[Download PDF] IIFT 2008 Question Paper Paper with Solutions

Instructions

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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Peccadillo is a term used to describe a minor fault. The given words are synonymous. The second word is a bit severe in degree as compared to the first one.
'Clandestine' means to do something secretly. Clandestine and openness are antonyms. We can eliminate option A.
Forensics is used to refer to the team that preserves evidence and analyzes them. The function of a judiciary is to hear and judge cases. We cannot establish a relationship between the 2 terms.
An invasion means to attack a country from outside. A Putsch is a term used to describe a coup. The 2 terms cannot be said to be synonymous.

A 'nick' is a term used to describe a small cut or a small quantity. A 'score' is a term used to describe a cut or a scratch on the surface. Therefore, option B is the right answer.

Question 112

MUTTER: INDISTINCT ::

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A mutter is a term used to describe a sound that is barely audible. Indistinct also means the same (i.e, too low in volume to figure out the meaning). The terms given are synonyms.

Define and easy are unrelated terms.
Blunder means to commit a big mistake. Blunder and polished are unrelated terms.
Expedite means to increase the pace of something. Expedite and completed are not related.
Articulate is a term used to describe someone who communicates effectively. Well-spoken also means the same. Articulate and well-spoken are synonyms. Therefore, option C is the right answer.

Instructions

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

Question 113

REQUIEM

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A requiem is a term used to describe a token of remembrance.

Humility means to be modest of one's achievements.
Prerequisite is a term used to describe the minimum qualification to be fulfilled to be considered eligible for something.
Resolution is a term used to describe a firm belief.
Reign is a term used to describe a period of rule by a King or Monarch.

None of the words given in the options are similar in meaning to requiem. Therefore, option E is the right answer.

Question 114

ASPERSION

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Aspersion means to tarnish someone's reputation.
Infamy also means the same.
Restriction and tradition are unrelated to the given word.
Obeisance means to show revere someone or to show deferential respect.

As we can see, obeisance and aspersion are opposite in meaning. Hence, option D is the right answer.

Question 115

STOLIDITY

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Stolidity means to be unmoved or resolute (in a negative sense) without listening to the arguments.
Posterity means 'for the future'.
Proximity is a term used to describe how near a place is with reference to something.
Agility is a term used to describe the ability to move quickly.
Sobriety is a term used to describe the state of being sober or to process thing rationally.

Sobriety is opposite in meaning to stolidity. Therefore, option D is the right answer.

Instructions

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 economy’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 basis—the government’s preferred measure because it is less volatile thin expenditure-based GDP—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 quarter’s growth rate was revised down from 1% to 0.8%.

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By going option choices we can see that either statement I or III is an opening sentence. But in statement I, it is given that "the economy’s performance in expenditure terms was even poorer with real GDP" i.e. there should be preceding sentence that's the whole reason of comparison.

The contraction that is being talked in statement IV is mentioned in statement II. Hence, we can say that statement II and IV is a mandatory pair. Therefore, we can say that option C is the correct answer.

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. “Grammar-school teachers were quite afraid of the reforms,” he recalls.
IV. “They used to teach only one-third of the students. But the comprehensive schools used almost the same curriculum as the grammar schools had—and we discovered that the two- thirds were mostly able to cope with it.”
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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Statement I talks about some time frame "at the time". Hence, it can't be an opening sentence. The time frame mentioned in statement I is given in statement V (year 1997) . Therefore, we can say that V, I is a mandatory pair.

“Grammar-school teachers were quite afraid of the reforms,” he recalls. Here, word 'he' refers to Matti Meri, therefore, we can say that statement I and III are mandatory pairs. Therefore, option A is the correct answer.

Question 118

I. “It is a clear illustration of the major role played by diet and culture on your risk of chronic disorders,” 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. “Metabolomics can provide very specific pointers as to what is going wrong and new ways of intervening.”
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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Statement II can't be the opening statement as "its effects" refers to something. Therefore, we can say that sentence III is the opening statement.

Statement I and IV are spoken by the same person (Dr Nicholson). Therefore, they should be together.

The metabolic marker which is mentioned in the statement V is introduced in statement IV. Hence, we can say that IV and V is a mandatory pair.

Hence, we can say that option D is the correct answer.

Instructions

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 don’t know why he didn’t go to the exhibition. Perhaps he was too busy or just disinterested.
S4. France’s intervention in the dispute was not entirely disinterested. It gave her increased power and influence in the area.

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Solution

'disinterested' here means 'not interested' in an unbiased manner. So we have to identify sentences where the context meaning is unbiased.

In sentence 2, the third party mediate will be disinterested.
In sentence 4, the author wants to highlight the point that France’s intervention in the dispute was not entirely disinterested. I.e. this is also a correct option choice.

Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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, I’m not rich! on the contrary, I’m constantly in debt.
S2. She’s very intelligent, but on the contrary she’s apt to be impatient.
S3. Yes, it’s a very cosmopolitan city. On the contrary, it’s very expensive.
S4. I don’t think he’ll pass the exam. On the contrary, I think he’ll almost certainly fail.

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'On the contrary' is used in a sentence to put forth an opposite argument of fact.

Statement 1: Since the statement presents opposite scenarios, 'on the contrary' is used appropriately.

Statement 2: Here, the usage of 'but' has made the usage of 'on the contrary' redundant. Thus, this is a wrong statement.

Statement 3: As there is no contrast in the two lines, 'on the contrary' should not be used here. Thus, this is a wrong statement.

Statement 4: Since the statement presents opposite scenarios, 'on the contrary' is used in an appropriate manner.

Thus, the correct option is C.

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IIFT 2008 Question Paper

IIFT 2008 Question Paper

PECCADILLO: FLAW ::

MUTTER: INDISTINCT ::

REQUIEM

ASPERSION

STOLIDITY

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