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DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET IL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO.EE VAJIRAM & RAV] DIRECTIONS FOR QUES NOS. 1 TO 4 (4 items): Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: PASSAGE 1 The Law Commission, understandably in its 156th report, followed the constitution bench judgment and favoured retention of Section 309. I had occasion to appear before the constitution bench. Unfortunately, | failed to persuade the bench that it has been universally acknowledged that a provision to punish attempt to commit suicide is irrational and Section 309 is unconstitutional. Wisdom dawns though belatedly. The Law Commission in its 210th report recommended — decriminalisation of Section 309. That's good news. It's fervently hoped that the Law Commission's recommendation is accepted. When | was arguing the case, | got the impression that the silent premise of the mindset and predilection of the constitution bench was that suicide is morally wrong and unethical. It failed to appreciate that if Section 309 is invoked, persons of integrity who fast unto death for laudable objectives would be criminals punishable under Section 309. Should we tolerate such a bizarre situation? Surely a rational person in good physical and mental state has ‘the fight to choose whether he should continue his journey on this planet or escape the treadmill to which the person is chained and fulfil his desire to meet his Maker. The crux of the matter is that the choice is his or her personal decision which has no baneful consequences in society and the state has no legitimate Tight to interfere, much less treat the person as a criminal and impose Punishment. 1. Which of the following statements can we infer about Section 309 from the passage? (a) Section 309 in the Indian Penal Code lays down the punishment for attempted suicide (b) Section 309 in the Indian Penal Code decriminalizes the act of attempted suicide. (c) Section 309 in the Indian Penal Code gives privileges for the citizens who attempt suicide. (6) Section 309 in the Indian Penal Code recommends punishment for attempted murder. 2. In the above passage, what does the author refer to as a “bizarre situation"? {a) Invocation of Section 309 in spite of the irrational reasoning behind it. (b) People with good intentions being charged under Section 309. (c) The constitution bench not being able to comprehend the meaning of Section 309. (@) Constitution dictating the rights of the common man. 3. The sentence, “When | was arguing the case, | got the impression that the silent premise of the mindset and predilection ot the constitution bench was that suicide is morally wrong and unethical.” Implies: Prelim IAS Test Series (2017) — CSAT Test 2 (26-03-2017) - 1 http://t.me/VajiramEE VAJIRAM & RAV) (a) The author knew that the constitution bench was silent on the topic of criminalization of suicide. (b) The author believed that the constitution bench did not consider the feelings of those who attempted suicide. (©) The author believed that the constitution bench inherently thought that suicide was against morality. (d) The author believed that the constitution bench lacked moral and ethical reasoning. Consider the-—_ following ‘Statements: (1) A person's decision without any malicious intent should not be interfered with by the government. (2) It is a known fact that criminalizing the attempt to suicide is an irrational move. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (©) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 | did not say anything to anybody here, but there wasn't a chance in a million that | was losing this thing. And if | did, every ounce that | had was left in the pool. | honestly didn't know that | only won the gold by a couple of hundredths of a second until the awards ceremony. Just to be able to see the No 1 next to my name again in the 200m fly one more time in the Olympics is a great feeling...the 200m event has really been a bread and butter event for me":-Michael Phelps after winning the gold medal in Rio 2016. Which of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above passage? (a) Michael Phelps has never won a gold medal at the Olympics before. (b) Michael Phelps was quite confident of winning the gold medal in 200m event in Rio 2016. (c) Michael Phelps was not hopeful of winning a medal in any other event apart from the 200m in Rio 2016. (@) The 200m fly is one of the toughest events in Olympics. Scientists have unveiled the inner workings of a group of proteins that help to switch critical genes on and off during blood-cell production, a finding that could lead to the development of new and improved cancer drugs. Researchers described how a special group of proteins form into an enzyme that turns genes ‘on and off to produce essential elements such as blood cells and stem cells. The ongoing research will help scientists advance their knowledge of how genes are regulated. Which of the following is the most logical and rational assumption that can be made from the above passage? Prelim IAS Test Series (2017) - CSAT Test 2 (26-03-2017) - 2 http://t.me/VajiramEE VASIRAM & RAV] (a) Cancer drugs, as of now, are not 100% effective but have the potential to improve. (b) Apart from cancer, stem cell research can help in the treatment of a lot of other diseases like heart disease and strokes. (c) Cancer is the deadliest disease known to humankind. (a) The entire focus of the stem cell research is on the treatment of cancer. DIRECTIONS FOR QUES NO. 7 AND 8 (2 items): Study the following information to answer the given questions: A building has seven floors numbered one to seven, in such a way that the ground floor is numbered one, the floor above it, number two and so on such that the topmost floor is numbered seven. One out of seven people viz. A, B, C, D, E, F and G lives on each floor. A lives on fourth floor, E lives on the floor immediately below F's floor. F does not live on the second or the seventh floor. C does not live on an odd numbered floor. B does not live on a floor immediately above or below C's floor. D does not live on the topmost floor. G does not live on any floor below Es floor. T. Who lives on the topmost floor? 11. 12. (E () B The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio of 3:5:9:7. The second largest angle of the quadrilateral is equal to the largest angle of a triangle. One of the angles of the triangle is 25°. What is the value of the second largest angle of the triangle? (a) 60° (b) 75° (c) 50° (d) None of the above Which ofthe following expressions will be true if the given expression ‘A>B2C A. Iran and Iraq are members of the UN. Iran and Iraq are not friends. . Iran and Iraq are neighbours. . Some UN members are friends. . Not all members of the UN are friends. F. All neighbours are not friends. (a) ABE (b) ABD (c) CDF (d) AEB m.o900M After years of doing little to tackle the silent but potentially deadly proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in India, all hell broke loose in 2008, when New Delhi was tacked onto the name of a one such bug. The New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-1 was an enzyme that rendered bacteria resistant to a broad spectrum of antibiotics. A strain of the NDM1 had crossed the shores and spread resistance in the U.K. as well. Despite its outrage over being associated with a resistant bug, the nation sat up to the danger of ~—_ anti-microbial resistance within its boundaries, and is beginning to understand the disastrous societal consequences of rendering certain life-saving drugs impotent. What is the most crucial issue discussed in the above passage? (a) An antibiotic-resistant bacterial bug named after a city in India. (b) Anti-microbial resistance spreading its wings in India. (c) New Delhi Metallo-beta- lactamase-1 spreading from India to UK. (d) India being the home to the epidemic —of antibiotic- tesistant bacteria spreading into the world. Life is a state of continuous struggle between ourselves and everything outside. It is, for instance, continuous struggle for food and air. If food or air fails, we die. Life is not a simple and smoothly flowing thing, but it is a compound effect. This complex struggle between something inside and the external world is what we call life. Which of the following can be inferred from the above passage? (a) The struggle between internal and external worlds should be Prelim IAS Test Series (2017) ~ CSAT Test 2 (26-03-2017) - 18ee VASA & RAV) kept going to sustain (d) India is_—_ contemplating happiness in lite. mitigation of vulnerabilities. in (b) One should not expect border fencing along India- eternal security from life. Pakistan border on both short (0) Life is not simple but is full of term and long term basis. ups and downs. (d) When the struggle between 70. Consider the following us and the external statements: environment ends, we will (1) Nothing but books can give die. you intelligence. (2) Intelligent individuals are the In April this year, the Union only ones who possess Ministry of Home Affairs innovation. constituted a Committee to (3) If a country is developed; it Strengthen Border Protection has innovation. (CSBP) with a mandate “to study Which of — the —_ following all types of gaps in fencing and conclusions can be drawn from all other vulnerabilities on Indo- the above statements? Pakistan Border and to suggest (a) There is no innovation in comprehensive approach to fix countries that are not these gaps in fencing and other developed. vulnerabilities on interim and (b) Some people who read books permanent basis". The are innovative. committee, which has since (©) All intelligent individuals are made a number of field trips to innovative. various parts of India's border (d) None of these. with Pakistan (from Jammu and Kashmir to Gujarat), is expected 71, How many litres of wine should to give its recommendations to be added to a 84 litre mixture of the government anytime soon. wine and water containing wine Which among the following is the and water in the ratio of 3: 4 least rational and critical such that the resultant mixture inference that can be made from has 60% wine in it? the above passage? . (a) 36 litres (a) India-Pakistan border is (b) 48 litres probably porous a (c) 60 litres (b) Pakistan border is sensitive (@) 24 litres from the point of view of | - Indian authorities. 4 72, Three gold biscuits of weight (©) India is more concerne 3900gm, 4200gm and 4800gm about the Pakistan border are cut into small biscuit pieces, than Pakistan is about its all of which have equal weight. India border. Each small biscuit piece must be as_heavy as possible. If one Prelim IAS Test Series (2017) ~CSAT Test 2 (26-03-2017) - 19ee VAR AM & RAV] Ses small biscuit piece is to be (a) 150 shared by five persons, then how many persons will share all the | 76. Two brothers Abhishek and small biscuit pieces? Avinash start running around a (a) 300 circular track of length 600 (b) 43 metres from the same point, (c) 60 simultaneously and in the same (a) 215 direction. if Abhishek runs faster than Avinash and he meets 73. Find the remainder when a 40 exactly after 3 km with Avinash digit number N= for the second time then find how 12345678910111213... Is divided many rounds would have by 16, Avinash completed when (a) 0 Abhishek will meet him for the (0) 8 fourth time? (©) 10 () 3 rounds @6 (0) 6 rounds (c) 10 rounds 74. Three friends A, B and C entered (d) Cannot be determined into a business by investing Rs. 2,50,000, Rs, 3,50,000 and Rs. | 77. At what time between 4:00 and 7,50,000 for different time 4:30 are the hour hand and periods. If A invested for 12 minute hand are at right angle to months and A, 8 and C received each other? 9 by Ac shaker ae (2) 4 hours 21 > minutes respectively at the end of the foal year, then find out the time period {h) sihours 16 putes for which B and C invested their (c) 4 hours 20 minutes money respectively. 4 hours 27 = mit . (a) 8 months, 4 months (9) Shoute 27. minutes Beane oe 78. In countries such as Thailand, (6) 6 months, 4 months Malaysia, Singapore and Dubai, tourism is not about staying in big 75. The sum of LCM and HCF of two hate[s oy! rasaris: andl ewinimnkig numbers is 14 times more than or playing games. Though the their HCF while the difference of countries offer good _ hotel LOM and HGF is 140. If one of facies for stay, they ensure that the numbers is 50, then find the Visitors move out and enjoy other number. whatever natural and ‘created (a) 20 tourist attractions they can (b) 30 provide. The writer wants to say (10 that: Prelim IAS Test Series (2017) GgaT Test 2 (2603-2017) - 20 http://t.me/VajiramEE VA JIRA M So RAV) 79. 7 im IAS Test Series (2017) -CSAT Test 2 (26-03-2017) - ce (2) In_most countries, tourism is being marketed as posh stay arrangements. (b) In most of the other countries, the tourist locations are contrived. (©) South-Asian countries are adept in promoting tourism. (d) Financially backward countries are completely dependent on tourism. For the statement: “Four- wheelers cause more traffic congestion than three-wheelers, and. two-wheelers cause less traffic congestion than four- wheelers”, which of the following conclusions can we draw? (a) There are more cars on the road than auto-rickshaws. (b) Motorcyclists are _ better followers of traffic rules than car drivers. (c) Motorcyclists are more skilled than either car or auto- rickshaw drivers. (d) None of these. war and the arms trade money from schools, and more, and can des So teers of development in a single ‘blast. Conflict dissua Lotaesses from investing Letoracee ceveopmert db 2 caring | us displaced e sa passage assumpti is that: “ste f (a) Peaceis a prerequisite for Gupopment. The link between peace wa} development seems aoe Is (b) Peace and development are interdependent. (©) Peace, business and development form a virluous cycle. (@) None of the above S& Ao Q 21