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Quantitative Ability SA

Q. 1 The sum of the coefficients of all the terms in the expansion of (5x – 9)4 is

Correct Answer

256

Explanation

Put x = 1 in (5x – 9)4 and get,
(5x – 9)4 = (5 – 9)4 = (–4)4 = 256.

Q. 2 The area enclosed by 2|x] + 3|y| ≤ 6 is _____ sq. units.

Correct Answer

12

Explanation

Q. 3

Correct Answer

100

Explanation

Q. 4 When Geeta increases her speed from 12 km/hr to 20 km/hr, she takes one hour less than the usual time to cover the distance between her home and office. The distance between her home and office is _____ km.

Correct Answer

30

Explanation

Q. 5 The 3rd, 14th and 69th terms of an arithmetic progression form three distinct and consecutive terms of a geometric progression. If the next term of the geometric progression is the nth term of the arithmetic progression, then n equals _____.

Correct Answer

344

Explanation

Q. 6 Aruna purchases a certain number of apples for INR 20 each and a certain number of mangoes for INR 25 each. If she sells all the apples at 10% profit and all the mangoes at 20% loss, overall she makes neither profit nor loss. Instead, if she sells all the apples at 20% loss and all the mangoes at 10% profit, overall she makes a loss of INR 150. Then the number of apples purchased by Aruna is.

Correct Answer

50

Explanation

Q. 7 Let P(X) denote power set of a set X. If A is the null set, then the number of elements in P(P(P(P(A)))) is _____.

Correct Answer

16

Explanation

Q. 8

Correct Answer

32

Explanation

Q. 9 The number of triangles that can be formed by choosing points from 7 points on a line and 5 points on another parallel line is _____.

Correct Answer

175

Explanation

Q. 10 A new sequence is obtained from the sequence of positive integers (1, 2, 3,...) by deleting all the perfect squares. Then the 2022nd term of the new sequence is _____.

Correct Answer

2067

Explanation

Q. 11

Correct Answer

26

Explanation

Q. 12 The numbers –16, 2x+3 – 22x – 1 – 16, 22x–1 + 16 are in an arithmetic progression. Then x equals _____.

Correct Answer

3

Explanation

Q. 13

Correct Answer

72

Explanation

Q. 14 Mrs. and Mr. Sharma, and Mrs. and Mr. Ahuja along with four other persons are to be seated at a round table for dinner. If Mrs. and Mr. Sharma are to be seated next to each other, and Mrs. and Mr. Ahuja are not to be seated next to each other, then the total number of seating arrangements is _____.

Correct Answer

960

Explanation

Q. 15 Let 50 distinct positive integers be chosen such that the highest among them is 100, and the average of the largest 25 integers among them exceeds the average of the remaining integers by 50. Then the maximum possible value of the sum of all the 50 integers is _____.

Correct Answer

3150

Explanation

Quantitative Ability MCQ

Q. 16

Correct Answer

b

Explanation

Q. 17 When the square of the difference of two natural numbers is subtracted from the square of the sum of the same two numbers and the result is divided by four, we get

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

Q. 18 If one of the factors of the number 3728173 is randomly chosen, then the probability’ that the chosen factor will be a perfect square is _____.

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

Q. 19 Ayesha is standing atop a vertical tower 200m high and observes a car moving away from the tower on a straight, horizontal road from the foot of the tower. At 11:00 AM, she observes the angle of depression of the car to be 45°. At 11:02 AM, she observes the angle of depression of the car to be 30°. The speed at which the car is moving is approximately

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

Q. 20

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

Q. 21 If f(x2 + f(y)) = xf(x) + y for all non-negative integers x and y, then the value of [(0)]2 + f(0) equals _____.

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

Q. 22 Let A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {a, b}. Assuming all relations from set A to set B are equally likely, what is the probability that a relation from A to B is also a function?

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

Q. 23 In how many ways can the letters of the word MANAGEMENT be arranged such that no two vowels appear together?

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

Q. 24 In a room, there are n persons whose average height is 160 cm. If m more persons, whose average height is 172 cm, enter the room, then the average height of all persons in the room becomes 164 cm. Then m : n is

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

Q. 25 In a right-angled triangle ABC, the hypotenuse AC is of length 13 cm. A line drawn connecting the midpoints D and E of sides AB and AC is found to be 6 cm in length. The length of BC is

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

Q. 26 The sum of the squares of all the roots of the equation x2 + |x + 4| + |x – 4| – 35 = 0 is

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

Q. 27 The number of four-digit integers which are greater than 1000 and divisible by both 2 and 3, but not by 5, is

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

Least 4-digit integer greater than 1000 divisible by both 2 and 3 is 1002 and largest is 9996.
Total such integers = 1500
Total integers divisible by 2, 3 and 5 are = 300
Required number = 1500 – 300 = 1200.

Q. 28 Let A and B be two sets such that the Cartesian product A × B consists of four elements. If two elements of A × B are (1, 4) and (4,1), then

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

Q. 29 If the five-digit number abcde is divisible by 6. then which of the following numbers is not necessarily divisible by 6?

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

Q. 30

Correct Answer

b

Explanation

Q. 31 The set of all possible values of f(x) for which (81)x + (81)f(x) = 3 is

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

Q. 32 The cost of a piece of jewellery is proportional to the square of its weight. A piece of jewellery weighing 10 grams is INR 3600. The cost of a piece of jewellery of the same kind weighing 4 grams is

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

Q. 33 The sum of the first 15 terms in an arithmetic progression is 200, while the sum of the next 15 terms is 350. Then the common difference is

Correct Answer

b

Explanation

Q. 34 In a 400-metre race, Ashok beats Bipin and Chandan respectively by 15 seconds and 25 seconds. If Ashok beats Bipin by 150 metres, by how many metres does Bipin beat Chandan in the race?

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

Q. 35

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

Q. 36 The value of k for which the following lines?
x – y – 1 = 0
2x + 3y – 12 = 0
2x – 3y + k = 0
are concurrent is

Correct Answer

b

Explanation

Q. 37

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

Q. 38 In a bowl containing 60 ml orange juice, 40 ml of water is poured. Thereafter, 100 ml of apple juice is poured to make a fruit punch. Madhu drinks 50 ml of this fruit punch and comments that the proportion of orange juice needs to be higher for better taste. How much orange juice should be poured into the fruit punch that remained, in order to bring up the level of orange juice to 50 percentage?

Correct Answer

b

Explanation

Q. 39

Correct Answer

b

Explanation

Q. 40 The lengths of the sides of a triangle are x, 21 and 40, where x is the shortest side. A possible value of x is

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

Directions for questions 41 to 45: A showroom is open on all seven days of the week throughout the year. There are five employees Alex, Bhabha, Cathy, Dilip and Ethan who work in the showroom. Every day except Sunday, two employees are required while on Sunday three employees need to work. Every employee works for three days in a week. Some additional information is also provided:
• Every employee works on two consecutive days while the third day is not consecutive.
• Alex and Dilip work together on Tuesday and Wednesday while the other working day differs for them.
• Neither Bhabha nor Cathy works with Alex on any day.
• Cathy does not work either on Saturday or on Monday.

Q. 41 One of the days Alex works on is

Correct Answer

b

Explanation



One of the days Alex works on is Saturday.

Q. 42 Which among the following employees do not work together on any of the days?

Correct Answer

b

Explanation



Bhabha and Dilip do not work together on any day.

Q. 43 Employees who work on Sunday are

Correct Answer

a

Explanation



Employees who work on Sunday are Cathy, Dilip and Ethan.

Q. 44 Number of days Bhabha and Cathy work together in a week is

Correct Answer

b

Explanation



Bhabha and Cathy work together 2 days in a week.

Q. 45 The consecutive days on which Ethan works are

Correct Answer

b

Explanation



Ethan works on Saturday and Sunday.

Verbal Ability

Directions for questions 46 to 51: Read the following passage and choose the answer that is closest to each of the questions that are based on the passage.

Bananas, apples, and avocados continue to ripen after they are picked. Cherries, blackberries, and grapes do not. The difference between climacteric fruits (the former) and non-climacteric fruits (the latter) matters to fruit growers and greengrocers, who must make sure their wares are in tip-top condition when they arrive at the marketplace. But how those differences originally came about remains unclear.

Two biologists of the University of Tokyo offer a suggestion. Fruits, they observe, exist to solve a problem faced by all plants—how best to spread their progeny around. Wrapping their seeds in a sugary pulp to provide a tasty meal serves as a way to get animals to do this for them. They do, however, need to make sure that their fruits favour the animals most likely to do the distributing. The biologists propose that climacterism, or its absence, is a way to achieve this. If ground-dwelling animals are the main distributors, then the continuing ripening of fallen fruit (i.e., climacterism) is beneficial. If, by contrast, those distributors are arboreal or aerial, and so can feed on unfallen fruit, then non-climacteric fruits will do well.

To test their idea, the two researchers studied 80 varieties of fruits, and noted which animals each depended on for its propagation. 35 of these fruits, eaten by both ground-dwelling animals and arboreal or aerial animals, were non-climacteric. Further, 15 of the 19 varieties eaten principally by grounddwellers were climacteric, while 21 of the 26 fed on by arboreal or aerial animals were non-climacteric.

That is a suggestively strong correlation. And the authors’ hypothesis is fortified by other evidence. They point out that non-climacteric fruits tend to have vivid colours, especially reds and purples. This may help them to stand out amid the foliage of their parent plants, advertising their presence. Climacteric fruits are generally better camouflaged. That makes them harder to spot until they have fallen to the ground.

The main limitation of their work is that they looked at fruits eaten by people. This has probably contaminated the sample, for thousands of years of selective breeding for traits that human beings find appealing may have blurred any signal optimised by natural selection. The next step, therefore, should be the analysis of wild fruits.

Q. 46 Consider the following two Findings:
(i) Non-climacteric fruits tend to have vivid colours.
(ii) Thirty-six varieties of climacteric and nonclimacteric fruits were eaten predominantly either by ground-dwellers, or by arboreal or aerial animals respectively.
According to the passage,

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

Refer to the 3rd paragraph. For the biologists, finding II provides the main evidence on which the hypothesis is being tested. Finding I provides a characteristic of non-climacteric fruits. Therefore, it is supplementary evidence.

Q. 47 The study has been based on

Correct Answer

b

Explanation

Option b can be inferred from the last paragraph where the author points out the limitation of the study.

Q. 48 Which one of the following options means “arboreal” and “camouflage”?

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

‘Arboreal’ refers to anything that lives on or is related to trees. ‘Camouflage’ means disguised.

Q. 49 According to the passage, the interest in the difference between climacteric and nonclimacteric fruits is in the

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

The commercial importance between climacteric and non-climacteric fruits is mentioned in the first paragraph. Therefore, option c is correct.

Q. 50 The origins of the distinguishing characteristics between the two types of fruits, climacteric and non-climacteric are

Correct Answer

b

Explanation

Refer to the last sentence of the first paragraph. ‘Unclear’ and nebulous’ are synonyms.

Q. 51 The main point the writer makes is that fruitbearing plants

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

Refer to the second sentence of the second paragraph where the author mentions the problem faced by all kinds of plants – how best to spread their progeny around.

Directions for questions 52 to 57: Read the following passage and choose the answer that is closest to each of the questions that are based on the passage.

On the 14th of May 1796, vaccine matter was taken from the hand of a dairy maid, Sarah Nelmes, and inserted by two superficial incisions in the arms of James Phipps, a healthy boy of about eight years of age. The boy went through an attack of cowpox as expected. After this, however, it was necessary to determine whether he was protected from smallpox.

After waiting two months Jenner inoculated him with material from a smallpox patient. He was delighted to note that the boy was not affected by smallpox.

By 1798, Jenner had succeeded in demonstrating the protective quality of the cowpox virus against smallpox, by putting on record details of 23 cases, contracted either casually or by direct inoculation. Sixteen of these had occurred accidentally among dairy workers in the course of occupations connected with cows and horses; the rest were done under Jenner’s direction. Among the persons inoculated was Jenner’s own little second son, Robert Harding Jenner, an infant eleven months old. Jenner demonstrated conclusively that the cowpox protects the human constitution from the infection of smallpox.

After Dr. Jenner had made his tests, he prepared a pamphlet for publication. He also went to London, so that he might have the opportunity to introduce the subject personally to friends and demonstrate the truth of his assertion to them. He remained in London for nearly three months without being able to find anyone who would submit to vaccination. Jenner went back to Gloucestershire, disappointed. It happened, however, that soon after his return home, a distinguished London surgeon named Cline resolved to make a trial of the vaccine material which Jenner had left with his friends.

The patient was a child suffering from a form of chronic hip-joint disease. The vaccine material was inoculated, and the vaccine vehicle ran rather a normal course and healed fully. The little patient was afterward inoculated with smallpox virus and found to be incapable of acquiring that disease. This case attracted considerable attention. The child was in a rundown condition, and the vaccine material might very well have provoked a rather serious local reaction. In a way, the fate of vaccination hung in the balance and good luck was in its favour. Mr. Cline, however, after this, became a strong advocate of vaccination, and brought it very decidedly before the London physicians.

It was not long before the opposition to the practice of vaccination took definite form. One of the bestknown London physicians of the time, Dr. Ingenhouz, became the leader of a strong faction of the medical profession of London, who not only would have nothing to do with vaccination, but proclaimed openly that it was a dangerous innovation, absolutely unjustifiable, and communicated a disease without protecting against any other. Dr. Watt from Glasgow blamed the vaccine for the increase in severe cases of measles and measles- related deaths among children.

Fortunately, only a few colleagues were so illogical, and an excellent idea of how much Jenner’s discovery was appreciated by his contemporaries may be obtained from the number of honours, diplomas, addresses and communications from public bodies and distinguished individuals which he received. Most of the prominent medical and scientific societies of Europe elected him a member or sent him some special token of recognition.

Q. 52 ‘Local reaction’ refers to

Correct Answer

b

Explanation

Refer to, “The child was in rundown condition…” The sentence clearly indicates that local reaction means adverse effects of vaccination.

Q. 53 On returning from London, Dr. Jenner was disappointed because

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

Refer to, “He remained in London for nearly three months…” Hence c is the correct option.

Q. 54 Twenty-three cases were put on record with the objective to explain very clearly that

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

Refer to the opening sentence of the 2nd paragraph. The phrase ‘Jenner had succeeded’ indicates that inoculation of cowpox virus was successful.

Q. 55 According to the author, the main idea in the passage is

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

The 1st paragraph clearly shows that Jenner took risk by incoluting people with cowpox virus to find the cure for smallpox which is more severe and deadly. He even did that to his infant kid. The rest of the passage proves that the risks he took, made him successful.

Q. 56 Jenner received a lot of recognition from medical bodies because

Correct Answer

b

Explanation

Refer to the last paragraph. “ Fortunately…”

Q. 57 By calling the vaccine unjustifiable, Dr. Ingenhouz meant that vaccination

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

Refer to, “...and communicated a disease without protecting against each other.”

Directions for questions 58 to 64: Complete the following sentences by choosing the most appropriate word/phrase from the options given below.

Q. 58 Flying this simple aeroplane is a _____ for the experienced pilot.

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

Piece of cake means something that can be done easily by someone who is experienced.

Q. 59 She _____ her classmates because she comes from a very rich, aristocratic family.

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

Since she is from a rich family the tendency is to look down on people.

Q. 60 Ever since Girish won the prestigious Infosys prize, he has been behaving _____.

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

The correct answer is condescendingly which means showing or characterized by a patronizing or superior attitude toward others.

Q. 61 Leela is always nasty and inconsiderate with her colleagues; now that she has a rude superior, she is getting _____.

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

a taste of her own medicine means harsh or unpleasant treatment that is like the treatment someone has given other people. So Rita is getting back the same treatment which she has given others.

Q. 62 For the past three decades, this chain of coffee shops has been committed to building a culture where everyone is welcome. They are an ally to the LGBTQ community, and this is just one instance of their ____.

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

Refer to, “...has been committed to building a culture where everyone is welcome.” Hence a is the correct answer.

Q. 63 I still have two more difficult exams left, but I’m trying to_____; after these I won’t have any more for a year!

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

To look on the bright side means to be optimistic or cheerful in spite of difficulties. Hence d is the correct answer.

Q. 64 Some of the best spies take the guise of innocuous secretaries or researchers and are able to send large amounts of information to their heads of espionage, as they are

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

The sentence talks about spies hiding in the guise of secretaries and researchers which indicates that they are hiding in plain sight.

Directions for questions 65 to 69: In each of the following sentences, the incorrect part of the sentence is underlined. Choose an alternative from the four given options so that the sentence is rendered correct.

Q. 65 If I had known that you needed to go to the airport yesterday, I could drive you there.

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

The correct expression should contain a verb in past participle mode. Out of the given options, only c is the correct option.

Q. 66 When all the words on the page got scrambled, she quickly pressed undo, after which the document reverted back to its original state.

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

Reverted and back both cannot be used together as they are the same. (b) is incorrect for the use of apostrophe.

Q. 67 His talk on heritage sites has picked up my interest.

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

picking up my interest indicates that there has been a rise in interest. Hence c.

Q. 68 He was having a difficult time, but never once he complained.

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

Not once did he complain replaces ‘never once he complained’ correctly. Other options can be rendered incorrect.

Q. 69 The Principal and professors are authorized to sanction leave to a student provided she will have a good attendance record.

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

The underlined sentence is in future tense which is not in coordination with the 1st part of the sentence. Option c depicts the correct answer.

Directions for questions 70 to 73: Each of the paragraphs given below has a sentence missing which is indicated by a blank. From the choices given below each paragraph, choose the sentence that seems most logically appropriate to complete the paragraph.

Q. 70 Nowadays, many teenagers and young adults around the world have to spend most of their time studying in order to get top grades, a university place, and a good job. ______________. There are several causes for this situation, one of the main ones being exams. These are stressful experiences, and most students take a huge number of them during their school career.

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

The given paragraph deals with students donating most of their time to studies and jobs. Now look at the part of the sentence after the blank. it points out to something that students compromise because of this hectic rat race life of theirs. Hence only c fits the blank correctly.

Q. 71 ______________.In Southeast Asia, for example, climate and lifestyle factors mean that people spend much more time in shopping malls than Europeans do, who might go shopping once a fortnight. Then there are gender variations in the way we shop. As descendants of hunter-gatherers, accumulating is in our blood, but how you go about it depends on whether you are male or female.

Correct Answer

b

Explanation

Since the paragraph mentions different cultures such as Southeast Asian and European, option b seems to be the most thematically appropriate for the blank space.

Q. 72 This winter, I wish to go to the beaches for a holiday. I think I will go to Goa, India’s most well-known beach holiday destination. It is about 600 km away from Mumbai, so reaching there is not a major problem. ______________. The major Goan beaches are tourist attractions and have some good beach-view hotels and plenty of shops selling touristy things such as beach robes, hats, jewellery, bags, and more.

Correct Answer

b

Explanation

The passage says that reaching Goa from Mumbai is not a problem. So, option b that lists out the transport options is the correct option for the blank space.

Q. 73 The people of the Indus Valley civilization wrote with a script. So far scholars have been unable to decipher that script. Archaeologists who have been excavating newly discovered sites in Mesopotamia hope to find a text that has scripts from both the Indus valley and Mesopotamia, the second of which has already been deciphered ______________.

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

The passage talks about the Indus Valley script that has not been deciphered so far. Therefore, thematically, option d is the correct option.

Directions for questions 74 to 79: The sentences below have words that are missing. Choose the best option from those given below to complete the sentence.

Q. 74 Achieving spaceflight enabled humans to begin to explore the solar system and the rest of the ______________, to understand the many objects and ______________ that are better observed from a space perspective, and to use for human benefit the resources and attributes of the space environment. All of these activities-discovery, scientific understanding, and the ______________ of that understanding to serve human purposes - are elements of space ______________.

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

For the first blank, ‘universe’ is the correct option because the sentence talks about the exploration of the solar system and the rest of the universe. Only ‘phenomenon’ or ‘multiple phenomena’ can be observed from a space perspective. The passage talks about space exploration. For the fourth blank therefore, ‘exploration’ is apt. So, option c is correct.

Q. 75 The beauty of ______________ is that it poses thought-provoking questions and inspires us to think deeply about ______________ and life in general. Further, ______________ about the ideas and perspectives outlined by different thinkers can help us to gain a better ______________of the world we live in.

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

The passage talks about Philosophy. So, for the first blank, ‘philosophy’ is apt. For the second blank, ‘ourselves’ is the most appropriate. For the third blank, ‘pondering’ is the most appropriate. Philosophy helps us in a better understanding of the world. So, option d is the correct answer.

Q. 76 Visually strong, __________ films of the 1920s are __________ preserved and suffer from censorship cuts, leading to the __________ that they were primitive and barely watchable.

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

Films of the 1920s were obviously silent. A ‘poorly’ preserved’ film will lead to a misunderstanding or ‘misconception’. So, option d is the most appropriate.

Q. 77 The investigators have __________ that he had leaked confidential __________ information about the acquisition, thereby allowing associates to profit __________ from the deal.

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

The passage talks about an allegation by the investigators. Since investigators are involved, it is probable that there is something illicit or illegal about the incident. So, option d is the most apt answer.

Q. 78 In an anthropocentric__________, animals are no more than property to human beings. Therefore, the concepts of ‘humane’ treatment and ‘necessary’ __________are economic in nature. The idea that killing animals is not a serious issue as long as animals are not made to suffer rests __________ on the widely accepted idea that animals do not have a right to life.

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

The first blank requires a word similar to ‘worldview’. The passage talks about killing animals. So, ‘suffering’ is an apt word for the second blank. Since the passage talks about anthropocentric worldview, the last blank requires an ‘explicit’ belief that animals are subservient to humans. Therefore, option a is correct.

Q. 79 Everyday more than 1 billion promotional messages are sent that are commercial and __________. Although __________ have used more technology to stop this, __________find ways around it.

Correct Answer

a

Explanation

Promotional messages are usually ‘unsolicited’. ‘Regulators’ try to stop this menace but spammers continue sending spam messages.

Q. 80 Directions for questions 80 to 85: One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

In the context of the sentence, the correct word should be ‘drawer’.

Q. 81 Directions for questions 80 to 85: One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

The correct word should be ‘flaunted’. It refers to showing off something.

Q. 82 Directions for questions 80 to 85: One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

In the context of the sentence, the correct word can be ‘blot’ and not ‘spot’.

Q. 83 Directions for questions 80 to 85: One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.

Correct Answer

d

Explanation

Instead of ‘state’, the correct word should be ‘taste’.

Q. 84 Directions for questions 80 to 85: One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.

Correct Answer

c

Explanation

The correct word should be ‘collate’ which means ‘to gather’. ‘Collaborate’ has been wrongly used.

Q. 85 Directions for questions 80 to 85: One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.

Correct Answer

b

Explanation

The correct word is ‘crass’ that means stupid or insensitive.

Directions for questions 86 to 90: The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Decide on the most logical order and enter the sequence of numbers in the space provided. Only numbers are to be entered in the space provided for the answer, and no other letters or characters should be entered. For example, a response such as 3412 or 25143 is valid, and a response such as 3412. or 25143. is invalid.

Q. 86 (1) A sub-par monsoon cuts farm yields, output, and farm incomes, increasing the country’s dependence on food imports.
(2) A robust monsoon will help put a lid on food inflation by increasing domestic output of a variety of goods and commodities.
(3) This is because half the Indian population depends upon farm-derived income. (4) The June-to-September rain-bearing system is often called the lifeblood of the country’s economy.
(5) Unfortunately, however, nearly 40% of India’s net sown area does not have access to irrigation.

Correct Answer

43512

Explanation

Sentences 4 and 3 form a mandatory pair because sentence 3 explains why the monsoon is called the life-blood. Sentences 5 and 1 form a mandatory pair as well because the sentences highlight the lands not served by irrigation channels and how a subpar monsoon can have an adverse impact on agriculture.

Q. 87 (1) Located in the foothills of the Sion Fort, the lake is a Grade ll-A heritage structure, dating back to the 17th century.
(2) Once home to several marine creatures, the lake is now surrounded by high-rise residential buildings.
(3) The Municipal Corporation is set to breathe life back into the city’s SionTalao (Lake) with the rejuvenation and beautification of the centuries-old lake.
(4) Over the years, the lake has lost its prominence.
(5) Earlier the talao was a known natural water tank with the Sion hillock expanding around it like an enclosing wall.

Correct Answer

31542

Explanation

Sentences 3, 1, 5 form a mandatory sequence because they provide the readers information about the Sion lake. Sentences 4 and 2 form a mandatory pair because they show the degradation of the lake and its present condition.

Q. 88 (1) This means the brain receives less input over the course of a day.
(2) Youthful eyes jiggle regularly to take in new or unfamiliar stimuli.
(3) As the person attached to those eyes ages, the eye muscles grow slower and the pathways between the eye and the brain grow longer, more complex, or, in some cases, get damaged.
(4) Our eyes quickly scan the surroundings and then send the data to the brain.
(5) Human eyes perform jiggles, more formally called saccades, in response to a change in the field of vision.

Correct Answer

54231

Explanation

Sentences 5 and 4 form a mandatory pair because explain how the human eyes perform jiggles. Sentences 3 and 1 also form a mandatory pair because they highlight how the eye muscles function in an aged person.

Q. 89 (1) The popularity of these creations grew along with that of the tea ceremony in the 16th century.
(2) However, savvy tourists find the best bargains for ceramics in Tokyo’s Kitchen Town.
(3) Modern shops in touristy spots display thousands of them, both hand crafted and factory made.
(4) Japanese artisans have been making ceramics, known as Yakimono since prehistoric times.

Correct Answer

4132

Explanation

Sentences 4 and 1 form a mandatory pair. ‘These creations’ in sentence 1 refer to ‘Yakimono’ in sentence 1. Sentences 3 and 2 form a mandatory pair as well. Both sentences highlight how Yakimonos are displayed in certain places for tourists and how tourists prefer buying them.

Q. 90 (1) The Central African Republic has approved Bitcoin as an official currency.
(2) Experts foresee that this will damage the environment as well as the economy.
(3) Others claim that this may make money laundering easy and also use up a lot of electricity.
(4) Economists criticised this move as a potential risk to the financial stability of the nation.

Correct Answer

1432

Explanation

Sentences 1 and 4 form a mandatory pair. The move described in sentence 4 actually refers to the approval of bitcoin as the official currency by the Central African Republic. Sentences 3 and 2 form a mandatory pair because they describe how bitcoins can be harmful.