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SECTION – I

BUSINESS ANALYSIS
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Brooks and Company was a food manufacturer established in 1850. Until 1977,

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40% of sales; the balance consisted of institutional sales to restaurants,
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institutional market but never to final (household) consumers.

In 1977, the company introduced a new line of Italian specialty products aimed
at the final consumer market. The line was composed of a number of prepared
pasta dishes, such as spaghetti, lasagna, and ravioli. Each package contained
all of the necessary ingredients (except meat) including seasoned tomato sauce,

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Brooks, son of the company president. Joe’s enthusiasm for the product idea
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Italian woman after World War I and their only child, Joe, had been born in
Naples, Italy. Because they lacked a Neapolitan (a native of Naples)
background, William Johnson, production manager, and Carl Voght, treasurer,
approved of the idea on less emotional grounds. Johnson saw in the Italian line
certain production possibilities that fitted well with the company’s existing
facilities, Mr. Voght had long argued for some type of expansion which would
enable the company to solve a number of financial problems associated with its
inability to attract outside capital.

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product line should be introduced at the beginning of the fall food
merchandising season, which started about October 1. This deadline, however,
subsequently proved to be unrealistic. Production of the first items in the line
did not get underway until September 30 and packaging difficulties prohibited
introducing the product before mid-December.

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In July, the problems involved in the product introduction were not foremost in
the planner’s thought Many hours were spent discussing the name of the
product line. Finally, the name Velsuvio was adopted as a compromise, but
without enthusiasm from Joe Brooks, who believed that the name such as
Valencia better described the gourmet image, he thought the line should
express. With the exception of the name, the younger Brooks directed most of
the decisions related to the marketing program. From the beginning he argued
that there were already plenty of “middle class” spaghetti products on the
grocers’ shelves. What was needed, he believed, was a prestige – even a
“gourmet” line. The popularity of higher-priced Italian restaurants in many
cities convinced young Brooks of the opportunity to market a prestige line of
Italian food specialties.

Early in the planning it was decided not to limit distribution to those regional
markets in which Brooks had previously established its reputation. National
distribution would be undertaken from the beginning. It was planned that the
Velsuvio line would be marketed in all major food chains except those handling
only private or controlled brands. Sales to chain headquarters would be made
by food brokers handling gourmet products rather than by brokers used to the
handling of high-volume canned goods.

For the first time in its experience, Brooks planned to undertake an extensive
consumer advertising program. A small Los Angeles advertising agency with
slight experience in handling food products was appointed. However, by the
time the agency had been selected and oriented to the marketing program, the
time remaining before the scheduled introduction did not allow for the
preparation of magazine advertisements or filmed television commercials. In
order to break into the consumer market at the time of the scheduled product
introduction on October 1, a consumer advertising program using newspapers,
live television commercials, and radio was prepared. Except for the product
introduction period, however, relatively little thought was given during the
summer planning sessions to the total amount of money required to support
the new product with consumer advertising.

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A number of circumstances combined to prevent the introduction of the product
in October as originally planned. No one had assumed personal responsibility
for package design and production was held up three weeks while the company
waited for supplies of packaging materials. Brooks was forced to move very

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rapidly to obtain a package, and he was the first to admit that the result was

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neither very well designed functionally nor attractive from a promotional point
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A hastily put together advertising campaign was introduced in November.
However, advertising costs had been greatly underestimated, so that the
intensity of the campaign was much lower than Brooks had anticipated, even
with the limited budget. As a result, most of the budget was allocated to
newspapers and radio. Moreover, problems with the scripting of the TV

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February, two major competitors began marketing similar products. Shortly
thereafter, a market research survey was sponsored by Brooks to determine
whether the Velsuvio name made a favorable impression on housewives. The
results of the survey were negative. Only twenty-two percent of the
housewives interviewed could recall the Velsuvio name and of those, only

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line was far from encouraging. Of those who had tried the product for the first
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Another indication that worried Brook's management was
chains showed interest in the line. By mid-year, Brook's product sales were so
poor that management established a special committee to determine without
delay what immediate steps might be taken to reverse the poor sales record of
Velsuvio.

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DIRECTIONS: The questions that follow relate to the preceding passage.
Evaluate, in terms of the passage, each of the items given.
Then select your answer from one of the following
classifications and blacken the corresponding space on the
answer sheet.
(a) A MAJOR OBJECTIVE in making the decision: one of the goals sought
by the decision maker.
(b) A MAJOR FACTOR in making the decision: an aspect of the problem,
specifically mentioned in the passage, that fundamentally affects and/or
determines the decisions.
(c) A MINOR FACTOR in making the decision: a less important element
bearing on or affecting a Major Factor, rather than a Major Objective
directly.
(d) A MAJOR ASSUMPTION in making the decision: a projection or
supposition arrived at by the decision maker before considering the
factors and alternatives.

Questions:

1. Possibility of using existing production facilities in manufacturing Velsuvio
products.

2. Likelihood of achieving wide consumer acceptance of the Velsuvio line.

3. Company growth and expansion.

4. The name Valencia better described the gourmet image.

5. The popularity of high-priced Italian restaurants in the U.S.

6. Depth of Brooks' expertise in the sale of consumer products.

7. Market survey results.

8. Estimated cost of advertising campaign.

9. National distribution of the Velsuvio line.

10. Brook's inability to attract outside capital.

11. Delay in launching Velsuvio line.

12. Difficulties with new package design.

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13. Need for a "gourmet" Italian food line.

14. Market entry of competitors.

15. Obtaining packaging materials.

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20. Target segment would perceive Velsuvia as a gourmet range of products.

SECTION – II

PASSAGE COMPREHENSION

PASSAGE I
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A sanctuary may be defined as a place where Man is passive and the rest of
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numbers. But now, in this machinery age, there is no place left where man
cannot go with overwhelming forces at his command. He can strangle to death
all the nobler wild life in the world to-day. To-morrow he certainly will have
done so, unless he exercises due foresight and self-control in the mean time.

There is not the slightest doubt that birds and mammals are now being killed
off much faster than they can breed. And it is always the largest and noblest
forms of life that suffer most. The whales and elephants, lions and eagles, go.
The rats and flies, and all mean parasites, remain. This is inevitable in certain
cases. But it is wanton killing off that I am speaking of to-night. Civilized man
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begins by destroying the very forms of wild life he learns to appreciate most
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when he becomes still more civilized. The obvious remedy is to begin

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conservation at an earlier stage, when it is easier and better in every way, by

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enforcing laws for close seasons, game preserves, the selective protection of

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Nature active. But this general definition is too absolute for any special case.
The mere fact that man has to protect a sanctuary does away with his purely
passive attitude. Then, he can be beneficially active by destroying pests and
parasites, like bot-flies or mosquitoes, and by finding antidotes for diseases like

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the epidemic which periodically kills off the rabbits and thus starves many of
the carnivora to death. But, except in cases where experiment has proved his
intervention to be beneficial, the less he upsets the balance of Nature the
better, even when he tries to be an earthly Providence.

Questions:

21. The author implies that his first definition of a sanctuary is
a. Totally wrong b. Somewhat idealistic
c. unhelpful d. indefensible

22. The author’s argument that destroying bot-flies and mosquitoes would be a
beneficial action is most weakened by all of the following except
a. parasites have an important role to play in the regulation of populations
b. the elimination of any species can have unpredictable effects on the
balance of nature
c. the pests themselves are part of the food chain
d. these insects have been introduced to the area by human activities

23. It can be inferred that the passage is
a. part of an article in a scientific journal
b. extracted from the minutes of a nature club
c. part of a speech delivered to an educated audience
d. a speech delivered in a court of law

24. What should be the most appropriate central idea of this passage
a. Author argues that man kills big animals but saves mosquitoes and other
parasites.
b. Man is selfish by nature so he is up against the wild life which is harmful
for his survival
c. Ecological balance, if not maintained by man will be harmful in long run.
d. Author proposes a programme for not disturbing the balance of nature as
it is beneficial for mankind.

25. Tone of the Author as expressed in the passage can be best described
a. Descriptive to analytical b. Sarcastically humorous
c. Objective to narrative d. Sarcastically critical to suggestive

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PASSAGE II

Care should be taken when submitting manuscripts to book publishers.
A suitable publisher should be chosen, by a study of his list of publications or
an examination in the bookshops of the type of books in which he specializes. It
is a waste of time and money to send the typescript of a novel to a publisher
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who publishes no fiction, or poetry to one who publishes no verse, though all
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and this should outline the nature and extent of the typescript and enquire
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whether the publisher would be prepared to read it (writers have been known
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to send out such letters of enquiry in duplicated form, an approach not
calculated to stimulate a publisher’s interest). It is desirable to enclose the cost
of return postage when submitting the typescript and finally it must be
understood that although every reasonable care is taken of material in the
Publishers’ possession, responsibility cannot be accepted for any loss or
damage thereto.

Authors are strongly advised not to pay for the publication of their work.
A reputable publisher will undertake its publication at his own expense, except
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The publisher will stick
b. The publisher who does not publish the other books, may not understand
the ingredients and pattern of publication.
c. Publisher will not devote time to the Editing and reading the material
which is not of its line of publication.
d. Any publisher, not publishing the stuff of other type will not be able to do
justice with the manuscript.
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Introductory letter, as it helps in publication, must be invariably sent.

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d. More than one copy of the Preliminary/introductory letter must be
submitted.

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28. According to the writer
a. Paying for the publication expenses will help in publication of the
manuscript.
b. Although the publisher would pay for the return expenses, no publication
expenses will be borne by the publisher.
c. Reputed publisher would publish the manuscript on its own expenses.
d. Good publishers sometimes defer the publication according to the
demand.

29. Give the suitable Central idea of the passage
a. Manuscripts when sent for publication must have preliminary letter in
more than one copy with cost of publication.
b. Manuscripts must be submitted to reputed publisher, who publishes the
material of that kind with a brief letter and cost of return expenses.
c. The manuscripts before submission, must be personally discussed with
the publishers, along with a letter and making it clear with him that only
a part of publication expenses will be borne by the writer.
d. While submitting the manuscripts for publication, all the details are to be
made abundantly clear with the publisher in writing along with the share
of expenses. Any reputed publisher can be selected who may publish the
manuscript.

PASSAGE III

Some observers have attributed the dramatic growth in temporary employment
that occurred in the United States during the 1980s to increased participation
in the workforce by certain groups, such as first-time or reentering workers,
who supposedly prefer such arrangements. However, statistical analyses reveal
that demographic changes in the workforce did not correlate with variations in
the total number of temporary workers. Instead, these analyses suggest
that factors affecting employers account for the rise in temporary employment.
One factor is product demand: temporary employment is favored by employers
who are adapting to fluctuating demand for products while at the same time
seeking to reduce overall labor costs. Another factor is labor’s reduced
bargaining strength, which allows employers more control over the terms of
employment. Given the analyses, which reveal that growth in temporary
employment now far exceeds the level explainable by recent workforce entry
rates of groups said to prefer temporary jobs, firms should be discouraged from
creating excessive numbers of temporary positions. Government policymakers
should consider mandating benefit coverage for temporary employees,
promoting pay equity between temporary and permanent workers, assisting
labor unions in organizing temporary workers, and encouraging firms to assign
temporary jobs primarily to employees who explicitly indicate that preference.

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30. The primary purpose of the passage is to
a. present the results of statistical analyses and propose further studies.
b. explain a recent development and predict its eventual consequences.
c. identify the reasons for a trend and recommend measures to address it.

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describe the potential consequences of implementing a new policy and
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c. They were less important than demographic change in accounting for the
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b. It increased as a result of increased participation in the workforce by
certain demograp groups.
c. It was discouraged by government-mandated policies.
d. It increased partly as a result of workers’ reduced ability to control the
terms of their employment.

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d. Their pay declined during the decade in comparison with the pay of
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34. The first sentence in the passage suggests that the observers mentioned in
line 1 would be most likely to predict which of the following?
a. That the number of new temporary positions would decline as fewer
workers who preferred temporary employment entered the workforce.
b. That the total number of temporary positions would increase as fewer
workers were able to find permanent positions
c. That employers would have less control over the terms of workers’
employment as workers increased their bargaining strength.
d. That more workers would be hired for temporary positions as product
demand increased.

35. In the context of the passage, the word “excessive” (line 21) most closely
corresponds to which of the following phrases?
a. Far more than can be justified by worker preferences
b. Far more than can be explained by fluctuations in product demand.
c. Far more than can be beneficial to the success of the firms themselves.
d. Far more than can be accounted for by an expanding national economy.

36. The passage mentions each of the following as an appropriate kind of
governmental action except
a. getting firms to offer temporary employment primarily to a certain group
of people.
b. encouraging equitable pay for temporary and permanent employees
c. facilitating the organization of temporary workers by labor unions.
d. establishing guidelines on the proportion of temporary workers that firms
should employ

PASSAGE IV

In nearly all human populations a majority of individuals can taste the
artificially synthesized chemical phenylthiocarbonide (PTC). However, the
percentage varies dramatically from as low as 60% in India to as high as 95%
in Africa. That this polymorphism is observed in non-human primates as well
indicates a long evolutionary history which, although obviously not acting on
PTC, might reflect evolutionary selection for taste discrimination of other,
more significant bitter substances, such as certain toxic plants.

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A somewhat more puzzling human polymorphism is the genetic variability in
earwax, or cerumen, which is observed in two varieties. Among European
populations 90% of individuals have a sticky yellow variety rather than a dry,
gray one, whereas in northern China these numbers are approximately the
reverse. Perhaps like PTC variability, cerumen variability is an incidental
expression of something more adaptively significant. Indeed, the observed
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relationship between cerumen and odorous bodily secretions, to which non-
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human primates and, to a lesser extent humans, pay attention suggests that
during the course of human evolution genes affecting body secretions,
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a. sensitivity to certain bodily odors
b. ability to assimilate artificial chemicals
c. vulnerability to certain toxins found in plants
d. ability to discern bitterness in taste

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b. Most humans lack sufficient taste sensitivity to discriminate between
PTC and bitter chemicals occurring naturally.
c. Variability among humans respecting PTC discrimination, like
variability respecting earwax, cannot be explained in terms of
evolutionary adaptivity.
d. Unlike non-human primates, humans can discriminate intellectually
between toxic and non-toxic bitter substances.
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Sensitivity to taste and to odors have been subject to far greater natural
selectivity during the evolution of primates than previously thought.
d. Polymorphism among human populations varies considerably from region
to region throughout the world.

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40. It can be inferred from the passage that
a. The amount of bodily odours and secretion that take place reduce at each
stage of evolution.
b. The extent of attention paid by non-human primates to body secretions is
much higher than that of the more evolved human species.
c. Artificially sythesized chemicals have impaired the extent of sensitivity
that human beings have to body secretions.
d. All of these

SECTION – III

ANALYTICAL REASONING

41. If A + B means A is the mother of B; A – B means A is the brother B; A % B
means A is the father of B and A × B means A is the sister of B, which of the
following shows that P is the maternal uncle of Q?
a. Q–N+M×P b. P+S×N–Q
c. P–M+N×Q d. Q–S%P

42. 138, 142, 146, 150, ?, 142, 138
a. 148 b. 140
c. 146 d. 144

43. A, P, R, X, S and Z are sitting in a row. S and Z are in the centre. A and P are
at the ends. R is sitting to the left of A. Who is to the right of P ?
a. A b. X
c. S d. Z

44. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my
mother." How is the woman related to the man?
a. Mother b. Daughter
c. Sister d. Grand Mother

45. Satish starts from his house and takes two right turns and then one left turn.
Now he is moving towards south. In which direction Satish started from his
house?
a. North b. West
c. South d. East

46. If PUNCTUAL can be written as 47819765, how can LUNA be written in that
code?
a. 7586 b. 5678
c. 5786 d. 5867

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47. Which is odd?
Tortoise, Crab, Frog, Fish
a. Tortoise b. Crab
c. Frog d. Fish

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b. 9 straight lines and 34 triangles
c. 9 straight lines and 36 triangles
d. 10 straight lines and 36 triangles

49. Answer the following questions based on information given below:

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51. If DARE is coded as 1083 and FATE is coded as 2093, then FARE is coded as?
a. 2083 b. 8320
c. 2038 d. 3802

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52. A, B, C and D are to be seated in a row. But C and D cannot be together. Also B
cannot be at the third place.
Which of the following must be false?
a. A is at the first place b. A is at the second place
c. A is at the third place d. A is at the fourth place

Read the information given below and then answer the questions 53 to 56.
There is a family of six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U. Their professions are
Engineer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman, Manager and Lawyer.
(i) There are two married couples in the family.
(ii) The Manager is the grandfather of U, who is an Engineer
(iii) R, the Salesman, is married to the lady Teacher
(iv) Q is the mother of U and T.
(v) The Doctor, S is married to the Manager.

53. How many male members are there in the family?
a. Two b. Three
c. Four d. Data inadequate

54. What is the profession of P?
a. Lawyer b. Lawyer or Teacher
c. Manager d. None of these

55. Who are the two married couples in the family?
a. PQ and SR b. RU and ST
c. PT and SR d. PS and RQ

56. How P is related to T?
a. Father b. Grand Father
c. Mother d. Grand Mother

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57. In the given figure, how many huts are covered and muddy?

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c. 33 d. 19

58. 8(6+5) – 10 =?

a. 76 b. 78

c. 80 d. 82
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Conclusions: (1) All the
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(2) Some ants are apples.

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b. Only (2) conclusion follows

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a. South b. West

c. North d. East

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SECTION – IV

DATA SUFFICIENCY

DIRECTIONS: Data sufficiency problems consist of a question and two
statements, labelled (I) and (II), in which certain data are
given. You have to decide whether the data given in the
statements are sufficient for answering the question. Use
the data given, plus your knowledge of mathematics and
every day facts, to mark your answer as

a. If the question can be answered with the help of statement I alone

b. If the question can be answered with the help of statement II, alone

c. If both, statement I and statement II are needed to answer the question,
and

d. If the question cannot be answered even with the help of both the
statements

61. Among P,Q,R,S,T, and U who is the heaviest?

I. P is heavier than T and U and he is the second heaviest in the group

II. S is heavier than Q but not the heaviest.

62. Which direction is Raju facing at the moment?

I. Raju took 2 consecutive right turns after covering a distance of 6m to
reach the point X.

II. After walking 4m early morning from point X, Raju is facing opposite
direction of the sun.

63. Which of the five trains A, B, C, D and E is the best?

I. D train is better than E train, A train and C train but not as good as B
train

II. D train is better than C train but not as good as B which is better than E
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64. How is W related to Y ?
I. W is the son of Y's grandfather X
II. The sister of Y is mother of W's son Z

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67. A man mixes two types of rice (X and Y) and sells the mixture at the rate of
Rs.17 per kg. Find his profit percentage.
I. The rate of X is Rs. 20 per kg
II. The rate of Y is Rs. 13 per kg

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I. The number is multiple of 51
II. The sum of the digits a and b is 6

70. Raj, Anu and Vinu started a business together. In what proportion would the
annual profit be distributed among them?
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I. The area of that cone is equal to the area of a rectangle whose length is
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II. The area of the base of that cone is 154 sq. cm

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73. How many daughters does M have?
I. P and Q are the only daughters of N.
II. D is brother of P and son of M

74. On which day of the week did Sanjay visit Mumbai?
I. Sanjay returned to Hyderabad from Mumbai on Thursday.
II. Sanjay left Hyderabad on Monday for Mumbai

75. City M is situated in which direction with respect to city D.
I. City K is to the south of city P.
II. City M is to the north of city R, which is to the west of city D.

76. In a certain code ‘al ed nop’ means ‘We play chess’. Which code word means
“chess”?
I. 'id nimnop' means 'We are honest'.
II. 'gob otsaf' means 'They play cricket'.

77. The average age of P, Q, R and S is 30 years. How old is R?
I. The sum of ages of P and R is 60 years
II. S is 10 years younger than R

78. A and B together can complete a task in 7 days. B alone can do it in 20 days.
What part of the work was carried out by A?
I. A completed the job alone after A and B worked together for 5 days
II. Part of the work done by A could have been done by B and C together in 6
days

79. What is the colour of the fresh grass?
I. Blue is called green, red is called orange, orange is called yellow.
II. Yellow is called white, white is called black, green is called brown and
brown is called purple.

80. What is Mala's position from the right end in a row of children?
I. There are 10 children between Mala and Kala.
II. Tara is twentieth from the left end of the row of children.

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SECTION – V

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

DIRECTIONS (81–90) : In this section you are required to spot errors in
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replicated in States that are ought to fully implement the Act and reform their
respective distribution systems.
a. The efforts of the central government in ensuring food security
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c. Are ought to fully implement the act
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85. We are always looking for ways to operate effectively to serve our members.
This requires as to review our corporate structure to ensure that we are
organized in the right way to best meet the needs of our members.

a. We are always looking for ways to operate

b. Effectively to serve our members

c. This requires as to review our corporate structure to ensure

d. That we are organized in the right way to best meet the needs of our
members

86. The parent company have given a mandate to either turn around the business
or face a massive scale down, said another person aware of Walmart’s plans.

a. The parent company have given a mandate

b. To either turn around the business or

c. Face a massive scale down

d. Said another person aware of Walmart’s plans

87. “The government has taken a position to wait and watch and there is no need
to panic,” the minister said

a. The government has taken

b. A position to wait and watch

c. And there is no need to panic

d. No error

88. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes around Taal,one of
the world’s smallest active volcano which spewed ash for the second day from
its crater in the middle of the lake.

a. Thousands of people were forced to

b. Evacuate their homes around Taal, one of the world’s smallest active
volcano

c. Which spewed ash for the second day

d. From its crater in the middle of the lake

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89. The top banks are getting ready to roll out a system that gives consumers
access to a wide swath of their financial data and allow them to share it
instantly.
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DIRECTIONS (96–100): Pick out the most effective word to make the
sentence meaningfully complete

96. We are familiar with the _________ ‘A book should not be judged by its cover’.

a. Absurdity b. Quibble

c. Maxim d. Paradox

97. I must appreciate the extensive effort made by your staff in organizing the
interview. Their attitude was highly

a. Dishonourable b. Commendable

c. Contemtible d. Reprehensible

98. Surveillance cameras are ________ these days. These cameras
have obvious benefits.

a. Ubiquitous b. Unique

c. Sporadic d. Freakish

99. Jobs are stagnant from the past few years. Unemployment is a sheer waste of
manpower. Corruption, bribery and ______ favour the undeserving job seekers.

a. Fair mindedness b. Nepotism

c. Disinterest d. Objectivity

100. Time management is a division of one's time in a proper way. We should make
the best use of time because our life is transient like a morning

a. Reverie b. Actuality

c. Proximity d. Truth

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