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Question 101. A. Maria unnecessarily picked up a quarrel with Rani and left the party hurried.
B. Acquisition of certain specific skills can be facilitated by general awareness, education to novel situations.
C. He confidentially asked the crowd if they thought he was right and the crowd shoutedthat they did.
D. Why should the candidates be afraid of English Language is not clear.
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B. Acquisition of certain specific skills can be facilitated by general awareness, education to novel situations.
C. He confidentially asked the crowd if they thought he was right and the crowd shoutedthat they did.
D. Why should the candidates be afraid of English Language is not clear.
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'Pick up' is used in situations where one picks an object or a skill. In sentence A, the correct term should be 'picked' instead of 'picked up'. In sentence D, the subject (Candidates) should follow the question word ( Why ) rather than the auxillary verb 'should'. So the correct sentence is 'Why the candidates should be afraid.....'.
Sentences B and C are correct.
Question 102. A. But he is also thought to be indecisive and too much of a micro-manager.
B. He is intellectually curious, more comfortable in the spotlight than Miss Megawati, and widely viewed as a man of integrity who would be strong in times of crisis.
C. This is amply reflected in the understanding that he won the election on character, not ideology.
D. Though Indonesia's voters have now signaled that they want change at the top too, it is not clear that Mr. Yudhoyono can deliver on this mandate.
E. Besides these personality traits, his party worries that there is not much to separate him from Miss Megawati on policy.
B. He is intellectually curious, more comfortable in the spotlight than Miss Megawati, and widely viewed as a man of integrity who would be strong in times of crisis.
C. This is amply reflected in the understanding that he won the election on character, not ideology.
D. Though Indonesia's voters have now signaled that they want change at the top too, it is not clear that Mr. Yudhoyono can deliver on this mandate.
E. Besides these personality traits, his party worries that there is not much to separate him from Miss Megawati on policy.
Answer: Option A. -> DBAEC
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A
Option (a)
Out of the options provided, the best option for the opening sentence is clearly sentence D (eliminate option (b) and (d)). Supporting sentences about why he is competent and doubts about certain personality traits follow. Sentence B does that and sentence A mentions what are the problem areas. Sentence E mentions the reasons for the unsure outcome, which are not attributed to his personality and sentence C describes an instance where this is demonstrated.
This makes choice (a) correct.
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A
Option (a)
Out of the options provided, the best option for the opening sentence is clearly sentence D (eliminate option (b) and (d)). Supporting sentences about why he is competent and doubts about certain personality traits follow. Sentence B does that and sentence A mentions what are the problem areas. Sentence E mentions the reasons for the unsure outcome, which are not attributed to his personality and sentence C describes an instance where this is demonstrated.
This makes choice (a) correct.
Question 103. A. Indians are among the fastest growing immigrant groups in the US.
B. Mr. Ramanathan is one of them.
C. In a 0% unemployment economy, corporates are using everything to attract the right candidates.
D. According to a US Census Bureau, above 44% of Indians who work there hold managerial jobs.
E. He is among the thousands wooed right out of University campuses by companies.
F. It could range from an attractive signing bonus to personalized hand holders.
B. Mr. Ramanathan is one of them.
C. In a 0% unemployment economy, corporates are using everything to attract the right candidates.
D. According to a US Census Bureau, above 44% of Indians who work there hold managerial jobs.
E. He is among the thousands wooed right out of University campuses by companies.
F. It could range from an attractive signing bonus to personalized hand holders.
Answer: Option C. -> ADBECF
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C
Option (c)
BE is a mandatory pair. "He” in (E) refers to "Mr. Ramanathan” in (B). Eliminate answer option (d)
Also, AD is another link. The "there” in D refers to "US” in A. Eliminate answer options (a) and (b). Hence, answer is option (c).
Additionally, CF is a mandatory pair; "everything” in (C) is further elaborated upon in (F).
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C
Option (c)
BE is a mandatory pair. "He” in (E) refers to "Mr. Ramanathan” in (B). Eliminate answer option (d)
Also, AD is another link. The "there” in D refers to "US” in A. Eliminate answer options (a) and (b). Hence, answer is option (c).
Additionally, CF is a mandatory pair; "everything” in (C) is further elaborated upon in (F).
Answer: Option C. -> You have been awarded the "The best outgoing student” cup in a function. You are feeling the cup in your hand and looking at the crowd.
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C
First we need to define what is "mindful". There are lots of examples but we need to look at the defining lines.
Look at the first few lines of the 4th paragraph -
"I am mindful that I am sitting at a table, seeing the room around me, hearing the sound the cards make as I shuffle them, feeling the coordinated hand motions necessary to shuffle them. I must count out the first seven cards to form my playing field. The count tends to develop an inertia and rhythm of its own. Can I remain mindful, or do I get pulled into the counting activity so much that I lose track of my immediate sensory impressions?”
According to the author "mindfulness" is "immediate sensory perceptions”.
Look at the above example. Once you start playing cards you are mindful or you are feeling the environment, seeing the room around and hearing the sound of the cards. Your mind should not distracted by the counting activity immediately. This is the meaning of "mindfulness".
Let us look at option (a) - You are playing a game of cards and you are losing that game. A feeling of disappointment overwhelms you.
When you are playing cards, "mindfulness" means you are concentrating in the game .You should not be overcome by emotions.
Look at these lines in the 6th paragraph -
"But after the initial run nothing plays for a while. My thoughts tell me that I am going to be stuck; I will lose this hand. The disappointed feeling starts sucking my attention in, but I see the feeling and manage to maintain mindfulness.” So "mindfulness" means not to get caught in the disappointment feeling.
Let us look at option (b) - You are playing cricket. You have just now hit a six. You are overcome with a transient moment of happiness.
It has the same problem as option (a). You are overcome by transient emotions when you are supposed to be feeling the game, bat and the surroundings.
Option (d) also has the same problem.
So option (c) is the correct answer. Look at option (c) - "You have been awarded the "The best outgoing student” cup in a function. You are feeling the cup in your hand and looking at the crowd.”
You are given the award. You are mindful as you are feeling the cup and the surroundings. Moreover you are not overcome by the emotions.
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C
First we need to define what is "mindful". There are lots of examples but we need to look at the defining lines.
Look at the first few lines of the 4th paragraph -
"I am mindful that I am sitting at a table, seeing the room around me, hearing the sound the cards make as I shuffle them, feeling the coordinated hand motions necessary to shuffle them. I must count out the first seven cards to form my playing field. The count tends to develop an inertia and rhythm of its own. Can I remain mindful, or do I get pulled into the counting activity so much that I lose track of my immediate sensory impressions?”
According to the author "mindfulness" is "immediate sensory perceptions”.
Look at the above example. Once you start playing cards you are mindful or you are feeling the environment, seeing the room around and hearing the sound of the cards. Your mind should not distracted by the counting activity immediately. This is the meaning of "mindfulness".
Let us look at option (a) - You are playing a game of cards and you are losing that game. A feeling of disappointment overwhelms you.
When you are playing cards, "mindfulness" means you are concentrating in the game .You should not be overcome by emotions.
Look at these lines in the 6th paragraph -
"But after the initial run nothing plays for a while. My thoughts tell me that I am going to be stuck; I will lose this hand. The disappointed feeling starts sucking my attention in, but I see the feeling and manage to maintain mindfulness.” So "mindfulness" means not to get caught in the disappointment feeling.
Let us look at option (b) - You are playing cricket. You have just now hit a six. You are overcome with a transient moment of happiness.
It has the same problem as option (a). You are overcome by transient emotions when you are supposed to be feeling the game, bat and the surroundings.
Option (d) also has the same problem.
So option (c) is the correct answer. Look at option (c) - "You have been awarded the "The best outgoing student” cup in a function. You are feeling the cup in your hand and looking at the crowd.”
You are given the award. You are mindful as you are feeling the cup and the surroundings. Moreover you are not overcome by the emotions.
Question 105. (A) In today's [A] / todays' competitive scenario each company should investigate into [A] /investigate [B] ways of increasing productivity.
(B)Teachers in the primary school are responsible for making sure that their pupils do behaveproperly [A] / behave properly [B]
(C)The Short-term course in English provided by the Osmania University should provide more[A] / more of [B] practical sessions.
(D)If a mountainous country has no natural resources, it has [a] so it has [B]to rely heavily onimports from other countries.
(B)Teachers in the primary school are responsible for making sure that their pupils do behaveproperly [A] / behave properly [B]
(C)The Short-term course in English provided by the Osmania University should provide more[A] / more of [B] practical sessions.
(D)If a mountainous country has no natural resources, it has [a] so it has [B]to rely heavily onimports from other countries.
Answer: Option A. -> ABBAA
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A
The apostrophe should be before the 's' hence option A is correct.
We 'look into' something but we investigate something hence B is correct.
In sentence 2 option B is correct because we should use 'do' in a positive clause only when we wish to expressemphasis. For example. 'I do like these fruits.'
In sentence 3 'more' should not befollowed by 'of' hence option A is acceptable.
In sentence 4 since the first clause begins with a conjunction (if), the next clause cannot begin with so. Hence ABBAA is correct.
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A
The apostrophe should be before the 's' hence option A is correct.
We 'look into' something but we investigate something hence B is correct.
In sentence 2 option B is correct because we should use 'do' in a positive clause only when we wish to expressemphasis. For example. 'I do like these fruits.'
In sentence 3 'more' should not befollowed by 'of' hence option A is acceptable.
In sentence 4 since the first clause begins with a conjunction (if), the next clause cannot begin with so. Hence ABBAA is correct.
Answer: Option C. -> Govern rational responses to challenging situations.
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C
In the second paragraph, while the author mentions that brain scans can help isolate the parts that govern how we react to challenges, he does not say whether the responses are rational or not. The parts of the brain that determine a person's financial risk appetite and those that are activated while he's gambling have been identified by researchers. So A and B cannot be the answer choices.
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C
In the second paragraph, while the author mentions that brain scans can help isolate the parts that govern how we react to challenges, he does not say whether the responses are rational or not. The parts of the brain that determine a person's financial risk appetite and those that are activated while he's gambling have been identified by researchers. So A and B cannot be the answer choices.
Answer: Option C. -> Lend support to one of the points that the author makes in his book.
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C
The reviewer opens the last but one paragraph by mentioning that the author makes two 'timely' points. So he agrees to these two points of Professor Ferguson. The last paragraph is about the second point, i.e. the important role played by finance in human progress.
Option B seems to be close but remember that this paragraph is not about financial crisis and the positive developments that may have happened during or after it. It is about how Ferguson sees finance as playing an important role to facilitate human progress.
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C
The reviewer opens the last but one paragraph by mentioning that the author makes two 'timely' points. So he agrees to these two points of Professor Ferguson. The last paragraph is about the second point, i.e. the important role played by finance in human progress.
Option B seems to be close but remember that this paragraph is not about financial crisis and the positive developments that may have happened during or after it. It is about how Ferguson sees finance as playing an important role to facilitate human progress.
Answer: Option C. -> Changes occurring in the markets prompt the development of new financial products and techniques.
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C
See the fifth paragraph 'he believes that new sorts of finance ........ environment changes'. The idea that Professor Ferguson wants to convey here is that just as organisms evolve in accordance with the changes in their environment,so do new forms of finance develop as per new market conditions.
Option A equates evolution with progress which is just the opposite of what Professor Ferguson says. Options B and D are general statements.
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C
See the fifth paragraph 'he believes that new sorts of finance ........ environment changes'. The idea that Professor Ferguson wants to convey here is that just as organisms evolve in accordance with the changes in their environment,so do new forms of finance develop as per new market conditions.
Option A equates evolution with progress which is just the opposite of what Professor Ferguson says. Options B and D are general statements.
Answer: Option D. -> Because he thinks that the philosophical errors committed by the abstruse philosopher will come into light only to the posterity that has the advantage of hindsight in regards to how the thought has played out in practice
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D
Option A suggests that the posterity will be inherently more just than the previous generation. This is nowhere stated nor can be inferred from the passage. Also, ‘equitable’ here is not in the sense of justness but more in the sense of being knowledgeable. Options B and C may look plausible but on close observation of the last paragraph: ‘that abstract reasoners seem hitherto to have enjoyed only a momentary reputation, from the caprice or ignorance of their own age, ‘ it is apparent that people of the abstruse philosopher’s time may have regarded him with positivity due to the prevalent ignorance or caprice. However it does not say anything about why the next generation should be more equitable.
Option D suggests that the posterity will have the advantage of getting to know the philosopher’s thoughts both in theory and in practice, compare them and judge him for his philosophical accuracy. In this regard, they will be more knowledgeable or equitable.
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D
Option A suggests that the posterity will be inherently more just than the previous generation. This is nowhere stated nor can be inferred from the passage. Also, ‘equitable’ here is not in the sense of justness but more in the sense of being knowledgeable. Options B and C may look plausible but on close observation of the last paragraph: ‘that abstract reasoners seem hitherto to have enjoyed only a momentary reputation, from the caprice or ignorance of their own age, ‘ it is apparent that people of the abstruse philosopher’s time may have regarded him with positivity due to the prevalent ignorance or caprice. However it does not say anything about why the next generation should be more equitable.
Option D suggests that the posterity will have the advantage of getting to know the philosopher’s thoughts both in theory and in practice, compare them and judge him for his philosophical accuracy. In this regard, they will be more knowledgeable or equitable.
Answer: Option C. -> In the book review column of a financial newspaper.
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C
From the first line of the second paragraph 'This rushed, uneven book' it is clear that the article is a book review. The structure of the passage also confirms this. So we have options C and D to choose from.
The book deals with financial history as a whole and is intended for a general audience. Its wide scope makes it less likely to be published in a financial risk journal that would be meant for specialists of that field.
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C
From the first line of the second paragraph 'This rushed, uneven book' it is clear that the article is a book review. The structure of the passage also confirms this. So we have options C and D to choose from.
The book deals with financial history as a whole and is intended for a general audience. Its wide scope makes it less likely to be published in a financial risk journal that would be meant for specialists of that field.
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