Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K) 2006 JT - Question Paper

(A) Expert (B) Tyrannical (C) Beginner (D) Tycoon
Solutions for Q. 10-15:
10. The ans is (C). To survey something
means to take a general overview of
something. Hence the word fits the situation
best. The other choices involve an in depth
analysis.
11. The ans is (B), as the plural noun
‘flowers’ have to be substantiated by a plural
verb, but this choice uses a singular verb
‘was’. All the other choices may
grammatically be used.
12. The ans is (B). There is no direct relation
ranging from the provided word and the choices.
However, when we grind something we get
grit. Grid is a maze, grin is a curt smile, and
grill is a method of cooking.
13. The ans is (A). Incomprehensible and
inexplicable are synonyms, which means
something which is hard to understand.
Indelible is something that cannot be
removed, Inextricable is something confusing,
Infallible is incapable of fault.
14. The ans is (C). Stigma is a mark of
disgrace. Hence the ans has to be honor.
Horror is terror, humor is fun, and holler is to
shout.
15. The ans is (A). A tyro is a beginner in a
field. Hence an expert is the opposite.
Tyrannical is dominating, beginner is a
synonym for the provided word, tycoon is a businessman.
Directions: ques. 16 -18 relate to the passage provided below:
When I started working during the late 1960s and early ‘70s I was the proud owner of a slide rule. It was a
low-mileage model, as I only knew how to work out percentages on it, but even that was better than
struggling with long multiplication or logarithms to do the identical work as a few of my colleagues were wont
to do.
The point is that this was only 3 decades ago, and the pocket calculator had still not been invented.
I remember, in the early 1970s, sitting in a meeting in the viewing room of the advertising agency I worked
for, taking part in a discussion with our client, Procter and Gamble, on whether the commercial which had
just been approved should be shot in black- and-white, or color. The discussion, as with most discussions
with that client, was long and carefully articulated on both sides. The agency, of course, looked to the future,
and argued strongly for color. We were finally overruled, on the grounds that there were still too few color
TV sets in existence for it to be worth the extra investment in color film.

Earning:   Approval pending.