Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

The king of Kanchi set off to conquer Karnat. He was victorious in battle. The elephants were laden with sandalwood, ivory, gold and precious stones taken from the conquered kingdom of Karnat. They would be a part of the victory parade for his subjects. On his way back home he stopped at a temple, finished his prayers to the goddess and turned to leave. Around his neck was a garland of scarlet hibiscus and as was the custom for all, his forehead was anointed with red sandal paste. His Minister and the court jester were his only companions. At one spot, in a mango by the wayside, they spied some children play. The king said, "Let me go and see what they are playing."

The children had lined up two rows of clay dolls and were playing warriors and battles. The King asked, "Who is fighting whom?" They said, "Karnat is at battle with Kanchi." The king asked, "Who is winning and who is the loser?" The children puffed their chests up and said, "Karnat will win and Kanchi will lose." The Minister froze in disbelief, the King was furious and the jester burst into laughter.

The King was soon joined by his troops and the children were still immersed in their game. The King commanded, "Cane them hard." The children's parents came running from the nearby village and said, "They are naïve, it was just a game, please grant them pardon." The King called his commander and ordered, "Teach these children and the village a lesion so that they never forget the King of Kanchi." He went back to his camp.

That evening the commander stood before the king. He bowed low in shame and said, "Your Majesty, with the exception of hyenas and vultures, all lie silent in the village." The Minister said, "His Majesty's honour has been saved." The priest said, "The goddess has blessed our King." The jester said, "Your Highness, please grant me leave to go now." The King asked, "But why?" The jester said, "I cannot kill, I cannot maim, I can only laugh at God's gift of life." Trembling in the face of the king's anger he bravely continued, "If I stay in your Majesty's court, I shall become like you and I shall forget how to laugh."

Why did the king anoint his head with red sandal paste?

Four women A, B, C and D and four men E, F, G and H are sitting around circular table facing the centre:

a) No two women or two men are sitting side by side.

b) C, who is sitting between G and E, is facing D.

c) F is sitting between D and A and is facing G.

d) H is sitting to the right of B. Then who is facing E?

Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

In a disarmingly frank talk at the Indian Merchants Chamber in Mumbai the Japanese Ambassor in India dwelt at length with issues that exercise the mind of Japanese investors when they consider investment proposals in India.

Raising the question ''what comparative advantages does India offer as on investment market ?'', he said though labour in India is inexpensive, wage levels are offset by productivity level to a large extent.

Acknowledging that vatness of the Indian market is a great ''inducement'' for investment in manufacturing industry he wondered if it was ''justifiable'' to provide that overseas remittance of profit in foreign exchange to bully covered by exchange be fully covered by exchange earning had been done. Significantly on the eve of the prime minister's visit to japan, the government delinked profits repatriation from exports, meeting this demand.

The Ambassador said foreign investors needed to be assured of the continuity and consistency of the liberalization notifications without amending government laws acted as a damper.

The Ambassador pleaded for speedy formulation of the exit policy and pointed to the highly restrictive control by the government on disinvestment by foreign partners in joint ventures in India.

While it is all to easy to dismiss critical comment on conditions in India ''contemptuously '', there can be little doubt that if foreign investment is to be wooed ''assiduously'', we will have to meet exacting international standard and cater at least partially what we may consider the ''idiosyncrasies'' of our foreign collaborators. The Japanese to have passed through a stage in the fifties when their products were divided as substandard and shoddy. That they have come out of the ordeal of fire to emerge as an economic super power speaks as much of their doggedness to pursue goods against all odds as of their ability to improvise and adapt to internationally acceptable standards.

There is no gain saying that the past record of Japanese investment is a poor benchmark for future expectations.

Contemptuously

Choose the word which is most nearly same in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

In a disarmingly frank talk at the Indian Merchants Chamber in Mumbai the Japanese Ambassor in India dwelt at length with issues that exercise the mind of Japanese investors when they consider investment proposals in India.

Raising the question ''what comparative advantages does India offer as on investment market ?'', he said though labour in India is inexpensive, wage levels are offset by productivity level to a large extent.

Acknowledging that vatness of the Indian market is a great ''inducement'' for investment in manufacturing industry he wondered if it was ''justifiable'' to provide that overseas remittance of profit in foreign exchange to bully covered by exchange be fully covered by exchange earning had been done. Significantly on the eve of the prime minister's visit to japan, the government delinked profits repatriation from exports, meeting this demand.

The Ambassador said foreign investors needed to be assured of the continuity and consistency of the liberalization notifications without amending government laws acted as a damper.

The Ambassador pleaded for speedy formulation of the exit policy and pointed to the highly restrictive control by the government on disinvestment by foreign partners in joint ventures in India.

While it is all to easy to dismiss critical comment on conditions in India ''contemptuously '', there can be little doubt that if foreign investment is to be wooed ''assiduously'', we will have to meet exacting international standard and cater at least partially what we may consider the ''idiosyncrasies'' of our foreign collaborators. The Japanese to have passed through a stage in the fifties when their products were divided as substandard and shoddy. That they have come out of the ordeal of fire to emerge as an economic super power speaks as much of their doggedness to pursue goods against all odds as of their ability to improvise and adapt to internationally acceptable standards.

There is no gain saying that the past record of Japanese investment is a poor benchmark for future expectations.

Assiduously

Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

In a disarmingly frank talk at the Indian Merchants Chamber in Mumbai the Japanese Ambassor in India dwelt at length with issues that exercise the mind of Japanese investors when they consider investment proposals in India.

Raising the question ''what comparative advantages does India offer as on investment market ?'', he said though labour in India is inexpensive, wage levels are offset by productivity level to a large extent.

Acknowledging that vatness of the Indian market is a great ''inducement'' for investment in manufacturing industry he wondered if it was ''justifiable'' to provide that overseas remittance of profit in foreign exchange to bully covered by exchange be fully covered by exchange earning had been done. Significantly on the eve of the prime minister's visit to japan, the government delinked profits repatriation from exports, meeting this demand.

The Ambassador said foreign investors needed to be assured of the continuity and consistency of the liberalization notifications without amending government laws acted as a damper.

The Ambassador pleaded for speedy formulation of the exit policy and pointed to the highly restrictive control by the government on disinvestment by foreign partners in joint ventures in India.

While it is all to easy to dismiss critical comment on conditions in India ''contemptuously '', there can be little doubt that if foreign investment is to be wooed ''assiduously'', we will have to meet exacting international standard and cater at least partially what we may consider the ''idiosyncrasies'' of our foreign collaborators. The Japanese to have passed through a stage in the fifties when their products were divided as substandard and shoddy. That they have come out of the ordeal of fire to emerge as an economic super power speaks as much of their doggedness to pursue goods against all odds as of their ability to improvise and adapt to internationally acceptable standards.

There is no gain saying that the past record of Japanese investment is a poor benchmark for future expectations.

Inducement

Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

In a disarmingly frank talk at the Indian Merchants Chamber in Mumbai the Japanese Ambassor in India dwelt at length with issues that exercise the mind of Japanese investors when they consider investment proposals in India.

Raising the question ''what comparative advantages does India offer as on investment market ?'', he said though labour in India is inexpensive, wage levels are offset by productivity level to a large extent.

Acknowledging that vatness of the Indian market is a great ''inducement'' for investment in manufacturing industry he wondered if it was ''justifiable'' to provide that overseas remittance of profit in foreign exchange to bully covered by exchange be fully covered by exchange earning had been done. Significantly on the eve of the prime minister's visit to japan, the government delinked profits repatriation from exports, meeting this demand.

The Ambassador said foreign investors needed to be assured of the continuity and consistency of the liberalization notifications without amending government laws acted as a damper.

The Ambassador pleaded for speedy formulation of the exit policy and pointed to the highly restrictive control by the government on disinvestment by foreign partners in joint ventures in India.

While it is all to easy to dismiss critical comment on conditions in India ''contemptuously '', there can be little doubt that if foreign investment is to be wooed ''assiduously'', we will have to meet exacting international standard and cater at least partially what we may consider the ''idiosyncrasies'' of our foreign collaborators. The Japanese to have passed through a stage in the fifties when their products were divided as substandard and shoddy. That they have come out of the ordeal of fire to emerge as an economic super power speaks as much of their doggedness to pursue goods against all odds as of their ability to improvise and adapt to internationally acceptable standards.

There is no gain saying that the past record of Japanese investment is a poor benchmark for future expectations.

Justifiable

Choose the word which is most nearly same in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

In a disarmingly frank talk at the Indian Merchants Chamber in Mumbai the Japanese Ambassor in India dwelt at length with issues that exercise the mind of Japanese investors when they consider investment proposals in India.

Raising the question ''what comparative advantages does India offer as on investment market ?'', he said though labour in India is inexpensive, wage levels are offset by productivity level to a large extent.

Acknowledging that vatness of the Indian market is a great ''inducement'' for investment in manufacturing industry he wondered if it was ''justifiable'' to provide that overseas remittance of profit in foreign exchange to bully covered by exchange be fully covered by exchange earning had been done. Significantly on the eve of the prime minister's visit to japan, the government delinked profits repatriation from exports, meeting this demand.

The Ambassador said foreign investors needed to be assured of the continuity and consistency of the liberalization notifications without amending government laws acted as a damper.

The Ambassador pleaded for speedy formulation of the exit policy and pointed to the highly restrictive control by the government on disinvestment by foreign partners in joint ventures in India.

While it is all to easy to dismiss critical comment on conditions in India ''contemptuously '', there can be little doubt that if foreign investment is to be wooed ''assiduously'', we will have to meet exacting international standard and cater at least partially what we may consider the ''idiosyncrasies'' of our foreign collaborators. The Japanese to have passed through a stage in the fifties when their products were divided as substandard and shoddy. That they have come out of the ordeal of fire to emerge as an economic super power speaks as much of their doggedness to pursue goods against all odds as of their ability to improvise and adapt to internationally acceptable standards.

There is no gain saying that the past record of Japanese investment is a poor benchmark for future expectations.

Shoddy

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

The king of Kanchi set off to conquer Karnat. He was victorious in battle. The elephants were laden with sandalwood, ivory, gold and precious stones taken from the conquered kingdom of Karnat. They would be a part of the victory parade for his subjects. On his way back home he stopped at a temple, finished his prayers to the goddess and turned to leave. Around his neck was a garland of scarlet hibiscus and as was the custom for all, his forehead was anointed with red sandal paste. His Minister and the court jester were his only companions. At one spot, in a mango by the wayside, they spied some children play. The king said, "Let me go and see what they are playing."

The children had lined up two rows of clay dolls and were playing warriors and battles. The King asked, "Who is fighting whom?" They said, "Karnat is at battle with Kanchi." The king asked, "Who is winning and who is the loser?" The children puffed their chests up and said, "Karnat will win and Kanchi will lose." The Minister froze in disbelief, the King was furious and the jester burst into laughter.

The King was soon joined by his troops and the children were still immersed in their game. The King commanded, "Cane them hard." The children's parents came running from the nearby village and said, "They are naive, it was just a game, please grant them pardon." The King called his commander and ordered, "Teach these children and the village a lesson so that they never forget the King of Kanchi." He went back to his camp.

That evening the commander stood before the king. He bowed low in shame and said, "Your Majesty, with the exception of hyenas and vultures, all lie silent in the village." The Minister said, "His Majesty's honour has been saved." The priest said, "The goddess has blessed our King." The jester said, "Your Highness, please grant me leave to go now." The King asked, "But why?" The jester said, "I cannot kill, I cannot maim, I can only laugh at God's gift of life." Trembling in the face of the king's anger he bravely continued, "If I stay in your Majesty's court, I shall become like you and I shall forget how to laugh."