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Directions Question 1 to 10: Pick the odd man out.
1. Pick the odd man out.
a. peat
b. embers
c. coke
d. coal
2. Pick the odd man out.
a. custodian
b. consignee
c. consul
d. commissary
3. Pick the odd man out.
a. expound
b. interpret
c. elucidate
d. infer
4. Pick the odd man out.
a. cease
b. launch
c. initiate
d. commence
5. Pick the odd man out.
a. adroit
b. adept
c. dextrous
d. awkward
6. Pick the odd man out.
a. brink
b. hub
c. verge
d. brim
7. Pick the odd man out.
a. detest
b. abhor
c. ardour
d. loathe
8. Pick the odd man out.
a. fanatic
b. zealot
c. maniac
d. rational
9. Pick the odd man out.
a. sporadic
b. frequent
c. intermittent
d. scarce
10. Pick the odd man out.
a. taciturn
b. reserved
c. clamorous
d. silent

Directions Q. 11 to 15: Each sentence below is
followed by four others. Select from the four the one
which most complements the idea contained in the
given statement.
11. One the one hand, capitalism requires the
engine of self-interest - of greed, if you willwhile
on the other hand, society requires
attention to the general interest-the
a. enhancement of greed
b. taming of greed
c. destruction of greed
d. transformation of greed and animosity
12. Basically, we like the free market only as long
as the trend is up. _____________
a. We refuse to see the long-term benefits of
the downward trend.
b. What we need to cultivate is an attitude of
equanimity.
c. We forget for the moment that the things
will pick up.
d. As soon as the inevitable downturn occurs,
we complain bitterly and expect the
government top fix the things.
13. Since they first became part of living room
furniture, television remote controls have
become the advertiser’s scourge. Some
analysts reckon that ____________
a. the instruments will make TV advertising
completely ineffective.
b. as many as a third of all ads are zapped by
viewers.
c. the instrument greatly interferes with the
watching of wholesome TV programmes.
d. soon the advertising industry will have no
option but to approach the government to
ban the instrument.
14. The illusion that times that were are better
than those that are _________
a. shatters our belief in future.
b. has probably pervaded all ages.
c. makes our lives miserable.
d. often gives us hope and peace.
15. Since children are less convenient to
manipulate than guinea pigs __________
a. educational research is often short of hard
data.

b. doctors have to depend more on the latter
than the former.
c. child psychologists are often compelled to
use more data obtained from the latter
sources.
d. the research findings from the latter source
are generally considered to be more
reliable than that obtained from the
former.
Directions Q. 16 to 20: Select the lettered pair that best
expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed hi
he original pair.
16. MAXIM : APHORISM
a. maximum: optimum
b. prophecy : doom
c. theorem : proof
d. precept : axiom
17. EASE: ALLEVIATE
a. hint: allocate
b. revolt: repudiate
c. collapse: rise
d. question : interrogate
18. SECRET: CLANDESTINE
a. overt : furtive
b. covert: stealthy
c. open : closed
d. news : rumour
19. LIMPID : MURKY
a. dazed : clouded
b. obscure : vague
c. bright: gloomy
d. nebulous : dim
20. DRAMA : AUDIENCE
a. brawl : vagabonds
b. game : spectators
c. art : critics
d. movie: actors

Directions Q. 21 to 25: Select the lettered pair that
best expresses a relationship that is least similar 10 the
one expressed in the original pair.
21. ABDICATE: POWER
a. reinstate : power
b. forgo: privileges
c. renounce : world
d. sacrifice : rights
22. SAIL: SHIP
a. propeller: aeroplane
b. radar: satellite
c. hydrogen : balloon
d. accelerator: car
23. CANINEOG
a. feline : cat
b. aquiline : parrot
c. serpentine : cobra
d. vdlpine: fox
24. COSMIC : UNIVERSE
a. terrestrial : earth
b. lunar: moon
c. connubial : youth
d. annular: ring
25. GERMANE: PERTINENT
a. apt : appropriate
b. quick: urgent
c. dull : sluggish
d. excited : serene

Directions: Arrange the sentences in a proper
sequence so as to make a coherent paragraph.
26. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so
as to make a coherent paragraph.
A. Realists believe that there is an objective
reality “out there” independent of
ourselves.
B. This reality exists solely by virtue of how
the world is and is discoverable by
application of the methods of science.
C. They believe in the possibility of
determining whether or not a theory is
indeed really true or false.
D. I think it is fair to say that this is the
position to which most working scientists
subscribe.
a. ACBD
b. CDBA
c. DCBA
d. BCAD
27. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so
as to make a coherent paragraph.
A. There is a strong manufacturing base for a
variety of products.
B. India has come a long way on the
technology front.
C. But the technology adopted has been
largely of foreign origin.
D. There are, however, areas such as atomic
energy, space, agriculture and defense
where significant strides have been made
in evolving relevant technologies within
the country.
a. ADCB
b. DBAC
c. BACD
d. CBAD
28. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so
as to make a coherent paragraph.
A. In emission trading, the government fixes
the total amount of pollution that is

acceptable to maintain a desired level of
air quality.
B. Economists argue that this approach
makes air pollution control more costeffective
than the current practice of fixing
air-pollution standards and expecting all
companies to pollute below these
standards.
C. The USA uses emissions trading to control
air pollution.
D. It then distributes emission permits to all
companies in the region, which add up to
the overall acceptable level of emission.
a. BADC
b. ACDB
c. CBAD
d. DBAC
29. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so
as to make a coherent paragraph.
A. The individual companies vary in size,
from the corner grocery to the industrial
giant.
B. Policies and management methods within
firms range from formal, well-planned
organisations and controls to slipshod dayto-
day operations.
C. Various industries offer a wide array of
products or services through millions of
firms largely independent of each other.
D. Variety in the form of ownership
contributes to diversity in capital
investment, volume of business, and
financial structure.
a. DBCA
b. CADB
c. BADC
d. ADCB
30. Arrange the sentences in a proper sequence so
as to make a coherent paragraph.
A. All levels of demand, whether individual,
aggregate, local, national, or international
are subject to change.
B. At the same time, science and technology
add new dimensions to products, their
uses, and the methods used to market
them.
C. Aggregate demand fluctuates with changes
in the level of business activity, GNP, and
national income.
D. The demands of individuals tend to vary
with changing needs and rising income.
a. CBDA
b. DCAB
c. BCAD
d. ADCB

Directions for Q. 31 to 40: Arrange sentences A B, C,
and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a
logical sequence of six sentences.
31. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between
sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical
sequence of six sentences.
1. Chichen Itza, last outpost of the Mayan
civilization, was built in the heat of the
arid Yucatan peninsula, unlike most of the
earlier Mayan cities, which were built in
rain forests.
A. If she survived in the dark water until midday,
priests hauled her out to ask what the
gods had hold her
B. In times of crisis, a maiden was hurled at
dawn into the 60-ft. deep hole in the
limestone rock.
C. The city folks drank from one well and
used the other as a well of sacrifice.
D. It got its water from two wells known as
cenotes, fed by underwater streams.
6. The Mayans also threw cherished
possessions into the hole-carved jade,
gold, nodules of resin uses as incense,
copper discs and human skeletons have all
been dredged out of it.
a. DCBA
b. BCAD
c. CADB
d. ABCD
32. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between
sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical
sequence of six sentences.
1. All human beings are aware of the
existence of a power greater than that of
the mortals — the name given to such a
power by individuals is an outcome of
birth, education and choice.
A. This power provides an anchor in times of
adversity, difficulty and trouble.
B. Industrial organisations also contribute to
the veneration of this power by
participating in activities such as religious
ceremonies and festivities organized by
the employees.
C. Their other philanthropic contributions
include the construction and maintenance
of religious places such as temples or
gurudwaras.
D. Logically, therefore, such a power should
be remembered in good times also.
6. The top management/managers should
participate in all such events, irrespective
of their personal choice.
a. ADBC
b. BCAD

c. CADB
d. DACB
33. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between
sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical
sequence of six sentences.
1. Total forgiveness for a mistake committed
generates a sense of complacency towards
target achievement among the employees.
A. In such a situation, the work ethos gets
distorted and individuals get a feeling that
they can get away with any lapse.
B. The feeling that they develop is ‘whether I
produce results or not, the management
will not punish me or does not have the
guts to punish me.’
C. Also, excess laxity damages management
credibility, because for a long time, the
management has maintained that
dysfunctional behaviour will result in
punishment, and when something goes
wrong, it fails to take specific punitive
action.
D. The severity of the punishment may be
reduced by modifying it, but some action
must be taken against the guilty so as to
serve as a reminder for all others in the
organisation.
6. Moreover, it helps establish the
management’s image of being firmed, fair
and yet human.
a. DCBA
b. BADC
c. DBCA
d. CABD
34. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between
sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical
sequence of six sentences.
1. Currency movements can have a dramatic
impact on equity returns for foreign
investors.
A. This is not surprising as many developing
economies try to peg their exchange rates
to the US dollar or to a basket of
currencies.
B. Many developing economies manage to
keep exchange rate volatility lower than
that in the industrial economics.
C. India has also gone in for the full float on
the current account and abolished the
managed exchange rate.
D. Dramatic exceptions are Argentina, Brazil,
and Nigeria.
6. Another emerging-market-specific risk is
liquidity risk.
a. ADBC
b. CDAB
c. BDAC
d. CABD
35. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between
sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical
sequence of six sentences.
1. Managers must lead by example; they
should not be averse to giving a hand in
manual work, if required.
A. They should also update their competence
to guide their subordinates; this would be
possible only if they keep in regular touch
with new processes, machines,
instruments, gauges, systems and gadgets.
B. Work must be allocated to different groups
and team members in clear, specific terms.
C. Too much of wall-building is detrimental
to the exercise of the ‘personal charisma’
of the leader whose presence should not be
felt only through notices, circulars or
memos, but by being seen physically.
D. Simple, clean living among one’s people
should be insisted upon.
6. This would mean the maintaining of an
updated organisation chart; laying down
job descriptions; identifying key result
areas; setting personal targets; and above
all, monitoring of performance, to meet
organisational goals.
a. BDAC
b. BCDA
c. ADCB
d. ACDB
36. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between
sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical
sequence of six sentences.
1. The top management should perceive the
true worth of people and only then make
friends.
A. Such ‘true friends’ are very few and very
rare.
B. Factors such as affluence, riches, outward
sophistication and conceptual abilities are
not prerequisites for genuine friendship.
C. Such people must be respected and kept
close to the heart.
D. Business realities call for developing a
large circle of acquaintances and contracts;
however, all of them will be motivated by
their own self-interest and it would be
wrong to treat them as genuine friends.
6. There is always a need for real friends to
whom one can turn for balanced, unselfish
advice, more so when one is caught in a
dilemma.
a. ABCD
b. ADBC
c. ABDC
d. ACBD

37. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between
sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical
sequence of six sentences.
1. Conflicting demands for resources are
always voiced by different
functions/departments in an organisation.
A. Every manager examines the task
entrusted to him and evaluates the
resources required.
B. Availability of resources in full measure
makes task achievement easy, because it
reduces the effort needed to somehow
make-do.
C. A safety cushion is built into demand for
resources, to offset the adverse impact of
any cut imposed by the seniors.
D. This aspect needs to be understood as the
reality.
6. Dynamic, energetic, growth-oriented and
wise managements are always confronted
with the inadequacy of resources with
respect to one of the four M’s (men,
machines, money and materials) and the
two T’s (time and technology).
a. DABC
b. ACBD
c. ABCD
d. BCDA
38. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between
sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical
sequence of six sentences.
1. The Ethiopians, who believe that they are
God’s chosen people have a special legend
to justify their confidence.
A. According to the legend, God molded the
first man from clay.
B. He took the second burnt and black, so he
threw them away to the South of Africa.
C. He took the second batch out too soon and
they were pasty and white, so he threw
them away to the North, where they
became Arabs and Europeans.
D. He put the first batch in the oven to bake
but left them too long.
6. The third batch came out just right and he
put them in Ethiopia.
a. ADBC
b. DCBA
c. BACD
d. CBDA
39. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between
sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical
sequence of six sentences.
1. According to Greek myth, Pandora was
the first woman. A. Only hope was left.
B. She was sent to the rebellious Zeus as a
punishment for mankind.
C. She was given a box to take with her, with
instructions not to open it.
D. Because she was curious, she disobeyed,
opened the box and all the evils of the
world flew out.
6. Pandora’s box has since become a symbol
for any action whose consequences are
dangerously unpredictable.
a. DCBA
b. ABCD
c. BCDA
d. CADB
40. Arrange sentences A B, C, and D between
sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical
sequence of six sentences.
1. Despite the passage of time, a large
number of conflicts continue to remain
alive, because the wronged parties, in
reality or in imagination, wish to take
revenge upon each other, thus creating a
vicious circle.
A. At times, managers are called upon to take
ruthless decisions in the long-term
interests of the organisation.
B. People hurt others, at times knowingly, to
teach them a lesson and, at other times,
because they lack correct understanding of
the other person have stand.
C. The delegation of any power, to any
person, is never absolute.
D. Every ruthless decision will be easier to
accept if the situation at the moment of
committing the act is objectively analyzed,
shared openly and discussed rationally.
6. if power is misused, its effects can last
only for a while, since employees are
bound to confront it someday, more so, the
talented ones.
a. BCAD
b. ADBC
c. DABC
d. BADC

Directions for Q. 41 to 45: Each of the following
questions contains six statements followed by four sets
of combinations of three. You have to choose that set
in which the statements are logically related.
41.
A. All men are good.
B. Some men are not good.
C. A few men do not believe in God.
D. No good man believes in God.
E. No man who does not believe in God is
good.
F. Some men do not believe in God.
a. ABD

b. ACB
c. ECB
d. BED
42.
A. Rajender is an industrialist.
B. Ramkumar is Rajender’s brother.
C. Some men are cruel
D. No industrialist is honest.
E. Rajender is not honest
F. Rajender is not cruel.
a. ACF
b. ABE
c. DCE
d. ADE
43.
A. All dogs are honest.
B. Dogs are characterized by honesty
C. Xerox is a dog.
D. Anish’s pet is a dog.
E. All honest animals are dogs.
F. Xerox is honest.
a. BDF
b. ACF
c. ADE
d. CEF
44.
A. Some Asians are Indians.
B. Some Asians are hardworking.
C. All Indians are Asians.
D. Some Indians are Asians.
E. Some Indians are hardworking.
F. No Indian is hardworking.
a. BDE
b. CEB
c. CDF
d. BDF
45.
A. Some books are funny.
B. Some books are not funny.
C. All funny books are best-sellers.
D. Some bestsellers are not funny.
E. Some books are not best-sellers.
F. Some books are best-sellers.
a. BDE
b. CDF
c. ACF
d. BDF

Directions Q 46-50: The questions are based on a
short statement preceding them.
46. But because the idea of private property has
been permitted to override with its selfishness
the common good of humanity, it does not
follow that there are no limits within which
that idea can function for the general
convenience and advantage.
Which of the following is most likely to
weaken the argument?
a. All the people of the society should
progress at an equitable rate and there
should be no disparities and private
property does bring about a tremendous
disparity.
b. One should not strive for the common
good of humanity at all; instead one
should be concerned with maximizing
one’s own wealth.
c. One should learn from the experiences of
former communists nations and should not
repeat their mistakes at all.
d. Even prosperous capitalist countries like
the USA have their share of social
problems.
47. The writer can only be fertile if he renews
himself and he can only renew himself if his
soul is constantly enriched by fresh
experience.
Which of the following is most likely to
support the above thought?
a. Only out of fresh experience can the writer
get germs for new writing.
b. The writer can meet new people.
c. The writer must see new places.
d. None of these
48. Unless you devote your whole life to it, you
will never learn to speak the language of
another country to perfection; you will never
know its people and its literature with
complete intimacy.
Which of the following is likely to undermine
the above argument?
a. I can speak ten foreign languages already.
b. I do not travel to foreign countries.
c. I am happy with the languages I know and
do not need to learn any other language.
d. I should spend time to understand my own
people and literature first, only then can I
appreciate other languages and cultures.
49. I have been studying it, consciously and
subconsciously, for forty years and I still find
men unaccountable; people I know intimately
can surprise me by some action of which I
never thought them capable of, or by the
discovery of some trait exhibit a side of
themselves that I never even suspected.
The idea in this sentence can be best
summarized as
a. Men are inconsistent and therefore one
should not be confident even about one’s
closest friends.

b. Men are unpredictable; one can never tell
what do next hence one should be very
careful in one’s dealings.
c. No matter how closely you know
somebody there still exists an unknown
facet of his personality.
d. None of these
50. Now the audience is a very curious animal. It
is shrewd rather than intelligent. Its mental
capacity is less than that of its most
intellectual members. If these were graded
from A to Z, decreasing with succeeding
letters to the zero of the hysterical shop girl, I
should say its mental capacity would come
around about the letter 0.
According to the above statements,
a. Some members in the audience are more
intelligent than any of its other members.
b. The net intelligence of the audience is a
little less than average.
c. a only.
d. a and b both.

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