Among the evolutionists the questions of human origins is basically a question of when the divergence of the ape and human line s occurred, and what is the common ancestor looked like. For nearly 70 years following the publication of Darwin’s The origin of species, evolutionists sought answers to these questions in the fossil remains of the ancestral forms recovered from geological deposits. By the 1960 ‘s , extensive studies of such fossil bones , particularly humanoid skulls , yielded a widely accepted theory that humans had evolved from Ramapithecus on a line which had split from the apes some thirty million years ago. Since the 1960’s, however, this fossil-based scenario has been abandoned in favor of one based on biochemistry which put the man-ape spilt just 5 million years ago. Biochemists have used the genetic material DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) of related living species to measure the amount of time, which had passed since they diverged from a common ancestor. This work is based on three findings: first, DNA accumulates random mutations and changes over time which are evident in the protein structure of all individuals of a species . Second, as two lineages diverge from a common ancestor each lineage accumulates changes tends to occur at a regular, at almost clock-like rate through time, insightful enquiries into the structures of DNA molecules over the last 50 years have revealed that the orangutan split away from the African humanoid stock about 12 million years ago, the gorilla from apes and humans about 8 million years ago.

1.Fossil–based findings put the man-ape split on a common descent at:

2.After Drawin published the origin of species, evolutionists wanted to know

3.All of the following are true except that:

4. Findings based on study of DNA molecules have fixed the man – ape divergence from a common descent at:

5. All of the following are true except:

6. Which according to the passage is more accurate in identifying man’s ancestor and his age?

Direction for question number 7 to 11:

7. A growing are in the broader _________ of management is that of management consultancy.

8. The labor party is gaining ___________ in parliament.

9. Her salary is _____________ with her ability and experience

10. There’s a lot of ___________ in the world today, it’s difficult to judge who is veracious

12. ABASHED: Kalpana felt abashed by her inability to remember her lines while singing the school anthem.

13.ACERBIC: The children sat silently as the teacher poured forth her acerbic comments on their pitiable performing in the exam

14. SANGUINE: The ebullient tennis champion remained sanguine in defeat ; he was so confident of himself that he viewed even defeat as a mere temporary setback.

15.PROSAIC: The defense minister’s description of the war was so prosaic that it was hard for his countrymen to believe that any of the soldiers had even wounded, much less blown to smithereens.

16. . MAVERICK: The maverick police officer got into trouble with the department for using unconventional and disagreeable to track down criminals

Direction for question number 17 to 22:
Select the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

17. A. Cuban dissidents kept a low profile while watching for signs of Castro's condition.
B. Businesses remained open and workers rallied in support of their ailing leader, who temporarily handed power to his brother after surgery.
C. Raul Castro, the island's acting president, was nowhere to be seen as Cubans began to worry about what comes next and exiles in Miami celebrated a development they hoped signaled the death of a dictator.
D. Cuba's Communist government tried to impose a sense of normalcy Tuesday, its first day in 47 years without Fidel Castro in charge

18. A. Bear Stearns analyst Joseph Buckley said the same-store sales in the United States and Canada were at the low end of the 2 percent to 3 percent growth he had anticipated.
B.Burger King's same-store sales have been up 2.3 percent or less in four of the last five quarters, which "raises concerns about how much traction the turnaround effort has," Buckley wrote in a research note. He rates the shares "peer perform." C. Shares of Burger King were down $2.15 at $13.10 in afternoon trade after sliding as low as $12.41.
D. Burger King sold 25 million shares at $17.00 per share in its initial public offering in May, raising $425 million. Now, that stake is worth just $327.5 million, down 23 percent.

19. A. Ten years ago, the founders of the company, an HR consulting firm and insurance provider, decided that heavyweight titles would lend credibility to their new venture and help land customers.
B. And with cash tight, doling out a few lofty titles served as a low-cost way to attract smart employees -- and keep them around.
C. In the early days, Employco played fast and loose with job titles.
D. A company isn't a company without a CIO, they figured.

20. A. You will be expected to provide more supporting details for each point of analysis than are required in informal journal entries.
B. Reread the literary work, or relevant portions of it if it is long, and make notes on all details relating to your topic that you might add to your paper.
C. Or use the worksheet given below to get feedback on your topic before writing the paper.
D. It may be helpful first to submit a journal entry with a short discussion of your potential topic, or a "brainstorming" list of ideas and details that could be used in a paper on a topic you are exploring.

21. A. But it soon became apparent that what seemed like a cost-saving move came with a price tag.
B. Not only did many vice presidents and senior managers prove to be unqualified for their jobs, employees began to comb the Internet to find out what people with similar titles were being paid.
C. HR pros call it "overtitling," and Employco is far from the only company that's been stung by it.
D. The practice became widespread when the economy floundered in 2000 and cash-strapped companies began handing out flashy titles in lieu of raises or bonuses.

22. A. Avoid empty sentences such as, "In this essay I intend to discuss the differences and similarities in two poems."
B. The reader knows this is your essay and these are your ideas; repeated references to your own process of thinking and writing are awkward
C. You may begin with general background on the subject, but don't be too general or vague or obvious.
D. and unnecessary, so instead state your precise ideas directly and support them well.

Direction for question number 23 to 24:
The passage given below is followed by a set of four questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question

GOES satellites provide the kind of continuous monitoring necessary for intensive data analysis. They circle the Earth in a geosynchronous orbit, which means they orbit the equatorial plane of the Earth at a speed matching the Earth's rotation. This allows them to hover continuously over one position on the surface. The geosynchronous plane is about 35,800 km (22,300 miles) above the Earth, high enough to allow the satellites a full-disc view of the Earth. Because they stay above a fixed spot on the surface, they provide a constant vigil for the atmospheric "triggers" for severe weather conditions such as tornadoes, flash floods, hail storms, and hurricanes. When these conditions develop the GOES satellites are able to monitor storm development and track their movements. GOES satellite imagery is also used to estimate rainfall during the understorms and hurricanes for flash flood warnings, as well as estimates snowfall accumulations and overall extent of snow cover. Such data help meteorologists issue winter storm warnings and spring snow melt advisories. Satellite sensors also detect ice fields and map the movements of sea and lake ice.

23. Which of the following is not stated in the passage?

24.Choose a suitable title for the above passage.

Direction for question number 25 to 30:
In each of the following questions, a part of a sentence is left blank. You are to choose from among the four options given below each question, the one which would best fill the blanks.

25. I am an entertainer ___________ I have to keep smiling because in my heart laughter and sorrow has an affinity.

26. Political power is just as permanent as today's newspaper. Ten years down the line ____________ who the most powerful man in any state was today.

27. When we call others dogmatic, what we really object to is ______________________

28. Although it has been more than 50 years since Satyajit Ray made Pather Panchali __________ refuse to go away from the mind.

29 _______________ the more they remain the same.

30. The stock markets ___________ The state they are in right now speaks volumes about his fact