NALSAR2007 AnswerKey

Q1.D Theopeningsentenceoftheparagraphisgiven.Itintroducesthesubjectof'thenight'.SentenceP followsbecauseitestablishesthecomparisonbetween'thenight'thatisspent'underaroof'and'the night'thatisin'theopenworld'.ThisisfollowedbysentenceSbecausethepronoun'it'refersto'the night'.Then,sentenceQfollowsthesequencebecauseitcontainstheothersignificantelementsof thenight'dewandperfumes'.SentencesQandRformamandatorypair.Thisisbecausewhile sentence Q explains 'thehours'ortheperiodofthenight,itissentenceRthattakes this idea forward.Thelinkbetweenthetwosentencescanalsobeidentifiedbythepluralform'are'usedin sentenceR.Thepluralverbformcanbeusedwiththeplural'hours'insentenceQ.Itmayseemlike itcanbeusedwiththeplural'stars'insentenceSbutthatcombinationisnotinsyncwiththeidea presentedinthesentenceswheretheauthorismentioningthechangesthatoccurduringnighttime andnotthechangesinthestars.Theparagraphendswiththegivenclosingsentencethatalsocaters tothesameideaofchangesthatoccur'inthefaceofnature'.So,PSQRformsacorrectorderofthe sentences. Q2.B Theopeningsentenceoftheparagraphisgiven.Itintroducesthesubjectof'corruption'.SentenceO followsbecause'it'usedinthissentencerefersto'corruption'mentionedinsentence1.SentenceM followsthesequenceasitexplainswhyislawnotaneffectivetoolindealingwithcorruption. Sentences PandNformamandatorypair.SentencePprovidesasolutiontotheproblemand suggests that 'conventions will haveto bebuilt up'.Thepronoun'those' directly relates to the 'conventions'andhenceformsamandatorypair.SentenceNmentionstheideaofrespectingthe conventions.Thegivenclosingsentenceconformstothesameideaandexplainshowitispossible to respect these conventions. Hence, the sequence OMPN is the correct order of the given sentences. Q16.C Accordingtothegivenstatementboththeargumentsareforceful.ArgumentMprovidesapositive aspectthatenablesustoenjoyahappylife.ArgumentNprovidesanegativeaspectbecauseof whichlifebecomesdevoidofhappiness.So,boththeargumentsareequallyforceful. Q17.B AccordingtothegivenstatementonlyargumentYisforceful.ArgumentXsuggeststhatstrikes causeinconveniencetothepeople.However,thestrikemaybeforavalidcause.So,banningstrikes in all services only on the basis of the inconvenience caused to the people is not a forceful argument.ArgumentYexplainsthatstrikesistheonlyway,theonlymeansbywhichgrievances canberedressed.So,argumentYisforceful.

Q18.A Clearly, onlyconclusion(a)follows.Conclusion(a)isrestrictedtomansobediencetonatural slaverywhereasconclusion(b)includestheelementofunworthinessandhumannature.The givenparagraphreferstomanandthetwoformsofslavery.Also,conclusion(b)movesontoadd thatthisslaverycontinuesinformoranother,whichmaybetruebutthiscannotbedrawnonthe basisoftheinformationgivenintheparagraph.So,onlyconclusion(a)follows. Q19.A Thegivenstatementreferstounderstandingchildrenspersonalitybywayofstudyingtheirhome environment.Conclusion(a)laysemphasisontheroleofteachersandparentsinthebettermentof thechild.Thisisbecauseparentsareincontrolofthehomeenvironment.Thisconformstothe givenstatement.Conclusion(b)containstheelementoftheschoolandthefactthattheyare ignoringtheimportanceofhomeatmosphere.Thisconclusionisalittlefarfetchedbecauseonone handtheroleofschoolshasnotbeenreferredtoandontheotherhandwhethertheschoolsare really ignoringthesameornotisadifferentquestionalltogether.Hence,onlyconclusion (a) follows. Q20.A ThegivenparagraphpresentsaproblemrelatedtothebehavioursubjectedtoScheduledCastesand Scheduled Tribes. Conclusion (a) directly follows because it presents a direct solution to the problem.Conclusion(b)referstouncivilizedpeopleingeneral.Thisisnotinconformitywiththe givenstatement.So,onlyconclusion(a)follows.

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BoththeAssertionandtheReasonaretrue.Also,thegivenReasonisthecorrectexplanation.This isbecauseHoysalasculpturesarecarvedinthesoftmaterial,whichiswhyexcessivedetailcanbe carvedintothesculpturealongwiththeornamentation.So,bothareinsyncwitheachother. 30 31 32 33 34 35 a d(mostlikely) c d c d

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BoththeAssertionandtheReasonaretrue.Also,thegivenReasonisthecorrectexplanation.The ReasonconfirmsthenarrowstructureofthelowerreachesoftheriverandtheAssertionexplains theconsequenceofthesame.So,itisbecauseofthenarrowstructureofthelowerreachesofthe riverthattherearefloodsinthesameregion.Hence,optionAisthecorrectanswer. 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 a c d b b a c a a(mostlikely) d a b c d c d d(mostlikely) c c b a(mostlikely) d a b c c b b c a c

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Q105.B Amiablemeans'friendly'.Outofthegivenoptions,threeoptionsareclose'goodnatured','helpful' and'kindhearted'.Theclosesttothemeaningof'friendly'is'goodnatured'.Thisisbecausebeing friendlyisapositiveattributethatdefinestheoverallcharacterofaperson.Being'helpful'and 'kindhearted'onlydefinesoneparticularaspectofaperson'scharacter.So,optionBiscorrect. Q106.B TheBpartofthesentencecontainstheerror.Thesentenceshouldread'asmallanddynamic'These adjectivesneedaconjunction. Q107.B Anincorrectprepositionhasbeenusedinthesentence.Itshouldbe'fabricatedoutofthem'andnot 'fromthem'. 108.D Thissentencecontainsnoerror. 109.A Thesentencecontainsamodifiererror.Thesentencedoesnotexplainwhendidthebrotherfinish hiswork.Therefore,thecorrectsentenceshouldreadasBeforewereachedhisplacewithgreat difficultybecauseofheavytraffic,mybotherhadfinishedhiswork. 110.C Theusageofthepreposition'exceptof'isincorrect.Thesentenceshouldread'exceptthepoor arid'. Q111.A Thephrasalverbtakeoffreferstoasuddenincreaseorgrowth.OptionAandBareveryclose.A professionreferstothevocationoremploymentofapersonspeciallythatrequiresaskill,whereas

careermentionsapersonsgeneralprogressorcourseofactioninlife.So,careerisappropriate here. Q112.D Endangersmeanstoexposetoharmordanger. Q113.A Harbingermeansthatwhichsignalstheapproachofsomething.Inthiscase,'deathanddoom'. Q114.B Acquittedmeans'tobefreefromacharge'.Thisfitsappropriatelyintheblank. Q115.C Tocompromisemeanstosettlethedifferencesbetweentwopartiesinordertoreachanagreement. Q116.B Thegivensetofwordsrevealdifferentformsofenergy.So,thermalis'heatenergy','hydel'refers to'energyofmovingwater'.Justlike'coal'isthemainrawmaterialforproducing'thermal'energy, 'water'istherawmaterialforhydelenergy. Q117.D Thegivenwordsareantonyms.'Desiccate'means'dry'and'moisture'isitsantonym.So,the oppositefor'darken'is'light'. Q118.B 'Fissiparous'referstoreproductionthroughfissionor'division'.Similarly,oviparousrefersto reproductionofeggs. Q119.B Thegivenpairisasetofantonyms.'Chagrin'referstodispleasurewhereas'complacency'refersto pleasure. Q120.A SyracuseisaplacelocatednearRochester.Accordingtothegivenwords,Syracusewasanancient cityjustlikeCarthagethatwasdestroyedbyRome. Q121.A 'Audacity'meanstobe'bold'.'Cowardice'istheappropriateantonym.

Q122.B 'Parsimonious'refersto'pennypinching'orsomeonewhoisstingy.'Lavish'istheappropriate antonym. Q123.D A'laconic'personusesveryfewwordsso'prolix'whichmeanswordyistheappropriateantonym. Q124.B 'Erudite'referstoapersonwhoisveryknowledgeable.Ignorantistheappropriateantonym. Q125.C 'Venal'referstosomeonewhocanbecorrupted.So,'principled'isthecorrectantonym. Q126.B 'Compendium'referstosomething,whichis'short'.So,'Inflated'isthecorrectantonym. Q127.B Recriminationmeansa'countercharge'. Q128.A Idiosyncrasyreferstoanindividual'sspecificattributeoreccentricity. Q129.C FaitAccomplimeansanaccomplishedfact Q130.C Demagoguemeansarabblerouser. Q131.A Theauthorexplainsthediscoveriesinsciencethatledtoanincreaseintheunderstandingofthe biologicalactivityofcells.Ineveryparagraphtheauthorprovidesmoreevidenceandshowshow eachdiscoveryledtothesolvingofmysteriesrelatedtothefunctioningofDNAandprotein. Q132.C Theanswerisclearlymentionedinthelastlinesofthepassage.Thismechanism.howhumans exposedtocattleprionproteinsprionform. Q133.D

TheauthorfirstexplainstheearlierscientificbeliefrelatedtoDNAandprotein.Heprovides evidencethatchallengesthisbeliefandthenmovesontoexplainthefunctioningoftheprion.This sequenceoftheauthorsideahasbeendescribedbestinoptionD.OptionAisincorrectbecausethe authorisnotstatingasocalled'commonbelief'.OptionBmentionsthebenefitsofstudywhereas theauthoronlytriestoexplainthecauseofthediseasesbyusingreason.OptionCisrestrictedto thediseasesmentionedinthepassage.Thisprovidesanarrowapproachtothegivenpassage.Only optionDdoesjusticetothestructureofthepassage. Q134.A Refertothelastlinesofthesecondparagraphthatclearlymentionsthecontradictionofspecial proteinsactingalone,withoutgeneticdirection. Q135.D Thesecondandthethirdparagraphofthepassageprovideampleevidencetojustifythisoption. Theauthorclearlymentionsthedilemmasurroundingthediseasescausedbyprionproteins.Inthe thirdparagraphthebiologicalactivityoftheprionproteinismentionedthatexplainstheunusual behaviouroftheseproteins.Hence,theauthorismostlikelytoagreewithoptionD. Q136.D Justlikeaprionproteinisnotaforeignprotein,acriminalisnotanoutsider.Heexistsandoperates withinthesociety.Theprionproteinreplicatethemselvesbycatalysingtheconversionofnormal copiesoftheproteinintotheprionconformation;similarlyacriminalconvincesmanyother individualswhohavepreviouslyobeyedthelaw.So,optionDismostanalogoustotheproposed mechanismofaprion. Q137.D Thesentencereferstotwoactivitiesinthepasttense.Oneactivityhappenedbeforetheotheronein thepast.Thesubjectfirsthadahaircutandthenhetookabath.So,optionDisthecorrectanswer. Q138.D Thereisnoerrorinthissentence. Q139.C Thereisamodifiererrorinthissentence.Thesubjectshouldbeintroducedinthesentencebecause itwasnttheboxthatenteredtheshop. Q140.D Thereisnoerrorinthissentence. Q141.A Thephraseblowovermeanstopasswithlittlelastingeffect.Thisconformstothestructureand

themeaningofthegivensentence. Q142.D Noneofthegivenoptionsfitintheblank. Q143.A Theidiomtoplayuptomeanstoimpressothersinordertogaintheirfavour.Thisfitsinwiththe givensentence.Bossesisappropriateinthesecondblank. Q144.B Bfitsbestinthegivensentence.ThehintisgivenbyfilamentthatispresentinoptionB. Q145.D OptionBandDareclose.However,alawcannotbecomeenacted.Here,theusageoftheverbis incorrect.Becameoperativefitsinthegivenblank.Thehintisprovidedbytheoptionspresentfor thesecondblank.Acrimeoranoffenceisrecordedunderthelaw.ButthefirstwordinoptionA doesnotfitintheblank.So,boththewordsgiveninoptionDfitinwell. Q146.D ThebeginningsentenceoftheparagraphclearlyintroducesthefigureofTunisCampbell. Q147.B Refertothethirdlineofthesecondparagraph.Itexplainsthattheresidentswereabletosetup theirownconstitution,educationsystem.ontheisland.Thisclearlyexplainsthefreedom andindependencethatwasenjoyedbythefreedslaves.

Q148.B OptionBclearlysummarizesthefunctionofthesecondparagraph.Campbellsfailureinthesecond paragraphwasnthiseventualfailurebecausemanymoreeffortsfollowedthisevent.Hence,Bis thecorrectanswer.

Q149.C The passage is about Campbell and his triumphs and failures. The monetary value has been mentionedwithreferencetothefigurethatCampbellhadbecomeatthatpointintime.Thesecond paragraphmentionsthathebecameoneofthethreeAfricanAmericanstobeelectedtotheGeorgia StateSenate.Thereprevailsacomparisonbetweenthemeagresumofmoneypaidbytheplantation ownerincomparisontothepersonaofCampbell. Q150.D

ThereisnoevidencepresentinthepassagethatjustifiesoptionsA,BorC.ItisonlyoptionDthat isthesuitableanswer.Refertothelasttwolinesofthesecondparagraphwheretheauthorexplains that a sharecropping system was instituted and a similar, if not precise, form of slavery was continued.Thus,onlyoptionDisappropriate. Theanswerkeydoesntincludeanswersforcertainquestions.Thesewillbeuploadedlater.