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CAT 1996 | Question: 56
Read the passages and answer the questions based on them. Emile Durkheim, the first person to be formally recognised as a sociologist and the most scientific of the pioneers, conducted a study that stands as a research model for sociologists today ... suicide rate during economic depression is an example of altruistic suicide anomie suicide egoistic suicide both $1$ and $3$
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CAT 1996 | Question: 55
Read the passages and answer the questions based on them. Emile Durkheim, the first person to be formally recognised as a sociologist and the most scientific of the pioneers, conducted a study that stands as a research model for ... manifestation of strong social integration an example of brutality against women an example of anomic suicide an example of egoistic suicide
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CAT 1996 | Question: 54
Read the passages and answer the questions based on them. Emile Durkheim, the first person to be formally recognised as a sociologist and the most scientific of the pioneers, conducted a study that stands as a research model for sociologists ... rate during rapid progress in a society is a manifestation of altruistic suicide anomic suicide egoistic suicide none of the above
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CAT 1996 | Question: 53
Read the passages and answer the questions based on them. Emile Durkheim, the first person to be formally recognised as a sociologist and the most scientific of the pioneers, conducted a study that stands as a research model for sociologists ... are more likely to commit suicide which Durkheim categorised as anomic suicide altruistic suicide egoistic suicide $2$ and $3$
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CAT 1996 | Question: 52
Read the passages and answer the questions based on them. Emile Durkheim, the first person to be formally recognised as a sociologist and the most scientific of the pioneers, conducted a study that stands as a research model for sociologists ... be explained in terms of absence of social ties disruption of social regulation nature of social integration all of the above
Read the passages and answer the questions based on them.Emile Durkheim, the first person to be formally recognised as a sociologist and the most scientific of the pionee...
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CAT 1996 | Question: 51
Read the passages and answer the questions based on them. Emile Durkheim, the first person to be formally recognised as a sociologist and the most scientific of the pioneers, conducted a study that stands as a research model for ... to categorise various types of suicide. to document that social behaviour can be explained by social rather than psychological factors.
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CAT 1998 | Question: 99
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. Every lover of words knows that these little symbolic units of meaning can be as contradictory as sub-atomic particles sometimes are. This may well be nature's quixotic ... years. One can simultaneously measure both the velocity and position of sub-atomic particles. Planck called words 'quanta'
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.Every lover of words knows that these little symbolic units of meaning can be as contradictory as sub-a...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 98
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. Every lover of words knows that these little symbolic units of meaning can be as contradictory as sub-atomic particles sometimes are. This may well be nature's quixotic way of laughing at ... ;glory' means. He is Alice's master. He imparts to a word the meaning he intends. His words are ambiguous.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.Every lover of words knows that these little symbolic units of meaning can be as contradictory as sub-a...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 97
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. Every lover of words knows that these little symbolic units of meaning can be as contradictory as sub-atomic particles sometimes are. This may well be nature's quixotic way of ... , we should be rigorous and empirical. To understand a system, we should investigate both within .and beyond its boundaries.
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CAT 1998 | Question: 104
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. It is well known that industry is an important contributor to the development process of any country. Much of the developments are based on the use of increasing amount of ... good example of cleaner technology? The use of bagasse in boiler house Bio-methanisation of spentwash Caustic recovery All of these
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.It is well known that industry is an important contributor to the development process of any country. M...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 103
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. It is well known that industry is an important contributor to the development process of any country. Much of the developments are based on the use of ... which of the following approaches? Waster utilisation technologies Waste minimisation technologies End of pipe treatment technologies All of these
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.It is well known that industry is an important contributor to the development process of any country. M...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 102
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. It is well known that industry is an important contributor to the development process of any country. Much of the developments are based on the use of increasing amount of raw ... ? Reduce the generation of pollution itself Treat the waste after it has been produced Reuse the waste produced None of these
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.It is well known that industry is an important contributor to the development process of any country. M...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 101
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. It is well known that industry is an important contributor to the development process of any country. Much of the developments are based on the use of increasing ... based on technologies that: Conserves resources Minimises pollution Reuses wastes as secondary resources to the extent possible All of these
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.It is well known that industry is an important contributor to the development process of any country. M...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 109
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. For many Europeans, India evoked a picture of Maharajas, snake charmers, and the rope-trick. This has lent both allure and romanticism to things which are Indian. But ... morals. The emphasis on spirituality by Indians as against emphasis on materialism by Westerns. Its superiority in art and architecture.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.For many Europeans, India evoked a picture of Maharajas, snake charmers, and the rope-trick. This has l...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 108
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. For many Europeans, India evoked a picture of Maharajas, snake charmers, and the rope-trick. This has lent both allure and romanticism to things which are Indian. But ... the inadequacies of their cultures. People who studied Indology out of academic interest. People who were victims of psychological stress
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.For many Europeans, India evoked a picture of Maharajas, snake charmers, and the rope-trick. This has l...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 107
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. For many Europeans, India evoked a picture of Maharajas, snake charmers, and the rope-trick. This has lent both allure and romanticism to things which are ... Archaeological evidence. Its scientific discoveries of the past. Its ancient philosophy and Sanskrit literature. Interaction with learned scholars.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.For many Europeans, India evoked a picture of Maharajas, snake charmers, and the rope-trick. This has l...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 106
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. For many Europeans, India evoked a picture of Maharajas, snake charmers, and the rope-trick. This has lent both allure and romanticism to things which are Indian. ... culture. Lack of stress of rational thought and individualism. Its unrepresentative and despotic administrative systems All of the above.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.For many Europeans, India evoked a picture of Maharajas, snake charmers, and the rope-trick. This has l...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 111
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. If western civilisation is in a state of permanent crisis, it is not far fetched to suggest that there may be something wrong with its education. No civilisation, I am sure, has ... cull from experience in order to judge a situation. Fixed ideas that see a person through the trials and tribulations of life.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.If western civilisation is in a state of permanent crisis, it is not far fetched to suggest that there ...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 110
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. If western civilisation is in a state of permanent crisis, it is not far fetched to suggest that there may be something wrong with its education. No civilisation, I am sure, has ever ... tackled and solved by more and better education. People need to learn more in order to earn more. None of the above.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.If western civilisation is in a state of permanent crisis, it is not far fetched to suggest that there ...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 114
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. If western civilisation is in a state of permanent crisis, it is not far fetched to suggest that there may be something wrong with its education. No civilisation, I am sure, ... to: transmit ideas of value. transmit technical knowledge. both $a$ and $b$ transmit values regarding human and societal norms
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.If western civilisation is in a state of permanent crisis, it is not far fetched to suggest that there ...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 113
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. If western civilisation is in a state of permanent crisis, it is not far fetched to suggest that there may be something wrong with its education. No civilisation, I am ... . scientists' stand on the neutrality of their labours. Lord Snow's assertion regarding the potential of intellectuals in society.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.If western civilisation is in a state of permanent crisis, it is not far fetched to suggest that there ...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 116
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. If western civilisation is in a state of permanent crisis, it is not far fetched to suggest that there may be something wrong with its education. No civilisation, I am ... psyche. values are merely dogmatic assertions. one identifies with values. values are the means to interpret and experience the word.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.If western civilisation is in a state of permanent crisis, it is not far fetched to suggest that there ...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 121
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. We have moved from the old organised model to today's unorganised one. In the orderly, stable organised world, there was certainty and convention. In the global unorganised ... need for support. Dependence leading to excessive need for support. Absence of force leading to non-maximization of potential.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.We have moved from the old organised model to today’s unorganised one. In the orderly, stable organis...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 120
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. We have moved from the old organised model to today's unorganised one. In the orderly, stable organised world, there was certainty and convention. In the global unorganised ... branders . People. would be outsourced by the organisation. Antiquated methods of staffing would lose relevance. All of the above
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.We have moved from the old organised model to today’s unorganised one. In the orderly, stable organis...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 119
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. We have moved from the old organised model to today's unorganised one. In the orderly, stable organised world, there was certainty and convention. In the global unorganised ... order to satisfy the customer. Realigning organisational adjectives in order maximise the profit. All of the above except (b)
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.We have moved from the old organised model to today’s unorganised one. In the orderly, stable organis...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 118
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. We have moved from the old organised model to today's unorganised one. In the orderly, stable organised world, there was certainty and convention. In the global unorganised world, there is ... getting people to do the job. Wastage of effort in trying to group people and educate them. None of the above.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.We have moved from the old organised model to today’s unorganised one. In the orderly, stable organis...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 126
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. Over the last $20$ years, the Bretton Woods institutions have disbursed loans for stablisation and structural adjustment to more than $70$ development countries. These loans carry ... of Bretton Wood twins but the current trend is the borrowing of loans by developing countries. All of the above.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.Over the last $20$ years, the Bretton Woods institutions have disbursed loans for ‘stablisation” an...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 125
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. Over the last $20$ years, the Bretton Woods institutions have disbursed loans for stablisation and structural adjustment to more than $70$ development countries ... of economic policies of developed and developing countries. Interlinking of economic policies of most countries and World Bank.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.Over the last $20$ years, the Bretton Woods institutions have disbursed loans for ‘stablisation” an...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 124
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. Over the last $20$ years, the Bretton Woods institutions have disbursed loans for stablisation and structural adjustment to more than $70$ development countries. These loans carry ... did not stimulate social production and economic growth. They impose a severe burden on the poor. All of the above.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.Over the last $20$ years, the Bretton Woods institutions have disbursed loans for ‘stablisation” an...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 123
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. Over the last $20$ years, the Bretton Woods institutions have disbursed loans for stablisation and structural adjustment to more than $70$ development ... . Finance developmental projects. Finance development projects and performance appraisal of those projects with respect to condition imposed.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.Over the last $20$ years, the Bretton Woods institutions have disbursed loans for ‘stablisation” an...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 129
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on each. From ancient times, men have believed that, under certain peculiar circumstances, life could arise spontaneously: from the ooze of rivers could come eels and from the entrails of dead bulls, bees; ... that had been rendered germ free by slow filtration through sandy soil. Both a) and b). None of the above.
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on each.From ancient times, men have believed that, under certain peculiar circumstances, life could arise spont...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 128
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on each. From ancient times, men have believed that, under certain peculiar circumstances, life could arise spontaneously: from the ooze of rivers could come eels and from the entrails of dead bulls, bees ... after prolonged boiling, a broth would ferment only when air was admitted to it. both A and B neither A nor B
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on each.From ancient times, men have believed that, under certain peculiar circumstances, life could arise spont...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 132
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on each. From ancient times, men have believed that, under certain peculiar circumstances, life could arise spontaneously: from the ooze of rivers could come eels and from the entrails of dead bulls, ... ruled out. aseptic technique was introduced in surgery. the meaning of sterile was clear to all. all of the above.
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on each.From ancient times, men have believed that, under certain peculiar circumstances, life could arise spont...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 131
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on each. From ancient times, men have believed that, under certain peculiar circumstances, life could arise spontaneously: from the ooze of rivers could come eels and from the entrails of dead ... doctrine of spontaneous generation recover from the mortal blow of this simple experiment." And it has not..."
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on each.From ancient times, men have believed that, under certain peculiar circumstances, life could arise spont...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 136
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on each. From ancient times, men have believed that, under certain peculiar circumstances, life could arise spontaneously: from the ooze of rivers could come eels and from the entrails of ... stood to benefit largely from the work of his predecessors. Pasteur developed the ideas set forth by Voltaire and Needham.
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on each.From ancient times, men have believed that, under certain peculiar circumstances, life could arise spont...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 135
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on each. From ancient times, men have believed that, under certain peculiar circumstances, life could arise spontaneously: from the ooze of rivers could come eels and from the entrails of ... Buffon, Needham, Voltaire and Huxley were contemporaries. Voltaire wrote a treatise on Needham's claim. None of the above.
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on each.From ancient times, men have believed that, under certain peculiar circumstances, life could arise spont...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 134
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on each. From ancient times, men have believed that, under certain peculiar circumstances, life could arise spontaneously: from the ooze of rivers could come eels and from the ... bacteriological theories of the time. The emergence of the cell theory represents biology's most significant and fruitful advance.
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on each.From ancient times, men have believed that, under certain peculiar circumstances, life could arise spont...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 144
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. In his book "About Behaviourism", Dr. B.F. Skinner, the noted behavioural psychiatrist, lists the $20$ most salient objections to behaviourism and goes on ... great importance to retrospection it counteracts the influence of mentalism tries to put an end to mentalistic explanation of behaviour.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.In his book "About Behaviourism", Dr. B.F. Skinner, the noted behavioural psychiatrist, lists the $20$ ...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 143
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. In his book "About Behaviourism", Dr. B.F. Skinner, the noted behavioural psychiatrist, lists the $20$ most salient objections to behaviourism and goes ... play an important part as contingencies of reinforcement 'There are different and novel factors of environment that contributes'.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.In his book "About Behaviourism", Dr. B.F. Skinner, the noted behavioural psychiatrist, lists the $20$ ...
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CAT 1998 | Question: 142
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each. In his book "About Behaviourism", Dr. B.F. Skinner, the noted behavioural psychiatrist, lists the $20$ most salient objections to behaviourism and goes on to answer ... factors count much in the behaviour of human-being there is an absence of genetic contribution in the science of behaviourism.
Read the following passages and answer the questions based on each.In his book "About Behaviourism", Dr. B.F. Skinner, the noted behavioural psychiatrist, lists the $20$ ...
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