GMAT-1

 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions by selecting the most appropriate option of the choices given below each question.

The real name of Birbal was Mahesh Das Bhatt. He abduct birth in a Brahmin family in the year 1528 in Ghoghara, Siddhi district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Maheshdas was the third baby of Gangadas and Anabhadevi. He lost his father Gangadas, at the age of teenager. Since, then he consist with his grandfather Rupdhar, who continue in the city called as Patrapunj. His grandfather Rupdhar was a very large Sanskrit scholar.

Rupdhar started with the education of Mahesh Das at a young age of 5. He learned him Hindi, Sanskrit and Persian which was the state language. Then the family tradition of learning music and poetry, he also learned music and poetry. Soon he started writing his own poems and setting melody to them. This made him as a famous poet, musician and a well-known singer. In the combination of all these qualities, he also had a great wit and very excellent sense of humour. He used to make a mark with his witty communication skills on anyone he met. The kings and emperors in those days were very good adore of art. When the king of Jaipur, Bhagawandas, heard about Maheshdas talent, he called him with great honour to his own composition in the court of Jaipur. Maheshdas used to like write poems under the stage name 'Brahms' and hence, he became well known as 'Brahmakavi'.

Following this, he was invited by Raja Rama Chandra of Rewa at his court. When the dictator Akbar came to know about Maheshdas knowledge, intelligence and wisdom, he called him to be a part of the royal court in the year 1556. Pleased with Mahesh Das, dictator Akbar accord upon him a new name – Birbal, where Bir means Brain and Bal means Strong. He was also presented with the title of Raja by dictator Akbar. Along with being a part of Akbar's inner council of nine advisors, known as

the 'navaratna', a Sanskrit word meaning nine jewels, he was also one of the most assured members of dictator Akbar. Birbal worked with Akbar for a period of 30 years.

Mahesh Das was not only excellent at poetry, singing and music; but he was also very expert in the art of warfare. Gratified with his participation in the mission of Sultanpur at Punjab, the dictator not only conferred him with the title of Veervar but also gave him the Jagir of Nagarkoth.

You can find the collection of Birbal's writings in the Bharatpur museum located in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is said that, Birbal was begin to death while heading a large military troupe during the mission of Afghanistan.

 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions by selecting the most appropriate option of the choices given below each question.

The real name of Birbal was Mahesh Das Bhatt. He abduct birth in a Brahmin family in the year 1528 in Ghoghara, Siddhi district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Maheshdas was the third baby of Gangadas and Anabhadevi. He lost his father Gangadas, at the age of teenager. Since, then he consist with his grandfather Rupdhar, who continue in the city called as Patrapunj. His grandfather Rupdhar was a very large Sanskrit scholar.

Rupdhar started with the education of Mahesh Das at a young age of 5. He learned him Hindi, Sanskrit and Persian which was the state language. Then the family tradition of learning music and poetry, he also learned music and poetry. Soon he started writing his own poems and setting melody to them. This made him as a famous poet, musician and a well-known singer. In the combination of all these qualities, he also had a great wit and very excellent sense of humour. He used to make a mark with his witty communication skills on anyone he met. The kings and emperors in those days were very good adore of art. When the king of Jaipur, Bhagawandas, heard about Maheshdas talent, he called him with great honour to his own composition in the court of Jaipur. Maheshdas used to like write poems under the stage name 'Brahms' and hence, he became well known as 'Brahmakavi'.

Following this, he was invited by Raja Rama Chandra of Rewa at his court. When the dictator Akbar came to know about Maheshdas knowledge, intelligence and wisdom, he called him to be a part of the royal court in the year 1556. Pleased with Mahesh Das, dictator Akbar accord upon him a new name – Birbal, where Bir means Brain and Bal means Strong. He was also presented with the title of Raja by dictator Akbar. Along with being a part of Akbar's inner council of nine advisors, known as

the 'navaratna', a Sanskrit word meaning nine jewels, he was also one of the most assured members of dictator Akbar. Birbal worked with Akbar for a period of 30 years.

Mahesh Das was not only excellent at poetry, singing and music; but he was also very expert in the art of warfare. Gratified with his participation in the mission of Sultanpur at Punjab, the dictator not only conferred him with the title of Veervar but also gave him the Jagir of Nagarkoth.

You can find the collection of Birbal's writings in the Bharatpur museum located in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is said that, Birbal was begin to death while heading a large military troupe during the mission of Afghanistan.

 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions by selecting the most appropriate option of the choices given below each question.

The real name of Birbal was Mahesh Das Bhatt. He abduct birth in a Brahmin family in the year 1528 in Ghoghara, Siddhi district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Maheshdas was the third baby of Gangadas and Anabhadevi. He lost his father Gangadas, at the age of teenager. Since, then he consist with his grandfather Rupdhar, who continue in the city called as Patrapunj. His grandfather Rupdhar was a very large Sanskrit scholar.

Rupdhar started with the education of Mahesh Das at a young age of 5. He learned him Hindi, Sanskrit and Persian which was the state language. Then the family tradition of learning music and poetry, he also learned music and poetry. Soon he started writing his own poems and setting melody to them. This made him as a famous poet, musician and a well-known singer. In the combination of all these qualities, he also had a great wit and very excellent sense of humour. He used to make a mark with his witty communication skills on anyone he met. The kings and emperors in those days were very good adore of art. When the king of Jaipur, Bhagawandas, heard about Maheshdas talent, he called him with great honour to his own composition in the court of Jaipur. Maheshdas used to like write poems under the stage name 'Brahms' and hence, he became well known as 'Brahmakavi'.

Following this, he was invited by Raja Rama Chandra of Rewa at his court. When the dictator Akbar came to know about Maheshdas knowledge, intelligence and wisdom, he called him to be a part of the royal court in the year 1556. Pleased with Mahesh Das, dictator Akbar accord upon him a new name – Birbal, where Bir means Brain and Bal means Strong. He was also presented with the title of Raja by dictator Akbar. Along with being a part of Akbar's inner council of nine advisors, known as

the 'navaratna', a Sanskrit word meaning nine jewels, he was also one of the most assured members of dictator Akbar. Birbal worked with Akbar for a period of 30 years.

Mahesh Das was not only excellent at poetry, singing and music; but he was also very expert in the art of warfare. Gratified with his participation in the mission of Sultanpur at Punjab, the dictator not only conferred him with the title of Veervar but also gave him the Jagir of Nagarkoth.

You can find the collection of Birbal's writings in the Bharatpur museum located in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is said that, Birbal was begin to death while heading a large military troupe during the mission of Afghanistan.

If you drink beyond the permissible limits then your health benefits are lost and your health risks go up.

The non-alcoholic contents of wine, such as flavanoids and resveratrol, serve as antioxidants that prevent the “free radicals” or the special type of molecules from damaging the vital body cells.

Severe smoking can significantly damage the natural capability of the blood vessels to contract and relax.

The geographic origin of the grapes as well as its type and its way of processing play an important role in deciding the nutritional value and the amount of antioxidants in it.

Some scientific researchers have proposed that though the content of anti-oxidants in the whole grapes is same as that of grape juice and red wine, they provide the body with additional dietary fibre.

The discovery of a new drug is said to have the ability to predict the Alzheimer‟s disease before its development and hence the patients of this disease have got a new hope.

(a)3 - (b)3 = 0
(A) a = 6
(B) b = -6

(A) b = 3 (B) a - 27 is divisible by 9

(A) x2 + y2 = 8
(B) y = 2

(A)„m‟ is a single digit, non-negative whole number?
(B)„m‟ is an even number and the sum of its factors is less than the even number by 2.

1. a is less than b
2. a is an odd number

1. m2 is an integer
2. 2m is an integer

1. (x – 5) (y – 4) = 0
2. y – 4 = 1

1. a is non-negative
2. a is not greater than 1

1. m is a positive integer and is divisible of 3
2. n is a positive integer and is a multiple of 4

Public opinion towards bilingualism has been decidedly lopsided towards the acknowledgment of the many benefits that being bilingual can bestow on an individual. Journals and research papers accentuate the positives often quoting evidence that bilingual children have improved cognitive skills and impulse control. The imbalance is further exacerbated by the fact that journals depicting the negative results are bypassed entirely. This overwhelming attention to the advantages of bilingualism is not warranted, and is not founded on augmented results due to publication bias.

For all research that has proven benefits of bilingualism, there are certain others which disagree on the existence of universal bilingual advantage. Results show the advantages seen in bilingual children tend to be isolated to lab settings, and are primarily seen in children with the highest bilingual proficiencies.

Bilingualism presents in many shapes and sizes, and regardless of whether attention is paid to advantages or disadvantages, the uniqueness of each bilingual cannot be dismissed. Accurate understanding of the way bilingualism affects human mind is thus imperative before we can come to a certain conclusion about its effect on human mind

Public opinion towards bilingualism has been decidedly lopsided towards the acknowledgment of the many benefits that being bilingual can bestow on an individual. Journals and research papers accentuate the positives often quoting evidence that bilingual children have improved cognitive skills and impulse control. The imbalance is further exacerbated by the fact that journals depicting the negative results are bypassed entirely. This overwhelming attention to the advantages of bilingualism is not warranted, and is not founded on augmented results due to publication bias.

For all research that has proven benefits of bilingualism, there are certain others which disagree on the existence of universal bilingual advantage. Results show the advantages seen in bilingual children tend to be isolated to lab settings, and are primarily seen in children with the highest bilingual proficiencies.

Bilingualism presents in many shapes and sizes, and regardless of whether attention is paid to advantages or disadvantages, the uniqueness of each bilingual cannot be dismissed. Accurate understanding of the way bilingualism affects human mind is thus imperative before we can come to a certain conclusion about its effect on human mind

Women’s literature’ refers to literature written by women. This being so, it is easy to categorize members of this genre by gender, but that is not to say that the category really exists as an object of study. A zoologist could locate entries to the type, `brown fauna’: the doubt though is whether he could learn anything zoological by studying a family composed of brown bears and [brown] lizard. Are there literary qualities included in all works by women and precluded from all works by men? And the answer is no. Clearly, this demarcation of women’s literature by literary institutions thus has been degrading, and the teaching of women’s literature in English departments, a subversion of women’s liberation.

Trying to classify literature by sex is a self-defeating task. There are thoughts in the writings of Atticus Finch that can sound feminine, and then there are those in Dorris Lessing’s that can sound masculine. We may be prepared to admit rhetorically that no man could have written Jane Eyre and no woman James Bond, but truly, if we try to define what is specifically masculine or feminine about them, the task can only turn futile. Are women more interested in dress and domestic life? And are men more interested in war and public events? Perhaps, but then writers descend this level to a greater meaning in their writings. Infact, greater the writer, greater the capacity to transcend particularities.

The same can be true of literary characters. Looking at female characters separately has resulted in many false conclusions: “Do women have problems charting one’s identity?” Well, so is the case with almost all the heroes of the “Bildungsroman”. Do women end up choosing between personal life and career? So must the other sex….Are many women ruined by not being able to choose the man they love? So are many men forced to let go their chosen mates. Do the women get discouraged by double standards and stereotypes associated with them? Can we not see men suffering in the same manner?

A writer is a writer. You care about writing. You sit down, you write, you are not a woman, or an American. You are a writer.” So, Focusing on the writer’s gender is inherently confining and directed at a reading that is biased, a thing that proponents of women’s literature fought to begin with.

Women’s literature’ refers to literature written by women. This being so, it is easy to categorize members of this genre by gender, but that is not to say that the category really exists as an object of study. A zoologist could locate entries to the type, `brown fauna’: the doubt though is whether he could learn anything zoological by studying a family composed of brown bears and [brown] lizard. Are there literary qualities included in all works by women and precluded from all works by men? And the answer is no. Clearly, this demarcation of women’s literature by literary institutions thus has been degrading, and the teaching of women’s literature in English departments, a subversion of women’s liberation.

Trying to classify literature by sex is a self-defeating task. There are thoughts in the writings of Atticus Finch that can sound feminine, and then there are those in Dorris Lessing’s that can sound masculine. We may be prepared to admit rhetorically that no man could have written Jane Eyre and no woman James Bond, but truly, if we try to define what is specifically masculine or feminine about them, the task can only turn futile. Are women more interested in dress and domestic life? And are men more interested in war and public events? Perhaps, but then writers descend this level to a greater meaning in their writings. Infact, greater the writer, greater the capacity to transcend particularities.

The same can be true of literary characters. Looking at female characters separately has resulted in many false conclusions: “Do women have problems charting one’s identity?” Well, so is the case with almost all the heroes of the “Bildungsroman”. Do women end up choosing between personal life and career? So must the other sex….Are many women ruined by not being able to choose the man they love? So are many men forced to let go their chosen mates. Do the women get discouraged by double standards and stereotypes associated with them? Can we not see men suffering in the same manner?

A writer is a writer. You care about writing. You sit down, you write, you are not a woman, or an American. You are a writer.” So, Focusing on the writer’s gender is inherently confining and directed at a reading that is biased, a thing that proponents of women’s literature fought to begin with.

Women’s literature’ refers to literature written by women. This being so, it is easy to categorize members of this genre by gender, but that is not to say that the category really exists as an object of study. A zoologist could locate entries to the type, `brown fauna’: the doubt though is whether he could learn anything zoological by studying a family composed of brown bears and [brown] lizard. Are there literary qualities included in all works by women and precluded from all works by men? And the answer is no. Clearly, this demarcation of women’s literature by literary institutions thus has been degrading, and the teaching of women’s literature in English departments, a subversion of women’s liberation.

Trying to classify literature by sex is a self-defeating task. There are thoughts in the writings of Atticus Finch that can sound feminine, and then there are those in Dorris Lessing’s that can sound masculine. We may be prepared to admit rhetorically that no man could have written Jane Eyre and no woman James Bond, but truly, if we try to define what is specifically masculine or feminine about them, the task can only turn futile. Are women more interested in dress and domestic life? And are men more interested in war and public events? Perhaps, but then writers descend this level to a greater meaning in their writings. Infact, greater the writer, greater the capacity to transcend particularities.

The same can be true of literary characters. Looking at female characters separately has resulted in many false conclusions: “Do women have problems charting one’s identity?” Well, so is the case with almost all the heroes of the “Bildungsroman”. Do women end up choosing between personal life and career? So must the other sex….Are many women ruined by not being able to choose the man they love? So are many men forced to let go their chosen mates. Do the women get discouraged by double standards and stereotypes associated with them? Can we not see men suffering in the same manner?

A writer is a writer. You care about writing. You sit down, you write, you are not a woman, or an American. You are a writer.” So, Focusing on the writer’s gender is inherently confining and directed at a reading that is biased, a thing that proponents of women’s literature fought to begin with.

Women’s literature’ refers to literature written by women. This being so, it is easy to categorize members of this genre by gender, but that is not to say that the category really exists as an object of study. A zoologist could locate entries to the type, `brown fauna’: the doubt though is whether he could learn anything zoological by studying a family composed of brown bears and [brown] lizard. Are there literary qualities included in all works by women and precluded from all works by men? And the answer is no. Clearly, this demarcation of women’s literature by literary institutions thus has been degrading, and the teaching of women’s literature in English departments, a subversion of women’s liberation.

Trying to classify literature by sex is a self-defeating task. There are thoughts in the writings of Atticus Finch that can sound feminine, and then there are those in Dorris Lessing’s that can sound masculine. We may be prepared to admit rhetorically that no man could have written Jane Eyre and no woman James Bond, but truly, if we try to define what is specifically masculine or feminine about them, the task can only turn futile. Are women more interested in dress and domestic life? And are men more interested in war and public events? Perhaps, but then writers descend this level to a greater meaning in their writings. Infact, greater the writer, greater the capacity to transcend particularities.

The same can be true of literary characters. Looking at female characters separately has resulted in many false conclusions: “Do women have problems charting one’s identity?” Well, so is the case with almost all the heroes of the “Bildungsroman”. Do women end up choosing between personal life and career? So must the other sex….Are many women ruined by not being able to choose the man they love? So are many men forced to let go their chosen mates. Do the women get discouraged by double standards and stereotypes associated with them? Can we not see men suffering in the same manner?

A writer is a writer. You care about writing. You sit down, you write, you are not a woman, or an American. You are a writer.” So, Focusing on the writer’s gender is inherently confining and directed at a reading that is biased, a thing that proponents of women’s literature fought to begin with.

Unprecedented growth in temporary employment in the United States has been linked to increased participation in the workforce by certain groups, such as first-time or reentering workers, who supposedly prefer such arrangements. However, the truth is that this kind of arrangement is more advantageous to the employers. First, temporary employment is favored by employers who are adapting to fluctuating demand for products while at the same time seeking to reduce overall labor costs. Secondly, this kind of arrangement brings down the bargaining strength of workforce which allows employers more control over the terms of employment. As it is clear that this kind of arrangement leads to labor exploitation, government should make it mandatory for the employers to issue benefit coverage for temporary employees, promoting pay equity between temporary and permanent workers, assisting labor unions in organizing temporary workers, and encouraging firms to assign temporary jobs primarily to employees who explicitly indicate that preference.

Unprecedented growth in temporary employment in the United States has been linked to increased participation in the workforce by certain groups, such as first-time or reentering workers, who supposedly prefer such arrangements. However, the truth is that this kind of arrangement is more advantageous to the employers. First, temporary employment is favored by employers who are adapting to fluctuating demand for products while at the same time seeking to reduce overall labor costs. Secondly, this kind of arrangement brings down the bargaining strength of workforce which allows employers more control over the terms of employment. As it is clear that this kind of arrangement leads to labor exploitation, government should make it mandatory for the employers to issue benefit coverage for temporary employees, promoting pay equity between temporary and permanent workers, assisting labor unions in organizing temporary workers, and encouraging firms to assign temporary jobs primarily to employees who explicitly indicate that preference.

Executive: Zeba cars use significantly less diesel per kilometer than other cars. Diesel produces air pollution, which contributes to a number of environmental problems. Drivers can save money by driving cars that are more diesel efficient, and they will be encouraged to drive Zeba cars if we create awareness about that. Therefore, we can help reduce the total amount of pollution emitted by cars in this city by highlighting this advantage of Zeba cars.

Chinese‐food stalls make up 35 percent of all stalls in California. Visitors at these stalls tend to be young; in fact, studies have shown that the older people get, the less likely they are to eat at Chinese‐food stalls. Since the average age of the California population is gradually rising and will continue to do so, the number of Chinese‐food stalls is likely to decrease.

In the last year, Eastern Airlines had thrice as many delayed flights as the year before, but the number of complaints from passengers about delayed flights went up four times. It is highly unlikely that this discrepancy in the increased number of complaints was rooted in an increase in overall dissatisfaction with the service Eastern Airlines provides, as the other aspects of its service were improved in the last year.

Physicists typically do their most creative work before the age of fifty. A common thought is that this happens because aging by itself brings about a loss of creative capacity. Although a disproportionately large number entered their field at an older age than is usual, studies show that of physicists who produce highly creative work are beyond the age of fifty. Since by the age of fifty a large majority of Physicists have been working in their field for at least twenty-five years, the studies’ finding strongly suggests that the real reason why physicists over fifty rarely produce highly creative work is not that they have aged but rather that physicists over fifty have generally spent too long in their field .

Country Zeta’s recent stock-trading scandal should not diminish investors’ confidence in the country’s stock market. For one thing, Country Zeta has a strong regulatory system is confirmed by the discovery of this scandal, as the following considerations show. Some fraudulent activity is inevitable in any stock market. Any significant stock-trading fraud in it will very likely be discovered if a stock market is well regulated. This facilitates improvement and arrests the potential perpetrators in regulatory processes.

(1) Difference of the first two terms of the Sequence S (a1 and a2 ) is 20.
(2) In the above sequence S, each term after the first is equal to the average of the preceding term and the following term.

(1) Length and breadth of the rectangle ABCD is 12 and 10 respectively.
(2) In the above figure above point P is the midpoint of line segment AX and point Q is the midpoint of line segment XB.