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219051.
A remarkable aspect of art of the present century is the range of concepts and ideologies which it embodies. It is almost tempting to see a pattern emerging within the art field - or alternatively imposed upon it a posteriori - similar to that which exists under the umbrella of science where the general term covers a whole range of separate, though interconnecting, activities. Any parallelism is however - in this instance at least - misleading. A scientific discipline develops systematically once its bare tenets have been established, named and categorized as conventions. Many of the concepts of modern art, by contrast, have resulted from the almost accidental meetings of groups of talented individuals at certain times and certain places. The ideas generated by these chance meetings had twofold consequences. Firstly, a corpus of work would be produced which, in great part, remains as a concrete record of the events. Secondly, the ideas would themselves be disseminated through many different channels of communication - seeds that often bore fruit in contexts far removed from their generation. Not all movements were exclusively concerned with innovation. Surrealism, for instance, claimed to embody a kind of insight which can be present in the art of any period. This claim has been generally accepted so that a sixteenth century painting by Spranger or a mysterious photograph by Atget can legitimately be discussed in surrealist terms. Briefly, then, the concepts of modern art are of many different (often fundamentally different) kinds and resulted from the exposures of painters, sculptors and thinkers to the more complex phenomena of the twentieth century, including our ever increasing knowledge of the thought and products of earlier centuries. Different groups of artists would collaborate in trying to make sense of a rapidly changing world of visual and spiritual experience. We should hardly be surprised if no one group succeeded completely, but achievements, though relative, have been considerable. Landmarks have been established - concrete statements of position which give a pattern to a situation which could easily have degenerated into total chaos. Beyond this, new language tools have been created for those who follow - semantic systems which can provide a springboard for further explorations.
The codifying of art is often criticized. Certainly one can understand that artists are wary of being pigeonholed since they are apt to think of themselves as individuals - sometimes with good reason. The notion of self-expression, however, no longer carries quite the weight it once did; objectivity has its defenders. There is good reason to accept the ideas codified by artists and critics, over the past sixty years or so, as having attained the status of independent existence - an independence which is not without its own value. The time factor is important here. As an art movement slips into temporal perspective, it ceases to be a living organism - becoming, rather, a fossil. This is not to say that it becomes useless or uninteresting. Just as a scientist can reconstruct the life of a prehistoric environment from the messages codified into the structure of a fossil, so can an artist decipher whole webs of intellectual and creative possibility from the recorded structure of a ‘dead’ art movement. The artist can match the creative patterns crystallized into this structure against the potentials and possibilities of his own time. As T.S. Eliot observed, no one starts anything from scratch; however consciously you may try to live in the present, you are still involved with a nexus of behaviour patterns bequeathed from the past. The original and creative person is not someone who ignores these patterns, but someone who is able to translate and develop them so that they conform more exactly to his - and our - present needs.Many of the concepts of modern art have been the product of
219053. In the passage, which of the following similarities between science and art may lead to erroneous conclusions?
219054. The range of concepts and ideologies embodied in the art of the twentieth century is explained by
219056.
Directions for the following four questions: Each question is followed by two statements A and B. Indicate your responses based on data sufficiencyThe average weight of a class of 100 students is 45 kg. The class consists of two sections, I and II, each with 50 students. The average weight, $$W_I$$ , of Section I is smaller than the average weight, $$W_{II}$$ , of Section II. If the heaviest student, say Deepak, of Section II is moved to Section I, and the lightest student, say Poonam, of Section I is moved to Section II, then the average weights of the two sections are switched, i.e., the average weight of Section I becomes $$W_{II}$$ and that of Section II becomes $$W_I$$ . What is the weight of Poonam?A: $$W_{II} - W_I = 1.0 $$B: Moving Deepak from Section II to I (without any move from I to II) makes the average weights of the two sections equal.
219057.
Directions for the following four questions: Each question is followed by two statements A and B. Indicate your responses based on data sufficiencyABC Corporation is required to maintain at least 400 Kilolitres of water at all times in its factory, in order to meet safety and regulatory requirements. ABC is considering the suitability of a spherical tank with uniform wall thickness for the purpose. The outer diameter of the tank is 10 meters. Is the tank capacity adequate to meet ABC’s requirements?A: The inner diameter of the tank is at least 8 meters.B: The tank weighs 30,000 kg when empty, and is made of a material with density of 3 gm/cc.
219058.
Directions for the following four questions: Each question is followed by two statements A and B. Indicate your responses based on data sufficiencyConsider integers x, y and z. What is the minimum possible value of $$x^2 + y^2 + z^2$$?A: x + y + z = 89B: Among x, y, z two are equal.
219059.
Directions for the following four questions: Each question is followed by two statements A and B. Indicate your responses based on data sufficiencyRahim plans to draw a square JKLM with a point O on the side JK but is not successful. Why is Rahim unable to draw the square?A: The length of OM is twice that of OL.B: The length of OM is 4 cm
219065. For general n, consider any two members of S that are friends. How many other members of S will be common friends of both these members?
219066.
Directions for the following two questions:Mr. David manufactures and sells a single product at a fixed price in a niche market. The selling price of each unit is Rs. 30. On the other hand, the cost, in rupees, of producing x units is $$240 + bx + cx^2$$ , where b and c are some constants. Mr. David noticed that doubling the daily production from 20 to 40 units increases the daily production cost by 66.67%. However, an increase in daily production from 40 to 60 units results in an increase of only 50% in the daily production cost. Assume that demand is unlimited and that Mr. David can sell as much as he can produce. His objective is to maximize the profit.How many units should Mr. David produce daily?
219068.
Directions for the following two questions:Let $$a_1= p$$ and $$b_1 = q$$, where p and q are positive quantities.Define $$a_n = pb_{n-1} , b_n = qb_{n-1}$$ , for even n > 1. and $$a_n = pa_{n-1} , b_n = qa_{n-1}$$ , for odd n > 1.Which of the following best describes $$a_n + b_n$$ for even n?
219070. Consider the set S = {2, 3, 4, ...., 2n+1}, where n is a positive integer larger than 2007. Define X as the average of the odd integers in S and Y as the average of the even integers in S. What is the value of X - Y ?
219071. Ten years ago, the ages of the members of a joint family of eight people added up to 231 years. Three years later, one member died at the age of 60 years and a child was born during the same year. After another three years, one more member died, again at 60, and a child was born during the same year. The current average age of this eight-member joint family is nearest to[CAT 2007]
219072. A function $$f (x)$$ satisfies $$f(1) = 3600$$, and $$f (1) + f(2) + ... + f(n) =n^2f(n)$$, for all positive integers $$n > 1$$. What is the value of $$f (9)$$ ?
219073. Suppose you have a currency, named Miso, in three denominations: 1 Miso, 10 Misos and 50 Misos. In how many ways can you pay a bill of 107 Misos?
219074. A confused bank teller transposed the rupees and paise when he cashed a cheque for Shailaja, giving her rupees instead of paise and paise instead of rupees. After buying a toffee for 50 paise, Shailaja noticed that she was left with exactly three times as much as the amount on the cheque. Which of the following is a valid statement about the cheque amount?
219075. How many pairs of positive integers m, n satisfy 1/m + 4/n = 1/12 , where n is an odd integer less than 60?
219076. In a tournament, there are n teams $$T_1 , T_2 ....., T_n$$ with $$n > 5$$. Each team consists of k players, $$k > 3$$. The following pairs of teams have one player in common: $$T_1$$ & $$T_2$$ , $$T_2$$ & $$T_3$$ ,......, $$T_{n-1}$$ & $$T_n$$ , and $$T_n$$ & $$T_1$$ . No other pair of teams has any player in common. How many players are participating in the tournament, considering all the n teams together?
219077. Consider four digit numbers for which the first two digits are equal and the last two digits are also equal. How many such numbers are perfect squares?
219078. The price of Darjeeling tea (in rupees per kilogram) is 100 + 0.10n, on the nth day of 2007 (n=1, 2, ..., 100), and then remains constant. On the other hand, the price of Ooty tea (in rupees per kilogram) is 89 + 0.15n, on the nth day of 2007 (n = 1, 2, ..., 365). On which date in 2007 will the prices of these two varieties of tea be equal?
219079. Two circles with centres P and Q cut each other at two distinct points A and B. The circles have the same radii and neither P nor Q falls within the intersection of the circles. What is the smallest range that includes all possible values of the angle AQP in degrees?
219080. A quadratic function f(x) attains a maximum of 3 at x = 1. The value of the function at x = 0 is 1. What is the value of f (x) at x = 10?
219081. For a recuperating patient, the doctor recommended a diet containing 10% minerals and at least 30% protein. In how many different ways can we prepare this diet by mixing at least two ingredients?
219082. Which among the following is the formulation having the lowest cost per unit for a diet having 10% fat and at least 30% protein? The diet has to be formed by mixing two ingredients.
219083. In what proportion P, Q and S should be mixed to make a diet having at least 60% carbohydrate at the lowest per unit cost?
219084. The company is planning to launch a balanced diet required for growth needs of adolescent children. This diet must contain at least 30% each of carbohydrate and protein, no more than 25% fat and at least 5% minerals. Which one of the following combinations of equally mixed ingredients is feasible?
219085.
Directions for the following four questions:Each question is followed by two statements, A and B. Answer each question using the following instructions:In a particular school, sixty students were athletes. Ten among them were also among the top academic performers. How many top academic performers were in the school?A. Sixty per cent of the top academic performers were not athletes.B. All the top academic performers were not necessarily athletes.
219086.
Directions for the following four questions:Each question is followed by two statements, A and B. Answer each question using the following instructions:Five students Atul, Bala, Chetan, Dev and Ernesto were the only ones who participated in a quiz contest. They were ranked based on their scores in the contest. Dev got a higher rank as compared to Ernesto, while Bala got a higher rank as compared to Chetan. Chetan’s rank was lower than the median. Who among the five got the highest rank?A. Atul was the last rank holder.B. Bala was not among the top two rank holders.
219087.
Directions for the following four questions:Each question is followed by two statements, A and B. Answer each question using the following instructions:Thirty per cent of the employees of a call centre are males. Ten per cent of the female employees have an engineering background. What is the percentage of male employees with engineering background?A. Twenty five per cent of the employees have engineering background.B. Number of male employees having an engineering background is 20% more than the number of female employees having an engineering background
219088.
Directions for the following four questions:Each question is followed by two statements, A and B. Answer each question using the following instructions:In a football match, at the half-time, Mahindra and Mahindra Club was trailing by three goals. Did it win the match?A. In the second-half Mahindra and Mahindra Club scored four goals.B. The opponent scored four goals in the match.
219089.
Directions for the following four questions:Answer the following questions based on the information given below.The following table shows the break-up of actual costs incurred by a company in last five years (year 2002 to year 2006) to produce a particular product.
The production capacity of the company is 2000 units. The selling price for the year 2006 was Rs. 125 per unit. Some costs change almost in direct proportion to the change in volume of production, while others do not follow any obvious pattern of change with respect to the volume of production and hence are considered fixed. Using the information provided for the year 2006 as the basis for projecting the figures for the year 2007, answer the following questions:What is the approximate cost per unit in rupees, if the company produces and sells 1400 units in the year 2007?
219090. What is the minimum number of units that the company needs to produce and sell to avoid any loss?
219091. If the company reduces the price by 5%, it can produce and sell as many units as it desires. How many units the company should produce to maximize its profit?
219092. Given that the company cannot sell more than 1700 units, and it will have to reduce the price by Rs.5 for all units if it wants to sell more than 1400 units. What is the maximum profit that can be realized provided that the company sells more than 1400 units?
219093.
DIRECTIONS for the following four questions:The proportion of male students and the proportion of vegetarian students in a school are given below. The school has a total of 800 students, 80% of whom are in the Secondary Section and rest equally divided between Class 11 and 12.
What is the percentage of male students in the secondary section?
219094. In Class 12, twenty five per cent of the vegetarians are male. What is the difference between the number of female vegetarians and male non-vegetarians?
219096. In the Secondary Section, 50% of the males are vegetarian. Which of the following statements is correct?
219097. A US citizen is hurt in an accident and requires an angioplasty, hip replacement and a knee replacement. Cost of foreign travel and stay is not a consideration since the government will take care of it. Which country will result in the cheapest package, taking cost of poor quality into account?
219098. Taking the cost of poor quality into account, which country/countries will be the most expensive for knee replacement?
219099. Approximately, what difference in amount in Bahts will it make to a Thai citizen if she were to get a hysterectomy done in India instead of in her native country, taking into account the cost of poor quality? It costs 7500 Bahts for oneway travel between Thailand and India.
219100. The rupee value increases to Rs.35 for a US Dollar, and all other things including quality, remain the same. What is the approximate difference in cost, in US Dollars, between Singapore and India for a Spinal Fusion, taking this change into account?
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