Indian Institue of Management 2008 Entrance Exams Other Entrance Exams CAT - Question Paper

73. In the passage, which of the subsequent similarities ranging from science and art may lead
to erroneous conclusions?

1) Both, in general, include a gamut of distinct but interconnecting activities.
2) Both have movements not necessarily concerned with innovation.
3) Both depend on collaborations ranging from talented individuals.
4) Both involve abstract thought and dissemination of ideas.
5) Both reflect complex priorities of the modern world



74. The range of concepts and ideologies embodied in the art of the twentieth century is
discussed by

1) the existence of movements such as surrealism.
2) landmarks which provide a trend to the art history of the twentieth century.
3) new language tools which can be used for further explorations into new areas.
4) the fast changing world of perceptual and transcendental understanding,
5) the quick exchage of ideas and concepts enabled by efficient technology.



75. The passage uses an observation by T.S.Eliot to imply that

1) creative processes are not ‘original’ because they always borrow from the past.
2) we always carry forward the legacy of the past.
3) past behavious and though processes recreate themselves in the current and get tagged
as ‘original’ or ‘creative’.
4) ‘originality’ can only thrive in a ‘greenhouse’ insulted from the past biases.
5) ‘innovations’ and ‘original thinking’ interpret develop on past thoughts to suit
contemporary needs.




Direction for ques. 76 to 80: The passage provided beneath is followed by a set of 5 ques.. select the most improper ans to every ques..

To summarize the Classic Maya collapse, we can tentatively identify 5 strands. I acknowledge, however, that May archaeologists still disagree vigorously among themselves in part, because various strands evidently varied in importance among various parts of the Maya realm; because detailed archaeological studies are available for only a few Maya sites; and because it remains puzzling why most of the Maya heartland remained empty of population and failed to recover after the collapse and after re-growth of forests.

With those caveats, it appears to me that 1 strand consisted of population growth outstripping available resources; as dilemma similar to the 1 foreseen by Thomas Malthus in 1798 and being played out today in Rwanda, Haiti and elsewhere. As the archaeologist David Webster succinctly puts it, “Two many farmers grew too many crops on too much of landscape.” Compounding that mismatch ranging from population and resources was the 2nd strand: the effects of deforestation and hillside erosion, which caused a reduce in the amount of useable farmland at a time when more rather than less farmland was needed and possible exacerbated by an anthropogenic drought resulting from deforestation, by soil nutrient depletion and other soil problems, and by the struggle to prevent bracken ferns from overrunning the fields.

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