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SECTION - I

Number of Questions: 40

DIRECTIONS for Questions 1 to 10: Read each of the short passages given below and answer the question that follows it.

1. Three airlines - IA, JA and SA - operate on the Delhi-Mumbai route. To increase the number of seats sold, SA reduced its fares and this was emulated by IA and JA immediately. The general belief was that the volume of air travel between Delhi and Mumbai would increase as a result. Which of the following, if true, would add credence to the general belief?
   [1] Increase in profitability of the three airlines.
   [2] Extension of the discount scheme to other routes.
   [3] A study that shows that air travellers in India are price-conscious.
   [4] A study that shows that as much as 80% of air travel in India is company-sponsored.
   
   
   
   

2. According to McNeill, a Brahmin priest was expected to be able to recite at least one of the Vedas. The practice was essential for several centuries when the Vedas had not yet been written down. It must have had a selective effect, since priests would have been recruited from those able or willing to memorise long passages. It must have helped in the dissemination of the work, since a memorised passage can be duplicated many times. Which one of the following can be inferred from the above passage?
   [1] Reciting the Vedas was a Brahmin's obligation
   [2] The Vedic priest was like a recorded audio cassette
   [3] McNeill studied the behaviour of Brahmin priests
   [4] Vedic hymns had not been scripted
   
   
   

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