nlu delhi 2011 solution

8/2/2019 Nlu Delhi 2011 Solution

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1 d 16 c 31 d 46 a 61 c 76 c 91 b 106 a 121 d 136 *

2 a 17 b 32 a 47 b 62 d 77 c 92 c 107 c 122 d 137 *

3 d 18 b 33 b 48 c 63 b 78 c 93 b 108 c 123 d 138 d

4 b 19 a 34 a 49 d 64 b 79 c 94 a 109 c 124 c 139 b

5 c 20 b 35 c 50 d 65 b 80 b 95 d 110 b 125 d 140 d

6 d 21 d 36 a 51 c 66 b 81 a 96 c 111 d 126 a 141 a

7 c 22 c 37 d 52 d 67 d 82 a 97 c 112 a 127 a 142 c

8 d(*) 23 c 38 c 53 a 68 d 83 b 98 a 113 b 128 c 143 d

9 b 24 b 39 c 54 b 69 a 84 c 99 c 114 b 129 d 144 c

10 b 25 d 40 b 55 d 70 a 85 a 100 b 115 c 130 a 145 b

11 b 26 b 41 d 56 c 71 b 86 c 101 d 116 b 131 c 146 d

12 b 27 c 42 a 57 b 72 d 87 c 102 c 117 b 132 a 147 a

13 b 28 b 43 b 58 b 73 a 88 b 103 b 118 d 133 a 148 d

14 b 29 a 44 c 59 d 74 a 89 a 104 b 119 d 134 b 149 c

15 b 30 c 45 d 60 a 75 b 90 b 105 c 120 d 135 b 150 d

NLU Delhi 2011

Answers and Explanations


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1. d Refer to the lines The recent work of Addison Gayles

passes a judgment on the value of Black fiction byclear political standards, rating each work accordingto the ideas of Black identity, which it propounds. It isclear from these lines that rating by political standards(as done by Addison Gayle) is objectionable to theauthor.

2. a The author reviews the validity of a work of criticism.

The Roger Rosenblatts book Black Fiction is the bookwith respect to which criticism is being validated bythe author. He raises objection to the basis of criticism,states what is required before writing an acceptablecriticism and discusses the strengths andweaknesses of the book Black Fiction. Option (b) isincorrect because no critical approach is discussedin the passage. The author does not provide any dataregarding the limitations of a kind of criticism.Recapitulation, which means a summary, of the majorpoints in a work of criticism is not presented in thepassage. Thus, option (a) is the correct choice.

3. d Refer to the lines Rosenblatt work does leave certain

aesthetic questions openespecially since anattempt to appraise might have led to interestingresults. Thus, option (d) is the correct answer.

4. b Refer to the last paragraph of the passage.Irrespective of such omissions Black Fiction is atightly constructed, and levelheaded and penetratingcriticism is exemplified in its forthright and lucid style.Thus, option (b) is the most suitable option.

5. c Refer to the lines Roger Rosenbatts book BlackFiction, manages expounding on Black Historyand The recent work of Addison Gayles passes ajudgment on the value of Black fiction by clear politicalstandards, rating each work according to the ideas ofBlack identity, which it propounds. It is clear fromthese lines that rating by political standards (as doneby Addison Gayle) is objectionable to the author. Sohe will be least likely to agree with option (c).

6. d The passage does not provide definition of any of theterms mentioned in the passage (the wordsexpressionism, surrealism demand a definition butdefinitions are not given). Thus option (d) isthe correct option.

7. c As the word these is used to denote plural number,

so these kind is incorrect. these kinds is the correctphrase.

8. d* Parts (a), (b) and (c) do not contain any error. Thoughthe phrase a three-weeks-old baby is also correctas per some books, it is the most suitable choice asthe question does not provide No error option.

9. b Will rain is incorrect. The correct phrase should be If

it rains this afternoon.

10. b The preposition of is inappropriate with the wordfamiliar. familiar with is the grammatically correctphrase.

11. b Pick up holes is grammatically incorrect. Pick holes isthe correct phrase. It means to find mistakes in

something someone has done or said, to show that itis not good or not correct. For example: The lawyerdid her best to pick holes in the witnesss statement.

12. b With the words superior, inferior, anterior, posteriorthan is not used. Superior to is the correct phrase.

13. b The subject of the sentence is the steep rise which issingular in number. So, have is incorrect. has affectedis the correct phrase.

14. b With the words with, together with, along with, aswell as, the subject should follow the first subject.Since the first subject is singular in number (Kiran), so

the verb should be is.

15. b Much water has passed/flowed under the bridge isthe correct phrase. It means that something is in thepast and no longer important.

16. c With the words each and every, the verb as well asthe pronoun should be singular in number. So, usageof the pronoun their is incorrect.

17. b on murder is incorrect because of the prepositionon. Found guilty of murder is the correct phrase.

18. b Since the word movie is a countable noun, it shouldbe preceded by an article a.

19. a Appointed in the correct word. The sentence has anerror- an article a is required before the countablenoun working group.

20. b walk around is the correct phrase. It means to walkwith no particular goal. It also means to behave in acertain manner or have certain properties; for example:He walks around with his nose in the air.

21. d Hard-working is both logically as well as grammaticallycorrect in the given context. Lethargic and hostile are

not positive traits and are logically incorrect in thecontext of promotions.

22. c The word dripping is logically correct here.

23. c Plaintive means sounding sad, especially in a weakcomplaining way; mournful. For example: a plaintivecry/voice. Thus, the adverb plaintively is correct here.


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24. b The preposition to is appropriate with the word

inimical.

25. d Over is the correct preposition in the given context.

26. b The previous sentence talks about the size of dotswhen the color of the dots is on the lighter side ofgrey. The next sentence that talks about larger dotsshould logically refer to darker areas. Hence,

option (b) darker is the correct choice.

27. c The reference to half-tone and the technical nature ofthe paragraph suggests that tone would be the mostsuitable word for the given blank.

28. b Since the initial step cannot logically be a copy, option(c) is negated. Print is the most suitable word as perthe context.

29. a The reversal of light areas and dark areas so thatblack becomes white is the only logically correct idea.Hence, reversed is the correct choice.

30. c As black becomes white, so white should becomeblack. Hence, option (c) is the correct choice.

31. d The picture is projected on the screen. On is thecorrect preposition.

32. a The verb ruled which means arranged is the correctchoice.

33. b The preposition into is the correct choice.

34. a Light from the negative is the correct phrase.

35. c The paragraph mentions the screen and the formersentence also talks about the picture being projectedon the screen. This makes screen the correct wordfor the given blank.

36. a 37. d 38. c 39. c 40. b 41. d

42. a 43. b 44. c 45. d 46. a 47. b

48. c 49. d 50. d 51. c 52. d 53. a

54. b 55. d 56. c 57. b 58. b 59. d

60. a 61. c 62. d 63. b 64. b 65. b

66. b 67. d 68. d 69. a 70. a

71. b The fact that the bank under a scheme authorizedagents to collect money on commission basis makesthe bank liable, as the bank projected the agent as itsemployee and the agent while collecting deposits onthe behalf of the back projected himself as anemployee.

72. d Zaverilal should compensate as he said that the article

was strong and almost unbreakable. The fact that thearticle broke will hold Zaverilal liable. None of theoptions given explore this possibility. Hence its noneof the above.

73. a The principle clearly states that interference withanothers good which leads to denial of title to goodswill hold the interferer liable. Thus Shyam will succeed.

(Please check if the title to the goods was denied inthe given case). The answer should be (b) as thoughthere was an interference with goods, the denial ofthe title of the other party is not the case.

74. a The principle states that the purpose of damages is tocompensate the injured person and not to improve hisposition, the amount has spent 4 lakhs thus he shouldget back the amount he has spent.

75. b Here the illegal activity is the act of stealing. Thedriver was oblivious of this fact and his right to actionfor getting injured ensues as a result of his legalact of driving.

76. c The principle states that the court should not takenotice of trifles, the fact speaks about a matterwhich is a trifle and of a trivial nature for the Court toentertain the same.

77. c After the limitation period ends Rohan makes a partpayment; this brings forth the commencement of afresh period of limitation. As the cause of actionstarts from the date of part payment, recovery ofdebt would be allowed.

78. c As ignorance of law is not an excuse he is boundunder the law to file his tax return.

79. c Vasan cannot be held liable.Note according to CLATPatern the answer should be d (answer to be markedwith respect to the principle provided). As NLU Delhidoes not follow CLAT pattern the answer accordingto NLU D is c.

80. b The fact that firm veerappas firm was at a distanceof Half a furlong which is a reasonable distance,cannot make Veerappa liable.

81. a According to the principle Ramlal is not liable asRamlal is entitled to protect his property by using

lawful means. Protecting the firm by keeping aferocious dog is legally permissible.

82. a Mr. Rajender will not get any compensation as heviolated the traffic rules by riding the scooter on theright side of the road.

83. b Ramakrishna is liable to pay Rs 40,000 as agreed inthe contract.


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84. c Krishna cannot exercise the right to self defense as

there is no imminent threat to his life.

85. a The fact that Mangeshkar was driving at 140 km/hr inBangalore which is crowded and secondly his actscared the people using the road makes the act rashand negligent.

86. c The principle clearly states that when two or more

person, in the facts only Bharat is the person whohas committed the act, thus its not criminal conspiracy.

87. c The manufacturers of a commodity are under a dutyof care for the products it sells to its consumers. Thefact that the bottle of beer contained a snail makes themanufacturer liable.

88. b The university is under an obligation to takereasonable care to prevent injury which a reasonableperson would foresee. The injury caused to the childin the given case is foreseeable and not remote. Thusthe university would be held liable.

89. a The snake charmer is liable as because of hiscarelessness the child was injured. The snakecharmer is under a duty to take care of the snakesand see that the snakes do not escape.

90. b The fact that the marriage happened after 6 monthsmakes Bs claim invalid.

91. b Under the DPSP the state is entitled to make laws toorganize animal husbandry.

92. c Right to Religion is a Fundamental Right, the mere factof not singing the national anthem in the morning doesnot amount to disrespect .Moreover it is stated in theprinciple that the Constitution expects a citizen torespect national anthem as a fundamental duty. Nomandatory compliance of such is mentioned.

93. b Right to freedom of expression does not authorizeanother person to defame any person. (Please check.The answer should be here as the statement madewas in nature of a criticism. Moreover the principlespeaks of freedom of speech and expression andnot of defamation.)

94. a According to the principle citizens is expected to takereasonable duty of care, the fact that Y injured P

proves that Y did not observe reasonable care on hisbehalf. X cannot be made liable for the same.

95. d Standard of care is based on the foreseight of anordinary prudent person

96. c Tort-feasors are the persons who commit the tortjointly or together.

97. c The first blow is for self defense, but when the thief is

unconscious after the first blow, there is no eminentthreat to Qs life or property, thus the second blow isunreasonable.

98. a Private defense is only available only against thedefender. There is no self-defence against self-defence.

99. c Here right of private defence cannot be claimed asthe robbers were fleeing and there was no imminentdanger to the property. However as none of theoptions cover this scenario singularly, option c is thebest choice.

100. b As both X and Y conspired to poison Z, thus both areliable.

101. d Though murder has not taken place, but both X and Ydid conspire, making both of them liable for criminalconspiracy. As there is no option which covers thisdirectly, option d is the best choice.

102. c

103. b As the principle of Contributory Negligence is given,and the facts clearly states that due to the negligentact of X, X died. Y would be only partly liable to theextent of his negligent act.

104. b The rescuer is not entitled for the payment as therescuer had no idea of the promise when he acted tosave the child.

105. c The agreement is not valid as it was signed underthreat of suicide which amounts to coercion as perthe principle.

106. a Carpet covers the floor just as wall paper covers thewall.

107.c Kaziranga National Park is famous for rhinocerous.Similarly, Gir is famous for lions.

108. c The alphabetical position number of the three letters ineach successive term increases by 2.Required term is IWX.

109. c The series is moving as:

6 11 21 36 56 (81)

+5 +10 +15 +20 +25

110. b Let the present age (in years) of son and father be xand 3x respectively.4(x5) = 3x5 or x = 15The age of son is 15 years.


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111. d As the next bus is at 9:35 a.m., the last bus must

have left at 9:05 a.m. Therefore, the enquiry clerkgave this information at 9:15 a.m.

112. a The argument says that beans are plumper when theyare prepared without pre- soaking. So when the qualityis more important then pre-soaking should be avoided.The assumption here is that plumper beans are ofbetter quality. Thus, option (a) is correct.

113. b The argument says that children under six are notallowed from 12 to 5 P.M. and also after 5 P.M. toclosing time. This means that they can go to the poolonly before noon. Since everyone in the neighborhoodis permitted to swim at the pool, if the neighborhoodhas a child under six, then the pool must be open forhim/her before noon. Hence, option (b) is the correctchoice.

114. b The alphabetical position number of each successiveterm increases by 4, 4, 6, 6 and so on.The required term is X(24).

115. c The series is moving as:3 = 2217 = 23115 = 24131 = 25163 = 261(127) = 271

116. b P is added before each letter of SIR.Therefore, MAN can be written as PMPAPN.

117. b The coding follows the pattern:3 + 1 = 451 = 47 + 1 = 891 = 86 + 1 = 7Therefore, code for 46823 in the same code languagewill be 55914.

118. d Day before yesterday was Tuesday.Yesterday was Wednesday.Today is Thursday and tomorrow will be Friday.So, day after tomorrow will be Saturday.

119. d

(North-East)(North-West)

(South-East)(South-west)

Therefore, Ram is facing South-East direction now.

120. d Sun rises in the East in morning.

Vikram sShadow

SUNVikramShailesh

(Facing North)

(Facing S outh)

East

towardswest

Therefore, Shailesh was facing South direction.

121. d Option (d) is the most plausible inference. The argumentsays almost every Wednesday so the best inferencewould be most if not all Wednesdays. Options (a) isincorrect because the question does not say that halfpriced coffee is offered on only every Wednesday.Apart from it being done on almost every Wednesday,it may also be done on every Friday. In that case, themost common day will be Friday. Thus, option (a) cannotbe inferred. Option (b) has the same error. Option (c)reverses the reasoning. There may be some dayswhen half priced coffee is offered and free poetryreadings are not scheduled. Half priced coffee may

be given even without the poetry schedule becausethe question does not say that half priced coffee isoffered only on those days when poetry is scheduled.Thus, (c) reverses the reasoning and becomesincorrect.

122. d Rama is neither a brother of Krishna nor is he a lecturermeans that Rama is not a brother of Krishna and he isnot a lecturer. Thus, option (d) is correct.

123. d Make hay while the sun shines means to make themost of ones opportunities when one has the chance.None of the options is logically similar to it.

124. c The constitution has given the right of free speech.

People speak freely in order to enjoy this right. Theargument with a similar logic is Wealth gives power toenjoy material things. People enjoy these things byspending their wealth. Here, wealth is playing thesame role as constitution was playing. It empowerspeople. Constitution gives right of free speech andwealth gives power to enjoy. One exercises his rightto free speech by speaking freely; one exercises thepower to enjoy material things by spending moneyand buying them. Thus, these two arguments areanalogous and have a similar pattern of reasoning.

125. d Literature is the mirror in which the society can seeitself. This statement implies that literature is areflection of the society. The current issues, ideologies,patterns, problems etc of the society are reflected inthe literature of that time. Literature enables people toget acquainted with the mass issues and ideologies.Option (c) does not correctly bring forward themeaning of the statement. It is a half-baked idea. Thus,option (d) would be a better answer.


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126. a The argument says that exploitation of charitable

instincts of alms givers may aggravate poverty byinducing laziness in beggars. Statement (a) whichstates that destitution(poverty) is a result ofunwillingness to work (laziness) supports thisreasoning. This statement means that beggars becamepoor and had to beg because they were lazy andunwilling to work. Now, if they are given alms, it willfulfill their needs and they may continue to be lazy.

127. a The statement that child labor is only a reflection of themalaise in the society means that the society is not ina good shape as depicted by the prevalence of childlabor. This supports the statement that people do notabhor (hate) child labour (implied by its prevalence inthe society).

128. c If the quality of governance is decided on thebasis of law and order, it means that law must beindispensable (important) for society (that is why lawand order has been used as a criterion). Other optionsare beyond the scope of the argument.

129. d All the options present possibilities which maybe true. No option can be conclusively considered asa false inference.

130. a Politician is a subset of Men and Men is a subset ofHonest. Thus, the conclusions that can be drawn are:1. All politicians are honest 2. At least one politician ishonest.All honest persons are politicians may or may not betrue. Thus, option (d) is not a conclusion but apossibility. Therefore, options (b), (c) and (d) arenegated. But some politicians are not honest is neithera conclusion nor a possibility. It does not follow fromthe given premises.

131. c In the given argument, science and critical thinking areconsidered to be related. Similarly, religion is related todogma. As dogma is not acceptable, therefore religionis not acceptable. The argument also says that criticalthinking shakes the foundation of morality. Therefore,if science is accepted (which means critical thinkingis accepted as they both are related), then thefoundations of morality are shaken. Thus, option (c) iscorrect.

132. a Rameshs liking for strawberries, apples, oranges andgrapes can be expressed in the following order:

Strawberry > Apple > Orange > GrapeThus, the statement that he likes grapes more thanstrawberries is false.

133. a The statement that Justice should not only be donebut also seen to have been done means that peopleshould know that justice is done; simply doing justicewithout making people aware of it is not enough. Option(a) is correct. The rest of the options are beyond thescope of the given statement.

134. b The argument states that one needs to choose ones

exercise regime (yoga or aerobics) on the basis ofones requirements and expectations. Option (b) isbest supported by the argument. Option (d) is closebut can be negated easily because the argument saysthat yoga is not the best choice for those looking for afast paced workout. It may not be the best but it maystill be rigorous. Moreover, we cannot say that this isthe opinion of most of the people. Thus, option (d) is

negated.

135. b Empiricalmeans based on experiments rather thantheories. Faith and instinct are difficult to measure.So, options (c) and (d) are negated. Whether onlypoor people are driven to violence or not can be easilyverified and tested. Thus, option (b) can be empiricallytested. Engineer something (often disapproving)means to arrange for something to happen or takeplace, especially when this is done secretly in orderto give yourself an advantage. This may be difficult tomeasure. Thus, option (b) is correct.

136. * The given question is incomplete.

137. * The given question is incomplete.

138. d The argument is based on the reason for the tendencyof a magnetic needle to swing towards the poles.Robert Norman and his predecessor offer a differentreasoning for this tendency. So, option (d) effectivelyexpresses the problem they are working on.

139. b Analogy is the process of comparing one thing withanother thing that has some similar features. In thegiven question, James Maxwell noticed thatmathematical laws of uniform motion of heat areanalogous to the laws of attraction that are inverselyproportional to square of the distance. He thought thatthe source of heat is analogous to the center ofattraction, flow of heat is analogous to the acceleratingeffect of attraction and temperature is analogous topotential. Thus, option (b) is correct.

140. d The issue here is the criterion to define a straight line.If 180 degree angle is used as the criterion to decidestraight, then Euclidean geometry is followed. But, ifless than 180 degree is also considered straight thenwe are referring to Non-Euclidean geometry. So, thechoice of definition of a straight line is the issue atstake.

141. aR

S.I. P T100

=

Amount to be paid after 7 months

7 11800 800 Rs. 851

12 100= +


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142. c Number of men days required = 16 16 = 256

Number of men days completed in 4 days = 16 4 = 64Number of men on work after 4 days = 16 + 8 = 24From this instant onwards work will be completed in

256 648 days.

24

=

143. d Initial number of members = 500Number of members at beginning of 3rd year

210

500 1 605.100

= + =

144. c Let the school begins t minutes after the boy leaveshis home.According to question,

t + 2.5 t58 = 10

60 60

2t = 70 or t = 35Required distance

t + 2.5 t5= 8 = 10 = 5 km.60 60

145. b Share of Monu

6324 Rs.108.

18= =

146. d The given information can be shown with help of Venndiagram.

x y z

(84%) Ph ysics Mathematics (42%)

x + y = 0.84 1000 = 840 .(i)y + z = 0.42 1000 = 420 .(ii)x + y + z = 1000 .(iii)Adding equations (i) and (ii), then subtracting eq. (iii)from it, we get y = 260.

147. a Present value of share = Rs. 100

Dividend on Rs. 100 shares = Rs. 12Let the value of share at the time of purchase beRs. x.

15x 12 or x 80

100 = =

The shares were bought at price of Rs. 80.

148. d Let the price of the article be Rs. 100.New price = 0.9 100 = Rs. 90Required percentage increase

10 1100 11 %

90 9= =

149. c Using alligations,

Rs. 40 Rs. 50

Rs. x

3 : 2

50 x 3or x 44

x 40 2

= =

Required profit percentage4

100 9.09%44

= =

150. d Let the value of car 4 years ago be Rs. xAccording to question,

410x 1 52,488

100 =

or x = 80,000

Required answer = Rs. 80,000

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