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TISS-NET MOCK - 1 Answers and Explanations 1

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1. b

Positions of persons in descending order of their heights are shown below: X>A>Z >Y>B

6. d

Options (a), (b) and (c) can be inferred from the information given in the passage. Only option (d) cannot be inferred as it states that epilepsy can be diagnosed easily. However, there is no information in the passage to support this claim. Thus, option (d) is the correct answer.

7. b

Option (a) can't be inferred from the passage since it only says that in India the norms of girlhood are incompatible with the basic principles of education. Nothing is mentioned about other countries and the issues there. Option (c) can't be validly inferred because the socialization of boys and their formal education have not been discussed. Option (d) states that the home environment is to be blamed. The author however indicates that tradition and customs are responsible for their lack of empowerment. There may be cas es f or e.g. where at home there is no discrimination and neither is there discrimination at sc hool but in societal settings there is lack of empowerment. Also, the first part of the sentence, that girls and boys are imparted the same formal teaching, cannot be inferred from the passage. Option (b) talks about the fact that there are many restrictions which girls have and boys don't have, like restrictions on physical movement of girls etc. as mentioned in the passage. We can infer that women are a suppressed lot from the fact mentioned in the passage that they have to "submit to male authority in all aspects of their life." Thus, option (b) is the correct answer.

8. a

The pas sage states that all other benef its are diminished if water and sanitation do not exist. This can be evidenced in “even though the benefits of those are diminished if their recipients have no clean water or toilets.” Thus, option (a) can be inferred from the passage that water and sanitation are more important than schooling and medical aid. Option (b) is incorrect as the passage states that the budget for clean water and sanitation is shrinking which doesn’t mean that it now accounts for the least proportion in the global aid budget. Option (c) doesn’t follow from the passage as we don’t know what makes the use of development aid effective nor has anything been mentioned in the passage regarding the effectiveness of the use of development aid in water and sanitation. Option (d) talks about western countries, whereas the passage talks about rich countries. It can’t be assumed that the rich countries talked about in the passage are western countries. Thus, option (d) cannot be inferred. Option (a) is the correct choice

9. c

Except in figure C, in each of the remaining figures number of circle(s) inside the square is square of a natural number.

10. b

Except in figure C, in each of the remaining figures sum of number of sides of interior figures is 10.

For questions 2 and 3: The given information can be tabulated as below: Person

City

Day

Ajay

Kolkata

Wednesday

Bijay

Delhi

Thursday

Chinki

Mumbai

Monday

Deepak

Chennai

Tuesday

2. d 3. a 4. c

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The passage states that although the courts are well meaning in their intention to uphold equal rights for women, they are unable to provide equality to women in the real sense. This is partly due to the fact that the judgment deliverers are predominantly male and thus the judgments carry a male hue. Option (c) states the same and is thus, the correct answer. The society being male dominated and judgment deliverers being largely male are causes for the court’s inability to provide equality for women and not for the ‘incessant’ perpetuation of gender discrimination in the society. Option (a), thus, cannot be inferred. Option (b) cannot be inferred from the passage as there is no information to support the case for gender based laws. Option (d) cannot be inferred as although the passage states that women’s equality as delivered by courts can only be an integration into a male dominated world, it does not mean that equality for women is possible only on paper. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer. There is no information in the passage from which we can infer anything about the eligibility criteria to declare a species extinct. Thus, option (a) is incorrect. Option (b) is incorrect as it can be inferred from the passage that these species have been ‘missing’ from our records during the said period. This does not imply, that they have not been present in their natural habitat or ‘have not come out in the open.’ Option (c) can be inferred from the line, "The search is taking place simultaneously in 15 States, because the monsoon season is the best time..." T hus, the search is happening in the 15 states where monsoon has arrived. Option (d) can't be inferred because early in the passage the author says that the species being located are amphibians (not necessarily only frogs). Though it is possible that most of the 50 species be frogs because the author has specifically talked about locating frogs, it cannot be concluded that all the species being tracked are of frogs. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

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11. c

12. c

An elephant ‘trumpets’ and a horse ‘neighs’. So, option (c) is correct. A mosquito ‘whines’, a sheep ‘bleats’ and a cow ‘moos’.

20. a

The given information can be shown as below: V

The pair in question portrays the connection between a substance (rock) and its texture (hard). Option (c) portrays a similar relation and is the correct answer. Option (a) is incorrect as it talks about coal and its colour. Option (b) is inappropriate as it states one of the properties (sweet) of sugar. Option (d) is also incorrect as it indicates one of the characteristics of bees.

R

T

Q/S

S/Q P

For questions 13 and 14: The arrangement of the boxes can be shown as below: Shelf

Box

7 (Upper most)

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21. c D

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T L

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As shown in the Venn diagram above, all those lions that are tigers are not dogs because according to statement I, tigers and dogs are disjoint sets. Hence, option (c) is correct. Options (a), (b) and (d) can all be negated as shown in the diagram above. The dog set can be completely inside, intersecting or completely outside the lion set.

13. d 14. a 22. b 15. b

P

'Cape' and 'pace' are formed by the rearrangement of the same letters in a particular order (1234 to 3214). Similarly, 'pane' and 'nape' also use the same letters and same rearrangement logic as above to form two different words. T hus, option (b) is the c orrect answer.

16. c

‘Petrology’ is the study of rocks while ‘ornithology’ is the study of birds. Thus, option (c) is the correct answer.

17. d

The sitting arrangement can be shown as below:

Suraj Parul Binu Anuj Rekha Tanya  East

H

S

S

Some sadness is happiness and all happiness is pervasive. Therefore, some sadness is pervasive. Therefore, option (b) is correct. 23. c D

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O D

18. c

In the grid, cells column-wise have been filled by the letters corresponding to the consec utive prime numbers starting from 2. Hence, S will come in place of (?).

B(2)

19. c

G(7)

Q(17)

Option (a): The Venn diagram above shows that the set of ‘doors’ may or may not intersect with the set of ‘windows’. Hence, option (a) is incorrect. D

C(3)

K(11) S(19)

E(5)

M(13) W(23)

W White

Lakha must be telling a lie.

White

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Option (b): All ‘windows ’ are ‘doors’ means that ‘windows’ is a subset of ‘doors’. Also, statement vi says that ‘windows’ is a subset of ‘white’. Thus, ‘white’ may or may not include ‘doors’. Statement ii does not follow the two statements in the given option and thus, option (b) is incorrect.

‘driving a car after drinking’ is an example of behaving in a hazardous manner but cannot be termed as hazardous drinking. Statement (iii) cannot be inferred from the information given in the passage. 28. c

Option (a) is an incorrect interpretation. Even though the passage says that society sees crime against women as an accepted practice, the concept that it is evil is that of the author and we cannot attribute it to society i.e. we can't say that society also views it as evil. Option (b) cannot be inferred because all that we can infer from the passage is that India has enacted laws to protect women. This does not tell us whether such laws have been successfully implemented. Option (d) is a sweeping statement that cannot be inferred from the passage. Whether the social condition of women can be redeemed or it is hopeless is out of the ambit of the information presented in the passage. Option (c) can be clearly inferred from the line, "judicial redress lies beyond the woman's horizon."

29. d

Refer to the line “ If enactment of laws…are on velvet.” It can be clearly inferred from these lines that India has enacted laws to protect women. This makes option (d) the correct choice. Option (a) is not implied in the given statement. Option (b) is incorrect as the author clearly says that enough laws have been enacted to protect women in India. Option (c) is beyond the scope of the passage since it talks about power and rights of women which is nowhere mentioned in the passage.

30. c

The paragraph does not say anything about copper being converted from ore into usable form; this rules out option (a). While the paragraph does say that the copper mining project is owned by HCL but it does not talk about where they put this to use. We can’t assume that HCL does not export and the entire copper is for the country’s use; thus, ruling out option (b). The last sentence in the paragraph mentions that the tribal residents of the surrounding villages suffer from health problems caused by the copper mining projec t. However, we cannot infer, on the basis of this, that the waste produced in the mining which is lying around in the open and in large quantities is causing the health is sues . Thus, option (d) is also incorrec t. T he paragraph states that it is the Malanjkhand Copper Project, located in Balaghat's Birsa block, that accounts for 70% of the country's copper reserves. Balaghat may have more places like the Birsa block which could be producing copper, Birsa alone contributes 70% and hence Balaghat’s contribution could be more but is at least 70%. Thus, option (c) is the correct answer.

31. a

If something ‘falls through’, it fails to materialize or happen, like a plan, deal or an arrangement. The correct phrasal verb here is option (a). To ‘fall out’ means to end friendly terms with someone. ‘Fall over’ means to fall on something or fall down. ‘Fall behind’ means to move slowly so that you lag behind someone.

White W

D

Option (c) is the correct choice. Since ‘windows’ is a subset of ‘doors’ and ‘doors’ is a subset of ‘white’, therefore, ‘windows’ is a subset of ‘white’.

White D

D

Windows

Option (d): Both ‘windows’ and ‘doors’ are subsets of ‘white’. They may be intersecting, overlapping or disjoint sets. Hence, option (d) is incorrect. 24. b

The day after 1001st day from today = 1002nd day. Number of odd days in 1002 days = 1 Hence, the required day will be Monday.

25. c

Let the required angle be .

 

11m  30h (where m = minute and h = hours) 2

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26. b

27. c

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11 40  30  3 = 220 – 90 = 130º. 2

Option (a) is incorrect as the passage clearly states that only one in 20 people who consume alcohol in India become alcoholics. Option (b) is correct as it is stated in the passage that those who are not heavy drinkers (alcoholics) also run the risk of harming themselves and others when they drink, however small the quantity be. Option (c) is incorrect since the passage only states that there is no medicinal cure for alcoholism, but there may be other steps that could be taken to help with and mitigate the problem of alcoholism. Option (d) is incorrect as the passage talks of five percent of people who drink becoming alcoholics and fifty percent of people who drink indulging in hazardous drinking. This cannot be said to mean that alcoholics and hazardous drinkers are two mutually exclusive categories. Last few lines of the passage clearly state that when someone indulges in ‘hazardous drinking’, he drinks so much that he is no longer in his senses. Hence option (c) is correct. Statement (ii) is incorrect because

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32. b

The sentence is in present perfect tense (have known) and needs the following verb (make) in the same tense. Option (b), ‘has made’, fits in well in the sentence.

33. c

The key word here is ‘ urgent’. The sense of urgency goes with ‘escape’. None of the other options appropriately fit in the first blank. In the second blank ‘immune’, ‘inured’ (to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc) and ‘unconvinced’ can all make sense but ‘unconvinced’ works best. ‘Immune’ and ‘inured’ mean not to be susceptible to something or someone. ‘Uninitiated’ means not knowledgeable or skilled.

  34. b

35. a

36. b

37. d

38. d

Option (a) is incorrect as the word ‘dissipate’ (to exhaust or be exhausted by dispersion) can be used with energy, smoke, clouds etc. but not with ‘savings’. ‘Expend’ means to use or spend but the sentence requires a word that goes with useless spending making squandered (to spend or use money or time extravagantly or wastefully)correct. ‘Clamouring’ means loud and persistent outcry from many people. The word aptly fits in the second blank making option (b) the correct choice. ‘Clinkering’ and ‘vociferating’ mean making a lot of noise. ‘Trifled’ is to deal with something as if it were of little value or significance. ‘Remonstrate’ means to rebuke. CB forms a mandatory pair. ‘Your indulgence’ in B refers to that of the chocolate lovers mentioned in C. D follows B as it explains how indulgence in chocolate would help lower the risk of stroke and heart attack. A supports the same with facts and figures making DA a mandatory pair as well. Hence, option (a) is the correct choice. Only sentence B can begin the passage as it introduces the topic i.e. the existence of methane beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. This is followed by sentence C as ‘the gas’ in C refers to methane mentioned in B. A has to follow D as ‘the organic material’ in A refers to the ‘organic matter’ talked about in D. T he c orrect sequence thus would be given by option (b). D starts the passage by addressing the reader about the possibility of an investment opportunity in an environment friendly venture. B takes the point forward by mentioning a possible reason for not wanting to go in for a regular investment option. Thus, DB is a mandatory pair. A has to come after D and B as it sums up the earlier two statements by stating ‘if that sounds like you’. C concludes the passage by mentioning the name of the bank that has come up with the proposal. Thus, option (d) is the correct choice. A 'church', 'temple' and 'synagogue' are all places of worship. A ‘monastery’ is however a community of persons, esp. monks or nuns, living under religious vows and/or the place of residence occupied by such persons. Thus, option (d) is the correct answer.

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39. c

Options (a), (b) and (d) have parallelism errors. In (a) the two gerunds (dancing and drinking) are followed by the infinitive ‘to’ which is an incorrect construction. The correct sentence should be, “...dancing, drinking or going to...” In (b), the infinitive ‘to’ should be placed before ‘dance’ to maintain the parallel structure of the sentence. In (d), the correct sentence should be, “...to dance, drink or go to ...” Thus option (c) is the correct choice.

40. d

There should be consistency in the use of pronoun to keep the sentence parallel. In (a), the sentence begins with the pronoun ‘one’, so the passive pronoun used for referring to it should be ‘one’s and not ‘your’. Option (d) is the correct choice. Option (b) can be eliminated for the same reason as (a). In (c), the possessive pronoun used should be ‘yours’ and not ‘one’s.

41. c

Option (a) is incorrect because saying ‘without hardly’ is redundant. It is a ‘double negative’ mistake wherein two negatives make a positive. Thus, option (c) is correct. In (b), ‘with hardly a warning’ is an incorrect phrase and has no meaning. Option (d) is incorrect as it is incomplete and thus is an incorrect construction.

42. a

‘To talk turkey’ means to have a frank discussion, often in a business context. Thus, option (a) is the correct answer.

43. a

“W heels within wheels’ implies complex interacting process es, agents, or motives that influence a particular situation, making it more complicated than it at first seems. This term, which now evokes the complex interaction of gears, may derive from a scene in the Bible (Ezekiel 1:16): "Their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel."

44. a

An ‘idealist’ is someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations. Hence, option (a) is correct. Someone who strives for or demands the highest standards of excellence in work is known as a ‘perfectionist’.

45. b

‘No sooner than’ means as soon as. So the given sentence would mean, ‘As soon as I left the house, it started raining.’ Hence option (b) is the correct choice.

46. a

The phrase, “face that could stop a clock” is used to refer to a person who is very ugly. Hence, option (a) i.e. ‘pleasant and appealing’ is the correct choice.

47. c

‘Adjourn’ (verb) means to break off (a meeting, legal case, or game) with the intention of resuming it later. The opposite of ‘adjourn’ is thus ‘convene’ which means to call people together (for a meeting) or to assemble or cause to assemble for a common purpose. Thus, option (c) is the correct answer.

48. b

‘Waive’ (verb) means to refrain from insisting on or using (a right or claim) or to refrain from applying or enforcing (a rule, restriction, or fee). Thus, ‘claim’, option (b) is the correct answer.

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49. c

‘Compunction’ (noun) means a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad. The correct antonym is ‘shamelessness’. Option (c) is correct.

50. d

Option (d) is the c orrect c hoic e. T he c orrect construction has the possessive noun (his) as the subject of the gerund (being). Option (b) is incorrect as the subject of the gerund is missing and there is ambiguity as to who was caught on CCTV. Options (a) and (c) are grammatically incorrect.

51. c

Total numbers from 1 to 100 divisible by 2 =

57. c

The pattern of the series is shown below: 532 – 4 = 528 528 ÷ 4 = 132 132 – 4 = 128 128 ÷ 4 = 32 32 – 4 = 28 Hence, the next term of the sequence = 28 ÷ 4 = 7.

58. c

Number of Massai lions = 10 Number of Congo lions = 15 Let x be the average age of Congo lions.  10 × 19 + 15 × x = 25 × 22  x = 24 years.

59. b

Let the five digit number be 4N.

100 = 50 2

100 = 20 5 Also, the total numbers from 1 to 100 divisible by both and that of by 5 =

100 =10 10 Hence, the total numbers from 1 to 100 divisible by either 2 or 5 = 50 + 20 – 10 = 60.

16N – N × 100

Hence, the percentage change =

N

= 1500%.

2 and 5 =

52. d

53. b

54. c

Expenditure of Mr. Y = Income of Mr. Y – Saving of Mr. Y = 20000 – 7500 = `12,500  Expenditure of Mr. X = 60% of Expenditure of Mr. Y = 0.6 × 12500 = `7,500 Hence, the income Mr. X = Expenditure of Mr. X + saving of Mr. X = 7500 + 10000 = `17,500.

As there is one 5 in the set of all odd prime numbers between 1 and 1000.  Unit digit of (5 × odd number) = 5.

61. a

62. a

63. c

64. c

65. b

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67. a

68. c

69. d

70. a

71. c

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73. b

74. d

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78. c

79. a

80. b

9x  58 9x  40  =x+1 10 8

81. a

82. d

83. b

84. a

85. d

 x = 48.

For questions 86 to 90:

The ratio of amounts contributed by Sukhwinder, Ajay and Kangkana = 120 : 144 : 156 = 10 : 12 : 13

315  10  The share of profit of Sukhwinder = 10  12  13 = `90 315  13 = `117 10  12  13 Hence, the answer = 117 – 90 = `27. and that of Kangkana =

55. b

60. b

Let the cost price of the article be `100x.  The selling price

 30  30  30   100x  1  1   1   = `118.3x 100 100 100     Hence, the profit percentage =

118.3x  100x  100 100

Supply (In crore barrels)

Demand (In crore barrels)

2006

24.6

32.2

2007

26.4

36.5

2008

27.2

34.2

2009

30.5

38

2010

26.8

36.6

2011

28.2

32.6

Year

86. a

The percentage increase =

36.6  32.2  100  13.7. 32.2

= 18.3. 56. a

Area of the rectangular sheet = 14 × 50 = 700 cm² 22 7 2  = 77 cm² 7 2 Hence, the required area = 700 – 77 = 623 cm².

 Area of the semi circular paper =

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87. c

The percentage increase in the supply of crude oil in India in: 2007 =

26.4  24.6  100  7.3 24.6

2008 =

27.2  26.4  100  3 26.4

2009 =

30.5  27.2  100  12.1 27.2

28.2  26.8  100  5.2 26.8 Hence, the percentage increase was the highest in the year 2009.

89. b

The shortage (in crore barrels) of crude oil in India in: 2006 = 32.2 – 24.6 = 7.6 2007 = 36.5 – 26.4 = 10.1 2009 = 38 – 30.5 = 7.5 2010 = 36.6 – 26.8 = 9.8 Hence, the shortage was highest in the year 2007.

90. c

The percentage =



2011 =

88. b

Demand  Supply  100 Supply

34.2  27.2  100  25.7. 27.2

The average demand (in crore barrels)

32.2  36.5  34.2  38  36.6  32.6  35. 6

=

For questions 91 to 95: The table given below shows the production of cotton (in '000 bales) by six major cotton-producing states of India individually and together in six different years. Years States

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Total

Gujarat

5610

5975

6080

5760

5810

5480

34715

Maharashtra

3193

3193

3050

2400

4639

2670

19145

Punjab

2700

2670

2650

2650

2750

2580

16000

Karnataka

1643

1315

1580

1675

1640

1622

9475

Andhra Pradesh

1997

1390

1543

1380

1010

980

8300

Madhya Pradesh

857

957

697

665

651

673

4500

16000

15500

15600

14530

16500

14005

92135

Total

91. b

The approximate percentage decrease =

3050  2400  100  21.3. 3050

92. d 93. a

The required difference (in '000 bales) = 34715 – 19145 = 15570.

94. b

20% of the total production in 2007 =

95. c

There were two such states which witnessed growth in two consecutive years and these were Gujarat an d Karnataka.

20  15500  3100 100 There were only two states which produced more than 20% of the total cotton produced by the six states together in the year 2007 and these were Gujrat and Maharashtra.

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96. a

From statement I: No information is given about a. Hence, statement (I) alone is not sufficient.

98. d

The only thing that can be concluded on the basis of the Information given in either of the statements is that x is a positive real number. Even after combining the two statements, it cannot be concluded that whether x is an integer.

99. a

From statement I: Let the number of boys and that of girls in the class be x and y respectively.

From statement II: Let the values of a and b be 5x and 3x respectively.

(5x – 3x)  100  66.66% 3 Hence, statement II alone is sufficient. The percentage =

97. c

Information given in either of the statements is alone not sufficient. From statements I and II: On combining the information given in the two statements, it can be concluded that R is standing at extreme left position. Hence, both the statements together are sufficient.

 17x + 13y = 15(x + y) 

x =1 y

Hence, statement I alone is sufficient. From statement II: Information given in the statement is not sufficient to answer the question. 100. a From statement I: Nothing can be said about the divisibility of m by 13 on the basis of the information given in the statement. Hence, statement I alone is not sufficient. From statement II: Since m is divisible by 1001, it must also be divisible by 13 Hence, statement II alone is sufficient.

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