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Directions(Qs.3640):IneachofthequestionsbelowfoursentencesaregivenwhicharedenotedbyA,B,CandD.Byusingallfour
sentences,frameameaningfulpara.Chooseanswerfromthefivealternativesgivenandthecorrectorderofthesentencesisyour
answer.
36.(A)Indiaspatentauthoritiesareatthecentreofglobalattention.
(B)Indiaspatentlawisequippedtodriveoutfrivolouspatentseekersandtorewardmeritoriousinventors
(C)Ifsuccessful,Indiangenericdrugmakersmayhavetopayroyalties.
(D)AsmanyMNCdrugmakershaveappliedforpatentsunderIndiasnewproductpatentlaw

(1)ABCD(2)ADCB(3)BACD

Sha
re (4)DACB(5)CABD

37.(A)Whatsmore,ifyouhappentobeinchingtowardsretirement,yourEMIswillbestructuredaccordingly.
(B)Futurecreditmaygetcustomised.
(C)Thenexttimeyougetahikeinyourcompany,restassuredyourEquatedMonthlyInstalments(EMIs)willgoup.
(D)EMIswillnowbefixedaccordingtoyouraffordability.
(1)DCAB(2)BCAD(3)BCDA
(4)ABCD(5)CBAD
38.(A)TheTaxReturnPreparesSchemehasbeenintroducedrecentlytohelpindividualsfiletheirincometaxreturns.

(B)Accordingtothisscheme,certaintaxreturnprepareswillbespeciallytrained.
(C)Theaimistoeasetheprocessoffilingreturnsandreducethecostfortaxpayers.
(D)However,individualsshouldcarefullyexaminethisserviceanditslikelybenefits.
(1)ABCD(2)ADCA(3)DABC
(4)BACD(5)BCAD
39.(A)Thereisnothingmoresoothingtothemind,bodyandsoulthanbeingonthebeachfront.
(B)ThatswhatArchil,whichbuysbadloans,thinks.
(C)Alittlebitofbusinesscanalsobethrowninsuchasetting.
(D)TheARCthoughtoftheideaoforganisingaworkshoponjunkbondsinanexoticbeachresortinGoaandhasropedintheIndianBanks
Association.
(1)DCAB(2)ABCD(3)DACB
(4)ACBD(5)CBDA
40.(A)Thefinancialmarketsinthecountryhaveprovidedawidearrayofsuchinstruments.
(B)Doingbusinessisallaboutmanagingrisk.
(C)TheprofitandlossaccountisareflectionoftheriskthatisdexterouslyhandledbyCFOs.
(D)Whichhavebeenseizedwithalacritybytheindustry.
(1)BACD(2)ABCD(3)ACBD
(4)DBCA(5)BCAD
Directions(4145):Inthefollowingpassagethereareblanks.
Choosethecorrectanswerfromthegivenoptionstofilltheblankswhicharenumbered.
Innovationhasmarkedmans41progressfromprehistorictimes.Modern
medicineisbuiltontheinnovative42ofscientistsandphysicianssuchas
LouisPasteur.Heusheredinarevolutioninmedicinebyproducinga
43againstrabiesin1880.AlongwithRobertKoch,Pasteurfounded44.
Therehasbeennolookingback45then.

41.(1)amazing(2)alluring(3)alarming(4)charming(5)exciting
42.(1)fantastic(2)dilemma(3)genius(4)brain(5)intellect
43.(1)injection(2)medicine(3)antidote(4)vaccine(5)antibody
44.(1)immunology(2)pathology(3)zoology(4)botany(5)bacteriology
45.(1)till(2)from(3)until(4)since(5)by
Directions(Qs.4650):Thesequestionsarebasedonidioms.
Fromamongtheoptions,choosetheonethatisclosestinmeaningtothegivenidiom/phrase.
46.keepatanarmslength:
(1)keepagooddistance
(2)keepcloseness
(3)avoidinvolvementorfriendship
(4)hate
(5)giveawarmwelcome
47.takethebullbythehorns:
(1)invitedangerfromanenemy
(2)prepareforunwantedsituation
(3)befullofvigour
(4)faceboldly
(5)Noneofthese
48.adarkhorse:
(1)apersonwhoisnotgoodlookingbutisverygoodatheart
(2)apersonwhoisspeciallycalledforanevent
(3)apersonhavingapoorreputation
(4)apersonwhosepastismysterious
(5)apersonwhoisquitelessknown
49.pouroilontroubledwaters:
(1)createanicescenery
(2)settledownasituation
(3)aggravatematters
(4)worsenasituation
(5)createanunfavourablesituation
50.todragonesfeet:
(1)slowdowndeliberately
(2)lazybehaviour
(3)uninterestedbehaviour
(4)presentoppositiontosomeone
(5)moveveryquietly

Directions(Qs.5160):Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestionsbelowit.Afewwordsaregivenintheboldformtohelp
easylocationwhileansweringsomequestions.
Tosomeextent,itisthenatureoftheintellecttonarrowourvisionandgiveitfocus.Tragedycomesinwhenweforgetthislimitationandthinkthe
intellectcancomprehendthingsasawhole.Theintellectviewstheworldthroughaslit.Whenacatwalksby,itobservestheeye,thenfur,and
thenthetail,andthenitinfersthattheeyeisthecauseofthetail,unlessofcourse,thecatwaswalkingbackward.Ifthissoundsabsurd,someof
thetheoriesaboutbiochemistryandbehaviouruseverysimilarreasoning.Nachiketawouldobject,Man,whydontyouopenthedoor?Thatsjust
yourblackcatFrodo,pacingbackandforth.
Butinsteadweusuallygetcaughtupinclarifyingslitinformation,even
thoughwithoutalargerviewourconclusionsmaybeentirelywrong.Tomakemattersworse,wespecialize.Iamnotagainstspecializationperse
butwhatoftenhappensisthatwedonotevenlookthroughwholeslitwesubdivide.Myfieldistheupperpartofthetailyoursisthelower.
Imightevenforgetabouttheeyeandthefur.MymainconcernwillbemydebatewithacolleagueinTokyooverwhetherhaironthetailgrowsup
ordown.Ifanybodyaskshowtheeyefitsin,Ireferhimtoanotherresearcher.Afterall,whathaveeyesgottodowithgeotropichairgrowth?

Debateslikethiscannotberesolvedontheslitlevel.Whatisrequiredistoopenthedoorthenargumentbecomesunnecessary.Oncethedooris
opened,evenalittle,wewillnotquarreloverwhoseslitiscorrectorwhetherweshouldconfineourselvestothetopofitorthebottom.Aslongas
weseeonlypartofthepicture,logicandargumentationcanneversettleanissue.Whentheintellectbecomescalmandclear,theorygiveswayto
demonstration.Itisnotbeyondourreachtoseelifewhole.Wehavesimplybecomesoattachedtothispreciousslitthatwethinkthereisno
highermodeofknowing.Afterawhile,webecomesousedtoslitsthatweputonaspecialmaskwithjustahairlinecrackinfrontoftheeyes.Try
walkingaroundwearingamasklikethisandseewhathappens.Everylittlethingwillfillyourfield
ofvision.
Theintellectthatseesonlyasmallcorneroflifemakesaverypoorguide.Wefollowitliketheblindledbytheblind.Iseethisillustratedeveryday
inthenewspapers.Totakejustoneurgentexample,Ihavereadthatperhapshalfamillionscientistsandengineersaroundtheworldareengaged
inweaponsresearch.Ihavenodoubtthatthevastmajorityofthesepeoplehavenodesireforwar.Theyfeeltheyareonlydoingajob,playinga
smallroleinaninevitableactivity.Nevertheless,thisisnotadefenceindustry,thisisahalfamillionhighlyskilledmenandwomenpreparingfor
war.Producingandsellinginstrumentsofwarisoneofthebiggestbusinessintheworldtoday.EvenbeforetheFirstWorldWar,GeorgeBernard
ShawcaughtthespiritoftheindustryinthecharacterofundershaftinMajorBarbara.Undershaftisnosinistermerchantofdeath.Heisjusta
businessman,whosecredoistogive
armstoallwhoofferanhonestpriceforthem,withoutrespectofpersonsorprinciples,tocapitalistandsocialist,toprotestantandcatholic,to
burglarandpoliceman,toblackman,whitemanandyellowman,toallsortsandconditions,allnationalitiesandfaiths,allfollies,allcausesandall
crimes.
Thedefencemindedintellectmightobject,Thatsunfortunate,butdefenceisnecessary.Everybodyhastohaveweapons,andsomebodyisgoing
tosellthem.Hereisabusinessthatisthriving.Thesesales,themerchantargue,helpsupplyallieswhocannotproduceneededequipment.
Neededforwhat?Anyschoolboyknowsthatweaponsareneededbypeopleinordertokilleachother.Fromtheevidence,wewouldhaveto
concludethatdeathisamuchmoredesirablegoalthanhealth,education,orwelfare.
Or,lookatcancer.Manyresearcherstodaymaintainthatperhapsseventytoninetypercentofallhumancancersarecausedbyenvironmental
agentsinvolvedinmanufacturingandprocessingnewproducts.Mostofthesesubstancesarerelativelyrecentadditionstoourenvironment.We
madethem,andwecanceasetomakethemifwechoose.Yetonewayoranothersuchsubstancesappealtoussomuchthatlifewithoutthem
seemsuntenable.Asaresult,insteadoftryingtoeliminatethecausesofcancer,wepourmillionsofdollarsintowhatonewritercallstheVietnam
ofmodernmedicine:TheSearchforaCancerCure.
Thiskindofmyopiaisnotanecessaryfaultoftheintellect.Givenalargerpicture,theintellectcanrisetotheoccasion.TheneveniftheNobel
Prizeisdangledbeforeitseyes,itwillrefusetoworkatanyprojectthatisattheexpenseoflife,butwillgiveallitsattentiontomattersofreal
urgency.
51.Whichoftheseistrueincontexttothepassage:
(1)humansarecapableofunlimitedapplicationsofthemind
(2)whethertheslitissmallorlarge,conclusionisthesame
(3)allresearchersviewthroughslitlikeintellects
(4)itisnotpossibletoviewlifeasawhole
(5)theintellectiscapableofadjustments
52.Thepassageisagainst:
(a)shortsightednessofthescientists
(b)thenatureoftheintellect
(c)narrownessoftheintellect
(1)(a)only
(2)(b)only
(3)(a)and(b)
(4)(a)and(c)
(5)all(a),(b)and(c)
53.Whatshouldbetherightapproachforargumentation:
(1)tospecialiseinaparticularfield
(2)tostudybiochemistry
(3)subdividetopicsandresearchonthem
(4)openthedoorsoftheintellect
(5)leaveattachmenttoourslits
54.Accordingtotheauthor,theintellectwhichseesasmallcorneroflife,can:
(1)leadtoscientificandengineeringoutcomes
(2)leadtofolliesandcrimes
(3)raceforbetterdefence
(4)causeenvironmentalpollution
(5)leadtoharmfulandunwantedresults
55.Whatleadstocancer?

(1)preexistingenvironmentalpollutants
(2)manmadeadditionstoenvironment
(3)tastyandgoodlookingthings
(4)modernmedicines
(5)Noneoftheabove
Directions(Qs.5658):Incontextoftheabovepassagechoosethewordwhichismostsimilarinmeaningtothegivenword.
56.CREDO
(1)crime(2)credit(3)business
(4)job(5)management
57.COMPREHEND
(1)absorb(2)digest(3)guide
(4)assimilate(5)understand
58.GEOTROPIC
(1)fallingtoground
(2)attractedtowardsearth
(3)touchingtheearth
(4)projectedtowardtheearth
(5)Noneofthese
Directions(Qs.5960):Incontextoftheabovepassagechoosethewordwhichismostoppositeinmeaningtothegivenword.
59.INEVITABLE
(1)blasting(2)accidental(3)certain
(4)incidental(5)avoidable
60.MYOPIA
(1)narrowmindedness
(2)broadmindedness
(3)shortsightedness
(4)evilsightedness
(5)hypermetropia
Directions(Qs.6165):Eachofthefollowingquestionsconsistsofasentence.Findoutwhetherthereisanyerrorinit.Theerror,ifany,
willbeinonepartofthesentence.Thenumberofthatpartisanswer.Ifthereisnoerror,mark5asyouranswer.(Ignoretheerrorsof
punctuation).
61.(1)Neitherofthem(2)arecominghere(3)toaddressthis(4)largegathering.(5)Noerror.
62.(1)Hardlyshefinished(2)herdutywhen(3)thebell(4)startedringing.(5)Noerror.
63.(1)Moreprivatecompaniesshould(2)bepermittoenter(3)intofieldofcommunication(4)tostrengthenthenetwork.(5)Noerror.
64.(1)Governmentshouldseverely(2)punishthepersons(3)involvedinthe(4)practiceoffemalefoeticide.(5)Noerror.
65.(1)Parentsshouldensure(2)andcultivate(3)readinghabitsbetween(4)theirchildren.(5)Noerror

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ANSWERSENGLISH
36.(2)37.(2)38.(1)39.(4)40.(5)
41.(1)42.(3)43.(4)44.(5)45.(4)46.(3)47.(4)48.(4)49.(4)50.(3)
51.(5)52.(4)53.(4)54.(5)55.(2)56.(4)57.(5)58.(2)59.(5)60.(5)
61.(2)62.(1)63.(2)64.(5)65.(3)

EXPLANATORYANSWERS
51.(5)....referlastfewlines.

52.(4)....referIstandlastparagraphs.
53.(4)....refer2ndstatement,para2.
54.(5)....referlastparaandthemaintheme.Otheroptionsalsofollow
closely.
.
61.(2)...itshouldbeisinsteadofare.
62.(1)...hardlyshouldbefollowedbyhad.
63.(2)...permittedinsteadofpermit.
64.(5)
65.(3)...amonginsteadofbetween.

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