be emphasized 27. The highest reward for a man’s toil is not what he gets for it but what____________. a. He make out of it. b. He gets for others. c. He has overcome through it. d. He becomes by it. 28. Wines that yielded a good commercial profit ____________ in the same limited areas of France as now. a. Seem to have been produced b. Appear to have remarkable semblance c. Bear a significant similarity in terms of production to those grown d. Appear to have been similarly produced 29. Education is central because electronic networks and software-driven technologies are beginning to ________ the economic barriers between nations. a. Break down b. Break c. Crumble d. Dismantle Directions Q 30 to 34: Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences. 30. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences. 1. A nation like an individual has many personalities and many approaches to life. A. If there is a strong organic bond between different personalities, it is well. B. Otherwise this could lead to disintegration and trouble. C. Normally, some kind of equilibrium is eventually established. D. If normal development is arrested, then conflict arises between different personalities. 6. In the mind and spirit of India, there has been this fundamental conflict due to a long period of arrested growth. a. ABCD b. BDCA c. CABD d. DBCA 31. Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences. 1. Until the MBA arrived on the scene the IIT graduate was king. A. A degree from one of the five IITs was a passport to a well-paying job, great prospects abroad and, for some, a decent dowry to boot. B. From the day he or she cracked the joint entrance exam, the IIT student commanded the awe of neighbours and close relatives. C. IIT students had, meanwhile, also developed their own special culture, complete with lingo and attitude, which they passed down. D. True, the success stories of IIT graduates are legion and they now constitute the cream of the Indian diaspora. 6. But not many alumni would agree that the IIT undergraduate mindset merits a serious psychological study, let alone an interactive one. a. BACD b. ABCD c. DCBA d. ABCD 32. 1. Some of the maharajas, like the one at Kapurthala, had exquisite taste. A. In 1902, the Maharaja of Kapurthala gave his civil engineer photographs of the Versailles palace and asked him to replicate it, right down to the gargoyles. B. Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore brought in Bauhaus aesthetics and even works of modern artists like Brancusi and Duchamp. C. Kitsch is the most polite way to describe them. D. But many of them, as the available-light photographs show, had execrable taste. 6. Like Ali Baba’s caves, some of the palaces were like warehouses with the downright ugly next to the sublimely aesthetic. a. BACD b. BDCA c. ABCD d. ABDC 33. 1. So now let’s sum it up. A. We can call this the material of knowledge. B. According o Kant, there are two elements that contribute to man’s knowledge of the world. C. The other is the internal conditions in man himself. D. One is the external conditions that we cannot know of before we have perceived them through the series. 6. We can call this form of knowledge. a. BDAC b. BADC c. CADB d. CBDA 34. 1. I may have a strong desire for a fresh ripe peach, but no peaches may be available. A. I am about to take a bite when news arrives of an accident injuring someone dear to me. B. The hay fever passes. C. On the other hand, I buy some peaches but a sudden attack of hay fever prevents me from enjoying their fragrance or taste. D. My interest in the peach vanishes. 6. I no longer have any appetite. a. DCBA b. CBAD c. ABCD d. ACBD Directions Q35 to 44: Arrange sentences A, B, C and D in a proper sequence so as to make a coherent paragraph. 35. A. Because negotiations had been delayed until the last moment, he was at a tremendous disadvantage. B. Only then did the truth dawn on him. C. He broke off talks and returned home D. My friend was under intense pressure to make concessions. a. DBAC b. ACBD c. ABCD d. DBCA 36. A. “Son, why are you reading that sissy magazine”? .he asked. B. “There’s an article that tells women where to meet men, “I responded, pointing to the magazine’s cover. C. “I need to know where I’m supposed to be.” D. When I was a teenager, my father caught me reading one of my older sister’s magazines. a. DCAB b. ADCB c. DABC d. DACB 37. A. “Actually,” Ronnie replied, “I asked my wife,” B. One day a man named Ronnie answered a difficult one correctly to put the men in front. C. Impressed, the host kept Ronnie on the line and asked how he knew the answer to such a tough question. D. Occasionally a local radio station airs “Battle of the Sexes,” in which listeners phone in to answer trivial questions. a. BCAD b. ACDB c. CABD d. DBCA 38. A. After several routine elections there comes a ‘critical’ election which redefines the basic pattern of political loyalties, redraws political geography and opens up the frozen political space. B. In psychological jargon they call it realignment. C. Rather, since 1989, there have been a series of semi- critical elections. D. On a strict definition, none of the recent Indian elections qualities as a critical election. a. ABCD b. ABDC c. DBAC d. DCBA 39. A. Trivial pursuits, marketed by the Congress, is a game imported from Italy. B. The idea is to create an imaginary saviour in times of crisis so that the party doesn’t fall flat – on its collective face. C. Closest contenders are Mani Shankar Aiyar, who still hears His Master’s Voice, and V. George, who is frustrated by the fact that his political future remains Sonia and yet so far. D. The current champion is Arjun Singh for whom all roads lead to Rome, or in this case, 10 Janpath. a. ABDC b. ABCD c. DCBA d. CDBA 40. A. Good advertising can make people buy your products even if it sucks. B. A dollar spent on brainwashing is more cost-effective than a dollar spent on product improvement. C. That’s important because it takes pressure off you to make good products. D. Obviously, there’s a minimum quality that every product has to achieve: it should be able to withstand the shipping process without becoming unrecognizable. a. BACD b. ACBD c. ADCB d. BCDA 41. A. Almost a century ago, when the father of the modem automobile industry, Henry Ford, sold the first Model A car, he decided that only the best would do for his customers. B. Today, it is committed to delivering the finest quality with over six million vehicles a year in over 200 countries across the world. C. And for over ninety years, this philosophy has endured in the Ford Motor Company. D. A vehicle is ready for the customer only if it passes the Ford ‘Zero Defect Programme’. a. ABCD b. ACDB c. ACBD d. CDAB 42. A. But, clearly, the government still has the final say. B. In the past few years, the Reserve Bank of India might have wrested considerable powers from the government when it comes to monetary policy. C. The RBI’s announcements on certain issues become effective only after the government notifies them. D. Isn’t it. Time the government vested the RBI with powers to sanction such changes, leaving their ratification for later? a. ACDB b. ACBD c. BACD d. DACB 43. A. I sat there frowning at the chequered tablecloth, chewing the bitter cud of insight. B. That wintry afternoon in Manhattan, waiting in the little French restaurant, I was feeling frustrated and depressed. C. Even the prospect of seeing a dear friend failed to cheer me as it usually did. D. Because of certain miscalculations on my part, a project of considerable importance in my life had fallen through. a. ADBC b. BCDA c. BDCA d. ABCD 44. A. Perhaps the best known is the Bay Area Writing Project, founded by James Gray in 1974. B. 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