IIFT 2008 Question Paper

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Select the option which is having similar analogy vis-a-vis the analogy given in the question.

Question 111

PECCADILLO: FLAW ::

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Question 112

MUTTER: INDISTINCT ::

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Select the most OPPOSITE of the given word from the given choices.

Question 113

REQUIEM

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Question 114

ASPERSION

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Question 115

STOLIDITY

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A number of sentences are given below which, when properly sequenced form a COHERENT PARAGRAPH. Choose the most LOGICAL ORDER of sentences from the choices given to construct a COHERENT PARAGRAPH.

Question 116

I. The economyā€™s performance in expenditure terms was even poorer with real GDP contracting by 0.6% after a gain of 0.5% in the October-December quarter.
II. On an output basisā€”the governmentā€™s preferred measure because it is less volatile thin expenditure-based GDPā€”the economy contracted by 0.3% in real terms from the previous quarter.
III. Data from Statistics New Zealand, a government agency, published on June 27th show an almost uniformly abysmal economic performance in January-March 2008.
IV. This was the first contraction since late 2005, made worse by the fact that the previous quarterā€™s growth rate was revised down from 1% to 0.8%.

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Question 117

I. Matti Meri, a teacher-trainer at Helsinki University, was a teacher at the time.
II. By the time comprehensives reached the more populous south, teachers were eager to join in what was clearly a roaring success.
III. ā€œGrammar-school teachers were quite afraid of the reforms,ā€ he recalls.
IV. ā€œThey used to teach only one-third of the students. But the comprehensive schools used almost the same curriculum as the grammar schools hadā€”and we discovered that the two- thirds were mostly able to cope with it.ā€
V. Comprehensive schools were introduced in 1972 in the sparsely populated north, and then over the next four years in the rest of the country.

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Question 118

I. ā€œIt is a clear illustration of the major role played by diet and culture on your risk of chronic disorders,ā€ he says.
II. Little is known about its effects, but changing its levels, possibly through diet or with different gut bacteria, might help to control high blood pressure.
III. Chinese and Japanese people are very similar at a genetic level, but Dr Nicholson found big differences in the type and variety of metabolites in their blood and urine.
IV. ā€œMetabolomics can provide very specific pointers as to what is going wrong and new ways of intervening.ā€
V. For instance, he found an unexpected metabolic marker, called formate that seems to have a role in regulating blood pressure.

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For the following questions answer them individually

Question 119

There are four sentences S1, S2, S3, S4 where the underlined word is used either correctly or incorrectly. Choose the option which lists the sentences, where the underlined word is used correctly.
S1. Only 22% of the people voted. The rest were totally disinterested.
S2. The management and the union asked a completely disinterested party to mediate between them.
S3. I donā€™t know why he didnā€™t go to the exhibition. Perhaps he was too busy or just disinterested.
S4. Franceā€™s intervention in the dispute was not entirely disinterested. It gave her increased power and influence in the area.

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Question 120

There are four sentences S1, S2, S3, S4 where the underlined phrase is used either correctly or incorrectly. Choose the option which lists the sentences, where the underlined phrase is used correctly.
S1. Good Lord, Iā€™m not rich! on the contrary, Iā€™m constantly in debt.
S2. Sheā€™s very intelligent, but on the contrary sheā€™s apt to be impatient.
S3. Yes, itā€™s a very cosmopolitan city. On the contrary, itā€™s very expensive.
S4. I donā€™t think heā€™ll pass the exam. On the contrary, I think heā€™ll almost certainly fail.

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