CAT 2022 Question Paper (Slot 3) by Cracku
CAT 2022 Question Paper (Slot 3) by Cracku
CAT 2022 Question Paper (Slot 3) by Cracku
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Explanation:
Option A: "There was an attempt to formulate Indian culture as uniform, such formulations being derived
from texts that were given priority... A dichotomy in values was maintained, Indian values being described as
'spiritual' and European values as 'materialistic', with little attempt to juxtapose these values with the reality
of Indian society..."
It can be understood from the above lines of the passage that the author did not approve(even criticize) the
position where one should develop an oppositional framework to grasp cultural differences. Thus, this will
not bear any fruit in getting a more accurate view of one nation's history and culture. This is the correct
option.
Option B: Throughout the passage, the author criticized the framework the Englishmen adopted to
understand India's culture. Thus, the author will support this view that can help give a more accurate picture
of a nation's history and culture; hence, this is not the correct option.
Option C: Reading widely into a country's literature without any selection bias will give a more encompassing
view of the nation's history; hence, this is also not the correct option.
Option D: This can be rejected on the same ground as option B.
Thus, the correct option is A.
2. It can be inferred from the passage that the author is not likely to support the view that:
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Explanation:
Option A: Since the author criticized the uniform view adopted by the Englishmen to understand Indian
culture, the author will support the argument presented in this option. Thus, this is not the correct option.
Option B: This can be understood from the starting and concluding lines of the second paragraph, and hence
is not the correct option.
Option C: " It was a consolation to the Indian intelligentsia for its perceived inability to counter the technical
superiority of the west, a superiority viewed as having enabled Europe to colonize Asia and other parts of the
world."
Although it can be inferred from the above excerpt that the Indians underestimated their culture and
knowledge, it cannot be inferred from this excerpt that they matched the technical understanding of the
west.
Thus, this view will not be supported by the author and hence, C is the correct option.
Option D: " ...it was believed that the Indian pattern of life was so concerned with metaphysics and the
subtleties of religious belief that little attention was given to the more tangible aspects."
From the above excerpt, it can be inferred that the author disapproved of the Orientalist ignorance of the
Indian view towards the materialistic(tangible) aspects. Thus, the author will agree with the view that the
Indian culture acknowledges the material aspects of life.
Thus, the correct option is C.
3. In the context of the passage, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT:
Explanation:
"It was a consolation to the Indian intelligentsia for its perceived inability to counter the technical superiority
of the west, a superiority viewed as having enabled Europe to colonize Asia and other parts of the world. At
the height of anti-colonial nationalism it acted as a salve for having been made a colony of Britain."
The author mentioned the reference to being a salve in the last paragraph of the passage(above excerpt).
The above excerpt was not regarding colonisers; rather, it refers to the Indian intelligentsia (intellectuals or
highly educated people as a group). Thus, it can be inferred that option C is not the correct inference and
hence is the correct option.
Throughout the passage, it can be inferred that the Orientalist scholars’ understanding of Indian history and
culture was selective, uniform, generalized, and biased. They viewed the Indian culture largely through the
lenses of limited and selected literature in Sanskrit. Thus, option A can be inferred and is not the correct
option.
"A dichotomy in values was maintained, Indian values being described as ‘spiritual’ and European values as
‘materialistic’, with little attempt to juxtapose these values with the reality of Indian society. This theme has
been even more firmly endorsed by a section of Indian opinion during the last hundred years."
From the above lines, option B can also be inferred.
Thus, the correct option is C.
4. Which one of the following styles of research is most similar to the Orientalist scholars’ method of
understanding Indian history and culture?
Studying artefacts excavated at a palace to understand the lifestyle of those who lived
A
there.
Reading 18th century accounts by travellers to India to see how they viewed Indian life
B
and culture of the time.
Reading about the life of early American settlers and later waves of migration to
C
understand the evolution of American culture.
Analysing Hollywood action movies that depict violence and sex to understand
D
contemporary America.
Answer: D
Explanation:
"There was an attempt to formulate Indian culture as uniform, such formulations being derived from texts
that were given priority. The so-called ‘discovery’ of India was largely through selected literature in Sanskrit.
This interpretation tended to emphasize non-historical aspects of Indian culture, for example, the idea of an
unchanging continuity of society and religion over 3,000 years"
From the above excerpt of the passage, it can be inferred that the Orientalist scholars’ method of
understanding Indian history and culture was selective, uniform, generalized, and biased. They viewed the
Indian culture largely through the lenses of limited and selected literature in Sanskrit.
Thus, we need to select an option which resembles the same approach.
Out of the four options, only option D uses a very limited understanding(of selected American movies) to
form a generalized view of a nation.
Thus, option D is the correct option.
Instructions [5 - 8 ]
The passage below is accompanied by a set of questions. Choose the best answer to each question.
Sociologists working in the Chicago School tradition have focused on how rapid or dramatic social change
causes increases in crime. Just as Durkheim, Marx, Toennies, and other European sociologists thought that
the rapid changes produced by industrialization and urbanization produced crime and disorder, so too did
the Chicago School theorists. The location of the University of Chicago provided an excellent opportunity for
Park, Burgess, and McKenzie to study the social ecology of the city. Shaw and McKay found . . . that areas of
the city characterized by high levels of social disorganization had higher rates of crime and delinquency.
In the 1920s and 1930s Chicago, like many American cities, experienced considerable immigration. Rapid
population growth is a disorganizing influence, but growth resulting from in-migration of very different
people is particularly disruptive. Chicago’s in-migrants were both native-born whites and blacks from rural
areas and small towns, and foreign immigrants. The heavy industry of cities like Chicago, Detroit, and
Pittsburgh drew those seeking opportunities and new lives. Farmers and villagers from America’s hinterland,
like their European cousins of whom Durkheim wrote, moved in large numbers into cities. At the start of the
twentieth century, Americans were predominately a rural population, but by the century’s mid-point, most
lived in urban areas. The social lives of these migrants, as well as those already living in the cities they
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Explanation:
The passage starts by stating about the sociologists working in the Chicago school tradition on the causality
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between social disorganization and crime. Then the author describes the immigration experienced in
American cities in the 1920s and 1930s. The author then gives the reason why this led to an increase in
crime rates(some examples being failure to integrate these immigrants, coupled with other forces of social
disorganization, such as crowding, poverty, and illness, caused crime rates to climb in the cities, particularly
in the segregated wards and neighborhoods where the migrants were forced to live.)
Both options A and C should be eliminated because, in these options, the words social disorganization/
organization or crimes are missing. Compared with D, B is better because the term heavy industry is not a
keyword of the passage. Also, more than population growth, migration is the primary reason behind social
disorganization.
Thus, the correct option is B.
6. A fundamental conclusion by the author is that:
the best circumstances for crime to flourish are when there are severe racial
B
disparities.
rapid population growth and demographic diversity give rise to social disorganization that
D
can feed the growth of crime.
Answer: D
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Explanation:
The above passage is a case study of how rapid or dramatic social change causes relate to increasing crime
growth in Chicago. The passage focus on the effects of social disorganization on crime in Chicago.
Option A: There is no comparison of crime in Chicago with that of crime in other states. Thus, this is not the
correct answer.
Option B: The passage focus on the effects of social disorganization on crime in Chicago. It is not specific
only to the racial aspect. Thus, this is not the correct option.
Option C: This is a distortion of the passage's main idea. Thus, this is not the correct option.
The failure to integrate in-migrants, along with social problems like poverty, was a
A
significant reason for the rise in crime in American cities.
The differences between urban and rural lifestyles were crucial factors in the disruption
C
experienced by migrants to American cities.
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Explanation:
"Failure to integrate these immigrants, coupled with other forces of social disorganization such as crowding,
poverty, and illness, caused crime rates to climb in the cities, particularly in the segregated wards and
neighborhoods where the migrants were forced to live."
From the above excerpt of the penultimate paragraph of the passage, it can be inferred that poverty and the
rise in disorganization contributed to the increase in crime in American cities. Thus, option A is a valid
inference and hence can be eliminated.
"The social lives of these migrants, as well as those already living in cities they moved to, were disrupted by
the differences between urban and rural life . According to social disorganization theory, until the social
ecology of the ‘‘new place’’ can adapt, this rapid change is a criminogenic influence."
From the above excerpt of the second passage, it can be inferred that the difference between urban and rural
life contributed to the disruption experienced by the migrants. Also, this rapid change contributes to the rise
in crime in these cities. Thus, options C and D are also valid and hence cannot be the answer.
"These migrants, unlike their white counterparts, were not integrated into the cities they now called home. In
fact, most American cities at the end of the twentieth century was characterized by high levels of racial
Economists have found that throughout the twentieth century, the size of the labour force
A
in America has always been largest in rural areas.
A population census conducted in 1952 showed that more Americans lived in rural areas
B
than in urban ones.
The estimation of per capita income in America in the mid-twentieth century primarily
C
required data from rural areas.
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Explanation:
Option A: If the workforce size is the largest in the rural area throughout the twenty-first century, then it
directly contradicts the theory of the migration of most of the population from rural areas to urban areas.
The sample space of the workforce population does not tally with this theory of migration. Thus, this is not
the correct option.
Option B: If this population census of 1952 is accurate, it directly nullifies the above migration theory. Thus,
this is not the correct option.
Option C: If the data for the estimation of per capita income in the mid-twentieth century primarily required
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Explanation:
The starting two paragraphs discuss the complexity of the biosphere and how it is impossible to build a
thinking device without bio-logic. In the next paragraphs, the author describes how with the increasing
complexity of human-made systems(not until it was comparable to living things), it has become possible to
transfer these traits into mechanical systems. Examples of these are bioengineering and genetic
engineering. Then in the concluding paragraph, the author discusses about the convergence of these two
logics(Biologic and Techno logic).
Options B and C do not talk about the conclusion of the passage(convergence of the logics), and hence can
be eliminated. Out of options A and D, we should select the option with bio-logic and techno-logic instead of
carrots and cows, because the broader idea is about bio and techno, not carrots and cows.
Thus, the correct option is D.
10. The author claims that, “Part of this bionic convergence is a matter of words”. Which one of the
following statements best expresses the point being made by the author?
“Bios” and “Technos” are both convergent forms of logic, but they generate meanings
A
about the world that are mutually exclusive.
“Mechanical” and “life” are words from different logical systems and are,
B
therefore,fundamentally incompatible in meaning.
A bionic convergence indicates the meeting ground of genetic engineering and artificial
C
intelligence.
“Mechanical” and “life” were earlier seen as opposite in meaning, but the difference
D
between the two is increasingly blurred.
Answer: D
Explanation:
“The overlap of the mechanical and the lifelike increases year by year. Part of this bionic convergence is a
matter of words. The meanings of “mechanical” and “life” are both stretching until all complicated things
can be perceived as machines, and all self-sustaining machines can be perceived as alive.”
From the above line, the author tries to show the increasing similarities between ‘mechanical’ and ‘lifelike’
with the passage of time. He states that this increase in similarities will continue till the meanings and the
perception of the words become synonymous.
Option A: This option states the opposite of what the author tried to convey and hence is not the correct
option.
Option B: This option is distorted and can be rejected on the same grounds as option A.
Option C: This is a distorted inference, and the author did not use the above statement to show the meeting
grounds of ‘genetic engineering’ and ‘mechanical engineering’. Thus, this is not the correct option.
Option D: This option aptly expresses the point made by the author in the last paragraph, and hence is the
correct option.
Thus, the correct option is D.
11. The author claims that, “The apparent veil between the organic and the manufactured has crumpled to
reveal that the two really are, and have always been, of one being.”Which one of the following
statements best expresses the point being made by the author here?
Organic reality has crumpled under the veil of manufacturing, rendering the apparent and
A
the real as the same being.
The crumpling of the organic veil between apparent and manufactured reality reveals them
B
to have the same being.
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Explanation:
"Yet beyond semantics, two concrete trends are happening: (1)Human-made things are behaving more
lifelike, and (2) Life is becoming more engineered. The apparent veil between the organic and the
manufactured has crumpled to reveal that the two really are, and have always been, of one being.."
The main argument made by the author in the last paragraph is regarding the increasing similarities between
manufactured and organic(lifelike) reality. According to the author, the growing similarities(because of the
scientific advances) have distorted the understanding of the realities and have made us think that perhaps
these two are and have always been the same.
Option A: This is a distorted inference. It is not that the Organic reality has crumpled under the veil of
manufacturing; instead, their meanings are converging mutually. Thus, this is not the correct option.
Option B: This is again a distorted inference. It is not the organic veil that has crumpled; instead, it is the
apparent veil. Similarly, in the second half of the option, the organic reality is replaced with the apparent
reality.
Option C: This option aptly expresses the main point of the author and is the correct option.
Option D: The author nowhere stated or implied this, and hence this option can be easily eliminated.
Thus, the correct option is D.
12. None of the following statements is implied by the arguments of the passage, EXCEPT:
historically, philosophers have known that the laws of life can be abstracted and applied
A
elsewhere.
genetic engineers and bioengineers are the same insofar as they both seek to force
B
evolution in an artificial way.
the biological realm is as complex as the mechanical one; which is why the logic of Bios is
C
being imported into machines.
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Explanation:
"Although many philosophers in the past have suspected one could abstract the laws of life and apply them
elsewhere, it wasn't until the complexity of computers and human-made systems became as complicated as
living things that it was possible to prove this."
Option A can be easily rejected from the above excerpt from the passage. Also, it can be inferred that
now(not before), since the complexity of computers and human-made systems are comparable, the logic of
Bios can be applied to machines. Although option C seems to convey the same meaning, it generalises the
complexity and is a distorted inference.
The author has nowhere mentioned or implied in the passage that purposeful design represents the pinnacle
of scientific expertise in the service of human betterment and civilisational progress. Thus, option D can also
be rejected.
"Genetic engineering is precisely what cattle breeders do when they select better strains of Holsteins, only
bioengineers employ more precise and powerful control. While carrot and milk cow breeders had to rely on
diffuse organic evolution, modern genetic engineers can use directed artificial evolution—purposeful design
—which greatly accelerates improvements."
From the above excerpt from the penultimate paragraph, it can be inferred that although genetic engineering
has less control over the products than bioengineering, they both try to evolve the product artificially. Thus,
option B can be inferred from the passage.
Thus, the correct option is B.
Instructions [13 - 16 ]
The passage below is accompanied by a set of questions. Choose the best answer to each question.
As software improves, the people using it become less likely to sharpen their own know-how. Applications
that offer lots of prompts and tips are often to blame; simpler, less solicitous programs push people harder
to think, act and learn.
Ten years ago, information scientists at Utrecht University in the Netherlands had a group of people carry out
complicated analytical and planning tasks using either rudimentary software that provided no assistance or
sophisticated software that offered a great deal of aid. The researchers found that the people using the
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simple software developed better strategies, made fewer mistakes and developed a deeper aptitude for the
work. The people using the more advanced software, meanwhile, would often “aimlessly click around” when
confronted with a tricky problem. The supposedly helpful software actually short-circuited their thinking and
learning.
[According to] philosopher Hubert Dreyfus . . . . our skills get sharper only through practice, when we use
them regularly to overcome different sorts of difficult challenges. The goal of modern software, by contrast,
is to ease our way through such challenges. Arduous, painstaking work is exactly what programmers are
most eager to automate—after all, that is where the immediate efficiency gains tend to lie. In other words, a
fundamental tension ripples between the interests of the people doing the automation and the interests of
the people doing the work.
Nevertheless, automation’s scope continues to widen. With the rise of electronic health records, physicians
increasingly rely on software templates to guide them through patient exams. The programs incorporate
valuable checklists and alerts, but they also make medicine more routinized and formulaic—and distance
doctors from their patients. . . . Harvard Medical School professor Beth Lown, in a 2012 journal article . . .
warned that when doctors become“screen-driven,” following a computer’s prompts rather than “the patient’s
narrative thread,” their thinking can become constricted. In the worst cases, they may miss important
diagnostic signals. . . .
In a recent paper published in the journal Diagnosis, three medical researchers . . . examined the
misdiagnosis of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to die of Ebola in the U.S., at Texas Health
Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. They argue that the digital templates used by the hospital’s clinicians to record
patient information probably helped to induce a kind of tunnel vision. “These highly constrained tools,” the
researchers write, “are optimized for data capture but at the expense of sacrificing their utility for
appropriate triage and diagnosis, leading users to miss the forest for the trees.” Medical software, they write,
is no “replacement for basic history-taking, examination skills, and critical thinking.” . . .
There is an alternative. In “human-centred automation,” the talents of people take precedence. . . . In this
model, software plays an essential but secondary role. It takes over routine functions that a human operator
has already mastered, issues alerts when unexpected situations arise, provides fresh information that
expands the operator’s perspective and counters the biases that often distort human thinking. The
technology becomes the expert's partner, not the expert’s replacement.
13. In the Ebola misdiagnosis case, we can infer that doctors probably missed the forest for the trees
because:
D they used the wrong type of digital templates for the case.
Answer: A
Explanation:
"In a recent paper published in the journal Diagnosis, three medical researchers . . . examined the
misdiagnosis of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to die of Ebola in the U.S., at Texas Health
Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. They argue that the digital templates used by the hospital’s clinicians to record
patient information probably helped to induce a kind of tunnel vision."
From the above expert, we can infer that the misdiagnosis of the ebola patient could have been caused by
the digital templates used. The information stored in the templates may have helped induce tunnel vision, so
the diagnosis could not capture the virus.
""These highly constrained tools", the researchers write, "are optimized for data capture but at the expense
of sacrificing their utility for appropriate triage and diagnosis, leading users to miss the forest for the trees".
Medical software, they write, is no "replacement for basic history-taking, examination skills, and critical
thinking.". . ."
The subsequent excerpt gives information about such tools, which are primarily used to capture/store data
at the expense of appropriate diagnosis, which leads the users to miss the more important information[to
miss the forest for the trees].
Thus, the major culprit, in this case, is the less important data captured by the doctors, which led them to
think in the wrong direction.
Since only option A puts the onus on the data processed by the digital templates, this is the correct option.
Options B, C, and D can be eliminated on the basis of the explanation provided above.
14. In the context of the passage, all of the following can be considered examples of human-centered
automation EXCEPT:
medical software that provides optional feedback on the doctor’s analysis of the medical
A
situation.
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Explanation:
"There is an alternative. In “human-centred automation,” the talents of people takeprecedence. . . . In this
model, software plays an essential but secondary role. It takes over routine functions that a human operator
has already mastered, issues alerts when unexpected situations arise, provides fresh information that
expands the operator’s perspective and counters the biases that often distort human thinking. The
technology becomes the expert’s partner, not the expert’s replacement."
The above excerpt from the passage defines and applies the human-centred approach. This model should
have humans as the primary mind, and the software's rule should be restricted only to assistance.
Option A: Since the role of the software is only specified to the feedback on the doctor's analysis, this is a
perfect example of the hum-centred approach. Thus, this is not the correct option.
Option B: In this option, too, the role of technology is dependent on the instructions provided by the
resident(human), and hence, it is not the correct option.
Option C: Since the software, in this case, operates on its own(auto-completion), it does not take account of
human talent and thinking and hence, is not an example of human-centred automation. Thus, this is the
correct option.
Option D: In this case, the software only works or provides assistance when the user requests, and hence, it
is not the correct option.
Thus, the correct option is C.
15. From the passage, we can infer that the author is apprehensive about the use of sophisticated
automation for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that:
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Explanation:
Option A: From the findings of the information scientists at Utrecht University research(2nd paragraph), it
can be concluded that the excessive usage of sophisticated software stunted the thinking and learning of its
users. Thus, this is not the correct option.
Option B: From the penultimate paragraph of the passage, it can be inferred that the overemphasis on the
data by these 'highly constrained tools' can lead the users astray from their desired target. Thus, this option
is also not the correct option.
Option C: Nowhere in the passage is it mentioned or implied that the software can replace human beings. On
the contrary, the example of the research paper in the journal Diagnosis points to the limitation of these
'sophisticated' softwares. Thus, this is the correct option.
Option D: This can be inferred from the second and third paragraphs of the passage.
Thus, the correct option is C.
16. It can be inferred that in the Utrecht University experiment, one group of people was“aimlessly
clicking around” because:
they were hoping that the software would help carry out the
B
tasks.
C the other group was carrying out the tasks more efficiently.
Explanation:
"The researchers found that the people using the simple software developed better strategies, made fewer
mistakes and developed a deeper aptitude for the work. The people using the more advanced software,
meanwhile, would often “aimlessly click around” when confronted with a tricky problem. The supposedly
helpful software actually short-circuited their thinking and learning."
The above excerpt gives the findings of the Utrecht University experiment. The two study groups(one
assisted by simple software and the other by a more sophisticated one) show contrasting behaviours. When
confronted with a tricky problem, the one with the advanced software would often aimlessly click around the
screen to solve the problem. This shows the dependent behaviour of the user on the software. In other
words, the users, rather than trying to develop a strategy for the problem, were expecting it to get done by
the software.
Option A: Nowhere in the excerpt was the competency of the users questioned. Instead, it was the effect of
the dependency on the software being tested. Thus, this option cannot be inferred.
Option B: The users expected the software to help with the tricky problems. This was described by the
phrase "aimlessly click around" in the above excerpt. Thus, this is the correct option.
Option C: The phrase "aimlessly click around" was not used to contrast the strategies adopted by the two
study groups; hence, this is not the correct option.
Option D: This again cannot be inferred from the above excerpt.
Thus, the correct option is B.
Copying an embroidery design or pattern of textile from native communities who own
A
them is tantamount to stealing, and they need to be compensated.
Media has encouraged mass production; images are copied effortlessly without care or
B
concern for the interests of ethnic communities.
Taking fashion ideas from any cultural group without their consent is a form of
C
appropriation without giving due credit, compensation, and respect.
Cultural collaboration is the need of the hour. Beautiful design ideas of indigenous people
D
need to be showcased and shared worldwide.
Answer: C
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Explanation:
The main points of the paragraph are:
i) The copying of fashion ideas unique to particular cultures or heritages is rising in this age of social media.
ii) The original communities are not credited and compensated when their unique ideas are used.
Option A: This is a distorted option. It is generalizing that copying a fashion idea is tantamount to
stealing(not specifying whether it is done with or without the consent of the original communities.).Thus,
this is not the correct option.
Option B: Again, this is a very general and extreme option. Also, it is a distorted inference that the media has
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encouraged mass production. Thus, this is also not the correct option.
Option C: Since this includes both the main points, this is the correct option.
Option D: This is a distorted option and does not include the main ideas of the paragraph.
Thus, the correct option is C.
18. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent
paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of
the four numbers as your answer:
1. If I wanted to sit indoors and read, or play Sonic the Hedgehog on a red-hot SegaMega Drive, I
would often be made to feel guilty about not going outside to “enjoy it while it lasts”.
2. My mum, quite reasonably, wanted me and my sister out of the house, in the sun.
3. Tales of my mum’s idyllic-sounding childhood in the Sussex countryside, where trees were climbed
by 8 am and streams navigated by lunchtime, were passed down to us like folklore.
4. To an introverted kid, that felt like a threat - and the feeling has stayed with me.
Answer:2314
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Explanation:
A brief reading of sentences 1 and 4 tells us that they form a pair. In sentence 1, the author described how
he/she was made to feel guilty about not going outside while staying Indoors. Statement 4 describes how it
felt like a threat for an introverted kid. Thus, 1-4 is a pair.
Now, out of sentences 2 and 3, 2 initiates the topic of discussion[how the author was impelled by her mother
to go in the sun]. Statement 3 gives the information about the tales and folklore given to the author to impel.
Thus, 2-3 is a pair.
1 is a direct follow-up to 3; hence, the correct order is 2-3-1-4.
A Option 1
B Option 2
C Option 3
D Option 4
Answer: B
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Explanation:
The sentence would best fit Blank 2 because it ties together the ideas presented in the paragraph. The
paragraph describes the dual inheritance theory. In the first two lines, the author states the theory. The
given sentence extends the idea and gives the implication of the theory. After blank 2, the author exemplifies
the implication given in the sentence(problem sentence) in the following line.
Thus, the correct option is B.
Unlike the alphabet, once the efficacy of the alphabetic sequence became apparent to
A
scholars and administrators, its use became widespread.
The alphabetic order took several centuries to gain common currency because of religious
B
beliefs and a lack of appreciation of its efficacy in the ordering of things.
The ban on the use by scholars of any form of categorisation - but the divinely ordained
C
one - delayed the adoption of the alphabetic sequence by several centuries.
While adoption of the written alphabet was easily accomplished, it took scholars several
D
centuries to accept the alphabetic sequence as a useful tool in their work.
Answer: B
Video Solution
Explanation:
The main ideas of the paragraph are:
i) The alphabetical order did not directly follow the discovery of alphabets.
ii) Scholars were reluctant to categorize the alphabet in the middle ages because of the fear of rejection of
the divine order.
iii) Only after the rediscovery of Greek and Roman classics and the Government bureaucracy in later
centuries did the categorization happen.
Option A misses capturing the point of why scholars were reluctant to categorize things according to the
alphabet.
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Option C is factually incorrect in mentioning the ban on the use. Option D can be eliminated on the same
grounds as option A.
Option B captures the essence of the main points most aptly and hence, is the best answer.
Thus, the correct option is B.
21. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent
paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of
the four numbers as your answer:
1. The more we are able to accept that our achievements are largely out of our control, the easier it
becomes to understand that our failures, and those of others, are too.
2. But the raft of recent books about the limits of merit is an important correction to the arrogance of
contemporary entitlement and an opportunity to reassert the importance of luck, or grace, in our
thinking.
3. Meritocracy as an organising principle is an inevitable function of a free society, as we are
designed to see our achievements as worthy of reward.
4. And that in turn should increase our humility and the respect with which we treat our fellow citizens,
helping ultimately to build a more compassionate society.
Answer:3214
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Explanation:
A brief reading of the sentences suggests that the paragraph is about the limits to considering meritocracy
as an organising principle in a free society. Statement 3 introduces the topic at hand by stating the
inevitability of meritocracy. Statement 2 initiates the main idea by citing the general idea given in recent
books about the limits of merit and its applicability. Thus, 3-2 will form a pair.
Statement 1 extends this idea by giving the benefits of understanding the limits, and statement 4 follows this
by applying this to build a more compassionate society.
Thus, the correct sequence will be 3-2-1-4.
Answer:4312
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Explanation:
A brief reading of the sentences suggests that the paragraph is about beacons and their applications.
Statement 4 introduces the topic by giving the definition and its utility. Statement 3 sheds light on the
working of beacons. Thus, statement 3 will follow statement 4.
Sentences 1 and 2 discuss the utility of these beacons in different industrial sectors, with statement 2
explaining how the beacon would help retailers.
Thus, the correct order will be 4-3-1-2.
A Option 1
B Option 2
C Option 3
D Option 4
Answer: B
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Explanation:
The sentence would best fit in Blank 2 because it ties together the ideas presented in the paragraph. The
paragraph describes the problems in getting back the employees in the office. In the first two lines, the
author mentions this problem. The given sentence gives the effect of the problems and hence will occupy
the blank 2. Also, after blank 2, the author changes the flow of the idea and starts describing the present
scenario regarding the steps taken by the companies to face this issue.
Thus, the correct option is B.
All jokes target someone and one should be able to joke about anyone in the society,
A
which is inconsistent with cancel culture.
Every joke needs a victim and one needs to include people from lower down the society
B
and not just the upper class.
Victims of jokes must not only be politicians and royalty, but also arrogant people from
C
lower classes should be mentioned by comedians.
Cancel culture does not understand the role and duty of comedians, which is to deride and
D
mock everyone.
Answer: A
Video Solution
Explanation:
The main ideas of the passage are:
i) The job of a joke is to offend its target(victim) irrespective of its status.
ii) The cancel culture deems it inappropriate to joke about people deemed lower in society.
Option A: This option includes both the main points and hence is the correct answer.
Option B: This is a distorted option. The ideas in the paragraph are not intended to persuade to include
people from the lower class in the joke. Thus, this is not the correct answer.
Option C: Again, this is a distorted option and can be eliminated based on the explanation given in option B.
Option D: This is also a distorted option, as nowhere in the passage the duties of a comedian are mentioned.
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Instructions [25 - 29 ]
In the following, a year corresponds to 1st of January of that year.
A study to determine the mortality rate for a disease began in 1980. The study chose 1000 males and 1000
females and followed them for forty years or until they died, whichever came first. The 1000 males chosen in
1980 consisted of 250 each of ages 10 to less than 20, 20 to less than 30, 30 to less than 40, and 40 to less
than 50. The 1000 females chosen in 1980 also consisted of 250 each of ages 10 to less than 20, 20 to less
than 30, 30 to less than 40,and 40 to less than 50.
The four figures below depict the age profile of those among the 2000 individuals who were still alive in
1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020. The blue bars in each figure represent the number of males in each age group
at that point in time, while the pink bars represent the number of females in each age group at that point in
time. The numbers next to the bars give the exact numbers being represented by the bars. For example, we
know that 230 males among those tracked and who were alive in 1990 were aged between 20 and 30.
25. In 2000, what was the ratio of the number of dead males to dead females among those being tracked?
A 71 : 69
C 129 : 131
D 109 : 107
Answer: A
Video Solution
Explanation:
The total number of male and female test cases in 1980 = 1000
The total number of males alive in 2000 = 180 + 205 + 160 + 100 = 645
Thus, the number of dead males in 2000 = 1000 - 645 = 355
Similarly, the total number of dead females in 2000 = 1000 - (210 + 175 + 150 + 120) = 1000 - 655 = 345
Thus, the required ratio = 355 : 345 = 71 : 69.
Thus, the correct option is A.
A 110
B 90
C 190
D 310
Answer: C
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Explanation:
The total number of male and female test cases in 1980 = 1000
The total number of males in the age group of 30-40(in 1980) alive till 2010 = 90
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The total number of females in the age group of 30-40(in 1980) alive till 2010 = 100
Thus, the total number of people in the age group of 30-40(in 1980) alive till 2010 = 90 + 100 = 190
Thus, the correct option is C.
27. How many individuals who were being tracked and who were less than 30 years of age in 1980
survived until 2020?
A 240
B 580
C 470
D 230
Answer: C
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Explanation:
The total number of male and female test cases in 1980 = 1000
Answer:40
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Explanation:
The total number of male and female test cases in 1980 = 1000
Answer:30
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Explanation:
The total number of male and female test cases in 1980 = 1000
A Either 7 or 8
B Exactly 7
C Either 6 or 7
D Exactly 8
Answer: D
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Explanation:
From the data, it can be concluded that the total number of cases on Day 2 is equal to 8.
Thus, the correct option is D.
31. What BEST can be concluded about the number of new cases in Levmisto on Day 3?
A Either 2 or 3
B Exactly 2
C Exactly 3
D Either 0 or 1
Answer: C
Explanation:
From the final table, it can be concluded that the total number of cases in Levmisto is 3 on day 3.
Thus, the correct option is C.
A Only Day 3
B Only Day 2
Video Solution
Explanation:
From the final table, it can be concluded that on Day 3, the number of cases will be zero for Pesmisto.
Thus, the correct option is A.
A Statement A only
C Statement B only
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Explanation:
From the final table, it can be concluded that both statements are false.
Thus the correct option is D.
34. On how many days did Levmisto and Tyhrmisto have the same number of new cases?
A 2
B 3
C 4
D 5
Answer: D
Explanation:
It can be concluded from the final table that the number of cases will be the same for all the days.
Thus, the correct option is D
A 60
B 210
C 90
D 270
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Answer:12
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Answer:27
A 99
B 42
C 84
D 63
Answer: D
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A 165
B 75
C 25
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Instructions [40 - 44 ]
Pulak, Qasim, Ritesh, and Suresh participated in a tournament comprising of eight rounds. In each round,
they formed two pairs, with each of them being in exactly one pair. The only restriction in the pairing was
that the pairs would change in successive rounds. For example, if Pulak formed a pair with Qasim in the first
round, then he would have to form a pair with Ritesh or Suresh in the second round. He would be free to pair
with Qasim again in the third round. In each round, each pair decided whether to play the game in that round
or not. If they decided not to play, then no money was exchanged between them. If they decided to play, they
had to bet either ₹1 or ₹2 in that round. For example, if they chose to bet ₹2, then the player winning the
game got ₹2 from the one losing the game.
At the beginning of the tournament, the players had ₹10 each. The following table shows partial information
about the amounts that the players had at the end of each of the eightrounds. It shows every time a player
had ₹10 at the end of a round, as well as every time, at the end of a round, a player had either the minimum
or the maximum amount that he would have had across the eight rounds. For example, Suresh had ₹10 at
the end of Rounds 1, 3 and 8 and not after any of the other rounds. The maximum amount that he had at the
end of any round was ₹13 (at the end of Round 5), and the minimum amount he had at the end of any round
was ₹8 (at the end of Round 2). At the end of all other rounds, he must have had either ₹9, ₹11, or ₹12.
It was also known that Pulak and Qasim had the same amount of money with them at the end of Round 4.
40. What BEST can be said about the amount of money that Ritesh had with him at the end of Round 8?
B Exactly ₹5
C ₹5 or ₹6
D Exactly ₹6
Answer: D
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41. What BEST can be said about the amount of money that Pulak had with him at the end of Round 6?
A Exactly ₹12
B Exactly ₹11
C ₹12 or ₹13
D ₹11 or ₹12
Answer: A
42. How much money (in ₹) did Ritesh have at the end of Round 4?
Answer:6
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Explanation:
43. How many games were played with a bet of ₹2?
Answer:6
Explanation:
The Games which had a bet of Rs.2 are as following
Round 1 - Palak vs Qasim
Round 2 - Qasim vs Suresh
Round 3 - Palak vs Suresh
Round 4 - Ritesh vs Suresh
Round 5 - None
Round 6 - Palak vs Ritesh
Round 7 - None
Round 8 - Ritesh vs Suresh
Hence total number of games that were played with a bet of 2 is 6
Qasim and
A
Suresh
Pulak and
D
Suresh
Answer: D
Explanation:
For round 6 the pairs formed were Pulak-Ritesh and Qasim-Suresh. For round 4 the pairs formed were Pulak-
Qasim and Ritesh-Suresh.
Therefore the pairs formed for round 5 were Pulak-Suresh and Qasim-Ritesh
Quant
16x 49y
45. If c = y + x for some non-zero real numbers x and y, then c cannot take the value
A 60
B −50
C −70
D −60
Answer: B
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Applying AM>= GM
49
(16t + t ) 49 2
1
2 ≥ (16t × t )
49
16t + t ≥ 56
When t is positive then c is greater than equal to 56.
When t is negative then c is less than equal to -56.
A 9
B 7
C 8
D 13
Answer: A
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Explanation:
2x2 + kx + 5 = 0 has no real roots so D<0
k2 − 40 < 0
Answer:14
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Explanation:
7
5 3x−y 875
( ) = 2401
(3x−y)
7 2 125
(5) = 343
(3x−y)
7 2 7 −3
(5) = (5)
3x-y = -6
4a 2a
( b )6x−y = ( b )y−6x
Therefor, y=6x as the bases are different so the power should be zero for the results to be equal.
3x-y=-6
or, 3x - 6x = -6
A 23
B 24
C 23.5
D 22.5
Answer: D
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Explanation:
Let the six numbers be a, b, c, d, e, f in ascending order
a+b = 28
e+f = 56
If we want to maximise the average then we have to maximise the value of c and d and maximise e and
minimise f
e+f = 56
As e and f are distinct natural numbers so possible values are 27 and 29
Therefore c and d will be 25 and 26 respecitively
(a+b+c+d+e+f ) (28+25+26+56) 135
So average = 6 = 6 = 6 = 22.5
Answer:9
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Explanation:
A 0
C 3
D 4
Answer: D
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Explanation:
a, b, c, m and n are integers so if one root is 3 + 2 2 then the other root is 3 − 2 2
Sum of roots = 6 = -b/a or b= -6a
Product of roots = 1 = c/a or c=a
A 150
B 23
C 36
D 140
Answer: D
Explanation:
Let the unit of work done by 1 man in 1 hour and 1 day be 1 MDH unit (Man Day Hour).
Thus, in 7 hours per day for 10 days, the work done by N people = N × 7 × 10 MDH units.
Since this is equal to 35% of the total work,
(N − 10) × 14 × 10 = 130N
10N = 1400
N = 140
Thus, the correct option is D.
A 1:1
B 10 : 13
C 3 : 10
D 10 : 3
Answer: A
Explanation:
Initially: a glass 500cc milk and a cup 500cc water
Step 1: 150 cc of milk is transferred to the cup from glass
After step 1: Glass - 350 cc milk, Cup - 150 cc milk and 500 cc water
Step 2: 150 cc of this mixture is transferred from the cup to the glass
After step 2:
Glass - 350 cc milk + 150 cc mixture with milk:water ratio 3:10
Cup - 500 cc mixture with milk:water ratio 3:10
10 3
water in glass : milk in cup = 13 × 150 : 13 × 500 = 1 : 1
The answer is option A.
53. Nitu has an initial capital of ₹20,000. Out of this, she invests ₹8,000 at 5.5% in bank A, ₹5,000 at 5.6%
in bank B and the remaining amount at x% in bank C, each rate being simple interest per annum. Her
combined annual interest income from these investments is equal to 5% of the initial capital. If she
had invested her entire initial capital in bank C alone, then her annual interest income, in rupees,
would have been
A 700
B 800
C 900
D 1000
Answer: B
Explanation:
It is given,
5.5×1×8000 5.6×1×5000 x×1×7000 5
100 + 100 + 100 = 100 × 20000
440 + 280 + 70x = 1000
x = 4%
20000×4×1
Interest = 100 = Rs 800
The answer is option B.
54. Two cars travel from different locations at constant speeds. To meet each other after starting at the
same time, they take 1.5 hours if they travel towards each other, but 10.5 hours if they travel in the
same direction. If the speed of the slower car is 60 km/hr, then the distance traveled, in km, by the
slower car when it meets the other car while traveling towards each other, is
A 100
B 90
C 120
D 150
Answer: B
Explanation:
Both the cars take 1.5 hrs to meet when they travel towards each other.
It is given, speed of slower car is 60 km/hr
Therefore, distance covered by slower car before they meet = 60*1.5 = 90 km
The answer is option B.
A 2222
B 2442
C 2592
D 3333
Answer: A
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Explanation:
4!
The number of 4-digit numbers possible using 1,1,2, and 4 is 2! = 12
Number of 1's, 2's and 4's in units digits will be in the ratio 2:1:1, i.e. 6 1's, 3 2's and 3 4's.
Sum = 6(1) + 3(2) + 3(4) = 24
Similarly, in tens digit, hundreds digit and thousands digit as well.
Therefore, sum = 24 + 24(10) + 24(100) + 24(1000) = 24(1111)
24(1111)
Mean = 12 = 2222
The answer is option A.
A 3
B 4
C 6
D 5
Answer: D
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Explanation:
Sum of the three sides of a quadrilateral is greater than the fourth side.
Therefore, let the fourth side be
1+2+4>d or d<7
1+2+d>4 or d>1
Possible values of d are 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
57. The average of all 3-digit terms in the arithmetic progression 38, 55, 72, ..., is
Answer:548
Explanation:
General term = 38 + (n-1)17 = 17n + 21 = 17(n+1) + 4 = 17k + 4
Each term is in the form of 17k + 4
Least 3-digit number in the form of 17k + 4 is at k = 6, i.e. 106
Highest 3-digit number in the form of 17k + 4 is at k = 58, i.e. 990
106, 123, 140,..........., 990
990 = 106 + 17(n-1)
n = 53
53
Sum = 2 (106 + 990) = 53 × 548
548
Average = 53 × 53 = 548
Answer:63
Explanation:
Let the number of students in section A and B be a and b, respectively.
It is given, a = b - 10
32a+60b
a+b is an integer
32a+60(a+10)
a+a+10 =k
46a+300
a+5 =k
46(a+5) 70
k= a+5 + a+5
70
k = 46 + a+5
2x − r ifx ≥ r
59. Let r be a real number and f(x) = { r ifx < r . Then, the equation f(x) = f(f(x)) holds
A x>r
B x≤r
C x
=r
D x≥r
Answer: B
Explanation:
When x< r
f(x) = r
f(x) = f(f(x))
r = f(r)
r= 2r-r
r=r
When x>=r
f(x) = 2x-r
f(x) = f(f(x))
2x-r = f(2x-r)
2x-r = 2(2x-r) - r
2x-r = 4x-3r
or, x=r
Therefore x<= r
60. In a triangle ABC, AB = AC = 8 cm. A circle drawn with BC as diameter passes through A. Another
circle drawn with center at A passes through Band C. Then the area, in sq. cm, of the overlapping
region between the two circles is
A 16π
B 16(π − 1)
C 32(π − 1)
D 32π
Answer: C
Explanation:
BC is the diameter of circle C2 so we can say that ∠BAC = 90∘ as angle in the semi circle is 90∘
1
Therefore overlapping area = 2 (Area of circle C2) + Area of the minor sector made be BC in C1
Answer:150
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Explanation:
Since the total number of students, when divided by either 9 or 10 or 12 or 25 each, gives a remainder of 4,
the number will be in the form of LCM(9,10,12,25)k + 4 = 900k + 4.
It is given that the value of 900k + 4 is less than 5000.
Also, it is given that 900k + 4 is divided by 11.
It is only possible when k = 2 and total students = 1804.
So, the number of 12 students group = 1800/12 = 150.
x2 −6x+10
62. The minimum possible value of 3−x , for x < 3, is
1
A −2
B 2
1
C 2
D -2
Answer: B
Explanation:
x2 −6x+10
Let 3−x =p
x2 − 6x + 10 = 3p − px
x2 − (6 − p) x + 10 − 3p = 0
Since the equation will have real roots,
when p = 2, x = 2
Thus, the minimum possible value of p will be 2.
Thus, the correct option is B.
Alternate explanation:
Since x < 3,
3−x>0
Let 3 − x = y. So, y > 0.
2
x −6x+10 x2 −6x+9+1
Now, 3−x = 3−x
(3−x)2 +1
=> 3−x
y2 +1 1
Since 3 − x = y, the equation will transform to y or y+ y
1
The minimum value of the expression y + y for y > 0 will at y = 1
i.e., Minimum value = 1 + 1 =2
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Thus, the correct option is B.
63. A donation box can receive only cheques of ₹100, ₹250, and ₹500. On one good day, the donation
box was found to contain exactly 100 cheques amounting to a total sum of ₹15250. Then, the
maximum possible number of cheques of ₹500 that the donation box may have contained, is
Answer:12
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Explanation:
Let the number of 100 cheques, 250 cheques and 500 cheques be x, y and z respectively.
We need to find the maximum value of z.
x + y + z = 100 ...... (1)
100x + 250y + 500z = 15250
2x + 5y + 10z = 305 ...... (2)
2x + 2y + 2z = 200 ....... (1)
(2) - (1), we get
3y + 8z = 105
At z = 12, x = 3
Therefore, maximum value z can take is 12.
Answer:60
Explanation:
Let the speed of Moody be 'x' steps/sec and that of the escalator be 'y' steps/sec.
In 30 seconds, Moody will finish riding the escalator when going in the same direction.
Thus, total steps = 30(x+y)
If Moody's speed becomes twice, the time becomes 20 seconds.
Thus, total steps = 20(2x+y)
Or 30x + 30y = 40x + 20y
Or x = y
So, total steps = 60y.
Time taken by only escalator= 60y/y = 60s.
65. Two ships are approaching a port along straight routes at constant speeds. Initially, the two ships and
the port formed an equilateral triangle with sides of length 24 km. When the slower ship travelled 8
km, the triangle formed by the new positions of the two ships and the port became right-angled. When
the faster ship reaches the port, the distance, in km, between the other ship and the port will be
A 4
B 12
C 8
D 6
Answer: B
Explanation:
Thus, OF = 8.
Thus in the time, S covered 8 km, F will cover 24 - 8 = 16 km.
Thus, the ratio of their speeds is 2:1,
Thus, when F covers 24 km, S will cover 12 km.
The correct option is B.
66. Bob can finish a job in 40 days, if he works alone. Alex is twice as fast as Bob and thrice as fast as
Cole in the same job. Suppose Alex and Bob work together on the first day, Bob and Cole work
together on the second day, Cole and Alex work together on the third day, and then, they continue the
work by repeating this three - day roster, with Alex and Bob working together on the fourth day, and so
on. Then, the total number of days Alex would have worked when the job gets finished, is
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Explanation:
Let the efficiency of Bob be 3 units/day. So, Alex's efficiency will be 6 units/day, and Cole's will be 2
units/day.
Since Bob can finish the job in 40 days, the total work will be 40*3 = 120 units.
Since Alex and Bob work on the first day, the total work done = 3 + 6 = 9 units.
Similarly, for days 2 and 3, it will be 5 and 8 units, respectively.
Thus, in the first 3 days, the total work done = 9 + 5 + 8 = 22 units.
The work done in the first 15 days = 22*5 = 110 units.
Thus, the work will be finished on the 17th day(since 9 + 5 = 14 units are greater than the remaining work).
Since Alex works on two days of every 3 days, he will work for 10 days out of the first 15 days.
Then he will also work on the 16th day.
The total number of days = 11.