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dream unless a literary critic is an author himself. It can be inferred from the passage
that
Twenty years ago university students opted mainly for sciences and arts. Now the trend
will again opt for sciences and arts if these disciplines are as remunerative as the
c.
3. It has recently been proposed that we adopt an all volunteer army. This policy was
tried on a limited basis several years ago, and was a miserable failure. The level of
education of the volunteers was unacceptably low, while levels of drug use and crime
soared among army personnel. Can we trust our national defense to a volunteer army?
The answer is clearly, No. Which of the following statements, if true, most strengthens
the authors claim that an all volunteer army should not be implemented?
c.
The first attempt to create a volunteer army was carried out according to the
same plan now under proposal and under the same conditions as those that exist
today.
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social science research, which brings us to Prof. Raos fascinating doctoral thesis on
joint family system. Which of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?
c.
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If John is elected as the union president of the college, he must a be final year student.
b.
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In film and videotape, it is possible to induce viewers to project their feelings onto
characters on the screen. In one study when a camera shot of a womans face was
preceded by a shot of a baby in a crib, the audience thought the womans face was
registering happiness. When the same shot of the womans face was preceded by a
shot of a lion running toward the camera, the audience thought that the womans face
was registering fear. Television news teams must be careful to avoid such manipulation
of their viewers. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
c.
audience.
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In the near future, blood banks will start screening donors for HIV virus. The screening
test disqualifies nearly 8 percent of donors. It can be inferred from the statements that
The recent turnaround of the LEX corporation is a splendid example of how an astute
chief executive officer can re-channel a companys assets toward profitability. With the
newCEO at the helm, LEX has gone, in only three business quarters, from a 10 million
dollar operating loss to a 22 million dollar operating gain. A major flaw in the reasoning
a.
The passage assumes that the new CEO was the only factor that affected the
Students say they are tired of essay tests. They believe that the grading is entirely
based on the teachers perception and opinion. It can be inferred from the passage that
Many people believe that gold and platinum are the most valuable commodities. To
the true entrepreneur, however gold and platinum are less valuable than opportunities
that can enable him to further enrich himself. Therefore, in the world of high-finance,
information is the most valuable commodity. The author of the passage above makes
Information about business opportunities is accurate and will lead to increased wealth.
Statistics reveal that during the past two years, an increasing number of youth between
seventeen and twenty five years of age have been injured or killed in Bangalore road
accidents. Ninety percent of these men were riding 100 cc motor bikes. It can be
inferred from the passage that people would most likely favour legislation that prohibited
a.
young men belonging to the given age group riding 100 cc bikes.
b.
c.
d.
When young students first look at modernist abstract painting, their eyes are assailed by
a seemingly meaningless mass of squiggles. It is only after a study of the history of art
and the forces which led up to abstraction that it is possible to appreciate the intellectual
sophistication of modern art. Thus, a high-school study of modern art should always
begin with a study of the history of art. Which of the following is the main point of the
passage above?
a.
Young students are unable to appreciate fully the complexities of modern art.
b.
c.
art.
d.
To understand abstract art, students must first study the history of art.
Fewer elected officials are supporting environmental legislation this year than at any
time in the last decade. In a study of thirty elected officials, only five were actively
campaigning for new environmental legislation. This comes at a time when the publics
concern for the environment is growing by leaps and bounds.Which of the following
a.
b.
Elected officials have lost touch with the concerns of the public.
c.
The five elected officials who actively campaigned for new environmental
d.
legislation.
World class marathon runners do not run more than six miles a day when they are
training. Therefore, if you run more than six miles a day, you are not world-class. Which
of the following statements supports its conclusion in the same manner as the argument
above?
Sprinters always run in the morning. If it is morning, and you see someone
a.
b.
Paint never dries in less than three hours. If it dries in less than three hours it is
not paint.
Little league games are more fun for the parents than for the children who
c.
If a car starts in the morning, chances are it will start again that evening. Our car
d.
always starts in the morning, and it always starts in the evening as well.
a.
b.
c.
d.
According to Tagore,
a.
progress is creation.
civilisation is construction.
b.
the world is the home of the human soul, with beauty, music and divinity in it.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a political force.
a literary force
According to the passage, all of the following is TRUE about Tagore except that he
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
an advocate of the 'ring out the old, ring in the new' dictum.
d.
a keener interest in the West to know more about the East and in the East to
a.
b.
a greater desire in the West and the East to know each other.
c.
d.
Among the NIEs quoted in the essay, the wages of programmers in India are
a.
b.
c.
d.
the highest.
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
quality and automation, rather than labour costs, will determine the future
labour costs may not continue to be a major factor in the development of the
b.
software industry.
c.
d.
NIEs are fast losing their competitive advantage over the industrialised
economies
According to the author that labour cost gives competitive advantage in the
development of software
a.
b.
c.
d.
is reasonably evident.
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