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1999 Types Number of Questions

Overall

55

Parajumbles

5 5

Critical Reasoning Sentence Correction

10

Reading Comprehension

27

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Word Usage

Summaries

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Paracompletion Inference , Fact Judgement Commonly Confused Words

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1999 Comments Number of Questions

2000

4 options in questions All questions carry equal marks

55

Simple - 4 sentence , 5 sentence Pjs + Bigger PJS with Opening and Closing lines fixed

5 5

Similar to GMAT, lower complexity level

Similar to GMAT with underlined portions

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5 Passages with 5-6 questions

40

Topics WTO , Painting, Writing, War , Nation State

Average Length 1000 words

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2000 Comments Number of Questions

2001 Comments

4 options in questions All questions carry equal marks

50

Normal PJS PJS with Opening and Closing lines fixed

Normal PJS

5 Passages with 8 questions each Topics :IPR; Abstract Paintings, Memory Chips, Bereavement Counselling, Teaching Music Average Length 1200 words

30

6 Passages

Topics Race and Caste , reading Phonetics , Billie Holiday, Kurosawa movie, Leadership, Light etc. Length 600 900 Comparativel y short passages

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Double Blanks

Double Blanks

5 5

New Entry Multiple Meanings New Entry Inappropriate

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2002 Number of Questions Comments

2003 (Re Test) Number of Questions

50

4 options in questions All questions carry equal marks

50

Simple

25

5 Passsages with 5 Qs each Topics Biology, Abortion , Recording Indian History, Economics ,English Expressions , Philosophy Length 800900

25

Topics Greek Art, Avaiation, Blue Collar work, Education etc.

Length -800900

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Single Blanks

5 5

Multiple Meanings Synonyms

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2003 (Re Test) Comments Number of Questions

2004 Comments Number of Questions

2005

4 options in questions All questions carry equal marks

50

Introduced Differential Negative Marking. Section 3A with 10 Qs of 0.5 and 35 Qs of 1 and Sec3B with 5 Qs of 2 Marks 1Marks 2Marks

30

3 2

1Marks

5 Passsages with 5 Qs each

21

4 passages 1Marks

Topics Change , Artist, Multinational Corporate, Medical conditions, Lions

Length shorter 600 to 800 words

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Single Blanks; Paragraph 0.5 Marks Multiple Meanings 1Marks

Double Blanks

10

Multiple Meanings

Essence of the text

2 3 3

1Marks 2Marks 1Marks

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2005 Comments Number of Questions

2006 Comments Each question carried 4 marks . 1 negative mark . Very tough paper . Cutoff was very low. 5 options were introduced in answers

Continued the differential marking pattern. Sec A had 10 Qs @1 marks . Sec B had 20 Qs @ 2 marks

25

1Marks

1 passage 1 marks Game Theory 500 Words

15

3 passages

2 passages 2 Marks Globalisation , Derrida800

Topics Science vs Myths, Communism, Principles of Justice

Length 800 Words

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Multiple Meanings 1Marks

5 Last appeared in 1994

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2007 Number of Questions Comments Number of Questions

2008 Comments

25

5 options in answers

40

5 options

12

4 passages

20

4 passages with 5 questions each

Topics Paradigms of Society, Civilization and History, Role play and Life, Historians

Topics Anthropology , Consumeris m, Language, Art

Length 500to 600 words

Length 600 -700 words

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Double Blanks

Inappropriate sentence

Newly Introduced

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