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Directions for questions 31 to 33: The passage given below is followed by a set of three questions.
Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
The man with passive aggressive behavior needs someone to be the object of his hidden hostility. He
needs an adversary whose expectations and demands he can resist as he plays out the dance he learned
from his parents. He chooses a woman who will agree to be on the receiving end of his disowned anger. He
resists her in small ways setting up a pattern of frustration so that she gets to express the anger that he
cannot.
The biggest irritant in being with a passive aggressive man is that he doesn't follow through on his agreements
and promises. He dodges responsibility while insisting he's pulling his weight. He procrastinates, takes on
big projects but doesn't finish them then feels put upon or hostile if someone else tries to finish them. He
often ignores reality as to his irresponsibility and withdrawal. He denies evidence, distorts, minimalizes or
lies to make his version of reality seem logical.
He uses vague language to sandbag the partner. Inconsistency and ambiguity are his tools of choice. He
often gives double messages and expects his partner to read his mind and meet his needs saying 'She
should have known how it is.' He withholds information and has a hidden agenda. He can't take criticism
and makes excuses to get himself off the hook. He sulks and uses silence when confronted about his
inability to live up to his promises, obligations or responsibilities. When he doesn't follow through, he puts
the blame on his partner so he doesn't have to take it and accuses her of having the problem.
He may have multiple relationships with women as a way of keeping distant from one fully committed
relationship. He is confused about which woman he wants and stays caught between the two women in his
life not being able to commit fully to either. He is confused and can't understand why the women get so
angry with him. He feels others demand too much of him so resists in overt and subtle ways and feels
deprived if he must give in to others. The man who copes with conflict by not being there has strong conflict
over dependency. He desperately wants attention but fears being swallowed up by the partner. He can't be
alone and live without a woman in his life, but can't be with the partner emotionally. He's caught in a Catch
22—wanting affection but avoiding it because he fears it as his destruction. He resents feeling dependent
on the woman so must keep her off guard. He makes his partner feel like a nothing through his neglect or
irritability but he keeps her around because he needs her. His script is 'Be here for me, but don't come too
close and don't burden me with your needs or expectations.'
He has such strong fears of intimacy deep in his unconscious mind so he must set up barriers to prevent
a deep emotional connection. He is clever at derailing intimacy when it comes up by tuning out his partner
and changing the subject. He must withhold part of himself to feel safe and may withdraw. Closeness and
intimacy may make him feel vulnerable and panicked bringing forth his deepest fears of dependency upon
a woman. The passive aggressive man lives an internal loneliness; he wants to be with the woman but
stays confused whether she is the right partner for him or not. He is scared and insecure causing him to
seek contact with a partner but too scared and insecure to fully commit.
31. Which of the following would be an apt theme for the passage?
(a) The behavioral tendencies of a passive aggressive man.
(b) The way in which the passive aggressive man treats a partner.
(c) The reasons for a man's passive aggressive behavior with a partner.
(d) The object of the affection of a passive aggressive man.
32. Which of the following cannot be inferred as a characteristic of the passive aggressive man?
(a) An unrealistic assessment of his own capabilities.
(b) A feeling of anger, which is not openly displayed.
(c) A tendency to send out mixed signals to a partner.
(d) A need for attention along with a fear of intimacy.
33. The tone of the passage is:
(a) Narrative (b) Analytical (c) Derogatory (d) Descriptive
34. The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option
corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Give
(a) We were afraid that the rickety bed would give under the weight of ten people.
(b) These leather trousers may be fashionable but they have no give.
(c) The politician promised to give the ground on the issue of reforms after his discussion with the
party chief.
(d) During cross-examination the lawyers forced Mani to give himself away.
35. The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option
corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Bring
(a) Bolivar ultimately failed to bring off a military coup.
(b) The cab was expected to bring in a lot of money as rent every month.
(c) In lackluster form, the team was expected to bring out the rear in the competition.
(d) To bring about a revolution, the mindset of the entire nation needs to be changed.
36. A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options,
choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
For a start, Soma is a very one-dimensional euphoriant. It gives rise to only a shallow, unempathetic
and intellectually uninteresting well-being. It doesn't catalyse any mystical epiphanies, intellectual
breakthroughs or life-defining insights. It doesn't in any way promote personal growth. Instead,
Soma provides a mindless, inauthentic "imbecile happiness" - a vacuous escapism, which makes
people comfortable with their lack of freedom.
(a) As a drug Soma, is quite unique in the sense that, it induces a stupor that insulates one from
the otherwise inescapable miseries of life.
(b) Soma is a narcotic that raises "a quite impenetrable wall between the actual universe and the
users' minds."
(c) In short, Soma, as a perfect pleasure drug, overwhelms one's senses and induces bouts of
energy.
(d) Like all other narcotics, it is likely to induce hallucinations and cause more harm than good.
37. A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options,
choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
The goal of Linden Lab is to create a user-defined Metaverse-like "Virtual World" in which users or
"residents" can interact, play and participate in other activities. However, Second Life is much more
than a 3D virtual world for entertainment. Linden Lab sees itself as being in the business of hosting
and facilitating "consumer experience" innovation. Second Life offers diverse types of experiences
to its residents.
(a) There are a number of in-world business and user-groups founded specifically for the virtual
world.
(b) In short, Second Life is a massive experiment in collaborative experience innovation.
(c) These experiences are not created by Linden Lab; they are created collaboratively by the residents
through individual creativity and interactions.
(d) The role of Linden Labs is to provide the context and the tools for residents to create those
experiences.
41. Four sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C and D. They need to be arranged in a logical order
to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.
A. Even to suggest, in the recent climate, that an artwork might be good because it is pleasurable,
as opposed to cognitively, morally or politically beneficial, is to court derision.
B. Much of the discourse about beauty since the Eighteenth century had deployed a notion of the
'aesthetic', and so that notion in particular came in for criticism.
C. The twentieth century has not been kind to the notions of beauty or the aesthetic.
D. This disdain for the aesthetic may have roots in a broader cultural Puritanism, which fears the
connection between the aesthetic and pleasure.
(a) BCAD (b) BDAC (c) BDCA (d) ABCD
42. Four sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C and D. They need to be arranged in a logical order
to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.
A. Race laws touched every aspect of social life, including a prohibition of marriage between nonwhites
and whites, and the sanctioning of "white-only" jobs.
B. In 1950, the Population Registration Act required that all South Africans be racially classified
into one of three categories: white, black (African), or colored (of mixed descent).
C. The colored category included major subgroups of Indians and Asians.
D. With the enactment of apartheid laws in 1948, racial discrimination was institutionalized.
(a) DBCA (b) ADBC (c) DABC (d) BCDA
54. Given below is a sentence, part or all of which, is underlined. Beneath the sentence are four ways of
phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other three are different.
Choose the option that produces the most effective sentence; this answer should be clear and
exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity, redundancy, or grammatical error. The question tests
correctness and effectiveness of expression.
At the top of the game, [[[ Federer was appealing because he was an artist, Nadal was a magnetic,
brilliant, glowering presence; Djokovic was going to be the guy who made the jokes.]]]
(a) Federer was appealing because he was an artist, Nadal was a magnetic, brilliant, glowering
presence; Djokovic was going to be the guy who made the jokes.
(b) Federer was appealing because he was an artist; Nadal, a magnetic, brilliant, glowering presence;
and Djokovic, very humourous.
(c) Federer was appealing because he was an artist, Nadal was a magnetic, brilliant, glowering
presence and Djokovic was going to be the guy who made the jokes.
(d) Federer was appealing because he was an artist; Nadal was a magnetic, brilliant, glowering
presence; Djokovic was going to be the guy who made the jokes.
Directions for questions 31 to 33: The passage given below is followed by a set of three questions.
Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.
The man with passive aggressive behavior needs someone to be the object of his hidden hostility. He
needs an adversary whose expectations and demands he can resist as he plays out the dance he learned
from his parents. He chooses a woman who will agree to be on the receiving end of his disowned anger. He
resists her in small ways setting up a pattern of frustration so that she gets to express the anger that he
cannot.
The biggest irritant in being with a passive aggressive man is that he doesn't follow through on his agreements
and promises. He dodges responsibility while insisting he's pulling his weight. He procrastinates, takes on
big projects but doesn't finish them then feels put upon or hostile if someone else tries to finish them. He
often ignores reality as to his irresponsibility and withdrawal. He denies evidence, distorts, minimalizes or
lies to make his version of reality seem logical.
He uses vague language to sandbag the partner. Inconsistency and ambiguity are his tools of choice. He
often gives double messages and expects his partner to read his mind and meet his needs saying 'She
should have known how it is.' He withholds information and has a hidden agenda. He can't take criticism
and makes excuses to get himself off the hook. He sulks and uses silence when confronted about his
inability to live up to his promises, obligations or responsibilities. When he doesn't follow through, he puts
the blame on his partner so he doesn't have to take it and accuses her of having the problem.
He may have multiple relationships with women as a way of keeping distant from one fully committed
relationship. He is confused about which woman he wants and stays caught between the two women in his
life not being able to commit fully to either. He is confused and can't understand why the women get so
angry with him. He feels others demand too much of him so resists in overt and subtle ways and feels
deprived if he must give in to others. The man who copes with conflict by not being there has strong conflict
over dependency. He desperately wants attention but fears being swallowed up by the partner. He can't be
alone and live without a woman in his life, but can't be with the partner emotionally. He's caught in a Catch
22—wanting affection but avoiding it because he fears it as his destruction. He resents feeling dependent
on the woman so must keep her off guard. He makes his partner feel like a nothing through his neglect or
irritability but he keeps her around because he needs her. His script is 'Be here for me, but don't come too
close and don't burden me with your needs or expectations.'
He has such strong fears of intimacy deep in his unconscious mind so he must set up barriers to prevent
a deep emotional connection. He is clever at derailing intimacy when it comes up by tuning out his partner
and changing the subject. He must withhold part of himself to feel safe and may withdraw. Closeness and
intimacy may make him feel vulnerable and panicked bringing forth his deepest fears of dependency upon
a woman. The passive aggressive man lives an internal loneliness; he wants to be with the woman but
stays confused whether she is the right partner for him or not. He is scared and insecure causing him to
seek contact with a partner but too scared and insecure to fully commit.
31. Which of the following would be an apt theme for the passage?
(a) The behavioral tendencies of a passive aggressive man.
(b) The way in which the passive aggressive man treats a partner.
(c) The reasons for a man's passive aggressive behavior with a partner.
(d) The object of the affection of a passive aggressive man.
32. Which of the following cannot be inferred as a characteristic of the passive aggressive man?
(a) An unrealistic assessment of his own capabilities.
(b) A feeling of anger, which is not openly displayed.
(c) A tendency to send out mixed signals to a partner.
(d) A need for attention along with a fear of intimacy.
33. The tone of the passage is:
(a) Narrative (b) Analytical (c) Derogatory (d) Descriptive
34. The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option
corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Give
(a) We were afraid that the rickety bed would give under the weight of ten people.
(b) These leather trousers may be fashionable but they have no give.
(c) The politician promised to give the ground on the issue of reforms after his discussion with the
party chief.
(d) During cross-examination the lawyers forced Mani to give himself away.
35. The word given below has been used in sentences in four different ways. Choose the option
corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.
Bring
(a) Bolivar ultimately failed to bring off a military coup.
(b) The cab was expected to bring in a lot of money as rent every month.
(c) In lackluster form, the team was expected to bring out the rear in the competition.
(d) To bring about a revolution, the mindset of the entire nation needs to be changed.
36. A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options,
choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
For a start, Soma is a very one-dimensional euphoriant. It gives rise to only a shallow, unempathetic
and intellectually uninteresting well-being. It doesn't catalyse any mystical epiphanies, intellectual
breakthroughs or life-defining insights. It doesn't in any way promote personal growth. Instead,
Soma provides a mindless, inauthentic "imbecile happiness" - a vacuous escapism, which makes
people comfortable with their lack of freedom.
(a) As a drug Soma, is quite unique in the sense that, it induces a stupor that insulates one from
the otherwise inescapable miseries of life.
(b) Soma is a narcotic that raises "a quite impenetrable wall between the actual universe and the
users' minds."
(c) In short, Soma, as a perfect pleasure drug, overwhelms one's senses and induces bouts of
energy.
(d) Like all other narcotics, it is likely to induce hallucinations and cause more harm than good.
37. A paragraph is given below from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options,
choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
The goal of Linden Lab is to create a user-defined Metaverse-like "Virtual World" in which users or
"residents" can interact, play and participate in other activities. However, Second Life is much more
than a 3D virtual world for entertainment. Linden Lab sees itself as being in the business of hosting
and facilitating "consumer experience" innovation. Second Life offers diverse types of experiences
to its residents.
(a) There are a number of in-world business and user-groups founded specifically for the virtual
world.
(b) In short, Second Life is a massive experiment in collaborative experience innovation.
(c) These experiences are not created by Linden Lab; they are created collaboratively by the residents
through individual creativity and interactions.
(d) The role of Linden Labs is to provide the context and the tools for residents to create those
experiences.
41. Four sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C and D. They need to be arranged in a logical order
to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.
A. Even to suggest, in the recent climate, that an artwork might be good because it is pleasurable,
as opposed to cognitively, morally or politically beneficial, is to court derision.
B. Much of the discourse about beauty since the Eighteenth century had deployed a notion of the
'aesthetic', and so that notion in particular came in for criticism.
C. The twentieth century has not been kind to the notions of beauty or the aesthetic.
D. This disdain for the aesthetic may have roots in a broader cultural Puritanism, which fears the
connection between the aesthetic and pleasure.
(a) BCAD (b) BDAC (c) BDCA (d) ABCD
42. Four sentences are given below, labeled A, B, C and D. They need to be arranged in a logical order
to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.
A. Race laws touched every aspect of social life, including a prohibition of marriage between nonwhites
and whites, and the sanctioning of "white-only" jobs.
B. In 1950, the Population Registration Act required that all South Africans be racially classified
into one of three categories: white, black (African), or colored (of mixed descent).
C. The colored category included major subgroups of Indians and Asians.
D. With the enactment of apartheid laws in 1948, racial discrimination was institutionalized.
(a) DBCA (b) ADBC (c) DABC (d) BCDA
54. Given below is a sentence, part or all of which, is underlined. Beneath the sentence are four ways of
phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other three are different.
Choose the option that produces the most effective sentence; this answer should be clear and
exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity, redundancy, or grammatical error. The question tests
correctness and effectiveness of expression.
At the top of the game, [[[ Federer was appealing because he was an artist, Nadal was a magnetic,
brilliant, glowering presence; Djokovic was going to be the guy who made the jokes.]]]
(a) Federer was appealing because he was an artist, Nadal was a magnetic, brilliant, glowering
presence; Djokovic was going to be the guy who made the jokes.
(b) Federer was appealing because he was an artist; Nadal, a magnetic, brilliant, glowering presence;
and Djokovic, very humourous.
(c) Federer was appealing because he was an artist, Nadal was a magnetic, brilliant, glowering
presence and Djokovic was going to be the guy who made the jokes.
(d) Federer was appealing because he was an artist; Nadal was a magnetic, brilliant, glowering
presence; Djokovic was going to be the guy who made the jokes.
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