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A straight line is perpendicular to the straight line 2x + 3y = 5 and it passes through the point (1, 1). Which of the following gives its equation?
Possible AnswersSelected
Possible Answer

A. 2x – 3y = 1

B. 2x + 3y = 2

C. 3x + 2y = 1

D. 3x – 2y = 1

ISRO’s Moon Impact Probe (MIP) has the capability of taking 200 images in five minutes at moon and can transmit 200 images to earth in 10 minutes. It takes a pause for five minutes after every 10 minutes of work for cooling and recharging. Three companies, Agfa, Kodak and Cannon, have offered their fine computer processing and printing facilities to ISRO as per the following hourly processing and printing rates:- Agfa Kodak Cannon
Each print up to 200 prints Rs. 1.70 Rs. 1.75 Rs. 1.65
Each additional print after 200 prints up to 400 prints Re. 0.55 Re. 0.60 Re. 0.70
Each additional print after 400 prints Re. 0.50 Re. 0.45 Re. 0.40


How many images will MIP transmit to earth in one hour if capturing the images and transmitting these are not done simultaneously?
Possible AnswersSelected
Possible Answer

A. 400

B. 500

C. 600

D. 700

27. India’s competitive advantage in the field of software exports vis-à-vis China lies in
(1) a vast number of Indian living in the US
(2) her comfortable state with English language
(3) her natural links with the US
(4) an availability of cheap labour
28. The multinational presence in Beijing is most visible in the form of
(1) clean airport (2) foreign brand restaurants
(3) clean roadways (4) radio- equipped taxis
29. The author’s opinion about the punctuality of Indian Airlines flights is
(1) probably not very high (2) similar to that about China
(3) not mentioned (4) low
30. The author probably thought that the display of cell phones by the Chinese was a
tendency to or indicator of
(1) flaunt (2) intimidate (3) snobbery (4) affluence
31. International companies find China a better destination than India because of
I. higher quality
II. better infrastructure
(1) I only (2) II only (3) Both I and II (4) Neither

Directions Q1 - 35: Read the passages that follow and answer the question that follow each of
them respect to your understanding of the passage.

PASSAGE- 1
Over 1,26,000 that’s the number of bank employees who have busted the myth, assiduously
preserved and propagated by trade unions and their sympathies that Indians treasure job
security above all else. Given the option of taking voluntary retirement, thousand of officers and
clerical staff happily chose to grab the money and strike out on their own. Indeed, many public
sector banks are now struggling to cope with this massive out flux of skilled professionals. In the
long run though, they undoubtedly be better off for it. Public banks have long been labourintensive
inefficient organizations. But they are now moving actively to reduce the man power
and upgrade technology, which should improve their efficiency and bottom lines. What about
the employees who opted for VRS? According to some estimates, they are now flush with
Rs15,000 crore, Details are not yet available about how the money is being spent, but survey of
these retirees indicate a high aversion to risk. The bulk of the windfall gains seems to be headed
right back into bank vaults in the form of fixed deposits. The other favoured investments are lowrisk
bonds and office schemes. Several in retirees are retraining, with an eye to getting jobs in
sunrise sectors like medical transcription and insurance. But very few people are willing to set
their own business. That’s understandable. After all, they would be reluctant to take chances with
their lifetime savings. But it’s also symptomatic of a larger trend .
The banks may be gloating today at the money pouring in, but it will turn into a huge liability
unless they can lend it out to someone else. And that does not seem to be happening. With
business confidence running low few corporate are in the mood to take on debt, despite
plummeting interest rates. This is clearly bad news, since economic growth and additional job
creation depends on fresh projects being constantly set up. So why do not the banks themselves
actively drum up business, through, say, a massive micro-credit disbursement exercise? They
won’t because it’s almost impossible for them to recover debts that go bad. Insolvent companies
are forcibly kept open, locking up labour and capital that could be profitable deployed elsewhere.
A way out may be offered by the recommendations of the advisory group on bankruptcy laws,
constituted by the Reserve Bank of India. The group has called for the repeal of the Sick
Industrial Company (special provisions) Act and abolition of the Board for Industrial and
Financial Reconstruction. It has also suggested that a default of Rs 1 lakh should immediately
invite bankruptcy proceeding and dedicated benches should be established at every high court to
deal with bankruptcy issues. Enforcing these suggestions would certainly be a step forward. But
care should also be taken that the new rules are not applied just to small debtors while affluence
go scot-free, secure in the knowledge that no harm would befall them. Economic commentators
like to point out that there are many sick industries in India but not many sick industrialists.
Unless that is remedied, the financial sector and by extension, the economy can never aspire to
sound health.
1. The myth of the Indian mindset treasuring jobs security above all else has been busted.
The author reaches this conclusion by making which of the following assumptions?
I. 1,26,000 is a sufficiently large number to universalize the conclusion.
II. Banking sector can be said to be representative of the entire Indian jobs market.
(1) I only (2) II only (3) I and II (4) Neither I nor II
2. The said conclusion can be attacked if somebody pointed out that
(1) The actual number of employees getting VRS was only 1,24,000.
(2) The percentage of people getting VRS who were below 50 years was very low.
(3) Banking sector was dying sector anyway.
(4) People left their jobs because of a fear retrenchment.
3. Huge inflows of money pouring in for a bank is essentially
(1) An asset (2) A liability
(3) A transaction (4) A withdrawal
4. Banks need to lend the huge inflows to somebody else. Why?
I. Idle money does not grow.
II. Bank has promised interest, i.e. growth, to their depositors.
III. It is imperative for additional jobs creation.
(1) II only (2) I and III (3) I and II (4) All I, II and III
5. One reasons why banks won’t indulge in lending out micro-credit to business is that
(1) Business have traditionally defaulted on repayments
(2) Interest chargeable on this count is low.
(3) Laws don’t offer sufficient protection against defaults.
(4) Additional jobs creation is not guaranteed.
6. The author seems to suggest that the present system of debt recovery in India unduly
favours
(1) Small-sized companies
(2) Big-sized companies
(3) Both small and big-sized companies
(4) None of these
7. The author’s advocacy of the repeal of BIFR etc could be attacked on the grounds that
(1) It will also entail frequent job destruction.
(2) It will stop bank from lending to traditional business.
(3) It will invite significant administrative hassles in implementation.
(4) It will benefit the MNCs ultimately.

PASSAGE- 2
The 15-year-old Consumer protection Act, responsible for consumer awareness in the country, is
now facing certain changes that can alter its continuing impact and operation. We all are
consumers- as the buyer of recipient of any product and services, if there is any defect and
deficiency in the product and services. If there is any defect and deficiency in the product
purchased, or service sought for which payment has been made, the consumer is entitled to the
share of appropriate compensation. The product may range from the purchase of a screw to a
motorcar and the service may range from dry cleaning of a saree to travelling in a plane or
construction of a house.
Under this Act various “consumer courts” have been set up in all districts of the country and an
effective setup has been established at the state and national level for dealing maximum demands
of compensation and appeals. Consumer courts in the districts are turned District Forums. There
are now 555 District Forums operating, mostly one in each district. In Delhi, an enviable instance,
as many as nine District Forums have been established to deal with a large number of cases
emanating from its population. At the state level these consumer courts are known as State
Commissions and at the national level there is the National Commission which has jurisdiction
all over the country for entertaining original cases of high value and also for dealing with appeals
coming up against the orders of State Commissions.
Monetary limits of the awardable compensation have been prescribed in the Act. Originally the
limit was Rs.1 lakh for disposal of cases by District Forums, Rs. 5 to Rs.10 lakh for the State
Commissions, and above Rs.10 lakh for National Commission. Within five years of operation of
these courts the limits were respectively to Rs.5 lakh for District Forums and above Rs. 5 to 20
lakh for State Commissions and above Rs20 lakh for the National commission. Since then these
courts have just been operating.
It is worthwhile noting how these consumer courts have provided redress to consumers. Figures
of the cases disposed off by them and pending before them are showing that District Forums
have collectively so far decided about 11.5 lakh cases; they have about 2.5 lakh cases and present
pendency before them is about 75,000, National Commission has decided about 12,000 cases and
pendency at this level including appeals and original complaints, is about 9,500.
By and large, the work performed by these consumer courts has been satisfactory. There have
been suggestions and demands for effective further improvements. These remain under
consideration.
A major amendment proposed is to devise limits of compensation award and to revise the
jurisdiction of these courts. Districts Forums can presently deals with case involving
compensation payment up to Rs 5 lakh and same is the limit for State Commissions. This limit of
amount in case of District forums has been increased to Rs20 lakh and that of State Commissions
to Rs1 crore. National Commission will deal only with appeals arising from decisions of State
Commissions. Rising of limit from Rs5 lakh to Rs1 crore in case of State Commissions is said to be
justified on the ground that only aggrieved consumers now have to travel to Delhi for filing
complaint.
Another important change proposed is to enable the National Commissions as well as State
Commissions to have benches which will operate at other selected places, for meeting
requirements of consumers rather than the consumers having to come to Delhi or go to State
headquarters with their complaints. For enabling these benches to operate, certain amendments
in the Act propose to have people from the concerned ministry, out of whom half the number
will be persons of “judicial background”--- which term describes that they will have at least ten
years’ experience as President of District level court or Tribunal.
Similarly, members of State Commission, which till now were only three, including the President
who is a retired judge of a High Court, will now be any number which is determined by the
ministry, excepting that at least half of them, as in the case of National Commission, will be
persons of “judicial background”- meaning that they have at least ten years’ experience as district
judge. Benches of State Commission will be set up by its president with “one or two members” as
the President may deem fit. Here again it appears odd that a bench of the level of the State
Commission can operate at the designated place with only one or two members, of level of
District Judge experience, to decide cases involving compensation up to Rs1 crore, which is
prescribed to be the jurisdiction of State Commission. Both these provisions appear to be strange
in the existing context.
While there may be certain doubts relating to provisions for constituting benches of National
Commission and State Commissions, the proposed amendments of Consumer Act include certain
very desirable provisions. One clause states that in each of the consumer court at the respective
levels, cases will be decided within 90 days. This will obviate atrocious delay, which is being
often caused at present. Another provision states that if an appeal is filed against any decision the
appellant will have to first deposit half the amount of award compensation. Consumer courts are
also proposed to be given powers to effect attachment and auction of property of a person who
defaults in complying with the decision of payment of compensation. Power of a collector will
also be exercisable by these courts for recovering any dues as arrears of land revenue.
Punishment by imprisonment, as by judicial magistrate for default in compensation payment,
will like wise be exercisable by these courts. A party will be allowed to engage legal practitioner
only if the complainant has engaged one. Where necessary, consumer court will have the
authority to try a case summarily.
These various provisions in the proposed amendments can obviously have far-reaching and
healthy effect in expeditious redress of grievances of consumers.
8. At present, the time taken for disposal of a case in consumer court is
(1) Not too long (2) Too short (3) Too long (4) Can’t say
9. The raising of limits (as proposed in the amendment) is justified on the grounds that it
will
(1) Be commensurate with inflation
(2) Invite due attention of local authorities
(3) Not bother the national level commission which petty case
(4) Enable the applicants to settle their grievances without having to travel to far-off
places
10. The consumer protection laws at present have within their ambits
I. manufactured products
II. services
(1) I only (2) II only (3) I and II (4) Either I or II
11. The ratio of decided cases to pendencies is worst in the case of
(1) District consumer forum (2) State commissions
(3) National commission (4) Data inadequate
12. As per the author, the instance of Delhi having nine district forums is
(1) Welcome because it will deal effectively with large number of cases.
(2) Welcome because Delhi is the capital of our country.
(3) Not welcome because it is not wise to invest in nine courts where one can do.
(4) Not welcome because it will create problems of jurisdiction.
13. Which of the following prospects are not faced by a party (in the new scheme of things)
that has been found ‘guilty ‘ by consumer court?
(1) To pay compensation
(2) Imprisonment
(3) Attachment of property
(4) Debarring from electoral rights
14. Which of the following provisions do not appear as proposed, in the passage?
(1) Raising of monetary limits for compensation
(2) Bond for future behavior
(3) Deciding a time- frame in which to try the case
(4) Summary proceedings.

PASSAGE- 3
Some years ago the then coach of the English football team, Glen Hoddle, found himself in the
eye of a media storm. The irritant was Hoddle’s gratuitous assertion in an interview that
congenital disability was a function of an individual’s karma in a previous life. The implication
was that the disable had to learn to embrace, even cherish, their suffering as merited rather than
attribute it to an arbitrary genetic predisposition.
In the righteous uproar that followed, Hoddle was pillared for holding views which were not just
“weird” and “anachronistic” but also violated such sacred canons of liberal faith as equality and
human dignity. Hoddle’s protest that the interview contained his personal beliefs did not cut
much ice owing to his eminently public status as the national coach. Faced with an
unprecedented media witch-hunt, the Football Association had no option but to ask for Hoddle’s
head. The intriguing questions whether Hoddle’s spin on the human condition had a legitimate
basis in eastern spirituality”- a phrases frequently invoked by his critics falls outside the purview
of what follows.
From the standpoint of this article Hoddle’s fall from grace has a different meaning: It is a
cautionary tale par excellence in the context of the curricular ‘reforms’ underway in our schools.
Under the zealous direction of the learned professor, it is being strenuously asserted that value
for it to be efficacious, must be at the heart of pedagogic intervention in schools. Further, that this
value education, for it be efficacious, must be based on the bedrock of religion. This theme is at
the very heart of the learned professor’s document of vision, otherwise known as the National
Curriculum Framework for school Education.
Aside from stressing the role of religion as a generator of “essential” values, the document states
that religion education should not be an isolated part of school curriculum. It must be integrated
with other areas of academic concern- rather described as “scholastic” and “co-scholastic” areas.
Since the document is woefully short on explanatory details, one may only be surprised that
religion- based value education will hence forth be integrated with - probably given primacy
over- the teaching of natural and human sciences and the values inherent there in.
An old- fashioned secularist may well agonize- with good reason too -- about the normal
justification of an avowedly secular way of promoting religious education with such fervor. The
document, unfortunately, does not. The sole possible defence based on precedent- that the
independent Indian state has for long supported religious education through institutional
funding- is, strictly speaking, basis of the point. State funding for religious institutions through
institutions is emphatically not the same thing as the proposal of religious education- “not
education about religion”, as the document very helpfully clarifies in state-run schools. For
obvious reasons, however, it is not the intention here to kill an interesting debate by taking a
purist tack.
The first question is: in a society that is as religiously diverse as ours-where nomenclature Hindu
religion is itself a short hand for widely heterogeneous beliefs and practices- which faith would
constitute the bedrock of value education? The answer may seem obvious in the light of the
professor’s well-known predilection in the matter, but it does not tell the full story, not in this
instance. In the specific context of value education at least, the curriculum is agnostic about the
claims of any particular religion.
To escape the pluralistic conundrum this poses, the document, rather ironically, resurrect an old
secular ghost, which has resisted burial for the better part of 75 years and continues to haunt us
when questions about religion are raised in our public life. In simple term, it the belief- indeed an
article of faith- that there is a common essence which is shared by all religions.
From believers such as Gandhi to skeptics such as Nehru, not to mention th eir less literate
intellectual and political heirs across the spectrum, this well-meaning assertion has been made so
frequently and assiduously that its truth is now taken for granted. The document, not
surprisingly, reiterates it as a banality: “The essence of every religion is common, only, practices
differ.” The implication is clear; this putative essence will inform the value education framework.
The problem is that this hoary thesis, despite being impeccable, has arisen more from the political
and spiritual compulsions of those who propound it and less from an open- ended comparative
appraisal of different faiths. Its veracity can be demonstrated only by subtracting from each
religion what is distinctive, even valuable, about it. Plainly, unless the concept of religion is
reduced to an empty moralism and even emptier theology, no two religions may be regarded as a
like.
It is of course a sociological truism that all religions address a universal human need. But the
substantive manner in which they do so varies very significantly indeed. Each major religion of
the world is underpinned by a distinctive theology, a highly specific history and a quite unique
conception of a desirable socio-political order. In the fundamental since few religions can be
reconciled except at the minimalist level of a belief in a supernatural power, some conception of
an afterlife, and so on.
What commonalities might then constitute the foundation of the proposal moral revolution:
surely, it is difficult to ground an entire educational curriculum on such randomly chosen’
universal’ religious values as love and peace, honesty and truthfulness. But such is the logic of
the curriculum’s reduction absurdum. Even assuming that possibility of isolating such an essence
exists, what moral force will it carry in the absence if any specific theology that supports it as in
the case of individual religions?
Finally, to recall the poignancy of Hoddle’s predicament. How shallow resolve the moral
quandaries which must inevitably arise when religion-inspired values come into conflict-in the
public domain –with those other values which a society upholds, say, constitutionally? Or when
the values of scientific inquiry-of questioning and criticism- run counter to the unassailable truthclaims
of religion? Will the spirit of science be then allowed to transcend religious dogma? Or
will religious values be cast, by diktat, as being beyond the pale of critical reason?
It is morally incumbent on the learned professor that these and other questions are allowed to be
religiously debated the troubled legacy of our secular education is hastily and irrevocably
jettisoned.
15. Which of the following definitely follows from the passage?
(1) Disabilities are essentially genetic
(2) Hoddle’s assertions are not based on a sound religious dogma.
(3) Disabled people should not lament their trouble.
(4) Not every body buys the karma theory.
16. Hoddle’s head having to roll, implies that personal beliefs of public figures
(1) Are essentially public beliefs
(2) Should not be stated in public.
(3) Have due repercussions if stated in public.
(4) Do not have any justification.
17. The National Curriculum Framework for School Education
I is a controversial document.
II Should be taken with a lot of caution.
III Seek to cut away religion from schools; curricula.
(1) I and (2) only II (3) II and III (4) Only I
18. As per the passage,
I fundamentally, all religions have the same theology.
II There more to religion than mere morality.
(1) I only (2) II only (3) I and II (4) Neither I nor II
19. The belief that all religions have a common essence
I has been propounded by many in tell in truth intellectuals.
II May not have a should basis in truth.
(1) I only (2) II only (3) I and II (4) Neither I nor II
20. The “document of vision “, as mentioned in the passage,
I asserts that religion is the basis for essential values.
II Asserts that religion should be taught in schools albeit in an isolated manner.
(1) I only (2) II only (3) I and II (4) Neither

PASSAGE- 4
The last I visited China was in 1986 in the early days of liberalization. Now, thanks to a business
assignment, I could see for myself the dramatic changes of the last decade.
As my flight touched down, I saw the same old building, great monoliths that I have come to
associate with Beijing. It was a different story once we entered the airport terminal. It was
modern, large and spanking clean, in parts like Singapore’s Changi Airport. In 20 minutes I had
cleared immigration and customs, definitely more business-friendly than Indian airport. On the
expressway into the city (speed limit 110 kmph) cars whizzed past, while there was barely any
sigh of the once ubiquitous bicycle.
The first hurdle came at the hotel, or so I thought. The in–house services directory said I could
not connect to the Internet from my hotel room. However, the friendly service representative at
the plush business center downstairs arranged for me to access the Net from my room and gave
me a local number to dial. This was a facility I got at every hotel I stayed in China. The
connections were consistently very fast indicating large bandwidth availability, a great boon to
the business traveller.
Outside, a happy surprise was the brand new subway-- sparking clean. The passengers, all local
Chinese, looked well fed and clothed. There were amazing changes on the culinary front as well.
On my last trip I could only eat in restaurants earmarked for tourists. Not any more, with a range
of very upscale Chinese, American and Italian restaurants to choose from, I found an Indian
eating joint within two blocks of the hotel, not to mention three McDonald’s one Pizza Hut, one
KFC and two Starbucks and several more downscale but seemingly very clean Chinese
restaurants.
Could Beijing be an exception? The showcase city that attracted the West? I got my answer soon.
My consulting assignment was with a large manufactures of cell phones in Hangzhou, a city of
about 1.7 million in south - east China. I flew the state-owned Air China. The aviation scene in
China is similar to that of India, with 8 to 10 airlines, soon to consolidate into three major airlines.
The other two besides Air China are 100 percent privately owned. The quality of service on Air
China is comparable to the Indian Airlines. However, the flight departed and arrived exactly on
time.
Hangzhou is impressive, its airport once again exceptionally clean and well - organized. For a
city of its size, Hangzhou has excellent infrastructure: large fleet of electric buses supplement the
5,000 taxis, all with radio communications and digital meters. There are over and under passes
everywhere. Several hundred large new buildings and a newly built athletics stadium.
The company I am consulting with used to be 100 percent state-owned. The state has divested a
majority of the shares, which are now traded at the Shanghai stock market in two forms ---one for
domestic investors and the other exclusively for foreigners, like India. But unlike India, the
facilities at the manufacturing site of this $1.5-billion company just took my breath away. I have
been to advanced electronic manufacturing site in the US and Singapore but I was unprepared
for the scale and sophistication of the operation here. Their competitors apparently have better
facilities.
Just when I thought nothing could go wrong, I came upon a hurdle, language of course. For all
their efforts to go global, the Chinese grasp of the English language is very poor. The business
card of one of the executives described him as “Execution Vice-President” while the sign on the
toilet of a train I took said, “No Occupying While Stabling “. My translator Edward, a smart
youngster with a degree in English language, was the only person I could communicate with
directly.
At the meeting an elaborate affair, the atmosphere was very Indian, with heavy-duty protocol
and speech - making to boast, scenes I remember from my last trip. Some things never change, I
suppose.
This time, though, everyone carried a cell phone. People placed their cell phones on the
conference table as soon as they came in(much like folks did in the American Wild West with
their guns!). While found this somewhat disconcerting, I did like their cell phone etiquette. They
turned down the ring volume, and spoke very softly. Incidentally there will be over 100 million
cell phones in China by end 2004(compared with around 4 million in India).
I can sense that the Chinese are very closely studying the success of Indian software industry and
have every intention of surprising India in this field. While much has been written about the
growth of their hardware exports, their achievements in garnering export business in software
has largely been ignored China is hard at work neutralizing India’s key competitive advantage of
a US Fortune 500 company to move their offshore software development from China to India, but
they are disinclined because of the high quality of work, lower cost and superior infrastructure in
China.
Edward and I went sightseeing on the last day. We visited an absolutely stunning Buddha temple
from the 4th century founded by an Indian monk and target for demolition during the cultural
evolution. Former premier Chou En-Lai intervened to save it.
Edward was eloquent on a range of topics from the economic to unification of China and Taiwan.
The latter; he was certain, would be resolved, because the people of Taiwan now see difference
between China and Taiwan in economic, business conditions, personal freedom, and living
standards. Indeed many Taiwanese businessmen are migrating to China. Unbelievably, a
business associate from Taiwan expressed similar views.
Old China shows up every now and then. The food in the cafeteria at the cell phone company
was indifferently served and unappetizing. The Chinese paranoia about security can suddenly
throw you off balance at the Forbidden City. The guard said a firm no to even my copy of China
Daily. The Chinese are not savvy about Western concerns like pollution. Beijing itself seems
swathed in a brown blanket.
But for every rewind to the past, there’s fast forward to the future. China will pull out all stops
for business. As Edward succinctly summed up, “You can get away with anything here as long as
you have money and do not bother the government with protests and demonstrations”.
21. What is not mentioned as a characteristic of the old Chinese regime?
(1) little concern for environment
(2) overdoing the security
(3) poor hospitality standards at restaurants, etc
(4) disregard for money
22. Which of the following are common between Indian and Chinese meeting?
I. adherence to protocol
II. heavy dose of speeches
(1) I only (2) II only (3) Both I and II (4) Neither I nor II
23. Fast internet connections indicate a
(1) dotcom revolution (2) leap in IT-enabled services
(3) progress of economy (4) large band width
24. The author’s good impressions about Hanfzhou were created by the
I. cleaner at airport
II. excellent commuting infrastructure
III. wireless advanced communications in taxis
(1) I and II (2) II only (3) I and II (4) All, I II and III
25. The author found a change in Beijing mainly in terms of
I. a new expressway
II. New, big buildings
(1) I only (2) II only (3) Both I and II (4) Neither I nor II
26. Chinese optimism on the inevitability of unification with Taiwan is based upon a
(1) Progressively reducing international interest in the matter
(2) conducive atmosphere for sharing of option.
(3) New round of dialogues
(4) Similarity in both economies today
27. India’s competitive advantage in the field of software exports vis-à-vis China lies in
(1) a vast number of Indian living in the US
(2) her comfortable state with English language
(3) her natural links with the US
(4) an availability of cheap labour
28. The multinational presence in Beijing is most visible in the form of
(1) clean airport (2) foreign brand restaurants
(3) clean roadways (4) radio- equipped taxis
29. The author’s opinion about the punctuality of Indian Airlines flights is
(1) probably not very high (2) similar to that about China
(3) not mentioned (4) low
30. The author probably thought that the display of cell phones by the Chinese was a
tendency to or indicator of
(1) flaunt (2) intimidate (3) snobbery (4) affluence
31. International companies find China a better destination than India because of
I. higher quality
II. better infrastructure
(1) I only (2) II only (3) Both I and II (4) Neither
32. Which of the following statements best sums up the passage?
(1) China has decided to put the soul of its communist agenda on the backburner for
the sake of development.
(2) China is serious about an economic revolution, already visible in its successful
efforts.
(3) China has changed a lot in the way it way it runs its economy.
(4) The author was very impressed with China during his visit

PASSAGE- 5
Last November, I organized a seminar about terrorism in aviation. In order to drive home the
potential hazards to the students, we visited a large eastern U.S airport with the intention of
acting like a terrorist group looking for targets of opportunity. What we discovered was, at times
fascinating and at other times frightening.
In general US airports have two areas where the visitors have access: a public area with little
active security measures and a more secure area in the airport-- waiting and boarding areas. The
less secure areas usually contain ticket counters, baggage claim, gift shops, restaurants, and other
airport services. Getting into the main areas involves going through a screening process that
includes x-ray inspection of carry–on items and walking through metal detectors. Other security
measures include limiting curbside parking at the terminal, securing unattended luggage, and
requiring that all passengers be identified by the airlines-- by use of a picture identification. In the
academic exercise, the group made several notable security observations.
Most of the trash bins in the terminal areas were set within larger concrete containers. An
explosive set within one of these containers would likely be directed upward. However, in
several cases there were metal and fiberglass containers, sometimes adjacent to the concrete ones;
also located around the terminal.
During visit, there were numerous announcements about how unattended baggage would be
collected by the airport authority. At one point, our party observed an unattended umbrella
propped against a wall near one of the screening areas. The umbrella was plain in view and in
close proximity to constant foot traffic. It was over 45 minutes before an airport staff member
removed the umbrella. Most areas of the terminal were designed such that it was difficult to
leave a bag unattended in heavily travelled areas of the terminal without it being seen.
Our group specifically observed custodial staff going about their duties to see they were securityconscious.
We were impressed with their thoroughness. Many hidden places such as bathroom
trash containers, bathrooms stalls, and areas behind furniture or machinery were visually
checked by the custodial staff. At one point, different members of our group sat or stood in areas
directly behind the staff at one security checkpoint to observe the x- ray monitor and general
security procedures. Two females from our group were able to observe for as long as they
wanted and were not approached by any security staff. A male member of our group, who is also
a police captain, was told to move along soon after he arrived.
Three of our party checked-in for flights that too on different airlines .At the time, all passengers
were supposed to be identified with a picture identification, I was never asked for mine, another
person used an ID with a name that did not match that on her ticket, and the third was asked for
ID, but did not open up an oddly shaped package even after being asked by a grate agent about
its contents.
In general, we were quite impressed with the level of security. The most worrisome aspects of
what we saw were that the effectiveness of active and passive security measures varied greatly,
and that a group of people unschooled in the ways of terrorism could very quickly discover
numerous opportunities for committing mayhem without being detected.
33. Choose the meaning closest to “curb side” in the text.
(1) on the side walk (2) behind the terminal
(3) in front of the terminal (4) next to the sidewalk
34. Choose the meaning closet to “unschooled” in the text.
(1) expert (2) inexpert (3) stupid (4) intelligent
35. Which statement is correct?
(1) Ticket countries are more secure than boarding areas.
(2) Boarding areas are securer than ticket counters.
(3) Boarding areas are less than ticket counters.
(4) Boarding areas are more than ticket counters.

My name is saroj. I want to take admission in FMS for part time MBA course and there is entrance test for admission. Will you please forward me question paper for the FMS entrance exam?

[Raman Vij]

Faculty of Management Studies offers courses in Business management. As per your request, I am giving you papers for the FMS entrance exam for part time MBA course.

AZ, GT, MN, ?, YB

A. KF
B. RX
C. SH
D. TS

J2Z, K4X, I7V, ?, H16R, M22P

A. IIIT
B. LIIS
C. LI2T
D. LIIT

gfe …. ig …. eii …. fei …. gf …. ii

A. eigfi
B. ifgie
C. figie
D. ifige

The point of intersection between the straight lines 3x + 2y = 6 and 3x – y = 12 should lie in:

A. 3rd quadrant
B. 4th quadrant
C. 1st quadrant
D. 2nd quadrant

Who made an abstract term concrete?

A. Ramola
B. Krishna
C. Shyam
D. Bimal

Who used a pejorative expression?

A. Ramola
B. Mona
C. Bimal
D. Bimal

Read each statement, and from the options select the best idiom that describes what is being said in the statement.
Reena felt queasy and slightly unwell in office because of the late night party she had attended the night before:

A. to be off colour
B. to be coloured
C. to be colourless
D. to be under colour

A sphere of copper with radius 3 cm is beaten and drawn into a wire of diameter 0.2 cm. The length of the wire would be:

A. 9 m
B. 12 m
C. 36 m
D. 24 m

Which social institution practices DBT in its essence, without being conscious of it?

A. Hospitals
B. All of these
C. Schools
D. Families