CSAT -2013
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d
2 a
3 a
4 b
5 b
6 c
7 d
8 d
9 a
10 c
11 d
12 a
13 a
14 c
15 a
16 c
17 b
18 d
19 a
20 a
21 b
22 d
23 a
24 b
25 c
26 b
27 c
28 c
29 d
30 a
31 b
32 d
33 b
34 c
35 d
36 a
37 a
38 d
39 c
40 b
41 b
42 c
43 c
44 b
45 c
46 b-c
47 b
48 a-b
49 b
50 c
51 b
52 d
53 b
54 c
55 b
56 d
57 c
58 a
59 b
60 a
61 b
62 a
63 c
64 a
65 b
66 d
67 b
68 c
69 c
70 d
71 b
72 a
73 b
74 b
75 a
76 c
77 c
78 c
79 a
80 c
Directions for the following 2 (two) items:
Read the following passage and answer the two items that follow. Your answers
to these items should be based on the passage only.
Passage
Ecological research over the last quarter of the century has established the
deletes effects of habitat fragmentation due to mining
highways and such other intrusions on
forests. When a large block of forests gets fragmented into smaller bits, the
edges of all these bits come into contact with human activities resulting in
the degradation of the entire forests. Continuity of forested landscapes and
corridors gets disrupted affecting several extinction-prone species of
wildlife. Habitat fragmentation is therefore considered as therefore considered
as the most serious threat to biodiversity conservation. Ad hoc grants of
forest lands to mining companies coupled with rampant illegal mining is
aggravating this threat.
1. What is the central focus of this passage?
(a) Illegal mining in forests
(b) Extinction of wildlife
(c) Conservation of nature
(d) Disruption of habitat
2. What is the purpose of maintaining the continuity of
forested landscapes and corridors?
1. Preservation of biodiversity.
2. Management of mineral resources.
3. Grant of
forest lands for human activities.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3. In a rare coin collection, there is one gold coin for
every three non-gold coins. 10 more gold coins are added to the
collection and the ratio of gold coins to non-gold coins would be 1 : 2. Based
on the information, the total number of coins in the collection now
becomes.
(a) 90
(b) 80
(c) 60
(d) 50
4. A gardener has 1000 plants. He wants to plant them in such
a way that the, number of rows and the number of columns remains the same. What
is the minimum number of plants that he needs more for this
purpose?
(a) 14
(b) 24
(c) 32
(d) 34
5. A sum of ` 700 has to be used to give seven cash prizes to
the students of a school for their overall academic performance. If each prize
is ` 20 less than its preceding prize, what is the least value of the prize?
(a) ` 30
(b) ` 40
(c) ` 60
(d) ` 80
6. Out of 120 applications for a post, 70 are male and 80
have a drivers license. What is the ratio between the minimum to maximum number
of males having driver's license?
(a) 1 to 2
(b) 2 to 3
(c) 3 to 7
(d) 5 to 7
7. In a garrison, there
was food for 1000 soldiers for one
month. After 10 days, 1000 more soldiers joined the garrison.
How long would the soldiers be able to carry on with the remaining food?
(a) 25 days
(b) 20 days
(c) 15 days
(d) 10 days
8. The tank-full petrol in Aran's motor-cycle lasts for 10
days. If he starts using 25% more everyday, how many days will the tank-full
petrol last?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
9. A person can walk a certain distance and drive back in six
hours. He can also walk both ways in 10 hours. How much time will he take to
drive both ways?
(a) Two hours
(b) Two and a half hours
(c) Five and a half hours
(d) Four hours
Directions for the
following 8 (eight) items:
Read the following four passages and answer the items that follow each passage.
Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage - 1
The subject of democracy has become severely muddled because of the way the
rhetoric surrounding it has been used in recent years. There is, increasingly,
an oddly confused dichotomy between those who want to 'impose' democracy on
countries in the non-Western world (in these countries' 'own interest', of
course) and those who are opposed to such 'imposition' (because of the respect
for the countries' 'own ways'). But the entire language of 'imposition', used
by both sides, is extraordinarily inappropriate since it makes the implicit
assumption that democracy belongs, exclusively Wo the West, taking it to be a
quintessentially 'Western' idea which has originated and flourished only in the
West.
But the thesis and the pessimism it generates about the possibility of
democratic practice in the world would be extremely hard to justify. There were
several experiments in local democracy in ancient India. Indeed, in
understanding the roots of democracy in the world, we have to take an interest
in the history of people participation and public reasoning in different parts
of the world. We have to look beyond thinking of democracy only in terms of
European and American evolution. We would fail to understand the pervasive
demands for participatory living, on which Aristotle spoke with far-reaching
insight, if we take democracy to be a kind of a specialized cultural product of
the West.
It cannot, of course, be doubted that the institutional structure of the
contemporary practice of democracy is largely the product of European and
American experience over the last few centuries. This is extremely important to
recognize since these developments in institutional formats were immensely
innovative and ultimately effective. There can be little doubt that there is a
major 'Western' achievement here.
10. Which of the following is closest to the view of
democracy as mentioned in the above passage ?
(a) The subject of democracy is a muddle due to a desire to
portray it as a Western concept, 'alien' to non-Western countries.
(b) The language of imposition of democracy is inappropriate.
There is, however, a need to consider this concept in the backdrop of culture
of 'own ways' of non-Western society.
(c) While democracy is not essentially a Western idea
belonging exclusively to the West, the institutional struRure of current
democratic practices has been their contribution.
(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is
correct.
11. With reference.
to the passage, the
following assumptions have been made :
1. Many of the non-Western countries are unable to have
democracy because they take democracy to be a specialized cultural product of
the West.
2. Western countries are always trying to impose democracy on
non-Western countries.
Which of the above is/are valid assumption/assumptions ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Passage - 2
Corporate governance is based on principles such as
conducting the business with all integrity and fairness, being transparent with
regard to all transactions, making all the necessary disclosures and decisions,
complying with all the laws of the land, accountability and responsibility
towards the stakeholders and commitment to conducting business in an ethical
manner. Another point which is highlighted on corporate governance is the need
for those in control to be able to distinguish between what are personal and
corporate funds while managing a company.
Fundamentally, there is a level of confidence
that is associated with a
company that is known to have good corporate governance. The presence of an
active group of independent directors on the board contributes a great deal
towards ensuring confidence in the market. Corporate governance is known to be
one of the criteria that foreign institutional investors are increasingly,
depending on when deciding on which companies to invest in. It is also known to
have a positive influence on the share price of the company. Having a clean
image on the corporate governance front could also make it easier for companies
to source capital at Bore reasonable costs. Unfortunately, corporate governance
often becomes the centre of discussion only after the exposure of a large scam.
12. According to the passage, which of the following should
be the practice/practices in good corporate governance ?
1. Complies should always comply with labour and tax laws of
the land.
2. Every company in the country should have a government representative
as one of the independent directors on the board to ensure transparency.
3. The manager of a company should never invest his personal
funds in the company.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
13. According to the passage, which of the following is/are
the major-benefit/benefits of good corporate governance ?
1. Good corporate governance leads to increase in share price
of the company.
2. A company with good corporate governance always increases
its business turnover rapidly.
3. Good corporate governance is the main criterion for
foreign institutional investors when they decide to buy a company.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) | 2 and 3
Passage - 3
Malnutrition most commonly occurs between the ages of six
months an two years. l This happens despite the child's food requirements
being less than that of an older child. Malnutrition is often attributed to.
poverty, but it has been found that even in households where adults eat.
adequate quantities of food, more than 50 per . cent of children under-five do
not consume enough food. The child's dependence on someone else to feed him/her
is primarily responsible for the malnutrition. Very often the mother is working
and the responsibility of feeding the young child is left to an older sibling.
It is therefore crucial to increase awareness regarding the child's food needs
and how to satisfy them.
14. According to the passage, malnutrition in children can be
reduced
(a) if the children have regular intake of food.
(b) after they cross the age of five.
(c) if the food needs of younger children are known.
(d) if the responsibility of feeding younger children is
given to adults.
15. According to the author, poverty is not the main cause of
malnutrition, but the fact that:
1. taking care of your ones is not a priority for working
mothers.
2. awareness of nutritional needs is not propagated by the
Public Health authorities.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Passage - 4
A number of empirical studies find that farmers are
risk-averse, though only moderately in many cases. There is also evidence to
show that farmers' risk aversion results in cropping patterns and input use
designed to reduce risk rather than to maximize income. Farmers adopt a number
of strategies to manage and cope with agricultural risks. These
include practices like crop
and field diversification, non-farm employment, storage of stocks
and strategic migration of family members. There are also institutions ranging
from share tenancy to kinship, extended family and informal credit agencies.
One major obstacle to risk sharing by farmers is that the same type of risks
can affect a large number of farmers in the region. Empirical studies show that
the traditional methods are not adequate. Hence there is a need for policy
interventions, especially measures that cut across geographical regions.
Policies may aim at tackling agricultural risks directly or
indirectly. Examples of risk-specific policies are crop insurance, price
stabilization and the development of varieties resistant to pests and diseases.
Policies which affect risk indirectly are irrigation, subsidized credit and
access to information. No single risk-specific policy is sufficient to reduce
risk and is without side-effects, whereas policies not specific to risk
influence the general situation and affect risks only indirectly. Crop
insurance, as a policy measure to tackle agricultural risk directly, deserves
careful consideration in the Indian context and in many other developing
countries - because the majority of farmers depend on rain-fed agriculture and
in many areas yield variability is the predominant cause of their income
instability.
16. The need for
policy intervention to Up mitigate
risks in agriculture is because
(a) farmers are extremely risk-averse.
(b) farmers do not know how to mitigate risks.
(c) the methods adopted by farmers and existing risk snaring
institutions are not adequate.
(d) majority of farmers depend on rain-fed agriculture.
17. Which off the following observations
emerges front the above passage ?
(a) One can identify a single policy that can reduce risk
without any side-effect.
(b) No single risk-specific policy sufficient to reduce
agricultural risk.
(c) Policies which affect risk indirectly can eliminate it.
(d) Government's policy intervention can mitigate
agricultural risk completely.
18. Consider the following statements:
(i) A primary group is relatively smaller in
size.
(ii) Intimacy is an essential characteristic of a primary
group.
(iii) A family may be an example of a primary group.
In the light of the
above statements, which one of the following is true?
(a) All families are primary groups.
(b) All primary groups are families.
(c) A group of small size is always a primary
group.
(d) Members of a primary group know each other intimately.
19. Four friends, A, B, C and D distribute some money among
themselves in such a manner that A gets one less than B, C gets 5 more than D,
D gets 3 more than B. Who gets the smallest amount ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Direction for the following 4 (four) items:
Read the following statements and answer the four items that
follow :
Five, cities P, Q, R, S and T are connected by different
modes of transport as follows :
P and Q are connected by boat as well as rail.
S and R are connected by bus and boat.
Q and T are connected by air only.
P and R are connected by boat only.
T and R are connected by rail and bus.
20. Which mode of transport would help one to reach R
starting from Q, but without changing the mode of transport ?
(a) Boat
(b) Rail
(c) Bus
(d) Air
21. If a person visits each of the places starting from P and
gets back to P, which of the following
places must he visit twice?
(a) Q
(b) R
(c) S
(d) T
22. Which one of the following pairs of cities is connected
by any of the routes directly, without going to any other city?
(a) P and T
(b) T and S
(c) Q and R
(d) None of these
23. Between which two cities among the pairs of cities given
below are there maximum travel options available?
(a) Q and S
(b) P and R
(c) P and T
(d) Q and R
Directions for the
following 3 (three) items:
Read the following passage and answer the three items that
follow:
A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four
players for the forthcoming . tournament. For this 7 players are available :
males A, B and C; and females W, X, Y and Z. All players have equal capability
and at least 2 males will be there in the team. For a team of four, all players
must be able to play with each other. But, B can not play with W, C cannot play
with Z and W cannot play with Y.
24. If Y is selected and B is rejected, the team will consist
of which one of the following groups ?
(a) A, C, Wand Y
(b) A, C, X and Y
(c) A, C, Y and Z
(d) A, W, Y and Z
25. If B is selected and Y is rejected, the team will consist
of which one of the following groups ?
(a) A, B, C and w
(b) A, B, C and Z
(c) A, B, C and X
(d) A, W, Y and Z
26. If all the three males are selected, then how many
combinations of four member teams are. possible?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
27. The music director of a film wants to select four persons
to work on different aspects of the composition of a piece of music. Seven
persons are available for this work; they are Rohit, Tanya, Shobha, Kaushal,
Eunal, Mukesh and Jaswant. Rohit and Tanya will not work together. Kunal and
Shobha will not work together. Mukesh and Kunal. .want to work together.
Which of the following is the most acceptable group of
people that can be selected by the music director ?
(a) Rohit, Shobha, Kunal and Kaushal
(b) Tanya, Kaushal, Shobha and Rohit
(c) Tanya, Mukesh, Kunal and Jaswant
(d) Shobha, Tanya, Rohit and Mukesh
28. Five people A, B, C, D and E are seated about a
round table. Every chair is spaced equidistant from adjacent chairs.
(i) C is seated next to A.
(ii) A is seated two seats from D.
(iii) B is not seated next to A.
Which of the following must be true?
(I) D is seated next to B.
(II) E is seated next to A.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Directions for the following
3 (three) items:
Examine carefully the following statements and answer the
three items. that follow :
Out of four friends A, B, C and D, A and B play football and
cricket, B arid C play cricket and hockey, A and D play basketball and
football, C and D play hockey and basketball.
29. Who does not play hockey?
(a) D
(b) C
(c) B
(d) A
30. Who plays football, basketball and hockey?
(a) D
(b) C
(c) B
(d) A
31. Which game do B, C and D play?
(a) Basketball
(b) Hockey
(c) Cricket
(d) Football
32. Geeta is older than her cousin Meena. Meena's brother. Bipin
is older than Geeta. When Meena and Bipin visit Geeta, they like to play chess.
Meena wins the game more often than Geeta.
Based on the above information, four conclusions, as given
below, have been made. Which one .of these logically follows from the
information given above ?
(a) While playing chess with Geeta and Meena, Bipin often
loses.
(b) Geeta is the oldest among the three.
(c) Geeta hates to lose the game.
(d) Meena is the youngest of the three.
Direction for the following 4 (four) items:
Read the following passage and answer the four items that
follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the passage only.
Passage
Financial markets in India have acquired greater depth and
liquidity over the years. Steady reforms since 1991 have led to growing
linkages and integration of the Indian economy and its financial system with
the global economy. Weak global economic prospects and continuing uncertainties
in the international financial markets therefore, have had their impact on the
emerging market economies. Sovereign risk concerns, particularly in the Euro
area, affected financial markets for the greater- part of the year, with the
contagion of Greece's sovereign debt problem sheading to India and other
economies by way of higher-than-normal levels of volatility.
The funding constraints in international financial markets
could impact both the availability and cost of foreign funding for banks and
corporates. Since the Indian financial system is bank dominated, banks' ability
to withstand stress is critical to overall financial stability. Indian banks,
however, remain robust, notwithstanding a decline in capital to risk-weighted
assets ratio and a rise in non-performing asset levels in the recent past.
Capital adequacy levels remain above
the regulatory requirements. The financial market
infrastructure continues to function without any major disruption. With further
globalization, consolidation, deregulation, and diversification of the
financial system, the banking business may become more complex and riskier.
Issues like risk and liquidity management and enhancing skill therefore assume
greater significance.
33. According to the passage, the financial markets in the
emerging market economies including India had the adverse impact in recent
years due to
1. weak global economic prospects.
2. uncertainties in the
international financial markets.
3. sovereign risk concerns in the Euro area,
4. bad monsoons and
the resultant crop loss.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 2, 3 and 4
34. The Indian financial markets are affected by global
changes mainly due to the:
(a) increased inflow of remittances from abroad.
(b) enormous increase in
the foreign exchange reserves.
(c) growing
global linkages and
integration of the Indian financial markets.
(d) contagion of Greece's sovereign debt problem.
35. According to the passage, in the Indian financial system,
banks' ability to withstand stress is critical to ensure overall financial
stability because Indian financial system is
(a) controlled by the Government of India.
(b) less integrated with banks.
(c) controlled by Reserve Bank of India.
(d) dominated by banks.
36. Risk and liquidity management assumes more importance in
the Indian banking system in future due to:
1. further globalization.
2. more consolidation and deregulation of the financial
system.
3. further
diversification of the
financial system.
4. more financial
inclusion in the economy.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 3 and 4 only
37. There are five hobby clubs in a college viz.,
photography, yachting, chess, electronics and gardening. The gardening group
meets every second day, the electronics group meets every third day, the chess
group meets every fourth day, the yachting group meets every fifth day and the
photograph group meets every sixth day. How many times do all the five groups
meet on the same day within 180 days ?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 10
(d) 18
38. A, B, C, D and E belong to five different cities P, Q, R,
S and T (not necessarily in that order). Each one of them comes from a
different city. Further it is given that:
1. B and C do not belong to Q.
2. B and E do not belong to P and R.
3. A and C do not belong to R, S and T.
4. D and E do not belong to Q and T.
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) C belongs to P
(b) D belongs to R
(c) A belongs to Q
(d) B belongs to S
39. Seven men, A, B, C, D, E, P and G are standing in a queue
in that order. Each one is wearing a cap of a different colour like violet,
indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. D is able to see in front of him
green and blue, but not violet. E can see violet and yellow, but not red. G
can. see caps of all colours other than orange. If E is wearing an indigo
coloured cap, then the colour of the cap worn by F is
(a) Blue
(b) Violet
(c) Red
(d) Orange
40. There are some balls of red green and yellow colour lying
on a table. There are as many red balls as there are yellow halls. There are
twice as many yellow balls as there are green ones. The number of red balls
(a) is equal to the sum of yellow and green balls.
(b) is double the number of green balls.
(c) is equal to yellow balls minus green balls.
(d) cannot be ascertained.
Passage
Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown or
black liquid with a strong smell. It is a complex mixture of many different substances,
each with its own individual qualities. Most of them are combinations of
hydrogen and carbon in varying proportions. Such hydrocarbons are also found in
other forms such as bitumen, asphalt" and natural gas. Mineral oil
originates from the carcasses of tiny animals and from plants that live in the
sea. Over millions of years, these dead creatures form large deposits under the
sea-bed; and ocean currents cover them with a blanket of sand and silt. As this
mineral hardens, it becomes sedimentary rock and effectively shuts out the
oxygen, so preventing the complete decomposition of the marine deposits
underneath. The layers of sedimentary rock become thicker and heavier. Their
pressure produces heatj which transforms the tiny carcasses into crude oil in a
process that is still going on today.
41. Mineral oil deposits under the sea do not get completely
decomposed because they
(a) are constantly washed by the ocean currents.
(b) become rock and
prevent oxygen from entering them.
(c) contain a mixture of hydrogen and carbon.
(d) are carcasses of organisms lying in saline conditions.
42. Sedimentary rock leads to the formation of oil deposits
because
(a) there are no saline conditions below it.
(b) it allows some dissolved oxygen to enter the dead organic
matter below it.
(c) weight of overlying sediment layers causes the production
of heat.
(d) it contains the substances that catalyze the chemical
reactions required to change dead organisms into oil.
43. In a class of 45 students, a boy is ranked 20 . When two
boys joined, his rank was dropped by one. What is his new rank from the end?
(a) 25th
(b) 26th
(c) 27th
(d) 28th
44. A thief running at 8 km/hr is chased by a policeman whose
speed is 10 km/hr. If the thief is 100 m ahead of the policeman, then the time
required for the policeman to catch the thief will be
(a) 2 min
(b) 3 min
(c) 4 min
(d) 6 min
45. A train travels at a certain average speed for a distance
of 63 km and then travels a distance of 72 km at an average speed of 6 km/hr
more than its original speed. If it takes 3 hours- to complete the total
journey, what is the original speed of the train in km/hr ?
(a) 24
(b) 33
(c) 42
(d) 66
Directions for the following 7 (seven) items:
Read the following two passages and answer the items that
follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be Used on the
passages only.
Passage-1
The law in many parts of the world increasingly restricts
the discharge of agricultural slurry into watercourses. The simplest and often
the most economically sound practice returns the material to the land as
semisolid manure or as sprayed slurry. This dilutes its concentration in the
environment to what might have occurred in a more primitive and sustainable
type of agriculture and converts pollutant into fertilizer. Soil microorganisms
decompose the organic components of sewage and slurry and most of the mineral
nutrients become available to be absorbed again by the
vegetation, vegetation.
The excess input of nutrients, both nitrogen and phosphorus
- based, from agricultural runoff (and human sewage) has caused many 'healthy'
oligotrophic lakes (low nutrient concentrations, low plant productivity with
abundant water weeds, and clear water) to change to eutrophic condition where
high nutrient inputs lead to high phytoplankton productivity (sometimes
dominated by bloom-forming toxic species). This makes the water turbid,
eliminates large plants and, in the worst situations, leads to anoxia and. fish
kills; so called cultural eutrophication. Thus,
important ecosystem services are lost, including the provisioning service
of wild-caught fish and the cultural services associated with recreation.
The process of cultural eutorphication of lakes has been
understood for some- time. But only recently did scientists notice huge 'dead
zones' in the oceans near river outlets, particularly those draining large
catchment areas such as the Mississippi in North America and the Yangtze in
China. The nutrient-enriched water flows through streams, rivers and lakes, and
eventually to the estuary and ocean where the ecological impact may be huge,
killing virtually all invertebrates and fish in areas up to 70,000 km in
extent. More than 150 sea areas worldwide are now regularly starved of oxygen
as a result of decomposition of algal blooms, fuelled particularly by nitrogen
from agricultural runoff of fertilizers and sewage from large cities. Oceanic
dead zones are typically associated with industrialized nations and usually lie
off countries that subsidize their agriculture, encouraging farmers to increase
productivity and use more fertilizer.
46. According to the passage, why should the discharge of
agricultural slurry into, watercourses be restricted?
1. Losing nutrients in this way is not a good practice
economically.
2. Watercourses do not contain the microorganisms that can
decompose organic components of agricultural slurry.
3. The discharge may lead' to the eutrophication. of water
bodies.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
47. The passage refers to. the conversion of "pollutant
to fertilizer". What is pollutant and what is - fertilizer in this
context?
(a) Decomposed organic component of slurry
is pollutant and microorganisms in soil constitute
fertilizer.
(b) Discharged agricultural slurry is pollutant and
decomposed slurry in soil is fertilizer.
(c) Sprayed slurry is pollutant and watercourse is
fertilizer.
(d) None of the above expressions is correct in this context.
48. According to the passage, what are the effects of
indiscriminate use of fertilizers ?
1. Addition of pollutants to
the soil and water.
2. Destruction of decomposer microorganisms in soil.
3. Nutrient enrichment of water bodies.
4. Creation of algal blooms.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
49. What is/are the characteristics of a water body with
cultural eutrophication?
1. Loss of ecosystem services
2. Loss of flora and fauna
3. Loss of mineral nutrients
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
50. What is
the central theme of passage ?
(a) Appropriate legislation is essential to protect the
environment.
(b) Modern agriculture is responsible for the destruction of
environment.
(c) Improper
waste disposal from agriculture
can destroy the aquatic ecosystems.
(d) Use of
chemical fertilizers is
undesirable in agriculture.
Passage-2
The miseries of the world cannot be cured by physical help
only. Until man's nature changes, his physical needs will always arise, and
miseries will always be felt, and no amount of physical help will remove them
completely. The only solution of the problem is to make mankind pure. Ignorance
is the mother of evil and of all misery we see. Let men have light, let them be
pure and spiritually strong and educated; then alone will misery cease in the
world. We may convert every house in the country into a charitable asylum, we
may fill the land with hospitals, but human misery will continue until man's
character changes.
51. According to the passage, which of the following
statements is most likely to be true as the reason for man's miseries?
(a) The poor
economic and social conditions prevailing
in society.
(b) The refusal on the part of man S change his character,
(c) The absence of physical and material help from his
society.
(d) Ever increasing physical needs due to changing social
structure.
52. With reference
to the passage, the following
assumptions have been made:
1. The author gives primary importance to physical and
material help in eradicating human misery.
2. Charitable homes, hospitals, etc. can remove human misery
to a great extent.
Which of the assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Directions for the following 8 (eight) items:
The, following eight items (items 67 to 74) are based on
three passages in English to test the comprehension of English language and
therefore these items do not have Hindi version. Read each passage and answer
the items that follow.
English Passage - 1
Seven-year-old Jim came home from the park without his new
bicycle. "An old man and a little boy borrowed it," he explained.
"They are going to bring it back at four o'clock." His parents were
upset that he had given his expensive new bicycle, but were secretly proud of
his kindness and faith. Came four o'clock, no bicycle. The parents were
anxious. But at 4:30, the door bell rang, and there stood a happy man and a
boy, with the bicycle and a box of chocolates. Jim. suddenly disappeared into
his bedroom, and then came running out. "All right," he said, pf1
after examining the bicycle. "You can have your watch back!"
67. When Jim came home without his bicycle, his parents
(a) were angry with him.
(b) were worried.
(c) did not feel concerned.
(d) were eager to meet the old man and the little boy.
68. Jim returned the watch to the old man and the little boy
because:
(a) they gave him chocolates.
(b) his father was proud of him.
(c) he was satisfied with the condition of his bicycle.
(d) they were late only by 30 minutes.
English Passage - 2
It was already late when we set out for the next town, which
according to the map was about fifteen kilometres away on the other side of the
hills. There we felt that we would find a bed for the night. Darkness fell soon
after we left the village, but luckily we met no one as we drove swiftly along
the narrow winding road that led to the hills. As we climbed higher, it became
colder and rain began to fall, making it difficult at times to see the road. I
asked John, my companion, to drive more slowly. After we had travelled for
about twenty kilometres, there was still no sign of the town which was marked
on the map. We were beginning to get worried. Then without warning, the car
stopped and we found we had run out of petrol.
69. The author asked John -to drive more
slowly because
(a) the road led to the hills.
(b) John was an inexperienced driver.
(c) the road was not clearly visible.
(d) they were in wilderness.
70. The travellers set out for the town although it was
getting dark because
(a) they were in a hurry.
(b) the next town was a short distance away and was a
hill-resort.
(c) they were in wilderness.
(d) the next town was a short distance away and promised a
good rest for the night. 91
71. The travellers were worried, after twenty kilometres
because
(a) it was a lonely countryside.
(b) they probably feared of having lost their way.
(c) the rain began to fall.
(d) it was getting colder as they drove.
English Passage - 3
A stout old lady was walking with her basket down the middle
of a street in Petrograd to the great confusion of the traffic and no small
peril to herself. It was pointed out to her that the pavement was the place for
foot-passengers, but she replied, "I'm going to walk where I like. We've
got liberty how." It did not occur to the dear lady that if liberty
entitled the foot-passenger to walk down the middle of the road it also
entitled the taxi-driver to drive on the pavement, and that the end of such
liberty would universal chaos. Everything would be getting in everybody else's
way and nobody would get anywhere. Individual liberty would have become social
anarchy.
72. It was pointed out to the lady that she should walk on
the pavement because she was
(a) a pedestrian,
(b) carrying a basket.
(c) stout.
(d) an old lady
73. The lady refused to move from the middle of the street
because
(a) she was not afraid of being killed.
(b) she felt. that she is entitled to do whatever she liked.
(c) she did not
like walking on the pavement.
(d) she was confused.
74. The old lady failed to realise that
(a) he was no really free.
(b) her liberty was not unlimited.
(c) she was an old person. 8&
(d) roads are made for motor vehicles only.
Directions for the following 6 (six) items:
Given below are six items. Each item describes a situation and is followed by
four possible responses. Indicate the response you find most appropriate.
Choose only one response $br each item. The responses will be evaluated based
on the level of appropriateness for the given situation.
Please attempt all the items. There is no penalty for wrong answers for these
six items.
75. You are the head of your office. There are certain houses
reserved for the allotment to the office staff and you have been given the
discretion to do so. A set of rules for the allotment of the houses has been
laid down by you and has been made public. Your personal secretary, who is very
close to you, comes to you and pleads that as his father is seriously ill, he
should be given priority in allotment of a house. The office secretariat that
examined the request as per the rules turns down the request and recommends the
procedure to be followed according to the rules. You do not want to annoy your
personal secretary. In such circumstances, what would you do ?
(a) Call him over to your room and personally explain why the
allotment cannot be done.
(b) Allot the house to him to win his loyalty.
(c) Agree with the office note to show that you are not
biased and that you do not indulge in favouritism.
(d) Keep the file with you and not pass any orders.
76. While travelling in a Delhi-registered commercial taxi
from Delhi to an adjacent city (another State), your taxi driver informs you
that as he has no permit for running the taxi in that city, he will stop at its
Transport Office and pay the prescribed fee of ` forty for a day. While paying
the fee at the counter you find that the transport clerk is taking an extra
fifty rupees for which no receipt is being given. You are in a hurry for your
meeting. In such circumstances, what would you do?
(a) Go up to the counter and ask the clerk to give back the
money which he has illegally taken.
(b) Do not interfere at all as this is a matter between the
taxi driver and the tax authorities.
(c) Take note of the incident and subsequently report the
matter to the concerned authorities.
(d) Treat it as a normal affair and simply forget about it.
77. A person lives in a far off village which is almost two
hours by bus. The villager's neighbour is a very powerful landlord who is
trying to occupy the poor villager's land by force. Yen are the District
Magistrate and busy in a meeting called by a local Minister. The villager
has come all the by bus and on foot, to see you and give an
application seeking protection m the powerful landlord. The villager keeps on
waiting outside the meeting and an hour. You come out of the meeting and are
rushing to another meeting. The villager follows you to his application. What
would you do?
(a) Tell him to wait for two hours till you come
back your next meeting.
(b) Tell him that the matter to be dealt by a junk Beer and
that he should give the population to him.
(c) Call one of your subordinate officers and ask: him to
solve the villager's problem.
(d) Quickly take the application from him,
ask him a relevant questions regarding his problem and then proceed to the
meeting.
78. There is a shortage of sugar in your District where you
are the District Magistrate. The Government has ordered that only a maximum
amount of 30 kg sugar is to be released for wedding celebrations. A son of your
close friend is getting married and your friend requests you to release at
least 50 kg sugar for his son's wedding. He expresses annoyance when you. tell
him about the Government's restrictions on this matter. He feels that since you
are the District Magistrate you can release any amount. You do not want to
spoil your friendship with him. In such circumstances, how would you deal with
the situation?
(a) Release the extra amount of sugar which your friend
has requested for.
(b) Refuse your friend the extra amount and strictly follow
the rules.
(c) Show your friend the copy of the Government instructions
and then persuade him to accept the lower amount as prescribed in the rules.
(d) Advise him to directly apply to the allotting authority
and inform him that you do not interfere in
this matter.
79. You are in-charge of implementing the Family Planning
programme in an area where there is a strong opposition to the present policy.
You want to convince the residents of the need for keeping small families. What
would be the best way of communicating this message?
(a) By logically explaining to the residents the need for
family planning to improve the health and living standards.
(b) By encouraging late marriages and proper spacing of
children.
(c) By offering incentives for adopting family planning
devices.
(d) By asking people who have been
sterilized or are using contraceptives to directly talk to the residents.
80. You are a teacher in a University and are setting a
question paper on particular subject. One of your colleagues, hose son is
preparing for the examination that subject, comes to you and informs you that
it is his son's last chance pass that examination and whether you could help
him by indicating what question are going to be in the examination.
In the past, your colleague had you in another matter. Your
colleague informs you that his son will suffer from depression if he fails in
this examination. In such circumstances, what would you do?
(a) In view of the help he had given you, extend your help to
him.
(b) Regret that you can be of any help to him.
(c) Explain to your colleague that this would be violating
the rust of the University authorities you are not in a position to help inn.
(d) Report the conduct of oar colleague to the higher
authorities
