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Directions for the following items: 1. Consider the following statements:

1. Nitrogen is the largest constituent of the
Read each of the following passages and answer the
atmosphere.
items that follow. Your answers to these items should
2. Water Vapor is not produced directly by
be based on the passages only.
humankind in significant amounts.
Passage-I 3. The internal vibrational mode is lacking in
case of oxygen and nitrogen molecules.
Global Warming is the increase of Earth's average
surface temperature due to effect of greenhouse gases, Which of these is/are correct according to the passage?
such as carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil
a) 1 and 2 only
fuels or from deforestation, which trap heat that would
b) 1 and 3 only
otherwise escape from Earth. This is a type of
c) 2 and 3 only
greenhouse effect. The most significant greenhouse
d) 1, 2 and 3
gas is actually water vapor, not something produced
directly by humankind in significant amounts.
2. Which of the following can be inferred from the
However, even slight increases in atmospheric levels
passage?
of carbon dioxide (CO2) can cause a substantial
a) Global warming and Greenhouse effect are the
increase in temperature. Why is this? There are two
same
reasons: First, although the concentrations of these
b) Oxygen and Nitrogen gases contribute slightly
gases are not nearly as large as that of oxygen and
to global warming because of their high
nitrogen (the main constituents of the atmosphere),
concentration
neither oxygen or nitrogen are greenhouse gases. This
c) Burning fossil fuels for electricity generation
is because neither has more than two atoms per
is the single biggest contributor to the
molecule (i.e. their molecular forms are O2 and N2,
emission of carbon dioxide
respectively), and so they lack the internal vibrational
d) None of the above
modes that molecules with more than two atoms have.
Both water and CO2, for example, have these "internal
3. Consider the following statements:
vibrational modes", and these vibrational modes can
1. Deforestation is not as big a contributor to
absorb and reradiate infrared radiation, which causes
global warming as burning of fossil fuels.
the greenhouse effect. Secondly, CO2 tends to remain
2. It is essential for a gas to have three atoms per
in the atmosphere for a very long time (time scales in
molecule in order to act as a greenhouse gas.
the hundreds of years). Water vapor, on the other hand,
can easily condense or evaporate, depending on local Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
conditions. Water vapor levels therefore tend to adjust
a) 1 only
quickly to the prevailing conditions, such that the
b) 2 only
energy flows from the Sun and re-radiation from the
c) Both 1 and 2
Earth achieve a balance. CO2 tends to remain fairly
d) Neither 1 nor 2
constant and therefore behave as a controlling factor,
rather than a reacting factor. More CO2 means that the Passage 2
balance occurs at higher temperatures and water vapor
levels. Combustion of Fossil Fuels, for electricity An innovative India will be inclusive as well as
generation, transportation, and heating, and also the technologically advanced, improving the lives of all
manufacture of cement, all result in the total Indians. Innovation and R&D can mitigate increases in
worldwide emission of about 22 billion tons of carbon social inequality and relieve the pressures created by
dioxide to the atmosphere each year. About a third of rapid urbanization. The growing divergence in
this comes from electricity generation, and another productivity between agriculture and knowledge-
third from transportation, and a third from all other intensive manufacturing and services threatens to
sources. increase income inequality. By encouraging India’s
R&D labs and universities to focus on the needs of
poor people and by improving the ability of informal
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firms to absorb knowledge, an innovation and research
agenda can counter this effect. Inclusive innovation
can lower the costs of goods and services and create
income-earning opportunities for the poor people.
4. Which among the following is the most logical and
rational assumption that can be made from the
above passage?
(a) Innovation and R&D is the only way to reduce
rural to urban migration.
(b) Every rapidly growing country needs to minimize
the divergence between productivity in agriculture and
other sectors.
(c) Inclusive innovation and R&D can help create an
egalitarian society.
(d) Rapid urbanization takes place only when a
country’s economic growth is rapid.
PASSAGE 3
Over the last decade, Indian agriculture has become
more robust with record production of food grains and
oilseeds. Increased procurement, consequently, has
added huge of food grains in the granaries. India is one
of the world’s top producers of rice, wheat, milk, fruits
and vegetables. India is still home to the quarter of all
undernourished people in the world. On an average,
almost half of the total expenditure of nearly half of
the households is on food.
5. Which among the following is the most logical
corollary to the above passage?
a) Increasing the efficiency of farm to-fork value
chain is necessary to reduce the poverty and
malnutrition.
b) Increasing the agricultural productivity will
automatically eliminate the poverty and
malnutrition in India.
c) India’s agricultural productivity is already great
and it is not necessary to increase it further.
d) Allocation of more funds for social welfare and
poverty alleviation programmes will ultimately
eliminate the poverty and malnutrition in India.
PASSAGE 4
The greatest blessing that technological progress has in
store for mankind is not, of course, an accumulation of
material possessions. The amount of these that can be
effectively enjoyed by one individual in one lifetime is
not great. But there is not the same narrow limit to the
possibilities of the enjoyment of leisure. The gift of
leisure may be abused by people who have had no
experience of making use of it. Yet the creative use of
leisure by a minority in societies has been the
mainspring of all human progress beyond the primitive
level.
6. With reference to the above passage, the following
assumptions have been made:
1. People always see the leisure time as a gift and use
it for acquiring more material possessions.
2. Use of leisure by some people to produce new and
original things has been the chief source of human
progress.
Which of these assumptions is/are valid?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both l and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
PASSAGE 5
Many farmers use synthetic pesticides to kill infesting
insects. The consumption of pesticides in some of the
developed countries is touching 3000 grams/hectare.
Unfortunately, there are reports that these compounds
possess inherent toxicities that endanger, the health of
the farm operators, consumers and the environment.
Synthetic pesticides are generally persistent in
environment. Entering in food chain they destroy the
microbial diversity and cause ecological imbalance.
Their indiscriminate use has resulted in development
of resistance among insects to insecticides, upsetting of
balance in nature and resurgence of treated
populations. Natural pest control using the botanical
pesticides is safer to the user and the environment
because they break down into harmless compounds
within hours or days in the presence of sunlight. Plants
with pesticidal properties have been in nature for
millions of years without any ill or adverse effects on
the ecosystem. They are easily decomposed by many
microbes common in most soil. They help in the
maintenance of biological diversity, of predators and
the reduction of environmental contamination and
human health hazards. Botanical pesticides formulated
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from plants are biodegradable and their use in crop Read the given information and answer the following
protection is a practical sustainable alternative. questions:
B got half as much votes as C, while C got 75 percent
votes of those received by D. B got 150 percent votes
7. Which of the following statements is/are correct
than that received by A. If B got 45 thousand votes,
regarding biopesticides?
1. They are not hazardous to human health. 11. How much votes were received by the winning
2. They are persistent in environment. candidate?
3. They are essential to maintain the biodiversity (a) 67,500 (b) 90,000 (c) 45,000 (d) 1,20,000
of any ecosystem.
12. How many total voters are there in the
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
constituency if there was 60 percent turnout and no
a) 1 only vote was invalid/blank?
b) 1 and 2 only
(a) 2,85,000 (b) 4,75,000
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1,71,000 (d) 4,56,000

8. The number of times the digit 5 will appear while

13. If getting less than 20 percent of votes casted leads
writing the integers from 1 to 1000 is
to forfeiture of deposit, how many candidates got
a) 269
their deposits forfeited?
b) 271
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
c) 300
d) 302
14. Price of rice is reduced by 20% . A person can buy
6kg more for Rs. 1200. Find the present rate of
9. A group of 630 children is seated in rows for a
rice .
group photo session. Each row contains three less
a) 24 Rs./kg
children than the row in front of it. Which one of
b) 30 Rs./kg
the following number of rows is not possible ?
c) 40 Rs./kg
(a) 3
d) 50 Rs./kg
(b) 4
(c) 5
15. In a certain code, '256' means 'red colour chalk',
(d) 6
'589' means 'green colour flower' and '254' means
'white colour chalk'. The digit in the code that
10. In a tournament, each of the participants was to
indicates `white' is
play one match against each of the other
a) 2
participants. Three players fell ill after each of
b) 4
them had played three matches and had to leave
c) 5
the tournament. What was the total number of
d) 8
participants at the beginning, if the total number of
matches played was 75?
16. A tank has two pipes. The First pipe can fill it in
(a) 18 45 minutes and the second can empty it in 1 hour.
In what time will the empty tank be filled if the
(b) 10
pipes be opened one at a time in alternate minutes?
(c) 12 a) 2 hrs 55 min
b) 3 hrs 40 min
(d) 15 c) 4 hrs. 48 minutes
d) 5 hours 53 min
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17. Four-digit numbers are to be formed using the
digits 1, 2, 3 and 4; and none of these four digits
are repeated in any manner. Further,
1. 2 and 3 are not to immediately follow each other
2. 1 is not to be immediately followed by 3
3. 4 is not to appear at the last place
4. 1 is not to appear at the first place
How many different numbers can be formed?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) None of the above
18. A survey was conducted on a samples of 1000
persons with reference to their knowledge of
English, French and German. The results of the
survey are presented in the given Venn diagram.
The ratio of the number of the persons who do not
know any of the three languages to those who
know all the three language, is
(a) 1/27 (b) 1/25
(c) 1/550 (d) 175/1000
19. The average score of Sachin after 48 innings is 48
and in 49th inning he scored 97 runs. In the 50th
inning the minimum number of runs required to
increase his average by 2 run than it was before
50th inning.
a) 99 b) 149 c) 49 d) 199
20. The amount of water that needs to be added to a
100 litre milk water solution containing milk and
water in the ratio 7:3 in order to form a mixture
that has 60% water in it , is
a) 37.5 litre
b) 70 litre
c) 75 litre
d) 77.5 litre
Read the following passage and answer the 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 deleterious 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 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.
21. 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
22. A and B walk around a circular park. They start at
8 a.m. from the same point in the opposite
directions. A and B walk at a speed of 2 rounds per
hour and 3 rounds per hour respectively. How
many times shall they cross each other after 8 00
a.m. and before 9.30. a.m.?
a) 7
b) 6
c) 5
d) 8
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23. There are seven persons up on a ladder, A, B, C, the political executive but will have the strength to
D, E, F and G (not in that order). A is further up function in larger public interest. The need to balance
than E but is lower than C. B is in the middle. G is internal and external accountability is thus built into
between A and B. E is between B and F. If F is the Constitution. The issue is where to draw the line.
between E and D, the person on the bottom step of Over the years, the emphasis seems to have tilted in
the ladder will be favour of greater internal accountability of the civil
a) B services to the political leaders of the day who in turn
b) F are expected to be externally accountable to the society
c) D at large through the election process. This system for
d) E seeking accountability to Society has not worked out,
and has led to several adverse consequences for
24. A and B decide to travel from place X to place Y governance
by bus. A has Rs. 10 with him and he finds that it
Some special measures can be considered for
is 80% of the bus fare for two persons. B finds that
improving accountability in civil services. Provisions
he has Rs. 3 with him and hands it over to A. In
of articles 311 and 312 should be reviewed and laws
this context A has, which one of the following
and regulations framed to ensure external
statements is correct?
accountability of civil services. The proposed Civil
a) Now the money just enough to buy two
Services Bill seeks to address some of these
tickets.
requirements. The respective roles of professional civil
b) A still needs Rs. 2 for buying the tickets
services and the political executive should he defined
c) After buying the two tickets A will be left with
so that professional managerial functions and
50 paise.
management of civil services are depoliticized. For this
d) The money A now has is still not sufficient to
purpose, effective statutory civil service boards should
buy two tickets.
be created at the centre and in the states.
Read the following passage and answer the three items Decentralization and devolution of authority to bring
that follow. Your answers to these items should be government and decision making closer to the people
based on the passage only. also helps to enhance accountability.
Passage 25. According to the passage, which of the following
factor/factors led to the adverse consequences for
Accountability, or the lack of it, in governance
governance/public administration?
generally, and civil services, in particular, is a major
factor underlying the deficiencies in governance and
1. Inability of civil services to strike a balance
public administration. Designing an effective
between internal and external accountabilities
framework for accountability has been a key element
2. Lack of sufficient professional training to the
of the reform agenda. A fundamental issue is whether
officers of All India Services
civil services should be accountable to the political
3. Lack of proper service benefits in civil services
executive of the day or to society at large. In other
4. Lack of Constitutional provisions to define the
words, how should internal and external accountability
respective roles of professional civil services vis-
be reconciled? Internal accountability is sought to be
à-vis political executive in this context
achieved by internal performance monitoring, official
supervision by bodies like the —Central Vigilance Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Commission and Comptroller and Auditor—General,
a) 1 only
and judicial review of executive decisions. Articles
b) 2 and 3 only
311 and 312 of the Indian Constitution provide job
c) 1 and 4 only
security and safeguards to the civil services, especially
d) 2, 3 and 4
the All India Services. The framers of the Constitution
had envisaged that provision of these safeguards would
result in a civil service that is not totally subservient to
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26. With reference to the passage, the following

assumptions have been made : 30. 17 students are sitting in a circle. Each person
1. Political executive is an obstacle to the shakes hands with everyone but his/her
accountability of the civil services to the society neighbours. How many handshakes have been
2. In the present framework of Indian polity, the exchanged?
political executive is no longer accountable to the a) 105
society b) 119
c) 136
Which of these assumptions is/are valid?
d) None of the above
a) 1 only
b) 2 only 31. A group of workers estimate to finish a work in 10
c) Both 1 and 2 days, but 5 workers could not join the work. If the
d) Neither 1 nor 2 rest of them finished the work in 12 days, the
number of members present in, the team originally
is
27. Which one of the following is the essential a) 50
message implied by this passage? b) 45
a) Civil services are not accountable to the c) 35
society they are serving d) 30
b) Educated and enlightened persons are not
taking up political leadership 32. There are 12 intermediate stations between two
c) The framers of the Constitution did not places A and B. Find the number of ways in which
envisage the problems being encountered by a train can be made to stop at 4 of these
the civil services intermediate stations so that no two stopping
d) There is a need and scope for reforms to stations are consecutive?
improve the accountability of civil services a) 108
b) 112
28. There are 4 roads from City A to City B and 5 c) 126
roads from City B to City C. In how many ways d) 140
can a person move out of City B ?
a) 9 33. Average marks of certain number of students in a
b) 20 class are 60. One student was wrongly given 20
c) 100 marks instead of 60. Another student was wrongly
d) None of the above given 40 marks instead of 80. After rechecking,
the new average of the class was found to be 65.
29. In a race, a competitor has to collect 6 apples Find the number of students in the class.
which are kept in a straight line On a track and a a) 80
bucket is placed at the beginning of the track b) 16
which is a starting point. The condition is that the c) 140
competitor can pick only one apple at a time, run d) 60
back with it and drop it in the bucket. If he has to
drop all the apples in the bucket, how much 34. A dice is numbered from 1 to 6 in different ways.
total distance he has to run if the bucket is 5 meters If 1 is adjacent to 2, 4 and 6, then which of the
from the first apple and all other apples are placed following statements is necessarily true?
3 meters apart ? a) 2 is opposite to 6
a) 40 m b) 1 is adjacent to 3
b) 50 m c) 3 is adjacent to 5
c) 150 m d) 3 is opposite to 5
d) 75 m
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35. Football is the most watched game in every 38. Who sits exactly between A and D, when counted
country of the world. 60% of the people in the from the right of A?
world watch football. Which one of the following a) E
inferences can be drawn from the above b) F
statements? c) D
(a) Football is the most watched game in India. d) G
(b) 60% of the people in India watch football.
(c) Both a and b 39. Four of the following are alike in a certain way
(d) None of the above based on their position in the above arrangement
and hence form the group. Which one does not
36. Here are some words translated from an artificial belong to that group?
language. a) G H
b) E A
dionot means oak tree
c) A D
blyonot means oak leaf d) E C

blycrin means maple leaf 40. Which of the following statement is true regarding
Which word could mean "maple syrup"? B?
a) B is an Engineer.
a) blymuth b) B sits second to the right of the Teacher.
b) Hupponot c) F sits immediate right of B.
c) patricrin d) B sits exactly between H and A.
d) Crinweel
41. Which of the following combination is true?
Directions: Study the following information
a) D - Chef
carefully and answer the questions.
b) G - Lawyer
Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting c) H - Pilot
around a circular table with equal distance between d) C - Teacher
each-other facing the centre but not necessarily in the
same order. Each one of them belongs to different 42. A person cover certain distance by Train, Bus and
profession viz. Manager, Engineer, Accountant, Car in ratio 4 : 3 : 2. The ratio of fair is 1: 2 : 4 per
Doctor, Pilot, Lawyer, Chef and Teacher. C sits second km. The total expenditure as a fair is Rs 720. Then,
to the left of Pilot. The Pilot and the Doctor is the total expenditure as fair on train.
immediate neighbours of H.F sits second to the right of a) Rs 140
Engineer. The Chef and Engineer is not immediate b) Rs 150
neighbour of each-other. B sits exactly between c) Rs 160
Accountant and Pilot. A is an accountant and second to d) Rs 170
the left of D. The Doctor sits exactly between G and H.
The Teacher is third to the left of Accountant. The 43. A person covers certain distance at a speed of
lawyer is second to the right of F and sitting opposite 60km/hr and with stoppages he travels the same
to an Engineer. Pilot is an immediate neighbour of B.E distance at a speed of 40km/hr. How many
is not a teacher. G sits third to the left of E. minutes/hour does he stop?
a) 30 min.
37. Who among the following is Doctor? b) 26 min.
a) A c) 20 min.
b) B d) 35 min.
c) C
d) H
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44. In a flight of 600 kms, an aircraft was slowed
down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the
trip is reduced by 200kms/ hr. and the time of
flight increased by 30min. The duration of the
flight is –
a) 1 hr
b) 2 hrs.
c) 3 hrs.
d) 4 hrs.
45. Examine the following statements:
1. I watch TV only if I am bored
2. I am never bored when I have my brother’s
company.
3. Whenever I go to the theatre I take my brother
along.
Which one of the following conclusions is valid in the
context of the above statements?
a) If I am bored I watch TV
b) If I am bored, I seek my brother’s company.
c) If I am not with my brother, then i'll watch TV.
d) If I am not bored I do not watch TV.
46. Ram completes 60% of a task in 15 days and then
takes the help of Rahim and Rachel. Rahim is 50%
as efficient as Ram is and Rachel is 50% as
efficient as Rahim is. In how many more days will
they complete the work?
a) 40/3
b) 25/3
c) 13/7
d) 40/7
Read the following passage and answer the items that
follow. Your answers to these items should be based
on the passages only.
Passage
The Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) will keep
the soul of rural India alive while providing its people
with the physical amenities to enable freedom of
choice to shape their own destiny. The Scheme is
unique and transformative as it has a holistic approach
towards development. It envisages integrated
development of the village across multiple areas such
as agriculture, health, education, sanitation,
environment, livelihoods etc. It seeks to not only
provide physical infrastructure and access to basic
amenities but also improve the standard of living,
enrich social capital and build community spirit. These
are the ingredients that will ensure long term positive
change and sustainability of this change. Strengthening
of local democracy through strong and transparent
Gram Panchayats and active Gram Sabhas and
facilitating good governance is an important objective
of the Scheme. I am certain that several innovative
practices will evolve to achieve this. For instance,
Punsari village in Gujarat has put in place a biometric
system for attendance of Gram Panchayat
functionaries. This has ensured accountability and
efficiency in executing tasks. Similarly, Hiware Bazar
in Maharashtra has leveraged Joint Forest Management
Committee to conserve forests, develop integrated
water conservation measures so as to make the village
free of drought and water scarcity. The Members of
Parliament (MP) will lead and guide this initiative in
their respective constituencies. They will motivate the
community to not only take up development works but
also affirm the values specified With reference to the
passage, the following assumptions have been made :
47. According to the passage SAGY implies
1. holistic approach towards development of
villages
2. it means only provision of physical
infrastructure and access to basic amenities
3. it means attainment of good standard of living
by the MP
4. an instrument to enable freedom of choice to
shape the destiny of villagers
Select the correct answer from the codes given
below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
48. According to the passage SAGY will become
successful if there is
1. convergence and coordination between different
ministries and departments
2. community participation
3. proliferation of innovative practices
4. minimal role of MP
Select the correct answer from the codes given
below:
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(a) 1 and 3 only 52. By walking at 6/7 of his usual speed , a man is 12
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only minutes late. Find the usual time taken by him to
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 cover that distance .
(d) 1 and 4 only a) 84 minutes
b) 72 minutes
In question below is given a statement followed by two c) 20 minutes
assumptions numbered I and II. You have to consider d) 18 minutes
the statement and the following assumptions and
decide which of the assumption is implicit in the Six dice with upper faces erased are as shows.
statement.
Give answer (a) if only assumption I is implicit; (b) if
only assumption II is implicit; (c) if neither I nor II is
implicit and (d) if both I and II are implicit.
49. Statement: “If I am not well you will have to go
for the meeting.” – A manager tells his
subordinate.
Assumptions: The sum of the numbers of dots on the opposite face
I. It is not necessary that only manager level is 7.
personnel attend the meeting.
53. If even numbered dice have even number of dots
II. If the manager is well, he would himself like
on their top faces, then what would be the total
to go for the meeting.
number of dots on the top faces of their dice?
Direction for the following item a) 12
b) 14
The statement given below is followed by courses of c) 18
action numbered I, II and III. You have to assume d) 24
everything in the statement to be true and on the basis
of the information given in the statement, decide which 54. If the odd numbered dice have even number of
of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) dots on their top faces, then what would be the
for pursuing. total number of dots on the top faces of their dice?
50. Pointing to a lady in the bus, Devishi said “she is a) 8
the sister of the son of the wife of my husband”. b) 10
How is the lady related to Devishi? c) 12
(a) Sister in Law (b) Daughter d) 1
(c) Cousin (d) Can‟t be determined
55. Four tests—Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and
51. There are 50 number of boxes and 50 number of Biology are to be conducted on four consecutive
persons . First person puts one ball in each box. days, not necessarily in the same order. The
Second person puts two balls in every second box. Physics test is held before the test which is
Third person puts three balls in every third box . conducted after Biology. Chemistry is conducted
Fourth person puts four balls in every fourth box exactly after two tests are held. Which is the last
and so on. Find the total number of balls in the 50th test held?
box. a) Physics
a) 50 b) Biology
b) 25 c) Mathematics
c) 103 d) Chemistry
d) 93
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56. A shopkeeper had certain number of apples. He Passage -1

sold to the first customer half of the total quantity
of apples and gave half of an apple more. To the Many nations now place their faith in capitalism and
second customer he sold the half of the remaining governments choose it as the strategy to create wealth
quantity of apples and gave half of an apple more. for their people. The spectacular economic growth
Similar process was repeated for third , fourth and seen in Brazil, China and India after the liberalisation
fifth customer. Now he has 3 apples left. Find the of their economies is proof of its enormous potential
initial quantity of apples he had. and success. However, the global banking crisis and
a) 64 the economic recession have left many bewildered.
b) 96 The debates tend to focus on free market operations
c) 132 and forces, their efficiency and their ability for self-
d) 127 correction. Issues of justice, Integrity and honesty are
rarely elaborated to highlight the failure of the global
57. Six squares are coloured red (R), blue (B), yellow banking system. The apologists of the system continue
(Y), violet (V), orange (O) and green (G). Red and to justify the success of capitalism and argue that the
blue coloured squares are hinged together, while recent crisis was a blip.
the other four are hinged together too as shown in Their arguments betray an Ideological bias with the
the figure given below: assumptions that an unregulated market is fair and
competent, and that the exercise of private greed will
be in the larger public interest.
Few recognize the bidirectional relationship between
capitalism and greed; that each reinforces the other.
Surely, a more honest conceptualisation of the
conflicts of interest among the rich and powerful
players who have benefited from the system, their
biases and ideology is needed; the focus on the wealth.
creation should also highlight the resultant gross
If they were combined and folded to form a inequity.
cube, which two faces will always be opposite 59. The apologists of the "Free Market System",
to each other? according to the passage, believe in
a) R and O a) market without control by government
b) Y and O authorities.
c) B and Y b) market without protection by the
d) G and R government.
c) ability of market to self correct.
58. In a race of 100 metre , A beats B by 10 metre and d) market for free goods and services.
B beats C by 10 metres. Then A beats C by how
much metres ? 60. With reference to "ideological bias", the passage
a) 20 metres implies that
b) 19 metres a) free market is fair but not competent.
c) 18 metres b) free market is not fair but competent.
d) 21 metres c) free market is fair and competent.
d) free market is neither fair nor biased.
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61. "The exercise of private greed will be in the larger middle class society. Today there is need for a new
public interest" from the passage agenda for the banking and non-banking financial
1. refers to the false ideology of capitalism. services that does not exclude the common man
2. underlies the righteous claims of the free
63. Which one of the following is the message that is
market.
essentially implied in the above passage?
3. shows the benevolent face of capitalism.
a) Need for more automation and more products of
4. ignores resultant gross inequity.
bank
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? b) Need for a radical restructuring of our entire
public finance system
a) 1 only
c) Need to integrate banking and non banking
b) 2 and 3
institutions
c) 1 and 4
d) Need to promote financial inclusion
d) 4 only
Passage-4
Passage-2 Safe and sustainable sanitation in slums has
immeasurable benefits to women and girls in terms of
We are witnessing a dangerous dwindling of
their health, safety, privacy and dimity. However,
biodiversity in our food supply. The green revolution
women do not feature in most of the schemes and
is a mixed blessing. Over time farmers have come to
policies on urban sanitation. The fact that even now the
rely heavily on broadly adapted, high yield crops to the
manual scavenging exists, ones to show that not
exclusion of varieties adapted to the local conditions.
enough has been done to promote pour flush toilets
Monocropping vast fields with the same genetically
and discontinue the use of dry latrines. A more
uniform seeds helps boost yield and meet immediate
sustained and rigorous campaign needs to be launched
hunger needs. Yet high yield varieties are also
towards the right to sanitation on a very large scale.
genetically weaker crops that require expensive
This should primarily focus on the abolition of manual
chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides. In our focus
scavenging.
on increasing the amount of food we produce today,
we have accidentally put ourselves at risk for food 64. With reference to the above passage, consider the
shortages in future. following statements:
1. Urban sanitation problems can be fully solved by
62. Which among the following is the most logical and
the abolition of manual scavenging only
critical inference that can be made from the above
2. There is a need to promote greater awareness on
passage?
safe sanitation practices in urban areas
a) In our agricultural practices, we have become
heavily dependent on expensive chemical Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
fertilizers and toxic pesticides only due to
a) 1 only
green revolution
b) 2 only
b) Monocropping vast fields with highyield
c) Both I and 2
varieties is possible due to green revolution
d) Neither 1 nor 2
c) Monocropping with highyield varieties is the
only way to ensure food security to millions
d) Green revolution can pose a threat to Passage-5
biodiversity in food supply and food security
in the long run To understand the nature and quantity of Government
proper for man, it is necessary to attend to his
Passage-3 character. As nature created him for social life, she
fitted him for the station she intended. In all cases she
In the last decade, the banking sector has been
made his natural wants greater than his individual
restructured with a high degree of automation and
powers. No one man is capable, without the aid of
products that mainly serve middle class and upper
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society, of supplying his own wants and those wants,
acting upon every individual, impel the whole of them
into society.
65. Which among the following is the most logical and
rational inference that can be made from the above
passage ?
a) Nature has created a great diversity in human
society
b) Any given human society is always short of
its wants
c) Social life is a specific characteristic of man
d) Diverse natural wants forced man towards
social system
PASSAGE-6
Aspiration is nothing new. Neither is the debate over
what the Indian middle class is, what it wants and what
it buys. Since the mid - 80s, that has been the focus of
the economic policy papers, so called pro and anti-
poor budgets and marketing strategies that have
successfully broken the barrier of urban selling and
reached deeper into rural India with increasing income
levels and aspirations.
66. Based on the above passage it can be inferred that
a) The Indian middle class has been the focus of
economic policies for a long time.
b) The Indian middle class has graduated from being
the ‘deprived’ middle class to the ‘pampered’
middle class
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)
67. A question paper must have a question on one of
the eight poets: A, B, C, D, E, F, G or H The first
four belong to the medieval period while the rest
are considered modern poets Generally, modern
poets figure in the question paper in alternate
years. Generally those who like H like G also; and
those who like F like E also. The paper-setter does
not like to ask about F as he has written a book on
F, but he likes F. Last year, the paper contained a
question on A. On the basis of the information
given, this year's paper is most likely to contain a
question on
a) C
b) E
c) F
d) H
68. Rajiv spends 1/3 of his salary on food, 1/4 of the
rest salary on house rent, 1/5th of the remaining on
entertainment and 1/6th of the rest salary on
medicine. If his savings at the month end are Rs.
12000, then his monthly salary is
a) 36000
b) 38,000
c) 40,000
d) 42000
69. Cost price of four articles are equal. If first is sold
at 10% profit , second is sold at 15% profit . At
what profit % the remaining two articles should be
sold to gain 20% profit overall.
a) 55% profit
b) 50 % loss
c) 27.5 % profit
d) Cant be determined
Directions for the following 3 (Three) items: Read
the following passages and answer the item that
follows each passage. Your answers to these items
should be based on these passages only.
Passage 1
A boy named Hemant was once taking care of some
sheep not far from a forest. Nearby was a village, and
he was told to call for help if there was any danger.
One day, in order to have some fun, he cried out with
all his might, "The wolf is coming! The wolf is
coming!" The men came running with clubs and axes
to save the boy from the wolf. As they saw nothing,
they went home again and left Hemant laughing in his
sleeve. Because he had had so much fun, Hemant cried
out again the next day, "The wolf! The wolf!". The
men came again, but not as many as the first time.
Again they saw no trace of the wolf, so they shook
their heads and went back. On the third day, the wolf
came in earnest. Hemant cried in dismay, "Help! Help!
The wolf! The wolf!" But not a single man came to
help him. The wolf broke into the flock and killed a
great many sheep. Among them was a beautiful lamb
that belonged to Hemant. Then he felt very sorry that
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he had deceived his friends and neighbors, and he
grieved over the loss of his pet lamb.
70. What is the most logical, rational and crucial
message that is implied in the above passage? (a)
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
(b) There is limited extent to which people can
help.
(c) The truth itself is not believed, from one who
often has deceived.
(d) The best way to protect ourselves is “SELF
HELP”.
Passage 2
The Earth is more than 4½ billion years old. It is very
hot. In comparison, you can see that the Sun is very,
very hot. The Sun gives us light and heat. It is the
centre of our Solar System. The Earth and other
planets revolve around the Sun. The Sun also gives out
dangerous ultraviolet light which causes sunburn and
may cause cancer. You need to be careful of the Sun
and wear sunscreen and clothing to protect yourself
from its rays. Without the Sun, there would be only
darkness and our planet would be very cold and
without liquid water. The Sun seems small when you
look at it in the sky during the daytime, in the morning
when it comes up, and in the evening at sunset. That is
because the Sun is so far away. The Sun is made up of
gases: 75% hydrogen and 25% helium. Hydrogen is
the simplest and lightest of all of the known elements.
When you combine hydrogen with oxygen you get
water.
71. Which of the following statements is correct with
regard to the passage?
1. Without the sun, there would be darkness in our
planet
2. The sun looks large in the evening at sunset 3.
The sun is the largest star of all
4. The sun is made up of gases
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 4 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
Passage 3
One day Ann and Frank went to the lake with Rover.
Rover can swim well, so Frank made him go into the
water after a stick. "Jump, Rover! Jump in and get the
stick," said Frank, and into the water Rover went with
a big splash. Pretty soon he came out with the stick in
his mouth. Rover did not like the game as much as
Frank because the water was a little cold. They had a
fine time for a while with Rover, and then set out for
home because it was late in the day, and they could not
stay long. On the way home, Rover saw a rabbit and
away he went after it as fast as he could go. Ann and
Frank ran too but could not keep up with Rover and
the rabbit. When they got home, Rover was there, and
Frank said, "Where is the rabbit, Rover?" Rover gave
Frank a funny look and went away. "Oh I know," said
Frank. "The rabbit ran so fast you could not catch it."
72. Which of the following statements is incorrect
regarding the passage?
1. Rover can swim well whereas other two Ann
and Frank cannot swim.
2. Rover, Ann and Frank ran behind the rabbit, but
only Rover could catch the rabbit.
3. Rover did not like the game of Jumping in and
getting the stick
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below:
(a) 3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
73. Two trains move from same place at the same time
in Eastern and Southern direction respectively.
Speed of first train is 5 km/hr. more than the
another. After two hours distance between them
becomes 50 km. Find the speed of each train ?
a) 15 , 10
b) 25, 20
c) 25, 30
d) 20 , 15
74. Price of Rice increase by 20% and the
consumption of rice decrease by 10%. Find the
effect on the expenditure.
a) 8% decrease
b) 10% increase
c) 20% decrease
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d) 8% increase Schedule of Test 3

1 December 2019
Directions for the following 5 items: Study the
information given below and answer the items that History + Polity + Current Affairs (45+45+10
follow. Questions)
There are five persons P, Q, R, S and T. One is a History = 10 Questions – Ancient
football player, one is a chess player and one is a
hockey player. P and S are unmarried ladies and do not 5 Questions Medieval
participate in any game. None of the ladies play chess 30 Questions Modern
or football. There is a married couple in which T is the
husband. Q is the brother of R and is neither a chess For all the important updates / any query ,
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77. Who is the chess player?

(a) S (b) P (c) T (d) Q

78. Who is the wife of T?

(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S

79. The three ladies are:

(a) P, Q and R (b) Q, R and S (c) P, R and S
(d) Data inadequate

80. There has been more causality of personnel of

paramilitary forces and it had more demoralising
impact on the anti-naxal operations, and one major
reason is lack of knowledge about the local forest
terrain. You are asked to decide on a suitable
solution for this. You will?
a) The forces should restrain from taking such
actions in the dense forests as that has more
risk
b) take steps to reduce the density of forest
cover there so that taking actions can be
better facilitated
c) Take help from Naxalites who have already
surrendered as they are much aware of the
forest terrain.
d) Appoint local recruits who are aware of local
forest terrain to guide and train para-military
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