IPM Indore 2022 Question Paper

The idiom 'looking on the bright side' refers to being optimistic about the nature of things, i.e. not focusing solely on the discomforting part of something. The discomforting part that the sentence presents to us is that two exams are left. Still, we go on to rather discuss 'after these, I won't have any more for a year', and therefore are optimistic; it can thus be said that we are 'looking on the bright side' of things.

The sentence describes a chain of coffee shops that is committed to building a 'culture where everyone is welcome', i.e., a culture of 'inclusivity'. It goes on to discuss how the chain is an ally to the LGBTQ community and that this is just one example. We can infer that the chain respects inclusivity and diversity. 'Discriminatory' is antonymous with equality and inclusivity, and option B is incorrect. Option A and option D are not as suitable as option C, which is the correct answer.

'A taste of someone's own medicine' is an idiom that refers to someone experiencing the same harmful or unpleasant treatment that they have inflicted on someone else. In the given sentence, since Leela is always said to have been nasty and inconsiderate towards her colleagues, her rude superior can be said to be giving her 'a taste of her own medicine'.

The idiom 'piece of cake' refers to a task that is very easy to handle or complete. Based on the context of the sentence, flying a simple aeroplane can be said to be an easy task for the experienced pilot. We can, therefore, write: 'Flying this simple aeroplane is a piece of cake for the experienced pilot.'

The sentence refers to the writer's interest after hearing 'his talk on heritage sites.' Both 'brightened' and 'adopted' do not suit the context and are not used with the word 'interest.' Among the remaining options, 'aroused' is the most suitable word. To say that something has caught someone's attention is the same as saying something has aroused their interest.

The given sentence is grammatically incorrect. While using negative adverbs like 'never' at the beginning of a clause, the inversion of the subject and auxiliary verb is required, and thus, the auxiliary verb 'did' will come before 'he.' Option D is the correct answer.

The provided sentence is grammatically incorrect. The Principal and professors will sensibly authorize to sanction leave to a student if she already 'has' a good attendance record. Option A, therefore, is correct. The word 'provided' presents a condition or requirement, so it will be used with the simple present tense, not the future tense.

The given sentence is a third conditional sentence. It expresses a situation in the past that did not happen. In third conditional sentences, we use the perfect conditional to express a hypothetical scenario. Therefore, we should write "would have driven you there" instead of "could drive you there." Option C is correct.

'Revert' means to 'reset' or 'return to a previous state.' Since 'revert' means to 'go back', the word 'back' serves no purpose and is redundant when used with 'revert'. Specifically, it is tautologically redundant. The correct sentence will be: When all the words on the page got scrambled, she quickly pressed undo, after which the document reverted to its original state. Option B is correct.

Barring the opening sentence, the paragraph discusses how people of Southeast Asia spend more time in shopping malls than Europeans due to climate and lifestyle factors. This resonates with option B, "culture plays an important role in shaping the shopping experience." Option A talks about discounts that retail stores offer to entice shoppers, which has not been discussed in the rest of the paragraph. Options C and D are similarly off-topic and/or narrow.