IIFT 2014 Question Paper

Joshna Chinappa is an Indian professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 10 in July 2016. Joshna was the first Indian to win the British Squash Championship title in 2003 in the under 19 category and was also the youngest Indian women's national champion.

Vinesh Phogat is an Indian wrestler who comes from a successful background of wrestling with her cousins Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari, both international wrestlers and Commonwealth Games medalists. She became the first Indian woman wrestler to win Gold in both Commonwealth and Asian games.

Vikas Shive Gowda is an Indian discus thrower and shot putter. Born in Mysore, he grew up in Frederick, Maryland in the United States. His father, Shive, coached the 1988 Indian Olympic track team. Vikas Gowda is a Padma Shri awardee in 2017.

Sathish Sivalingam is an Indian weightlifter who won gold medals in the men's 77 kg weight class at both the 2014 and the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He is supported by the GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid athlete mentorship programme.

Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

India has the second fastest growing services sector with its compound annual growth rate at nine per cent, just below China’s 10.9 per cent, during the last 11-year period from 2001 to 2012, the Economic Survey for 2013-14 said. Russia at 5.4 per cent is a distant third.

Qualified teams for the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final: Brazil, Germany, Netherlands, Argentina.  Belgium didn't qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final

Lifebuoy is a brand of soap marketed by Unilever. Lifebuoy was originally, and for much of its history, a carbolic soap containing phenol (carbolic acid, a compound extracted from coal tar). The soaps manufactured today under the Lifebuoy brand do not contain phenol. Currently there are many variants of Lifebuoy.

Sri Lanka was ranked 77th in Human Development Index (2013). 

Maldives was ranked 103rd in Human Development Index (2013). 

India was ranked 135th in Human Development Index (2013). 

Bangladesh was ranked 142th in Human Development Index (2013). 

Nepal was ranked 145th in Human Development Index (2013). 

Afghanistan was ranked 169th in Human Development Index (2013). 

We can see that option C is the correct answer. 

Rakesh Khurana is an American educator. He is Professor of Sociology in Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Leadership Development at the Harvard Business School, co-Faculty Dean of Cabot House and Dean of Harvard College.

The Ebola River, also commonly known by its indigenous name Legbala, is the headstream of the Mongala River, a tributary of the Congo River, in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo It is roughly 250 km in length.

Based out of Kolkata, the Bengal Warriors is owned by the Future Group - Big Bazaar.

Although they are one of the first teams to be included in the League, Bengal Warriors have not found success in the last four seasons.

Along with the Government of West Bengal, CEO of Future Group, Kishore Biyani started grassroot level program for development of Kabaddi.

Goldman Sachs Group: New York, USA

Barclays: London, UK 

HSBC Holdings: London, UK 

Standard Chartered PLC: London, UK 

ICICI Bank - Khyal Apka

Bank of Baroda - India's International Bank

HDFC std life - jiyo sar utha ke

LIC - zindagi ke saath bhi zindagi ke bad bhi

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana is a Government of India scheme designed to provide continuous power supply to rural India. The government plans to invest ₹756 billion for rural electrification under this scheme. The scheme will replace the existing Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran.

Gulzar also wrote poetry, dialogues and scripts. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2004, the third-highest civilian award in India, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award — the highest award in Indian cinema. He has won several Indian National Film Awards, 20 Filmfare Awards, one Academy Award and one Grammy Award.

Ace tennis player Sania Mirza is the 'Brand Ambassador' of Telangana. She is promoting the new 'state's interests' in India and abroad, according to Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Managing Director Jayesh Rajan.

Yemen has been a member of the WTO since 26 June 2014.

The Republic of Moldova has been a member of WTO since 26 July 2001.

Vietnam became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization(WTO) in January 2007.

We can see that Yemen most recently joined WTO. 

Pranab Kumar Mukherjee (born 11 December 1935) is an Indian politician who served as the 13th President of India from 2012 until 2017. 

Ranjana Kumar, was (from 2005) Vigilance Commissioner in Central Vigilance Commission, after her retirement as Chairperson of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is a prominent Indian banker. When the Government of India appointed her as the Chairperson and managing Director of the Indian Bank, she became the first woman to become head of a public sector bank in India. At the time of her appointment, the Indian Bank was saddled with huge losses, and during her tenure she ensured the turnaround of the Indian Bank.

Arundhati Roy won the Man Booker Prize for 'The God of Small Things'.
Kiran Desai won the Man Booker Prize for 'The Inheritance of Loss'.
Aravind Adiga won the Man Booker Prize for 'The White Tiger'.

Xi Jinping is a Chinese politician serving as general secretary of the Communist Party of China, president of the People's Republic of China, and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Often described as China's "paramount leader", in 2016 the CPC officially gave him the title of "core leader".

Kim Jong-un is a North Korean politician serving as Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and Leader of the Workers' Party of Korea since 2012. Kim is the second child of Kim Jong-il and Ko Yong-hui.

Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. was the husband of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino and father of former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. Aquino, together with Gerardo Roxas and Jovito Salonga, formed the leadership of the opposition towards then President Ferdinand Marcos.

Shinzō Abe is a Japanese politician serving as the 63rd and current Prime Minister of Japan and Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party since 2012, previously being the 57th officeholder from 2006 to 2007. He is the third-longest serving Prime Minister in post-war Japan.

Therefore, option D is the correct answer. 

Jabong's headquarter is in Gurugram, India. 

On 15 May 2013, AirAsia India appointed management consultant Mittu Chandilya as CEO.

Novak Djokovic dedeated Roger Federer in Wimbledon Men’s singles Final 2014 .

SECTION - 2 (PART I)

The author has given that, "With wage bills four, two, and one and a half times Wigan's £40 million, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Fulham faced odds of demotion of 0, 31 and 69 per cent, respectively"
From this we can say that, Wage bill of Manchester United is 4 times that of Wigan's and Wage bill of Aston Villa is 2 times that of Wigon's.
Thus, According to the article, the wage bill of Manchester United is two times the corresponding figure for Aston Villa.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.

According to the given passage, "Not only did they score from fast breaks and free kicks, but when Larcada calculated the average distances from which Premier League clubsattempted shots that season. Wigan were the overall league leaders. Their average shooting distance was some twenty-six yards"
Thus, the average distances from which Wigan Athletic attempted shots during 2010-11 was 26 yards
Hence, option C is the correct answer.

In the 8th paragraph it is given that, "Ramzi Ben Said, a student at Cornell University"
Thus, ii-a
In the 12th paragraph it is given that, "This looked deliberate......Hugo Rodallega both finished in the top five scorers from distance in the Premier League in 2010-11"
From this we can conclude that Hugo Rodallega is a player Wigan Atheletic.
Thus, i-d.
i-d and ii-a is correctly matched in only option D.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.

In the last paragraph we are given ,"Martinez was playing guerrilla football. He had his team lie in wait fortheir opponents and then punish them on the counter-attack. He employed sharpshooters, to let fly from distance, and snipers, to hit free kicks."
From this, we can conclude that, Wigan’s playing style has been termed as ‘guerrilla football’ because Instead of attacking style of playmaking the team played a counter-attack based game, and depended heavily on goals scored from distance and through free kicks, and getting back to defensive positions quickly.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.

It is given in the passage that, "More specifically, when we examined twenty years of club finances with the help of data from Deloitte, we found that a club's odds of relegation are 7.2 per cent if its wage spends is greater than average."
From this, we can conclude that,The data on club finances, collected by Deloitte in the last decade alone, indicates that the odds of relegation of an English Premier League team are 7.2 percent if the club’s spending on wage is greater than average.

Option  D is correct as given in the passage " They scored twice as many goals on the break as the average side, and they scored almost four times as many goals from free kick"
Hence, option A is the correct answer.

From the lines, "he heard cases in Hindi, but they were recorded in Urdu by the stenographer and translated by the judge into a second record in English, although his own command of Hindi and Urdu was tenuous" we can conclude that The judge did not had good command over Hindi and Urdu.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.

It is given that, "The thunder of gunshot roiled away, the leaves shivered, and he experienced the profound silence that could come only after violence. One thing was always missing, though, the proof of the pudding, the prize of the action. the manliness in manhood, the partridge for the pot because he returned with - Nothing!"
From this, we can conclude that, He could not manage to hit a single bird.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.

The author says, "Farms were growing less than ten maunds an acre of rice or wheat, and at two rupees a maund, every single man in a village, sometimes, was in debt to the bania"
From this, we can conclude that, People were in debt to the “bania” because Yield per acre did not appear to be very good.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.

Options B, C and D are collective nouns for birds. Lariat is the necklace-like shape that is formed by birds as they fly in flocks. Thus option A is the right answer.

In the passage we are given that, "The pair set off with 200 loyal soldiers along the mountain tracks to the Adriatic coast, from where Garibaldi intended to embark for Venice which was still valiantly holding out against the Austrians"
From this,  we can conclude that, When Garibaldi and his wife left San Marino after threat from the Austrians, they were accompanied by 200 soldiers who were still loyal to him"
Hence, option D is the correct answer.

As seen from the passage, this is about Garibaldi's role in the unification of Italy. The last sentence says that on his return, he visited his family in Nice for an emotional reunion with his mother and children. Hence only option C can be inferred from the passage. Option B seems a close choice, but at Janiculum Hills, they fought against the French, not the Austrians.

In the passage it is given that, "The King of Piedmont, Charles Albert ordered his...." from this we can see that i-c is a correct pair.
It is also given that, ".....Garibaldi considered going to Sicily to fight King Ferdinand II of Naples, but changed his mind when the....." from this we can say that ii-a is a correct pair.
In the first paragraph it is mentioned that, "Meanwhile, the 'year of revolutions', 1848, had occurred in which Louis Philippe had been toppled from the French throne" and from this it can be concluded that iii-d is a correct pair.
The passage states, "Garibaldi's Legion had swollen to nearly 1,300 men, and the Grand Duke of Tuscany fled Florence before the advancing republican force." for this it can be concluded that iv-b is a correct pair./
Hence, option A is the correct as it is the only option which matches all these correctly.

Last line second last paragraph, "Garibaldi had no time to lose; he and his faithful companion Leggero escaped across the Po towards Ravenna."

Let’s evaluate each statement based on the passage:

a) This is incorrect. The passage states that in September 1848, Garibaldi learned that "the Pope had taken refuge with King Bomba" (Ferdinand II of Naples), not the King of Piedmont (Charles Albert). The timeline fits, as 1848 aligns with the events described, but the refuge location is wrong.

b) This is correct. The passage notes that Mazzini and the republicans were "horrified" by Garibaldi’s willingness to fight for Charles Albert, questioning if it was "outright betrayal," simple-mindedness, patriotism, or a deal with the monarchy—indicating suspicion of his motives.

c) This is correct. The passage says Garibaldi "boldly wanted to carry the fight down into the Kingdom of Naples." Still, Mazzini, then effectively in charge of Rome, ordered him back to face the Austrian threat, showing disapproval.

d) This is correct. The passage states that Rome proclaimed itself a Republic, and soon after, Prince Louis Napoleon sent 7,000 men under General Charles Oudinot to Civitavecchia, with their arrival on 30 April 1849, aligning with the timeline.

The incorrect statement is a, as the Pope took refuge with King Bomba, not the King of Piedmont.

The second line of the third paragraph states that"However, in the first quarter last year, banks had healthier loan growth on a sequential basis than this year."

Option A can be inferred from the third sentence, " Almost all large public sector banks that reported their first quarter results so far have showed a contraction in credit disbursal on a year-to-date basis"

Option B can be inferred from the 6th paragraph, lines 6th and 7th  "As per the norms, a bank's total capital adequacy ratio should be 12% at any time, in which tier-I, or the core capital, should be at 9%."

Option D can be inferred from the 6th paragraph, line 1:"According to bankers, while part of the credit contraction is due to the economic slowdown, capital constraints and reluctance to take on excessive risk has also played a role"

Option C cannot be inferred.

Lending to highly rated customers has several effects based on the passage:

a) This is true. The Bank of India’s chairperson noted that lending to Navratna companies at the base rate led to a contraction in net interest margin (NIM), which is the difference between yields on advances and cost of deposits. A lower NIM indicates this gap narrows, as seen with the Bank of India’s NIM dropping from 3.07% to 2.45%.

b) This is true. The passage explains that lower-rated companies are riskier, requiring more capital to be set aside. Highly rated customers, like Navratna companies, are less risky, reducing the bank’s exposure.

c) This is true. Since loans to highly rated companies have lower risk weight, less capital needs to be set aside as provision, helping banks maintain the required 9% core capital adequacy ratio under Basel III norms.

Since all three outcomes align with the passage’s details—lower profitability (narrower NIM), reduced risk, and better capital adequacy—“d) All of the above” is the likely outcome.

Answer: d

I and IV and III and II are mandatory pairs. 
III and II is a mandatory pair because the 10 million talked in III is compared to 15 million in II.
I and IV is a mandatory pair because I talks about doubts over Facebook's ability to be a business and Milner is still enthusiastic about it (IV).
III should come before I because, the Microsoft deal in I is given in III
Hence, the correct order is III, II, I, IV.

The paragraph should begin with IV. The word 'Schubert is a noun'. The narrator is referring to a piece of someone's music. Point II should follow next, as 'him' here refers to Schubert. Point I should follow next as it describes the 'soundproof cell' of point II. Finally point III comes which explains the playing of the instrument.

'Decrepit' means worn out or ruined because of age or neglect. Hence, option A is the correct answer. 

In option A the correct spelling is Receive.
In option C the correct spelling is Perceive.
In option D the correct spelling is Believe.
Hence, only in option B both the words are correctly spelled.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.

The sentence describes Mrs. Kapoor showing great care and concern for the patient. The correct word for this is "Solicitude," which means deep concern or anxious care for someone's well-being.

Options A and D are not spelt correctly.

Prevarication means avoiding telling the truth by not directly answering a question. In this context, this word fits perfectly as it is referring to a scenario where the doctor is trying to avoid telling the truth or trying to avoid answering the question. 

The underlined part in the question statement is ungrammatical because it uses the 'ing' form, which does not maintain parallelism in the sentence. Option B is incorrect as it has a dangling modifier. The 'them' here refers to 'assignments', making it incorrect. 'new' is redundant in option C along with the phrase being lengthy and confusing. Option D is short, crisp and has no errors unlike the rest of the choices.

Option C is the correct answer.

In this phrasing, "their Face Wash" correctly compares sales without unnecessary repetition of "did" or "sold."

Additionally, since the statement uses "more" in the former part of the sentence, the latter part should also use "more" to maintain parallelism. The use of "as much as" is incorrect. 

Option A is redundant and awkward.
Option B has incorrect parallelism. 
Option D has awkward phrasing.

Mumble means not speaking clearly. Mumbling leads to unclear and indistinct conversation. The option that is closest in relationship to this is the option C as scribbling leads to illegible handwriting. The rest of the options are related in some different manner.
Swagger means to walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant way, whereas timid shows a lack of courage. So they are opposite to each other.
Exacerbate means makes something worse and cure is its opposite.
Drizzle is light rain whereas downpour is heavy rainfall.

Ruffle means disorder or disarrange. Equanimity means calm and composed. Ruffle and equanimity are almost antonyms. The only option that has this anonymous relationship is option B.
Bewilderment means confusion. Flounce means an exaggerated action intended to express annoyance or impatience. Turmoil means a state of great disturbance, confusion or uncertainty. Interest and Astound are unrelated. Astound means shock or great surprise.

One clear hint is (i)-6, 'in less time than it takes to soft-boil an egg'. So options B and C are incorrect. Further, (iii) and (v) is also another clear connection as seed financing in (v) refers to the $ 5.8 million in (iii).

1. Having started
iii. With just $5.8 million
v. In seed financing
iv. You squandered
ii. More than half of your capital
i. In less time than it takes
6. To soft boil an egg

So the complete sentence reads:
"Having started with just $5.8 million in seed financing, you squandered more than half of your capital in less time than it takes to soft boil an egg."

(i)-(iii) is a clear connection. 'Both' in (i) refers to 'suffer the crime' and 'difficulty of forgiving'. Use of 'and' in (iii) clearly helps us in identifying this. So option A is wrong. Another connection is (iv) and (ii) as 'reinstated in the same position' is the perfect link.

I forgot that they are coming today is the grammatically correct sentence. Option B is wrong because parallelism between the two parts is not correct. Option C should have ‘inspiring’ instead of ‘inspiration’. In option D, confident should be followed by ‘of’ and it should have been ‘she is confident of speaking English'.

In option A, the sentence structure is wrong; it should be ‘to have fled the country’ instead of ‘to flee the country.’ Option B is inconsistent in using the preposition. The preposition ‘by’ before ‘plain’ is redundant. Option D should be structured as ‘... but not for my neighbour.’

Expiate means atone for (guilt or sin) or make amends for or make up for; Banish means to send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment which is synonymous with expatriate and exile.

Thus, "Expiate" is the odd one out.

Brevity means concise and exact use of words in writing or speech, which is synonymous with conciseness and succinctness; Circumlocution means the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.

'The bigger they come, the harder they fall' is the correct idiom. The use of comparative degree and usage of hard with fall is appropriate in the context.

You almost frightened the life out of me. Rest are not appropriate usage.

There are many words which can be made by the letters mentioned above : Layette, Teat, Latte, Teel, Tale, Teet etc. Hence, option B is the correct answer. 

Meaningful words possible from the following letters are: HEAT, NATE, NEAT, THAN, EATEN, HEATHEN, ENATE, HATE

Hence C is the correct option. 

We can see that the 2nd and the 4th letter of the given series is P and S.
The 1st word and the 3rd word is every alternative word.
i.e. E in 1st word is followed by G in 2nd word and G is followed by I in the 3rd word and thus, K should be there in the 4th word.
The 1st and the 2nd letter of any word are consequtive letters and thus, 3rd word should be L.
Hence, the correct word = KPLS.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.

From statement 2 and 9, we can infer that one student stay in Satpura hostel, 2 students stay in Aravalli hostel and the remaining two stay in Vindhya hostel. 
In statement 4, it is given that the student-in-charge of Cultural activity stays in the Aravalli hostel and in statement 6, it is given that the student-in-charge of sports activity also stays in the Aravalli hostel.
In statement 8, it is given that Ravi, the student-in-charge of Mess activity, stays at Satpura hostel and studies computer science.

In statement 13, it is given that the student from Kochi and the student-in-charge of Placement activity, both stay at the Vindhya hostel.

In statament 11, it is given that  Hemant, who does not belong to Kochi, studies Chemical Engineering. The only possible arrangement is Hemant is the student-in-charge of Placement activity.

From statements 1 and 9, we can infer that the students from Patna and Nagpur stay in Aravalli hostel. From statement 9, we can infer that the student from Nagpur studies Mechanical Engineering. The student studying Civil Engineering doesn't stay in Aravalli hostel. This implies he stays in Vindhya hostel and he is Abhishek. In statement 3, it is given that Hardeep neither belongs to Jodhpur, nor does he study Mechanical Engineering. In statement 7, it is given that Sanjoy  is not the student-in-charge of the Cultural activity.

Final Table:

Both statements I and II are incorrect. The answer is option B.

From statement 2 and 9, we can infer that one student stay in Satpura hostel, 2 students stay in Aravalli hostel and the remaining two stay in Vindhya hostel.
In statement 4, it is given that the student-in-charge of Cultural activity stays in the Aravalli hostel and in statement 6, it is given that the student-in-charge of sports activity also stays in the Aravalli hostel.
In statement 8, it is given that Ravi, the student-in-charge of Mess activity, stays at Satpura hostel and studies computer science.

In statement 13, it is given that the student from Kochi and the student-in-charge of Placement activity, both stay at the Vindhya hostel.

In statament 11, it is given that Hemant, who does not belong to Kochi, studies Chemical Engineering. The only possible arrangement is Hemant is the student-in-charge of Placement activity.

From statements 1 and 9, we can infer that the students from Patna and Nagpur stay in Aravalli hostel. From statement 9, we can infer that the student from Nagpur studies Mechanical Engineering. The student studying Civil Engineering doesn't stay in Aravalli hostel. This implies he stays in Vindhya hostel and he is Abhishek. In statement 3, it is given that Hardeep neither belongs to Jodhpur, nor does he study Mechanical Engineering. In statement 7, it is given that Sanjoy is not the student-in-charge of the Cultural activity.

Final Table:

Only statement III is correct. The answer is option C.

From statement 2 and 9, we can infer that one student stay in Satpura hostel, 2 students stay in Aravalli hostel and the remaining two stay in Vindhya hostel.
In statement 4, it is given that the student-in-charge of Cultural activity stays in the Aravalli hostel and in statement 6, it is given that the student-in-charge of sports activity also stays in the Aravalli hostel.
In statement 8, it is given that Ravi, the student-in-charge of Mess activity, stays at Satpura hostel and studies computer science.

In statement 13, it is given that the student from Kochi and the student-in-charge of Placement activity, both stay at the Vindhya hostel.

In statament 11, it is given that Hemant, who does not belong to Kochi, studies Chemical Engineering. The only possible arrangement is Hemant is the student-in-charge of Placement activity.

From statements 1 and 9, we can infer that the students from Patna and Nagpur stay in Aravalli hostel. From statement 9, we can infer that the student from Nagpur studies Mechanical Engineering. The student studying Civil Engineering doesn't stay in Aravalli hostel. This implies he stays in Vindhya hostel and he is Abhishek. In statement 3, it is given that Hardeep neither belongs to Jodhpur, nor does he study Mechanical Engineering. In statement 7, it is given that Sanjoy is not the student-in-charge of the Cultural activity.

Final Table:

Either Hemant or Ravi belongs to Allahabad. Hemant and Ravi studies Chemical Engineering and Computer Science Engineering respectively. 
The answer is option D.

From statement 2 and 9, we can infer that one student stay in Satpura hostel, 2 students stay in Aravalli hostel and the remaining two stay in Vindhya hostel.
In statement 4, it is given that the student-in-charge of Cultural activity stays in the Aravalli hostel and in statement 6, it is given that the student-in-charge of sports activity also stays in the Aravalli hostel.
In statement 8, it is given that Ravi, the student-in-charge of Mess activity, stays at Satpura hostel and studies computer science.

In statement 13, it is given that the student from Kochi and the student-in-charge of Placement activity, both stay at the Vindhya hostel.

In statament 11, it is given that Hemant, who does not belong to Kochi, studies Chemical Engineering. The only possible arrangement is Hemant is the student-in-charge of Placement activity.

From statements 1 and 9, we can infer that the students from Patna and Nagpur stay in Aravalli hostel. From statement 9, we can infer that the student from Nagpur studies Mechanical Engineering. The student studying Civil Engineering doesn't stay in Aravalli hostel. This implies he stays in Vindhya hostel and he is Abhishek. In statement 3, it is given that Hardeep neither belongs to Jodhpur, nor does he study Mechanical Engineering. In statement 7, it is given that Sanjoy is not the student-in-charge of the Cultural activity.

Final Table:

The general secretary of student body belongs to Kochi.
The answer is option C.

It is given,

At 9:45 AM
Monday - 2, Tuesday - 1, Wednesday - 3, Thursday - 2, Friday - 1, Saturday - 1
The answer is option B.

It is given,

On Tuesday and Saturday, no two windows are opened simultaneously.
The answer is option D.

It is given,

On Wednesday, all the windows are closed for 1 hour between 2:30 and 3:30, as we can see that no window is open during that period. On all the other days, we can see that at least one of the windows is open at all times or that the windows are closed for less than an hour. 
Hence, the correct answer is option A.

It is given,

It is given that the speeches were delivered subject to the condition that each of the Managing Directors delivered their speeches immediately after that of the CEOs of their company.
1. D'Souza - Arora (Given, D'Souza is the first CEO to give the speech)
2. Puri - Karare (Given, Puri is the second CEO to give the speech)
3. Sethi - Tandon (Given Tandon is third MD to give the speech)
4, Bisht - Reddy
Order of speeches: D'Souza, Arora, Puri, Karare, Sethi, Tandon, Bisht, Reddy
Among the given options, option C is correct.

It is given,

It is given that the speeches were delivered subject to the condition that each of the Managing Directors delivered their speeches immediately after that of the CEOs of their company. Mr. Bisht was the second CEO to speak after Mr. D’Souza
1. D'Souza - Arora 
2. Bisht - Reddy
3. Puri/Sethi
4. Sethi/Puri
The answer is cannot be determined(option D).

Author states that inorder to attain 7% GDP growth rate the gross fixed capital formation in the country must increase from 28% to 30%. Here the author assumed that GDP growth rate and gross fixed capital are related to each other. 
I is not true as the author believes it is very much attainable. III is not true. II is implicit assumption. 
Among the given, Only II is not there.
The answer is option D.

The city council of Brownwood City has decided to install a plant of mineral water to provide the citizens mineral water bottles at US $1 per bottle as the local private players are selling at US $1.5 per bottle. Statements I, II and III are the possible effects and none of them can be a course of action. The answer is option A.

Input - be the change you wish to see in the world
be - 1 , the - 2, change - 3, you - 4, wish - 5, to - 6, see - 7, in - 8, the - 9, world - 10
Step 1 - 2, 1, 4, 3, 6, 5, 8, 7, 10, 9
Step 2 - 4, 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 8, 7, 5, 9
Step 3 - 4, 7, 2, 9, 6, 10, 8, 1, 5, 3
Step 4 - 7, 4, 9, 2, 10, 6, 1, 8, 3, 5
Input: don’t(1) cry(2) because(3) it’s(4) over(5) smile(6) since(7) it(8) actually(9) happened(10)
Step 4: 7, 4, 9, 2, 10, 6, 1, 8, 3, 5
Step 4: since it's actually cry happened smile don't it because over
The answer is option C.

Input - be the change you wish to see in the world
be - 1 , the - 2, change - 3, you - 4, wish - 5, to - 6, see - 7, in - 8, the - 9, world - 10
Step 1 - 2, 1, 4, 3, 6, 5, 8, 7, 10, 9
Step 2 - 4, 1, 2, 3, 6, 10, 8, 7, 5, 9
Step 3 - 4, 7, 2, 9, 6, 10, 8, 1, 5, 3
Step 4 - 7, 4, 9, 2, 10, 6, 1, 8, 3, 5
Input - dog sea school star ice moon flower home rock ball
Step 4 : flower star rock sea ball moon dog home school ice
The answer is option A.

From the venn diagram, we can see that all the conclusions follow.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.

There are two cases possible as drawn below. 

From case 1 diagram, we can see that it's not necessary for some shoes to be gloves. Hence, conclusion I doesn't follow. 
From both diagrams, we can see that it is necessary for some shirts to be gloves. Hence, conclusion II follows. 
From case 2 diagram, we can see that some pants can be shoes. Hence, conclusion III doesn't follow. 
From both diagrams, we can see that it is not necessary for all gloves to be shirts. Hence, conclusion IV doesn't follow. 

Therefore, option A is the correct answer.

Travel time for MUMBAI - KANYAKUMARI = $$\dfrac{950}{40}$$ = 23.75 Hours

Travel time for BHUBANESWAR - CHENNAI = $$\dfrac{950}{30}$$ = 31.67 Hours

Travel time for CHENNAI - KOCHI = $$\dfrac{901}{30}$$ = 30.03 Hours

Travel time for MUMBAI - CHENNAI = $$\dfrac{1000}{30}$$ = 33.33 Hours

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

Cost incurred in route MUMBAI - BHUBANESWAR - KOCHI : 701*(2) + 798*5 = Rs. 5392. 

Cost incurred in route MUMBAI - CHENNAI - KOCHI : 1000*(1.5) + 901*(1.5) = Rs. 2851.50. 

Cost incurred in route MUMBAI - KANYAKUMARI - KOCHI : 950*(2) + 1100*(2.5) = Rs. 4650. 

Cost incurred in route MUMBAI - VIZAG - KOCHI : 500*(5) + 600*5 = Rs. 5500. 

Hence, we can see that cost incurred in route mentioned option B is the least. 

The minimum cost incurred in all of the options is Rs. 4300. For minimum amount travelling, school should plan to travel by ship or train route.
So possible routes for Kanyakumari, Vizag and Bhubaneshwar.
Chennai ----Ship (950) ---> Bhubanehswar ----Ship (700)---> Kanyakumari ----Ship (250) ---> Vizag --- Train (300) ---> Chennai
Total cost = 950 × 1.5 + 700 × 2.5 + 250 × 1.5 + 300 × 2.5
= 1425 + 1750 + 375 + 750 = `Rs. 4300.
Therefore, option A is the correct answer. 

Option A: BHUBANESWAR to CHENNAI = $$\dfrac{950}{30}$$ = 31.67 hours

Option B: BHUBANESWAR to KANYAKUMARI = $$\dfrac{700}{25}$$ = 28 hours 

Option C: BHUBANESWAR to MUMBAI = $$\dfrac{701}{40}$$ = 17.525 hours

Option D: BHUBANESWAR to VIZAG =  $$\dfrac{1002}{25}$$ = 40.08 hours.

Therefore, option C is the correct answer.

Option A: Cost incurred in a flight from KOCHI to VIZAG = 600*5 = Rs. 3000

Option B: A ship from KOCHI to CHENNAI and then take a train to VIZAG = 901*1.5+300*2.5 = Rs. 2101.50

Option C: Take a train from KOCHI to KANYKUMARI and then take a ship to VIZAG = 1100*2.5 + 250*1.5 = Rs. 3125

Option D: Take a train from KOCHI to MUMBAI and then take a flight to VIZAG = 300*2.5+500*5 = Rs. 3250

Therefore, option B is the correct answer. 

From the given table, we can calculate two tables. One for mergers and one for acquisitions. 
For Mergers, 

For Acquisitions, 

Total no. of mergers and acquisitions during the given period = 5646

Total no. of mergers during the given period = 1499

Total no. of acquisitions during the given period = 5646 - 1499 = 4147

Hence required percentage is $$\frac{1499}{4147}\times\ 100=37\%\ \left(approx\right)$$

From the given table, we can calculate two tables. One for mergers and one for acquisitions.
For Mergers,

For Acquisitions,

During the given period, Food and Beverage, Textile, Drugs and Pharma, Financial Services and other services satisfy the condition that mergers form more than 20% of the share.

From the given table, we can calculate two tables. One for mergers and one for acquisitions.
For Mergers,

For Acquisitions,

For Food and Beverage, IT and Telecom, Diversified,  Financial Services and Other services satisfy the condition that the merger activity was more in the first three years than in the last three years.

From the given table, we can calculate two tables. One for mergers and one for acquisitions.
For Mergers,

For Acquisitions,

The turbulence for the Financial Service sector is much higher when compared to the other sectors.

Turbulence for the Financial service sector can be calculated as (201-194)+(201-160)+(160-116)+(193-116)+(193-177)= 185

Similarly, turbulence for the IT and Telecom sector = 108

Turbulence for Food and Beverage = 50

Turbulence for other sectors = 62

From the given table, we can calculate two tables. One for mergers and one for acquisitions.
For Mergers,

For Acquisitions,

The number of acquisitions in the period 2005-06 is more than that of the previous year for the seven sectors, and it is the highest.

The total imports from various sources for the year 2010 are as follows:

Coal imported in 2010 = 25% of 540(1.15) = 148.5

Crude oil imported in 2010 = 50% of 290(1.1) = 159.5

Natural gas imported in 2010 = 50% of 80(1.05) = 42

Hydroelectricity imported in 2010 = 5% of 50(1.1) = 2.75

Total imports = 148.5 + 159.5 + 42 + 2.75 = 360 MTOE (approx)

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

The natural gas consumption in 2009 = $$\dfrac{8}{100}\left(1000\right)\ =\ 80$$

The natural gas consumption in 2010 = 5% increase from 2009 = 80(1.05)

Import of natural gas for the year 2010 = 50% of 80(1.05) = 42

The natural gas consumption in 2012 = 80(1.05)(1.1)(1.05)

Import of natural gas for 2012 = 30% of 80(1.05)(1.1)(1.05) = 29 (approx)

Hence the required difference = 42 - 29 = 13

So, from 2010 to 2012, the imports were reduced by 13 MTOE.

Domestic production of crude oil in the year 2011 = 55% of 290(1.1)(1.1) = 193 MTOE (approx)

Consumption of energy in the given country for the year 2012 is as follows:

540(1.15)(1.1)(1.15) + 290(1.1)(1.1)(1.15) + 80(1.05)(1.1)(1.05) + 20(1.2)(1.15)(1.1) + 50(1.1)(1.05)(1.1) + 20(1.15)(1.15)(1.1)

= 786 + 404 + 97 + 30 + 64 + 29 =  1410 MTOE

Hence the required percentage is $$\dfrac{786}{1410}\times100\ \approx\ \ 56\%\ $$

Domestic production of nuclear energy and hydroelectricity in the year 2011 are as follows:

Nuclear energy production in 2011 = 20(1.2)(1.15) = 27.6

Hydroelectricity production in 2011 = 95% of 50(1.1)(1.05) = 54.8625

Sum of the energies production  = 27.6 + 54.8625 = 82.46

The closest approximate answer out of the given options is 80.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Let us draw the diagram according to the information given,

There will be infinite shaded areas as shown in the figure. 

Area of circle P$$_{1}$$ = $$\pi*R^2$$

Area of square Q$$_{1}$$ = $$(\sqrt{2}*R)^2$$ = $$2R^2$$

Area of circle P$$_{2}$$ = $$\pi*(\dfrac{R}{\sqrt{2}})^2=\pi*R^2/2$$

Area of square Q$$_{2}$$ = $$R^2$$

Area of circle P$$_{3}$$ = $$\pi*(\dfrac{R}{2})^2=\pi*R^2/4$$

Therefore, S$$_{N}$$ = [$$2R^2-\pi*\dfrac{R^2}{2}$$]+[$$R^2-\pi*\dfrac{R^2}{4}$$]+... 

S$$_{N}$$ = $$(2R^2+R^2+\dfrac{R^2}{2}+... )$$- $$(\pi*\dfrac{R^2}{2}+\pi*\dfrac{R^2}{4}+\pi*\dfrac{R^2}{8}...)$$

S$$_{N}$$ = $$4R^2-\pi*R^2$$

Therefore, $$\dfrac{S_{N}}{Q_{1}}$$ = $$\dfrac{4R^2-\pi*R^2}{2R^2}$$ = $$\dfrac{4 - \pi}{2}$$. Hence, option A is the correct answer.

1+2+3+4+..................+n < 1200

and 

1+2+3+4+..................+n+ (n+1) > 1200

We need to calculate value of n.

Using first and second inequality,

$$\frac{n (n+1)}{2}$$ < 1200

N = 48

Total number of boxes of sweets distributed is: 48*49/2 = 1176

So, roll no 24 got doubles number of boxes. 

The distance of boat from bottom of cliff when angle of depression is 60 deg is

tan $$60^{\circ}$$ = $$\frac{210}{d}$$

d = 121.3 m

The distance of boat from bottom of cliff when angle of depression is 45 deg is

tan $$45^{\circ}$$ = $$\frac{210}{d}$$

d = 210 m

The distance covered by boat is 210 - 121.3 = 88.7 m

Speed of boat given is 3 km/hr

In m/s it is 3*5/18 = 5/6 m/s = 0.83 m/s

Time taken to cover 88.7 m is 88.7/0.83 = 106.44 sec $$\cong$$ 2 min

Alloy X has zinc and copper in ratio 6:9

If 40 grams is taken then weights of zinc and copper are: 

Zinc = $$\frac{6}{15}$$ * 40 = 16 grams

Copper = $$\frac{9}{15}$$ * 40 = 24 grams

Alloy Y has zinc and copper in ratio 7:11

If 60 grams is taken then weights of zinc and copper are: 

Zinc = $$\frac{7}{18}$$ * 60 = $$\frac{70}{3}$$ grams

Copper = 60 - $$\frac{70}{3}$$ = $$\frac{110}{3}$$ grams

When mixed together, the weights of Zinc and Copper are:

Zinc = 16 + $$\frac{70}{3}$$ = $$\frac{118}{3}$$

Copper = 24 + $$\frac{110}{3}$$ = $$\frac{182}{3}$$

Ratio = 118/3:182/3 = 59:91

Let 'a' be the length of side of the hexagon. Therefore, the area of hexagon = $$6*\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\times a^2$$.

The area of triangle PQR = $$\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\times (a/2)^2$$

Therefore, the are of the shaded region = $$6*\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\times a^2$$ - $$\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\times (a/2)^2$$ = $$\dfrac{23\sqrt{3}a^2}{16} = X$$

$$\Rightarrow$$ $$a^2 = \dfrac{16X}{23\sqrt{3}}$$

The area of the circle = $$\pi*a^2$$

$$\Rightarrow$$ $$\dfrac{16 \pi}{23 \sqrt{3}}$$ X. Hence, option A is the correct answer. 

10 years ago, Let age of Ravindra be 5x and Rekha be 4x

At present, Ravindra is 7/6 times of Rekha's age.

5x + 10 = $$\frac{7}{6}$$ (4x + 10)

Solving, x =5

Ravindra was 25 years (10 years ago) and Rekha was 20 years (10 years ago)

Now, ages of their children is 3:2:1

Maximum possible ages of children is 9,6,3 years.

Total age of family is: 35 + 30 + 9*3 + 6*2 + 3 = 107 years.

Probability of choosing a boy from Section A = 3/4

Probability of choosing a boy from Section B = 5/9

Probability of choosing a girl from Section A = 1/4

Probability of choosing a girl from Section B = 4/9

There are two cases. 

Case 1: Boy from section A and girl from section B

Probabilty = $$\frac{3}{4}$$ x $$\frac{4}{9}$$

Case 2: Boy from section A and girl from section B

Probabilty = $$\frac{1}{4}$$ x $$\frac{5}{9}$$

Adding gives final probability = $$\frac{12}{36}$$ + $$\frac{5}{36}$$ = $$\frac{17}{36}$$ 

The amount of pure milk received by 5th customer = amount of pure milk after 4 replacements - amount of milk after 5 replacements

Formula for amount of milk after n replacements is : 40 $$(1 - \frac{10}{40})^{n}$$

Amount of milk received by 5th customer = 40 $$(1 - \frac{10}{40})^{4}$$ - 40 $$(1 - \frac{10}{40})^{5}$$

=> 40 * $$(\frac{3}{4})^{4} (1 - \frac{3}{4})$$

=> $$\frac{405}{128}$$ lts.

The ferry must have traveled 1.5*(20-2) = 27 kms already. The ferry needs to cover 73 kms to reach Rock of Vivekananda and 100 kms back to Kanyakumari. 15 gallons of water has already entered the ship. 45 more gallons will enter in order for the ship to sink. So it takes 4.5 hours. The ferry has to travel 70 km and return 100 km before it sinks. Speed of stream from Rock memorial to Kanniyakumari is 2 km/hr

Check the options.

Option 1: $$\frac{73}{38}+\frac{100}{41} = 4.36$$
Option 2: $$\frac{73}{39}+\frac{100}{40} = 4.37$$
Option 3 : $$\frac{73}{40}+\frac{100}{38} = 4.46$$
Option 4: $$\frac{73}{33}+\frac{100}{41} = 4.65$$
Thus, the closest option is option C.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.

We can see that the magnitude in each succeeding term is less than that of preceding term. 

Hence, we can say that for S = $$1 - \frac{1}{6} + (\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{1}{4})-(\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{5}{18})+$$ ...

The value will lie between (5/6, 1). We can check with option choices. 

Option A: $$\frac{2}{3}$$ < $$\frac{5}{6}$$. Hence, this can't be the answer. 

Option B: $$\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$$ = 1.155 > $$1$$. Hence, this can't be the answer. 

Option C: $$\sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}$$ = 0.8164 < $$\frac{5}{6}$$. Hence, this can't be the answer. 

Option D: $$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$$ = 0.866. This lies between (5/6, 1).Hence, this is the correct answer. 

$$\text{log}_{7} \text{log}_{7} \sqrt{7(\sqrt{7\sqrt{7}})}$$ 
= $$\text{log}_{7} [\frac{1}{2} (\text{log}_{7} 7+\text{log}_{7} \sqrt{7(\sqrt{7})})]$$
= $$\text{log}_{7} [\frac{1}{2} (1 +\frac{1}{2}\text{log}_{7}{7(\sqrt{7})})]$$
= $$\text{log}_{7} [\frac{1}{2} (1 +\frac{1}{2}(1+1/2))]$$
= $$\text{log}_{7}\frac{7}{8}$$
= $$\text{log}_{7}7 - \text{log}_{7}8$$
= $$1-3 \text{log}_{7}2$$
Hence, option D is the correct answer.

We can represent the given information in the diagram as follows:

The width of the street = BD = BC + CD

$$\Rightarrow$$ $$\sqrt{13^2 - 8^2}$$ + $$\sqrt{13^2 - 12^2}$$

$$\Rightarrow$$ $$10.24$$m + $$5$$m = 15.2 m. Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Total 8 digit number which can be made using all digits when repetition is allowed = $$9*10^7$$ = $$90000000$$

Total 8 digit number which can be made using all digits when repetition is not allowed = $$9*9*8*7*6*5*4*3$$ = $$1632960$$

Therefore, The total number of eight - digit landline telephone numbers that can be formed having at least one of their digits repeated =  $$90000000$$ - $$1632960$$ = $$88367040$$.  Hence the correct answer is None of the above (D).

On drawing the Venn diagram

It is given that TCS has a total of 42 business analysts covering at least one of the three locations: Singapore, New York and London.

Therefore, (12 - x) + (14 - x) + (12 - x) + 6 + 4 + 8 + x = 42

$$\Rightarrow$$ 56 - 2x = 42 i.e. x = 7. 

Therefore, the number of analysts covering New York alone = 14 - x = 14 - 7 = 7.

Eight years after completion of your MBA degree, you start a business of your own. You invest INR 30,00,000 in the business that is expected to give you a return of 6%, compounded annually. If the expected number of years by which your investment shall double is 72/r, where r is the percent interest rate, the approximate expected total value of investment (in INR) from your business 48 years later is:

It is given that the expected number of years by which your investment shall double is 72/r, where r is the percent interest rate.

We are given that r = 6%. Therefore, it will take 72/6 = 12 years for money to grow twice of initial investment. In every 12 years, the money will become 2 fold. Therefore, in 48 years money will grow to = $$2^{48/12}$$ = 16 times. 

Therefore, the approximate expected total value of investment (in INR) from your business 48 years later = 16*30,00,000 = 4,80,00,000.

It is given that the radius of cylinder = 6 cm. The rectangular solid with a square base is placed in the cylinder such that each of the corners of the solid is tangent to the cylinder wall.

Therefore, the diagonal of square base = the diameter of circular base 

Hence, a$$\sqrt{2}$$ = 2*6 = 12 => a = $$6\sqrt{2}$$ cm.

The volume of water = Volume of the cylinder - Volume of the rectangular solid

$$\Rightarrow$$ $$\pi*6^2*24$$ - $$(6\sqrt{2})^2*20$$

$$\Rightarrow$$ $$864*\pi - 1440$$

$$\Rightarrow$$ $$288(3\pi - 5)$$

Let 'N' be the total effective student work day required to finish the sponsorship works.

N = 1+(1+2)+(1+2+3)+...+(1+2+3+ ... +20)

N = $$\sum_{n=1}^{n=20} \dfrac{(n)*(n+1)}{2}$$

N = $$\dfrac{1}{2}*[\dfrac{20*21*41}{6}+\dfrac{20*21}{2}]$$

N = 1540

We can say that 1540 engineering students can finish the sponsorship task in one day. It is given that each MBA student is twice as efficient as an engineering student. Hence, we can say that 770 MBA students will finish the sponsorship task in a day.

Therefore, time taken by 11 MBA students would take to do the same activity = $$\dfrac{770}{11}$$ = 70 days

It is given that a total of  6000 strips are manufactured out of which the company supplied 600 strips of free medicines to the doctors.

Hence, the number of strips which were sold = 6000 - 600 = 5400.

It is given that the company was able to sell 4/5th of the strips at 25 percent discount and the balance at the printed price of Rs. 250. 

Total revenue generated by the firm = $$(0.75*250)*(\dfrac{4}{5}*5400)+(250)*(\dfrac{1}{5}*5400)$$ = Rs. 1080000

Net revenue after vendor’s discount = 0.7*1080000 = Rs. 756000

We can see that the company invested Rs. 800000 for the drug creation. 

Hence, percentage loss incurred by the company = $$\dfrac{800000-756000}{800000}*100$$ = 5.5%

Therefore, option C is the correct answer. 

Total distance covered by the ball = $$32+(\dfrac{32}{2}+\dfrac{32}{2}+\dfrac{32}{2^2}+\dfrac{32}{2^2}+\dfrac{32}{2^3}+...)$$

=$$32+2(\dfrac{32}{2}+\dfrac{32}{2^2}+\dfrac{32}{2^3}+...)$$

$$\Rightarrow$$ $$32 + 64(\dfrac{1/2}{1-1/2}$$) = 96 m.

Mr. Raj is not to be included in the committee if Ms. Rani i.e. they both cannot be included together.
Let
i) Raj is selected and Rani is not.
Thus, the remaining 2 males can be selected $$^7C_{2}$$ ways and the remaining 4 females can be selected in $$^6C_{4}$$ ways.
Thus, the total number of ways = $$^7C_{2}$$*$$^6C_{4}$$ = $$315$$
ii) Raj is not selected and Rani is selected.

Thus, the remaining 3 males can be selected $$^6C_{3}$$ ways and the remaining 3 females can be selected in $$^6C_{3}$$ ways

Thus, the total number of ways = $$^7C_{3}$$*$$^6C_{3}$$ = $$700$$
iii) Both are not selected.

Thus, the remaining 3 males can be selected $$^7C_{3}$$ ways and the remaining 4 females can be selected in $$^6C_{4}$$ ways.
Thus, the total number of ways = $$^7C_{3}$$*$$^6C_{4}$$ = $$525$$
Thus, the total number of ways = $$315+700+525 = 1540$$
Hence, option C is the correct answer.