NIFT Sample Paper 3 (UG)

Directions for next ten questions: Study the situation given below and answer these questions.

On November 26, 1993, the airport police caught a youth Sravan Kumar trying to smuggle 98 dried bear gall bladders out the country. They looked like shriveled black mangoes, and no one but an expert could say that the weird looking things came from an animal. Even experts could falter in identifying the species of the animal the gall bladders came from. This if the gall bladders came from the Himalayan brown bear as the airport police suspected, then Sravan Kumar should have been prosecuted under the law. Actually drugs made from bear gall bladder are used in Tibetan medicine as cures for various ailments including joint aches, rheumatism, cataracts, gall stones, cancer and even as aphrodisiacs. Since these drugs are highly reputed (despite their being actually useless), the intact gall bladders of bear sell in the international markets at phenomenal rates. This has caused poaching of bears and the consequent fall in bear population.
Sravan Kumar understood that he had been caught red-handed. The best way to circumvent the law was to deny that these were bear gall bladders. Consequently he asserted that the gall bladders had been taken out from pigs and not from bears. Since pig is not protected species in the Act, Sravan Kumar could go scot free. He banked upon the fact that the gall bladders of large mammals look quite alike and extremely difficult to distinguish one from the other. In effect, the question belonged to pigs or to bears. It was at this state that the airport police asked for my help.
Despite common belief, forensic science doesn’t enter to solving murders, killings or assassinations. Forensic science is the application of scientific knowledge to solve any legal dispute. Since here the police did face a legal dilemma, forensic science could come to their rescue.
During recent years, the law enforcement agencies involved in protecting wildlife are increasingly turning to forensic sciences to bring the culprits to book. Protected animals are killed either because of false beliefs in the curative powers of medicines made form their body part, or because of their valuable furs or hides or sometimes just for plain fun. Poaching of elephants for ivory is a common problem. But ivory comes from a number of sources (as many as fifteen), and often the criminals find it convenient to assert the ivory is illegal, trading in the ivory of now extinct mammoths and mastodons is totally legal (where there would hardly a point in making it illegal, since mammoths and mastodons are already extinct). These is synthetic ivory too, which is plastic like material. Whenever smugglers are caught with ivory, their standard answer is that the ivory is from a mammoth which is completely legal.
Forensic science once again comes to the rescue of wildlife officers. It helps in differentiating Ivory coming various sources. Mammoth ivory is usually darker than elephant ivory, since it contains traces of iron which has oxidized over time, but that is not always the case. The best way ivory from various sources can be distinguished is by observing what are known as Schreyer lines. Ivory is criss-crossed by dentinal tubules, which can be seen under a scanning electron micro-scope (SEM) as straight lines. These tubules were first described by a German researcher Schreger, after whom these lines are named. These Schreger lines form a unique pattern in each species. For instance, while in elephants, these lines always meet at an angle greater than 110 degrees, in mammoths, the form is a very conveniently basis for differentiating between the ivories of mammoth and elephant.

What was the question that turned up during the investigations that followed the confiscation of gall bladders?

Why did Sravan Kumar say that the gall bladders had been taken out of pigs?
(i) because pigs do not figure among the five schedules in the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1973.
(ii) because he wanted to avoid prosecution.
(iii) because he did not consider it morally wrong to say so
(iv) because he had bribed a forensic scientist to support his statements

Why are the gall bladders of bears smuggled?
(i) because they fetch lot of money
(ii) because they are apparently useless
(iii) because they are used for making drugs

Which of the following statements is correct?

What did Sravan Kumar base his hopes on?

Why did the airport police seek the authors’ help?

What was the legal dilemma?

Who are the culprits who need to be punished?
(i) Poachers (ii) Those who kill animals for their organs
(iii) Those who hunt protected animals for fun

Why is it convenient for criminals to claim that the ivory has come from a legally valid source?

What is the best way of distinguishing ivory coming from various sources?

Directions for next ten questions: Study the situation given below and answer these questions.

IN VERACRUZ, during nearly two decades of research, I have come to realize the deep indebtedness of the present to the past. Even today, and usually unconsciously, the people of this only favoured state adhere to many customs and traditions that echo ancient ways. Their lives culminate an eighty century continuum of human experience.
In our understanding of Mesoamerican civilization, between the well known cultures of the Maya and of highland Mexico, the Gulf coast of Vera Cruz had remained a gray area of scattered knowledge. A multidisciplinary scientific effort over the past 12 years was sought to fill in the gaps. We have traced the evolutionary chronology of Vera Cruz from an early hunting and gathering era through a remarkably artistic civilization known as EL Tajin, and beyond that society’s demise to Spanish conquest and the present day synthesis of Indian and European cultures.
Blessed in the vitality and diversity of its people, Vera Cruz profits also from fertile soils, abundant rainfall, a 450 mile long sea coast with harbours and excellent fishing, reserves of oil and natural gas. From the narrow coastal plain the land rises steeply through diverse ecological zones to glacier. Capped Orizaba, at 18,700 feet the third highest mountain in North America, after Mount McKinley and Moung Logan. A few score mile separate tropical shores from the dry, high plateau of central Mexico west of the Sierra Madre Oriental.
Cort’es gave the name La Villa Rica De La Vera Cruz (Rich Villa of the True Cross) to the town he founded during Easter week in 1519. From that first formal European settlement of the New World mainland, Cort’es marched inland with his Spanish adventures and Indian allies to conquer Aztec Mexicans. Thus began the slow merging of Renaissance Europe and aboriginal America.
Vera Cruz – city and region – prospered. Commerce, ranching, fishing and sugar – cane production contributed first to the colonial and then to the Mexican economy.
The preeminent modern resources are, of course, oil and natural gas. In northern Vera Cruz alone, the Chicontepec area hold almost 15 percent of Mexico’s estimated reserves. I remember, in the early sixties, driving from the state capital of Jalapa to the Totonac market town of Papantla. Riding the ferry across the Tecolutla River dark, I stood transfixed of the tail. Up- stream the sky, heavy with clouds, pulsated with color. It glowed red to pink, reflecting the burn-off of gas in oil fields known as the New Golden Lane. The scene was surrealistic spell bounding.
We changed past clusters of dugout canoes from which local fishermen cast their nets on the changing tide. In the channel, porpoises leaped as if in some aquatic celebration, fragments of the popular folk music known as los sones waited from the far shore. Harp and guitar in some small restaurant sent out these strains, which wove a graceful counterpart to the visual drama of man’s superscribed technology.

What is the deep indebtedness of the present to the past.
(1) that eighty centuries have gone by without the people of Vera Cruz charging in any way
(2) that the present culture of Vera Cruz represents the highest point in a line of human experience that goes back to eighty centuries
(3) that the customs and traditions of Veracurz have withstood the passage of time

Gray area of scattered knowledge means

Indian refers to
(1) Belonging to the subcontinent of India in South Asia
(2) Belonging to the aboriginal race of North America
(3) Belonging to Spain

Which of the following are the assets of Vera Cruz?

Which of these statements is incorrect?

Vera Cruz Means

Why was it that Mexican economy beneficial through the natural resources of Vera Cruz after the Colonial economy had done so?

Why did the sky glow real to pink?

Why did author stand transfixed at the rail?

Why were the porpoises leading in the channel?

Directions for next five questions: Study the situation given below to answer these question.

Satish Vrati’s New Year resolution for the past three years has been the same; to buy a new house in New Delhi at the earliest. With every hike in salary, he would scramble through newspapers to find out good properties and housing loans. Meanwhile, he received conflicting advice about the pros and cons of owning a flat. If one friend pointed out the risk involved in leasing out the property. Another would say his money was being locked up without good returns. Vrati became indecisive.
With the cut in Cash Reserve Ration (CRR) by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), many banks decided to trim interest rates for housing loans. But Vrati still wondered whether real estate was a safe investment. “With the entry of corporate sector, the real estate sector has become reliable”, says Rajendra Varshney, chartered accountant and real estate adviser. “Today” it can compete with any available investment option.”

Which of the following is true according to the situation?

The situation assumes that
I. New Year resolutions are the most reliable ones
II. A hike in salary leads to an urge to invest money
III. We must not seek other’s advice while purchasing property

How would you describe Vrati’s friend’s response to his idea of buying a house?

According to the situation, who is responsible for the interest on the housing loans given by the bank?

Which of following is not true according to the situation?

Directions for next five questions: Below is given a factual situation followed by several inferences that can be drawn from the facts stated. You have to examine each inference separately and decide upon its degree of truth of falsity. Mark your answer as follows:
India constitutes 2 percent of world’s geographical area. It has only 1 percent of the world’s forest cover and 0.5 percent of the world’s pasture land. However, it has to support 18 percent of the world’s human population and 15 percent of the global population of livestock. The productivity of India’s forests is among the lowest – 0.7 cubic metre per hectare as compared to the world average of 2.1 cubic meters.

India is not very densely populated.

The productivity of world’s forests is thrice that of India’s forests.

More than half of India is under forest cover.

The number of livestock population in India exceeds that of human population.

In terms of livestock population, India exceeds that six largest countries in the world.

Which of the following is known for paper making industry?

The Indian islands formed by coral deposits are

Richter scale is used for measuring the

Which of the following languages is not included in the Eighth Schedule?

Plaster of Paris is

The filament of an electric bulb is generally made from

Which of the following is a physical change?

Elbow joint is a

The second battle of Panipat was fought in

Mean sea level means

The largest producer of petroleum in India is

If a man of blood group B marries a woman of blood group AB then the possible blood groups of their children are

The automatic darkening property of photo chromic glass is due to the presence of

Soaps are prepared from

Oxygen molecule exhibits

When water is boiled for sometime it becomes free from

Hydraulic brakes used in automobiles are based on

Amylase acts upon

The resistance of a conductor depends upon its

Which among the following is an example of a self-luminous body?

Conduction takes place mainly in

Melting ice cools a body better than the same mass of ice-cold water because

The centre of gravity of a rectangle is

The sum of the kinetic and potential energies of a freely falling body is

A jug of water when fully immersed in a bucket of water does not feel as heavy as when it is taken completely out of water. This can be explained on the basis of:

Which of the following is not a basic unit in the S.I. System?

Which among the following is the most elastic?

The amount of heat absorbed or given out depends on

Inertia is the property due to

Mach number is used in connection with the speed of

Directions for next five questions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. In a car exhibition, seven cars of seven different companies viz. Indica, Qualis, Fiat, Maruti, Hyundai, Santro and Palio were displayed in a row, facing each such that:
(1) Indica car was to the immediate right of Palio.
(2) Palio was fourth to the right of Fiat.
(3) Maruti car was between Qualis and Santro.
(4) Fiat, which was third to the left of Qualis car, was at one of the ends.

Which of the following was the correct position of the Hyundai?

Which of the following is definitely true?

Which cars are on the immediate either sides of the Indica car?

Which of the following is definitely true?

Which of the following groups of cars is to the right of the Qualis car?

Directions for next five questions: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

(i) Eleven students A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are sitting in the first row of the class facing the teacher.
(ii) D who is to the immediate left of F is second to the right of C.
(iii) A is second to the right of E, who is at one of the ends.
(iv) J is the immediate neighbour of A and B and third to the left of G.
(v) H is to the immediate of D and third to the right of I.

Who is sitting in the middle of the row?

Which of the following groups of friends is sitting to the right of G?

Which of the following statements is true in the context of the above sitting arrangements?

In the above sitting arrangement, which of the following statements is superfluous?

In E and D, C and B, A and H and K and F interchange their positions, which of the following pairs of students is sitting at the ends?

Directions for next two questions: The following questions are based on the information given below:
(i) Seven books are placed one above the other in a particular way.
(ii) History book is placed exactly above Civics book.
(iii) Geography book is fourth from the bottom and English book is fifth from the top.
(iv) There are two books in between Civics and Economics books

How many books are there between Civics and Science books? To answer this question, which other extra information is required if any, from the following?

Out of the following. Which three books are kept above English book? To answer this question, which of the other informations, if any, is required?

Directions for next two questions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:
(A) There are five friends.
(B) They are standing in a row facing South.
(C) Ajay is to the immediate right of Anand.
(D) Aruna is between Aarthi and Archana. (E) Archana is between Ajay and Aruna.

Who is at the extreme left end?

Who is in the middle?

To find answers to the above questions, which of the given statements can be dispensed with?

Directions for next two questions: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow:

(i) Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table-two on each side.
(ii) There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other.
(iii) J is between L and F.
(iv) G is between I and F.
(v) H, a lady member, is second to the left of J.
(vi) F, a male member is seated opposite E, a lady member.
(vii) There is a lady member between F and I.

Who among the following is seated between E and H?

How many persons are seated between K and F?

Who among the following are the three lady members?

Who among the following is to the immediate left of F?

Which of the following is true about J?

Directions for next eleven questions: Below are a series of statements that broadly describe an individual’s personality. Indicate whether you agree or disagree with each statement as it applies to you by “ticking” on the appropriate response. There are no right or wrong answers, nor is there an “ideal” response for each question. Attempting to misrepresent your true personality may actually work against you. The best approach is to simply respond truthfully. Do not think too much about your answer-go with your first impression.

I mostly enjoy with new people in the party.

I sometimes feel I am treated harshly and without cause.

When traveling I tend to make plans well in advance.

My mood often goes up and down.

I don’t feel like working with abstract concepts.

People see me creative and inventive.

I am careful in all my decisions.

I like to be the center of attraction.

I find it difficult to make new friends.

People say I worry about things that are not important.

I am interested in other people’s culture and perspectives.

Directions for next four questions: Five women Saritha, Monica, Neeraja, Shruthi, and Sunitha are married to Babu, Akhil, Raghu, Bhargav and Shyam but not in the same order. Match the right couples according to the following information.
(i) Names of one couple start with the same letter.
(ii) Akhil and Shyam are not Sunitha’s or Saritha’s husband.
(iii) Bhargav and Babu are not married to Monica and Neeraja.
(iv) Akhil is not married to Monica and Sunitha is not Babu’s Wife.

Raghu

Akhil

Bhargav

Babu

Directions for next five questions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.

Seven friends Kamla, Manish, Rohit, Amit, Gaurav, Pritam and Priya are sitting in a circle. Kamla, Manish, Rohit, Amit, Pritam and Priya are sitting at equal distances from each other. Rohit is sitting two places right of Pritam, who is sitting one place right of Amit. Kamla forms an angle of 90 degrees from Gaurav and an angle of 120 degrees from Manish. Manish is just opposite Priya and is sitting on the left of Gaurav.

Who is the only person sitting between Rohit and Manish?

Gaurav is not sitting at equal distances from

Gaurav is sitting …................... of Priya.

The angle between Gaurav and Manish in the clockwise direction is

Which of the following statements is not correct?