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Previous Year Questions

    21.

    Let x, y, z and a be real numbers satisfying  
    4(x + 2y + 2z) = 2a and 4(x – y – z) = 3 + a.  
    Then, a equals: 

    Option A is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    We have two equations,
    4(x + 2y + 2z) = 2a  ...(1)
    4(x − y − z) = 3 + a  ...(2)
    From (1) ⇒ a = 2(x + 2y + 2z).
    Substitute a into (2) and simplify — after algebraic manipulation we obtain a = 3.

    22.

    Consider two sets A = {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13} and B = {1, 8, 27}.  
    Let f be a function from A to B such that for every element in B, there is at least one element a in A such that f(a) = b.  
    The total number of such functions f is:  

    Option D is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    Set A={2,3,5,7,11,13} so |A|=6
    Set B={1, 8, 27} so |B|=3
    Without any restrictions, each element in A can map to any of the 3 elements in B. Thus, the total number of
    functions is:
    Excluding Functions That Miss One Element in B: If a function does not map to an element in B, there are 2
    elements in B left for mapping. The total number of such functions (for each specific element not mapped) is:
    Since there are 3 elements in B, the total number of such functions is:3x64=192
    Adding Back Functions That Miss Two Elements in B: If a function misses two elements in B, there is only 1
    element left for mapping. The total number of such functions is: 1^6=1.
    Since there are ways to choose which two elements are missed, the total number of such functions is: 3
    Using the inclusion-exclusion principle, the number of functions where all elements of B are mapped by at least
    one element of A is:
    729-192+3=540.

    23.

    The chart below provides complete information about the number of countries visited by Dheeraj, Samantha
    and Nitesh, in Asia, Europe and the rest of the world (ROW).

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    The following additional facts are known about the countries visited by them.
    1. 32 countries were visited by at least one of them.
    2. USA (in ROW) is the only country that was visited by all three of them.
    3. China (in Asia) is the only country that was visited by both Dheeraj and Nitesh, but not by Samantha.
    4. France (in Europe) is the only country outside Asia, which was visited by both Dheeraj and Samantha, but not
        by Nitesh.
    5. Half of the countries visited by both Samantha and Nitesh are in Europe.

     

    21.

    How many countries in Asia were visited by at least one of Dheeraj, Samantha and Nitesh?

    Answer : 3

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

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    22.

    How many countries in Europe were visited only by Nitesh?

    Answer : 2

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

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    23.

    How many countries in the ROW were visited by both Nitesh and Samantha?

    Answer : 4

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    Number of countries in ROW visited by both Nitesh and Samantha is 3+1=4

    24.

    How many countries in Europe were visited by exactly one of Dheeraj, Samantha and Nitesh?

    Option D is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    Number of countries in EU visited by exactly 1 person is 12.

    24.

    Two students, Amiya and Ramya are the only candidates in an election for the position of class representative.
    Students will vote based on the intensity level of Amiya’s and Ramya’s campaigns and the type of campaigns
    they run. Each campaign is said to have a level of 1 if it is a staid campaign and a level of 2 if it is a vigorous
    campaign. Campaigns can be of two types, they can either focus on issues, or on attacking the other candidate.
    If Amiya and Ramya both run campaigns focusing on issues, then
    • The percentage of students voting in the election will be 20 times the sum of the levels of campaigning of the
       two students. For example, if Amiya and Ramya both run vigorous campaigns, then 20 × (2+2)%, that is, 80% of
       the students will vote in the election.
    • Among voting students, the percentage of votes for each candidate will be proportional to the levels of their
       campaigns. For example, if Amiya runs a staid (i.e., level 1) campaign while Ramya runs a vigorous (i.e., level 2)
       campaign, then Amiya will receive 1/3 of the votes cast, and Ramya will receive the other 2/3. The abovementioned percentages change as follows if at least one of them runs a campaign attacking their opponent.
    • If Amiya runs a campaign attacking Ramya and Ramya runs a campaign focusing on issues, then 10% of the
      students who would have otherwise voted for Amiya will vote for Ramya, and another 10% who would have
      otherwise voted for Amiya, will not vote at all.
    • If Ramya runs a campaign attacking Amiya and Amiya runs a campaign focusing on issues, then 20% of the
      students who would have otherwise voted for Ramya will vote for Amiya, and another 5% who would have
      otherwise voted for Ramya, will not vote at all.
    • If both run campaigns attacking each other, then 10% of the students who would have otherwise voted for
      them had they run campaigns focusing on issues, will not vote at all

    21.

     If both of them run staid campaigns attacking the other, then what percentage of students will vote in the
    election?

    Option D is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    If both Ramya and Amiya run staid campaigns, the intensity of each staid campaign is 1
    So total number of voters that would vote for them if they focused on issues will be 20x(1+1)%=40%
    This means if they had both ran regarding issues, then they would get 20% of votes each.
    We are told that both of them run attacking campaigns,
    And the rule for mutual attacking campaign is 10% of voters who would have voted for each candidate will not
    vote.
    That means 10% of 20% of each candidate will not vote, now that it is a mutually attacking campaign.
    That means, each candidate receives 18% of the votes.
    Total votes received is 36%.

    22.

    What is the minimum percentage of students who will vote in the election?

    Option D is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    We want the minimum vote share, that means both the candidates run staid campaigns.
    And, both the campaigns should be attacking, since we see that if one candidate runs an attacking campaign
    whereas the other candidate runs an issues campaign, a fair number of voters get transferred to the other
    candidate's vote share.
    This points to us to a scenario where both the campaigns are staid and attacking, which is nothing but the
    scenario described in the previous question.
    If both Ramya and Amiya run staid campaigns, the intensity of each staid campaign is 1
    So total number of voters that would vote for them if they focused on issues will be 20x(1+1)%=40%
    This means if they had both ran regarding issues, then they would get 20% of votes each.
    We are told that both of them run attacking campaigns,
    And the rule for mutual attacking campaign is 10% of voters who would have voted for each candidate will not
    vote.
    That means 10% of 20% of each candidate will not vote, now that it is a mutually attacking campaign.
    That means, each candidate receives 18% of the votes.
    Total votes received is 36%, which is the minimum possible

    23.

    If Amiya runs a campaign focusing on issues, then what is the maximum percentage of votes that she can
    get?

    Option A is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    Amiya runs a campaign on issues, and we need to find the maximum vote share that she can get.
    We are trying to maximise the number of voters for Amiya, that means Amiya needs to run a vigorous
    campaign.
    Since, we are trying to increase the vote share for Amiya, we want as many voters as possible transferred from
    Ramya's share to Amiya's votes.
    As the number of votes a candidate receives is proportional to the intensity level of the campaign, we want
    Ramya also to run a vigorous AND attacking campaign, so that her votes are transferred to Amiya.
    In this scenario we have 20x(2+2)% of the people voting, 80% of the people. Of that, if both had ran issues
    campaign, they would have each received 40% of the votes.
    Now, we want Ramya to run an attacking campaign, where 20% of the people that would have voted for her vote
    for Amiya.
    So 20% of 40% of the votes are transferred to Amiya. That is 8% of the votes. And we are also told that, 5% that
    would have voted for her dont vote, so 5% of 40% dont vote, that is 2% of the voters.
    Final Tally is Amiya gets 48% of the votes, and Ramya gets 30% of the votes

    24.

    If Ramya runs a campaign attacking Amiya, then what is the minimum percentage of votes that she is
    guaranteed to get?

    Option B is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    We are looking for the minimum possible number of votes that Ramya can get when she runs an attacking
    campaign.
    To minimise the number of votes, we can have Ramya run a staid campaign to minimise the votes, so minimum
    intensity, which will get her 20% of the votes if she ran with issues. Now that she is running with attacking, she
    will loose 20% of the votes to Amiya and 5% of the votes will not vote anymore.
    That is a total 25% loss. Remaining votes she will get is 75% of the 20% which will leave her with 15% of the
    votes.

    25.

    What is the maximum possible voting margin with which one of the candidates can win?

    Option B is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    We are looking for the minimum possible number of votes that Ramya can get and maximise the number of
    votes that Amiya can get.
    We can borrow the scenario from the previous question where Ramya runs an attacking campaign, and we
    minimised the number of votes she can get.
    To minimise the number of votes, we can have Ramya run a staid campaign to minimise the votes, so minimum
    intensity, which will get her 20% of the votes if she ran with issues. Now that she is running with attacking, she
    will loose 20% of the votes to Amiya and 5% of the votes will not vote anymore.
    That is a total 25% loss. Remaining votes she will get is 75% of the 20% which will leave her with 15% of the
    votes.
    And to maximise the number of votes Amiya can get, we will have her run an vigorous issues campaign, which
    will give her 2x20% of the votes, that is 40% of the votes. And since Ramya has been running an attacking
    campaign, 20% of her votes are transferred to Amiya. 20% of the 20% of the votes which is 4% that were going
    to Ramya will now go to Amiya. That will bring up Amiya's tally up to 44% leaving Ramya's tally at 15%.
    The difference in the votes will be 44-15=29%.
    This is the maximum possible vote difference between the two candidates that is possible.

    25.

    The game of QUIET is played between two teams. Six teams, numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, play in a QUIET
    tournament. These teams are divided equally into two groups. In the tournament, each team plays every other
    team in the same group only once, and each team in the other group exactly twice. The tournament has several
    rounds, each of which consists of a few games. Every team plays exactly one game in each round.
    The following additional facts are known about the schedule of games in the tournament.
    1. Each team played against a team from the other group in Round 8.
    2. In Round 4 and Round 7, the match-ups, that is the pair of teams playing against each other, were identical. In
        Round 5 and Round 8, the match-ups were identical.
    3. Team 4 played Team 6 in both Round 1 and Round 2.
    4. Team 1 played Team 5 ONLY once and that was in Round 2.
    5. Team 3 played Team 4 in Round 3. Team 1 played Team 6 in Round 6.
    6. In Round 8, Team 3 played Team 6, while Team 2 played Team 5.

     How many rounds were there in the tournament?

    21.

     How many rounds were there in the tournament?

    Answer : 8

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    We are told that there are six teams, that are divided into two groups.
    Teams in the same group will play each other only once, and teams in different group will play each other twice.
    Calculating the combinations, there is going to be games among teams in the same group among them,
    and since there is two groups, total such games will be 6.
    Now, teams in different group play each other twice. Calculating the combinations for this,
    From the first group, a team can be chosen in three ways, and from the second group, a team can be chosen in
    three ways. Total ways two teams from different groups can play each other is 3x3 which is 9. And since they
    play each other twice, that is 9+9 games of this combination.
    Total number of games is 18+6=24
    It is given that each team plays one game in each round, that means there is going to be 3 matchups in each
    round. And given, there is 24 games to played in this format, the number of rounds will be 24/3=8
    The tournament will have 8 rounds.
    Now that we know there are going to be 8 rounds in the tournament, let us identify the teams in a particular
    group, that will help us build the matchups.
    We are told that Round 8 teams from different groups play each other, and Teams 1 and 5 play only once. This
    means, 1 and 5 have to be on the same group. It is also told that 4 and 6 play each other twice, that means 4
    and 6 have to be in different groups. Looking at the matches from Round 8 that is given to us, 3 played 6 and 2
    played 5. We already know 1 and 5 are in the same group, so 2 must be in the other group. Among 3 and 6, if we
    were to place 3 in the group with 1 and 5, 4 and 6 would have to be in the same group, which is not possible,
    hence 6 is with 1 and 5, giving us the final combination of groups.
    Now, using the given information to build the matchups for the 8 rounds.

    Rounds marked with the same colour represent the fact that the matchups are identical. Now we know that
    each team plays a game in each round, we know 2 out of the 3 matches for Round 2 and 8, and we can identify
    the third matchups as well. Giving us this resulting table.
    We are told that Round 4 and 7 are identical, that means they are the matchups between teams from two
    different groups,
    We look at the matchups that are remaining among the 6 teams where both the games are left to play.
    Right away we identify that 6 is yet to play 2 twice and 5 once. We are looking for teams playing twice, so both
    Round 4 and 7 has a matchups between 2 and 6. This means 6 will play 5 in Round 3 and using that we can
    identify the third matchup in Round 3 as well.
    Now, we can identify that 1 is yet to play 3 both the times, 2 once. And we are looking for teams playing each
    other twice.

    22.

    What is the number of the team that played Team 1 in Round 5?

    Answer : 4

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    We are told that there are six teams, that are divided into two groups.
    Teams in the same group will play each other only once, and teams in different group will play each other twice.
    Calculating the combinations, there is going to be games among teams in the same group among them,
    and since there is two groups, total such games will be 6.
    Now, teams in different group play each other twice. Calculating the combinations for this,
    From the first group, a team can be chosen in three ways, and from the second group, a team can be chosen in
    three ways. Total ways two teams from different groups can play each other is 3x3 which is 9. And since they
    play each other twice, that is 9+9 games of this combination.
    Total number of games is 18+6=24
    It is given that each team plays one game in each round, that means there is going to be 3 matchups in each
    round. And given, there is 24 games to played in this format, the number of rounds will be 24/3=8
    The tournament will have 8 rounds.
    Now that we know there are going to be 8 rounds in the tournament, let us identify the teams in a particular
    group, that will help us build the matchups.
    We are told that Round 8 teams from different groups play each other, and Teams 1 and 5 play only once. This
    means, 1 and 5 have to be on the same group. It is also told that 4 and 6 play each other twice, that means 4
    and 6 have to be in different groups. Looking at the matches from Round 8 that is given to us, 3 played 6 and 2
    played 5. We already know 1 and 5 are in the same group, so 2 must be in the other group. Among 3 and 6, if we
    were to place 3 in the group with 1 and 5, 4 and 6 would have to be in the same group, which is not possible,
    hence 6 is with 1 and 5, giving us the final combination of groups.
    Now, using the given information to build the matchups for the 8 rounds.

    Rounds marked with the same colour represent the fact that the matchups are identical. Now we know that
    each team plays a game in each round, we know 2 out of the 3 matches for Round 2 and 8, and we can identify
    the third matchups as well. Giving us this resulting table.
    We are told that Round 4 and 7 are identical, that means they are the matchups between teams from two
    different groups,
    We look at the matchups that are remaining among the 6 teams where both the games are left to play.
    Right away we identify that 6 is yet to play 2 twice and 5 once. We are looking for teams playing twice, so both
    Round 4 and 7 has a matchups between 2 and 6. This means 6 will play 5 in Round 3 and using that we can
    identify the third matchup in Round 3 as well.
    Now, we can identify that 1 is yet to play 3 both the times, 2 once. And we are looking for teams playing each
    other twice.

    23.

    Which team among the teams numbered 2, 3, 4, and 5 was not part of the same group?

    Option A is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    2, 3 and 4 were part of the same group. 5 is the answer.

    24.

    What is the number of the team that played Team 1 in Round 7?

    Answer : 3

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    The team that played Team 1 in Round 7 is 3.

    25.

    What is the number of the team that played Team 6 in Round 3?

    Answer : 5

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    Team that played Team 6 in Round 3 was Team 5.

    26.

    Six web surfers M, N, O, P, X, and Y each had 30 stars which they distributed among four bloggers A, B, C, and D.
    The number of stars received by A and B from the six web surfers is shown in the figure below.

    a1.png

    The following additional facts are known regarding the number of stars received by the bloggers from the
    surfers.
    1. The numbers of stars received by the bloggers from the surfers were all multiples of 5 (including 0).
    2. The total numbers of stars received by the bloggers were the same.
    3. Each blogger received a different number of stars from M.
    4. Two surfers gave all their stars to a single blogger.
    5. D received more stars than C from Y.

    21.

    What was the total number of stars received by D?

    Answer : 45

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    We are told that D receives more stars than C from Y. Considering Y has already given 25 stars, it will give 0
    stars to C and 5 stars to D.
    The only two surfers who have not given any stars to A or B is O and X, and these are the two surfers to give all
    of their stars to a single blogger.
    We are also told that M gives different stars to the four bloggers,
    Since he has already given 0 and 10, the remaining distinct stars should add up to 20. The only numbers that
    are remaining that add up to 20 are 5 and 15.
    We know that X rewards one of C or D 30 stars and O rewards one of C or D 30 stars. Given that, M could not
    have rewarded D 15 stars, since Y rewarded D 5 stars, and D is also going to rewarded 30 stars by O or X, and
    since the total is same for all, which is 45. This is not possible.
    This means that, M rewarded C 15 stars and D 5 stars.

    a1.png

    22.

    What was the number of stars received by D from Y?

    Option A is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    We are told that D receives more stars than C from Y. Considering Y has already given 25 stars, it will give 0
    stars to C and 5 stars to D.
    The only two surfers who have not given any stars to A or B is O and X, and these are the two surfers to give all
    of their stars to a single blogger.
    We are also told that M gives different stars to the four bloggers,
    Since he has already given 0 and 10, the remaining distinct stars should add up to 20. The only numbers that
    are remaining that add up to 20 are 5 and 15.
    We know that X rewards one of C or D 30 stars and O rewards one of C or D 30 stars. Given that, M could not
    have rewarded D 15 stars, since Y rewarded D 5 stars, and D is also going to rewarded 30 stars by O or X, and
    since the total is same for all, which is 45. This is not possible.
    This means that, M rewarded C 15 stars and D 5 stars.
    This gives us two casesa1.png

    23.

     How many surfers distributed their stars among exactly 2 bloggers?

    Answer : 2

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    M distributed among 3 bloggers, N among 2 bloggers, O among 1, P among 2, X among 1, Y among 3
    Hence 2 surfers distribute their stars among 2 bloggers.

    24.

    Which of the following can be determined with certainty?
    I. The number of stars received by C from M
    II. The number of stars received by D from O

    Option B is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    There are two cases formed since we cannot identify for certain two whom did O reward the stars to,
    We can identify the number of stars rewarded by M to C.
    Hence only statement 1 can be identified uniquely.

    27.

    The chart below shows the price data for seven shares - A, B, C, D, E, F, and G as a candlestick plot for a
    particular day. The vertical axis shows the price of the share in rupees. A share whose closing price (price at the
    end of the day) is more than its opening price (price at the start of the day) is called a bullish share; otherwise, it
    is called a bearish share. All bullish and bearish shares are shown in green and red colour respectively.

    a1.png

    21.

    Daily Share Price Variability (SPV) is defined as (Day’s high price - Day’s low price) / (Average of the opening
    and closing prices during the day). Which among the shares A, C, D and F had the highest SPV on that day?

    Option C is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer


    We are given that, Daily Share Price Variability (SPV) is defined as (Day’s high price - Day’s low price) / (Average
    of the opening and closing prices during the day)
    Calculating it for the four options,
    Stock F: 800/1700=8/17
    Stock A: 1200/2000=3/5
    Stock D: 900/750=90/75=6/5
    Stock C: 600/1000=3/5
    Clearly Stock D has the highest SPV.

    22.

    Daily Share Price Variability (SPV) is defined as (Day’s high price - Day’s low price) / (Average of the opening
    and closing prices during the day). How many shares had an SPV greater than 0.5 on that day?

    Answer : 4

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    We are given that, Daily Share Price Variability (SPV) is defined as (Day’s high price - Day’s low price) / (Average
    of the opening and closing prices during the day)
    Calculating it for the stocks
    Stock A: 1200/2000=3/5
    Stock B: 600/1850=60/185
    Stock C: 600/1000=3/5
    Stock D: 900/750=90/75=6/5
    Stock E: 300/1200=1/4
    Stock F: 800/1700=8/17
    Stock G: 900/1450=90/145
    We need to check for stocks greater than 0.5 on that day,
    Stock A, Stock C, Stock D, Stock G have SPV greater than 0.5 that day.
    Hence, the answer is 4.

    23.

     Daily loss for a share is defined as (Opening price - Closing price) / (Opening price). Which among the
    shares A, B, F and G had the highest daily loss on that day?

    Option C is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    Daily loss for a share is defined as (Opening price - Closing price) / (Opening price)

    Stock G gained money that day
    Hence Stock A has the highest Daily Loss.

    24.

    What would have been the percentage wealth gain for a trader, who bought equal numbers of all bullish
    shares at opening price and sold them at their day’s high?

    Option A is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    There are three bullish shares, C D and G
    Lets say a trader buys one share of each of these stocks, and sells them at their day's high
    One share of C at opening is 800, sells at 1400
    One share of D at opening is 500, 1200
    One share of G at opening is 1200, 1900
    Total Investment is 2500, and total money after selling is 4500
    That is an 80%.

    28.

    The passage below is accompanied by four questions. Based on the passage, choose the best answer for
    each question.
    In the summer of 2022, subscribers to the US streaming service HBO MAX were alarmed to discover that
    dozens of the platform’s offerings - from the Covid-themed heist thriller Locked Down to the recent remake of
    The Witches - had been quietly removed from the service . . . The news seemed like vindication to those who
    had long warned that streaming was more about controlling access to the cultural commons than expanding it,
    as did reports (since denied by the show’s creators) that Netflix had begun editing old episodes of Stranger
    Things to retroactively improve their visual effects.
    What’s less clear is whether the commonly prescribed cure for these cultural ills - a return to the material
    pleasures of physical media - is the right one. While the makers of Blu-ray discs claim they have a shelf life of
    100 years, such statistics remain largely theoretical until they come to pass, and are dependent on storage
    conditions, not to mention the continued availability of playback equipment. The humble DVD has already
    proved far less resilient, with many early releases already beginning to deteriorate in quality Digital movie
    purchases provide ven less security. Any film “bought” on iTunes could disappear if you move to another
    territory with a different rights agreement and try to redownload it. It’s a bold new frontier in the
    commodification of art: the birth of the product recall. After a man took to Twitter to bemoan losing access to
    Cars 2 after moving from Canada to Australia, Apple clarified that users who downloaded films to their devices
    would retain permanent access to those downloads, even if they relocated to a hemisphere where the [content
    was] subject to a different set of rights agreements. Thanks to the company’s ironclad digital rights
    management technology, however, such files cannot be moved or backed up, locking you into watching with
    your Apple account.
    Anyone who does manage to acquire Digital Rights Management free (DRM-free) copies of their favourite films
    must nonetheless grapple with ever-changing file format standards, not to mention data decay - the gradual
    process by which electronic information slowly but surely corrupts. Only the regular migration of files from hard
    drive to hard drive can delay the inevitable, in a sisyphean battle against the ravages of digital time.
    In a sense, none of this is new. Charlie Chaplin burned the negative of his 1926 film A Woman of the Sea as a
    tax write-off. Many more films have been lost through accident, negligence or plain indifference. During a
    heatwave in July 1937, a Fox film vault in New Jersey burned down, destroying a majority of the silent films
    produced by the studio.
    Back then, at least, cinema was defined by its ephemerality: the sense that a film was as good as gone once it
    left your local cinema. Today, with film studios keen to stress the breadth of their back catalogues (or to put in
    Hollywood terms, the value of their IPs), audiences may start to wonder why those same studios seem happy to
    set the vault alight themselves if it’ll help next quarter’s numbers.

    21.

    Which one of the following statements about art best captures the arguments made in the passage?

    Option B is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    Option B is the correct answer.
    The passage argues that, despite the advances in digital distribution and storage of films (via streaming
    services or digital purchases), access to art is becoming more fragile. It mentions how content can disappear
    from platforms, how digital files deteriorate over time, and how rights agreements can limit access based on
    geographical location. The idea that technology and platform control lead to difficulties in maintaining access
    captured in Option B
    Option A: The passage does not advocate changing the understanding of art as immutable or easily available.
    Hence, this is wrong.
    Option C: This is an overstatement of the passage’s argument. While the passage briefly touches on the idea of
    retroactive changes to works like Stranger Things, it does not present these changes as inherently "dangerous."
    Option D: The passage does not argue for the availability of art in the cultural commons in perpetuity. Instead, it
    highlights how access is controlled by platforms and technological challenges rather than making a broader
    ideological statement about cultural commons.

    22.

    Which one of the following statements, if true, would best invalidate the main argument of the passage?

    Option B is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    Option B is the correct answer.
    Option B would invalidate the main argument because it directly addresses the issue raised in the passage, i.e.,
    the lack of permanent access to digital content. The passage highlights concerns about the temporary and
    restricted nature of digital ownership. If studios and streaming services committed to providing perpetual and
    platform-independent access, it would resolve the problem of content being removed or restricted, making the
    author's argument about the instability of digital media irrelevant.
    Option A: This would not invalidate the argument because the passage mentions that Blu-ray discs have a
    theoretical shelf life but acknowledges that their durability depends on storage conditions and the availability of
    playback equipment.
    Option C: This option doesn't directly invalidate the argument either. While VPNs might help users bypass georestrictions, it doesn't address the broader issue of digital ownership and the fragility of digital rights, especially
    the fear of losing access to content due to different rights agreements. The passage focuses on the
    unreliability and restrictions of digital ownership, not just geographical access.
    Option D: While this option touches on the potential for preserving digital content, it doesn't directly address the
    problem raised in the passage: the lack of permanent, independent access to content.

    23.

    Which of the following statements is suggested by the sentence “Back then, at least, cinema was defined
    by its ephemerality: the sense that a film was as good as gone once it left your local cinema”?

    Option B is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    Option B is the correct answer.
    The passage contrasts the past and present by mentioning that, in the past, films were considered “as good as
    gone” once they left the cinema, meaning they were ephemeral and not readily accessible afterwards. Whereas,
    today's audience expects ongoing access to films well beyond their initial cinema run, thanks to technological
    advancements like streaming services and digital media. This shift in expectations is what the passage implies
    when referencing the previous era's ephemerality versus today's more lasting availability.
    Option A: This is not the main point. While it may be true that people accepted films as temporary, the passage
    emphasizes today's expectations rather than discussing past acceptance.
    Option C: The passage does not mention technology improvements. It focuses more on audience expectations
    or belief that films should now be available beyond just the cinema.
    Option D: While the passage suggests that audiences may expect films to remain accessible, it does not claim
    there is no reason for studios to remove access. The passage acknowledges that financial motives may lead to
    films being removed from platforms.

    24.

    “Netflix had begun editing old episodes of Stranger Things to retroactively improve their visual effects.”
    What is the purpose of this example used in the passage?

    Option C is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    Option C is the correct answer.
    The passage highlights that the practice of streaming services, like Netflix, editing old episodes of Stranger
    Things retroactively raised concerns. Altering a popular show’s content without consent or transparency
    supports the concern that such platforms can tamper with or erase parts of culture at their discretion rather
    than preserve them as they were originally created.
    Option A: This option doesn't fully address the specific concern raised by the Stranger Things editing example.
    The example focuses on altering the content, not controlling access.
    Option B: The example concerns the possibility and practice of editing content on streaming platforms, not
    whether unsubstantiated reports cause distrust.
    Option D: The example of Stranger Things is not necessarily about changing films to suit new tastes or
    technology. Rather, it’s about the platform’s ability to alter existing content without transparency or input from
    the original creators.

    29.

    . Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can
    be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd sentence and key in the number of that
    sentence as your answer.

    21.

    1. Animals have an interest in fulfilling their basic needs, but also in avoiding suffering, and thus we ought
        to extend moral consideration.
    2. Singer viewed himself as a utilitarian, and presents a direct moral theory concerning animal rights, in
        contrast to indirect positions, such as welfarist views.
    3. He argued for extending moral consideration to animals because, similar to humans, animals have
        certain significant interests.
    4. The event that publicly announced animal rights as a legitimate issue within contemporary philosophy
        was Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation text in 1975.
    5. As such, we ought to view their interests alongside and equal to human interests, which results in
        humans having direct moral duties towards animals

    Answer : 1

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    Sentence 1 is the odd sentence.
    The correct sequence is 4-2-3-5.
    Sentence 4 introduces the historical significance of Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation, which set the stage for the
    discussion of animal rights in contemporary philosophy.
    Sentence 2 expands on Singer’s philosophy, explaining his utilitarian view and how it contrasts with other
    indirect moral views on animal rights.
    Sentence 3 then explains the core of Singer’s argument, that animals, like humans, have significant interests
    and deserve moral consideration.
    Sentence 5 concludes Singer's argument by stating that humans should treat animal interests equally to human
    interests, leading to moral duties towards animals.
    Sentence 1 is the odd one out because it does not focus on Peter Singer's views on animal rights and the moral
    obligations humans have towards animals, which is the main theme of the paragraph.

    30.

    The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures
    the essence of the passage.
    Certain codes may, of course, be so widely distributed in a specific language community or culture, and be
    learned at so early an age, that they appear not to be constructed - the effect of an articulation between
    sign and referent - but to be ‘naturally’ given. Simple visual signs appear to have achieved a ‘nearuniversality’ in this sense: though evidence remains that even apparently ‘natural’ visual codes are culture
    specific. However, this does not mean that no codes have intervened; rather, that the codes have been
    profoundly naturalized. The operation of naturalized codes reveals not the transparency and ‘naturalness’ of
    language but the depth, the habituation and the near-universality of the codes in use. They produce
    apparently ‘natural’ recognitions. This has the (ideological) effect of concealing the practices of coding
    which are present.

    Option C is the correct answer.

    Video Explanation

    Explanatory Answer

    Option C is the correct answer.
    This option captures the main idea of the passage that some codes, like language and visual signs, are so
    commonly used that they appear natural and conceal the process of how they were created.
    Option A: The passage does not suggest that early learning is why codes appear natural. The cause-and-effect
    relationship is incorrectly stated here.
    Option B: This option misinterprets two key aspects of the passage. First, the idea that certain codes are "made
    to appear universal" is somewhat misleading because the passage doesn't claim that codes are deliberately
    made universal; instead, it describes how codes, through habituation and widespread use, come to feel
    "natural". Second, the phrase "Ideology aims to hide the mechanism of coding" is not supported by the passage.
    The passage suggests that the naturalization of codes leads to the illusion of transparency and naturalness,
    which conceals the mechanisms of coding, but it doesn't explicitly discuss ideology as a force that intentionally
    hides these mechanisms
    Option D: This option is incorrect because the passage doesn’t claim that all codes have a natural origin. It
    states that codes become naturalized through use, not that they were naturally originating from the start