XAT 2018 Question Paper

Option A is eliminated by 'Be clear like mirror holding nothing'; 'profundity of knowledge' is thus irrelevant. Option C is eliminated by 'Be pure emptiness'; 'freedom from emptiness' would thus be antonymous. Option D is eliminated by ' Contain all human faces in your own without any judgement of them'; 'being a fine judge of human quality' is thus antonymous to the received wisdom. Option E is neglected by 'this love path has no expectations'. 'Silence is all' fortifies option B.

The relation can be depicted as follows(Variables  -------> Function):

The velocity of the wind and of fetch, the length of the surface of the water subject to those winds -------> Size of oceanic waves

Size of the waves and the shape of the sea bottom ------->The average impact of waves against a coastline

The average impact of waves against a coastline, the geologic composition of the coastline -------> The degree of erosion on the coastline

Since only option E is following the flow, the correct option is E.

The central idea of the given paragraph is that Indian religious and ethical space is different from that of the western countries. The remaining part of the paragraph explains how Indian religious works placed emphasis on the concept of Dharma. The author is trying to promote Dharma as something unique to the Indian culture. Therefore, any idea that challenges this assumption will make the paragraph redundant. Option E states that the western culture also places emphasis on human values and dharma, taking away the uniqueness of Indian culture. Therefore, option E is the right answer. 

Option A: Since a group of employees attended the program, a change in the openness of only one participant does not give much incentive to the CEO to give the approval. Thus, this is not the correct option.

Option B: Although this option does speak good about the programme, this does not give any consolidation to the efficacy of the program. Thus, this is not the correct option.

Option C: Since this option provides consolidation to the efficacy of the program, this is the correct answer.

Option D: Giving his CEO an ultimatum is not a good idea for the approval. Thus, this is not the correct option.

Option E: Emotional appeal will have a similar effect as that of the previous option. Thus, this is not the correct option.

Thus, the correct option is E.

Statement 1: This is a distorted inference drawn from the passage and hence is not a correct statement.

Statement 2: Since vocalists are not inside the scope of the paragraph, this is not a correct statement.

Statement 3: "Unlike brain games, playing an instrument is a rich and complex experience. This is because it's integrating information from senses like vision, hearing, and touch, along with fine movements."

From the above lines, it can be inferred that playing brain games does not integrate various senses and movements as much as playing a musical instrument.

Thus, this is a correct statement.

Statement 4: This is a distorted inference as it is nowhere mentioned or implied that the five senses are critical in the business world and hence is not a correct statement.

Thus, the correct option is C.

The last part of the sentence, "made him talk back," indicates that he considered himself a calm person. Among the options, nonchalant means calm and relaxed. Thus, the first blank will be filled with "nonchalant".

Thus, the possible answers are A and E.

By the context of the passage, the last blank must have a word meaning a feeling of emptiness or dissatisfaction. Thus, the perfect choice for the blank is "ennui".

Hence, the answer is option A.

We cannot predict the future performance using the past records. Therefore, any option that stresses on the track record to allay the fear can be eliminated. 

Options A, B, C, and D use the past performance as a tool to assert that the person will perform well. Therefore, we can eliminate these options. Only option E states that Sayed has an option to exclude the new joinee's performance. Even if Palani fails to perform, Sayed will not have to bear the brunt for the same. Therefore, option E will encourage Sayed to provide Palani with a chance and hence, option E is the right answer. 

Option A provides a justification why Palani's expenses are on a higher side. Also, the other options involve a level of subjectivity. The truth in the claims cannot be verified in the other options and hence, a decision cannot be arrived. Option A talks about a quantifiable reason and hence, Satyendar can make a decision. Therefore, option A is the right answer.

To make a decision, there must be a factor that encourages/discourages the distribution of territories to his subordinates.

Options A shows that Sayed has been a good performer, and can be allotted a fair share of the territories. Option B shows that Sayed is in a tight spot, and hence can be allowed to focus more on his territory and not assign him significantly more territories.

Similarly, Options D and E provide info as to how the performance of Godwin has been. They would help Satyender to decide to assign more territories or fewer territories according to the performance of Godwin over the past years.

Note that C provides no such factor of consideration. It merely states that there is a new territory that faces stiff competition. What about the other territories, what should be their distribution? Even we are unsure about this territory. Let us say Palani's performance is poor. But should this territory be assigned to Godwin or Sayed, who is a better performer? Hence, C does not lead us anywhere.

A per the information provided in the question we need to look for a case that provides the required assurance of how the current and the future prospects may turn out.

Since a financial institution that acts as an independent researcher has a very positive outlook towards the loss-making company's prospects in the future. This provides the required assurance for not just Sudarshan but for all the key stakeholders. Hence is very crucial to understand how things stand currently for the company.

It will be appropriate that it was handed over to professionals but unless any results are provided from the professional advice this might not be significant enough to assure Sudarshan.

The huge success in one industry cannot be translated or expected to compensate for the loss in the other two industries.

We are not aware if the replaced employees are incompetent or poorly performing employees. Hence this does not hold significance in assuring the required confidence.

If people are leaving at a much higher rate compared to the industry average then this becomes a matter of concern and hence is not correct.