1. Before formulating the laws of motion - Galileo distinguished between mathematical study and empirical Study. He - first - theoretically derived the relation between distance and time for uniformly accelerating motion by letting the ball roll a quarter - then half - then two thirds and So on of the length of the groove and then measured the times on each occasion - which he repeated hundred times. He calculated - based on this study - that the distance traveled equaled the square of the time on all occasion. Which one of the following characterizes Galileo's method?

2. Directions: In each of the following questions - two Statements are given. There may or may not be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. Statement I: Many vegetarians are suffering stomach ailments. Statement II: Many dead fish were found near the lake shore.

3. Directions: Each question below is followed by arguments. Choose the most appropriate choice from the options given. Question: Should the Judiciary be independent of Executive and Legislature? Argument I: Yes - this is necessary to ensure impartiality in the administration of Justice. Argument II: No - it will develop inertia in Executive and Legislature.

4. Aadvark - Eerie - iiwi - Oolong Which of the following words follows the pattern of this series?

5. Direction: Question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the best option which indicates a valid argument - that is - where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements. A. MBAs are in great demand. B. Samrat and Akshita are in great demand. C. Samrat is in great demand. D. Samrat and Akshita are MBAs Page | 117

6. Four members have to be nominated to a committee and there are six candidates: A - B - C - D - E and F. The following restrictions hold good. (A) If A is nominated - then D does not find any place. (B) If B is nominated - then either E or F has to be nominated - but not both. (C) If C is nominated - then both D and E have to be nominated. Which one of the following is an acceptable combinations?

7. Directions: Each question below contains a Statement and two arguments I and II. Assume the Statement to be true and choose the strong argument from the given arguments. Statement: Should a total ban be put on trapping wild animals? Arguments: I. Yes. Trappers are making a lot of money. II. No bans on hunting and trapping are not eff ective.

8. Protagonists of human rights vehemently oppose capital punishment. Their opposition stems mainly from three reasons. Firstly - man cannot terminate what he cannot generate. Secondly - the function of punishment is to reform the culprit. Thirdly - a culprit should be given an opportunity to repent. Admittedly - death penalty fails on all three counts. A however - the defenders argue that a person is punished because he has to pay for his deeds. Reformation or repentance - according to them - is peripheral. Hence - death penalty is admissible. Which one of the following is the focus of this debate?

9. Directions: Each question below are given one Statement and two assumptions I and II. Examine the Statements and shade the correct assumption which is implicit in the statement. Statement: Never before such a lucid book was available on the topic. Assumptions: I. Some other books were available on this topic. II. You can write lucid books on very few topics.

10. Directions: Each question below two words are paired which have certain relationships. Choose the Page | 121 appropriate word from answer options.Black: Absence:: White:?

11. Directions: Read the following information carefully and then Answer the questions. Four friends Page | 132 W - X - Y and Z are students of Class 10th. W and X are good in Hindi but poor in English. W and Y are good in Science but poor in Mathematics. Y and Z are good in English but poor in Social Studies. Z and X are good in Mathematics as well as in Science. Who amongst the following friends is not good in Mathematics but good in Hindi?

12. Directions: Each question contains six statements followed by four sets of combination of three. Choose the Set in which the statements are logically related. Statements: (i) All frogs are amphibians. (ii) All amphibians are not frogs. (iii) All amphibians are cold blooded. (iv) All frogs lay eggs. (v) All amphibians lay eggs. (vi) Frogs are cold blooded.

13. Directions: Read the following information carefully and then Answer the questions. Four friends W - X - Y and Z are students of Class 10th. W and X are good in Hindi but poor in English. W and Y are good in Science but poor in Mathematics. Y and Z are good in English but poor in Social Studies. Z and X are good in Mathematics as well as in Science. Which of the following pairs of friends are good - both in English and Science?

14. Directions: Given below are some statements followed by two arguments. Read carefully and decide which of the arguments strongly support the statement. Statement: Should the age of marriage be raised to 25 years for boys and 21 for girls? Arguments: (i) No - it is difficult to change a social practice in Indian conditions. (ii) Yes - by that age people develop a sense of responsibility and also complete their education.

15. In the following three questions - assume that a 'fact' expresses something that can be proved by clear and objective data. An opinion expresses a judgment - view - attitude - or conclusion that is not backed by data. Which one of the following statements is best described as an assertion of opinion rather than an assertion of fact?

16. Directions: Each question below has two Statements followed by four conclusions I - II - III and IV. You have to accept the given statements to be true - even if they appear to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two statements: Statement I: All researchers are sociologists. Statement II: Some researchers are professors. Page | 136 Conclusions: I. All researchers are professors. II. Some researchers are professors. III. Some professors are sociologists. IV. Some sociologists are researchers.

17. Instructions: Each question below consists of one Assertion (A) and one Reason (R). Examine them and Select the correct answers. A: The sea remains free from ice from British Columbia to Bering sea. R: Air moving off the comparatively warm waters of north pacific drift gives. The coastal area of British Columbia a warmer climate. Instructions

18. Directions: Of the four alternatives given in each of the following questions - find the one which is different from the rest.

19. Directions: Each question below two words are paired which have certain relationships. Choose the appropriate word from answer options.Botany: Flora:: Zoology:?

20. Directions: Each question below contains a Statement and two arguments I and II. Assume the Statement to be true and choose the strong argument from the given arguments. Statement: should the political parties be banned? Arguments: I. Yes. It is necessary to teach a lesson to the politicians. II. No. it will lead to an end of democracy.

21. Directions: In the following questions a question and two arguments are given. Arguments in relation to the question are either weak or strong. Use this key to given your responses. Question: Should right to pri mary education be made a fundamental right? Argument I: We Should first complete other developmental project - education of children may wait. Argument II: Yes - without primary education for all - there cannot be inclusive development.

22. Directions: In each of the following questions - two Statements are given. There may or may not be cause and effect relationship between the two statements. Statement I: Ahmed is a healthy boy. Statement II: His mother is very particular about the food he eats.

23. Directions: In the following questions a question and two arguments are given. Arguments in relation to the question are either weak or strong. Use this key to given your responses. Question: Should there be com plete ban on manufacture of fire crackers in India? Argument I: No - This will render thousands of workers jobless. Argument II: Yes - the fire cracker manufacturers use child labour.

24. Soft drinks have been shown by scientists to be bad for the teeth. Therefore - the government would be justified in banning all soft drinks from the Indian market. Assuming that the factual claim in the above argument is true - what else needs to be assumed for the conclusion to follow?

25. Direction: Read the following information carefully to choose best option for the question: A. 'L%M means that M is brother of L. B. 'L×M' means that L is mother of M. C. 'L÷M' means that L is the sister of M. D. 'L=M' means that M is father of L. Which of the following means 'I' is the nephew of Q?' 1. Q%J = l 2. Q ÷ M × B%l 3. C÷ l = B% Q