Q1. This question consists of information and two statements numbered I and II given below it You have to decide which of the given statements weaken s or strengthen s the information and decide the appropriate answer In order to discourage crowd built up at railway station X the platform ticket charged to all such priced at Rs 10 should be increased to Rs 20 I The price of a ticket from X to the nearest railway station is Rs 12 II On average every railway station generates Rs 24 lacs revenue by charging Rs 10 for platform ticket while X generates Rs 28 lacs

Q2. Statements The Bank of England s move to auction 25 metric tons of gold drew plenty of bidders looking for a bargain but was criticised by major gold producers worldwide Conclusions The Bank of England should not auction gold which it possesses to keep steady international prices of gold Bidders should quote higher gold prices to retain present value of gold in the international markets

Q3. Statements A large majority of the work force in India is unorganised Most of them earn either the minimum or uncertain wages while others are engaged in sundry jobs Conclusions The workers in the organised sector get better facilities and stay longer in their jobs Some workers in the unorganised sector of the work force have a regular and fixed income

Q4. Directions The question consists of a statement and two conclusions The student must first determine whether each statement is true Choose the appropriate option after reading the three statements carefully Statements Wind is an inexhaustible source of energy and an aerogenerator can convert it into electricity Though not much has been done in this field the survey shows that there is vast potential for developing wind as alternative source of energy Conclusions I Energy by wind is comparatively newly emerging field II The energy crisis can be dealt by exploring more in the field of aero generation

Q5. Szymanski suggests that the problem of racism in football may be present even today He begins by verifying an earlier hypothesis the clubs wage bills explain 90 of their performance Thus if players salaries were to be only based on their abilities clubs that spend more should finish higher If there is pay discrimination against some group of players fewer teams bidding for black players thus lowering the salaries for blacks with the same ability as whites that neat relation may no longer hold He concludes that certain clubs seem to have achieved much less than what they could have by not recruiting black players Which one of the following findings would best support Szymanski s conclusion