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CSAT APTITUDE TEST – 4 (3174) – 2020

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1. A contractor has to complete a renovation
work. He hires a labour who can complete the
task in 120 days. On second day, he hires one
more labour who can complete the task in equal
number of days. On third day, he hires one
more labour of equal efficiency. Like this, he
keeps on adding a labour everyday of equal
efficiency. The renovation work will be
completed in how many days?
(a) 18 days
(b) 15 days
(c) 17 days
(d) 19 days
2. A weighing machine at a dharamkanta has a
weighing capacity of 2 tonnes and it has
enough space for more than 100 vehicles to be
parked on it at a time. A group of vehicles
loaded with aggregate has to be weighed in one
go of which the heaviest weighs 5 quintals and
the lightest weighs 4 quintals and 40 kilograms.
What is the maximum possible number of
vehicles that the group can have?
(a) 4
(b) 7
(c) 3
(d) 9
3. A craftsman from north-east sells 60 identical
cane chairs at 40% discount on the marked
price and can still make a profit of 20%.
However, ten of these chairs are destroyed in
transportation. While selling the rest, how
much discount percent should be given on the
marked price so that he can make the same
amount of profit?
(a) 29%
(b) 50%
(c) 28%
(d) 72%
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4. Consider the following inequality:
(x – 5) (x – 10) – 3 (x – 2) ≤ 0, where x is an
integer
1. For inequality to be satisfied, x can take
values from 4 to 14
2. For inequality to be satisfied, possible
number of values of x are 11
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
5. A street is surrounded by buildings of different
heights on both sides. A thief carrying a 17
metres long ladder visits this surrounding and
plans to rob two houses which are exactly
opposite to each other. He places the ladder at a
point on the street in such a way that he reaches
a window 8 metres above the ground on one
side of the street, and on the opposite side he is
able to reach upto a window which is 15 metres
above the ground. What is the width of the
street?
(a) 15 metres
(b) 8 metres
(c) 22 metres
(d) 23 metres
6. Andrew has a digital watch that shows time in a
24 hour format. The time on the watch shows
23:45. How many minutes will pass before the
watch shows time in such a way that the four
whole numbers are again arranged in ascending
order from left to right?
(a) 92 minutes
(b) 87 minutes
(c) 98 minutes
(d) 82 minutes
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Direction for the following 2 (two) items:
Consider the graph below and answer the items that
follow
In view of a viral disease being spread in a particular
state, the state government plans to sanitize 10 streets of
a local society. Streets are tagged as street number 1 to
10. The following diagram represents the estimated
sanitization costs (in Rs. crores) for the 10 streets. For
any street, the estimated sanitization cost is an integer.
Sanitization with estimated cost of Rs. 1 or 2 crores are
considered light sanitization, sanitization with estimated
cost of Rs. 3 to 4 are considered moderate sanitization
and sanitization with estimated cost of Rs. 5 to 6 crores
are considered extensive sanitization.
7. What is the total estimated expenditure to
sanitize the entire locality?
(a) 24 crores
(b) 34 crores
(c) 29 crores
(d) 31 crores
8. If it is given that the odd numbered streets need
moderate sanitization, then what will be the
estimated cost for sanitizing odd numbered
streets only?
(a) 9 crores
(b) 13 crores
(c) 10 crores
(d) Data insufficient.
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Directions for the following 5 (five) 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
As a poet, Kabir transcended many of the divisions that
existed in India. He can be celebrated as Dalit hero or
as a Brahmin. Kabir and the Kabir Panth are accepted
as a part of Hinduism. A large corpus of his poems is
included in the Guru Granth Sahib. His presence in
Indian Islamic thought, Qawwali singing and
architecture has also been well documented. Nineteenth
century missionaries noted the similarity of his thoughts
to Christianity. His indebtedness to Buddhist Siddhas
has been a subject of scholarship in the last century.
Jain poets emulated his style, so much so that the 17th
century Anandghan was dubbed as the ―Jain Kabir‖.
9. The passage seems to argue that
(a) Kabir‘s thoughts are reflected in almost all
major religions in India.
(b) Kabir supported different religions at
different phases of his life.
(c) Kabir denounced untouchability and
favoured equality among different castes.
(d) Kabir‘s presence in Indian Islamic thought
is more prominent as compared to other
religions.
Passage – 2
Sea turtles migrate across thousands of miles of ocean
before returning to nest on the same stretch of coastline
where they hatched, but how they do this has mystified
scientists for more than fifty years. Scientists have
found evidence, it is likely that the turtles imprint – or
learn – the unique magnetic signature of their nest site
as hatchlings, and use this knowledge to return as
adults. The research builds on a previous study
suggesting migrating salmon use the earth‘s magnetic
signatures to navigate to their natal river. Sea turtles
cover great distances to find the places where they
began life because successful nesting requires a
combination of environmental features that are rare:
soft sand, the right temperature, few predators and an
easily accessible beach.
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10. On the basis of the above passage, the
following assumptions have been made:
1. Sea turtles provide an extreme example of
natal homing.
2. Ideal combination of factors needed for
successful nesting of sea turtles is hard to
find.
3. A similarity in nesting pattern is found
among different species of sea turtles and
other long-distance migrants.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Passage – 3
A new study suggests that thick crustal plugs and
weakened mineral grains may explain a range of
relatively speedy moves among tectonic plates around
the world, from Hawaii to East Timor. Traditionally,
scientists believed that all tectonic plates were pulled by
subducting slabs—which resulted from the colder, top
boundary layer of the Earth's rocky surface becoming
heavy and sinking slowly into the deeper mantle. Yet
that process does not account for sudden plate shifts.
Such abrupt movement requires that slabs detach from
their plates, but doing this quickly is difficult since the
slabs should be too cold and stiff to detach. According
to the study, there are additional factors at work. Thick
crust from continents or oceanic plateau is swept into
the subduction zone, plugging it up and prompting the
slab to break off. The detachment process is then
accelerated when mineral grains in the necking slab
start to shrink, causing the slab to weaken rapidly. The
result is tectonic plates that abruptly shift horizontally,
or continents suddenly bobbing up.
11. On the basis of the above passage, the
following assumptions have been made:
1. Our understanding of the movement of
tectonic plates is evolving.
2. Our planet is probably most distinctly
marked by the fact that it has plate
tectonics.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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12. Which one of the following is the most logical,
rational and crucial meaning conveyed by the
passage?
(a) Tectonic plates beneath the earth‘s surface
normally shift abruptly.
(b) The subduction process destroys existing
crust by eroding and transporting older
crust back within the Earth‘s mantle.
(c) Evolution of our planet, including its
climate and biosphere, is the key to
understanding the formation of plates.
(d) Minerals play a key part in geodynamic
processes at subduction zones.
Passage – 4
Though it defies consensus, between 1900 and 2006,
campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than
twice as effective as their violent counterparts.
Attracting impressive support from citizens that helps
separate regimes from their main sources of power,
these campaigns have produced remarkable results,
even in the contexts of Iran, the Palestinian Territories,
the Philippines, and Burma. Combining statistical
analysis with case studies of these specific countries
and territories, we detail the factors enabling such
campaigns to succeed-and, at times, causing them to
fail. They find that nonviolent resistance presents fewer
obstacles to moral and physical involvement,
information and education, and participator
commitment. Higher levels of participation then
contribute to enhanced resilience, a greater probability
of tactical innovation, increased opportunity for civic
disruption (and therefore less incentive for the regime
to maintain the status quo), and shifts in loyalty among
opponents‘ erstwhile supporters, including members of
the military establishment.
13. Which one of the following is the most logical
and rational corollary to the above passage?
(a) Active participation of people is crucial to
ensure radical political change.
(b) Violent insurgency is justifiable on
strategic grounds.
(c) Non-violent action is not only morally right
but also an effective method to achieve the
desired outcome.
(d) Non-violent resistance movements can
usher in durable and inherently peaceful
regime change, especially in military
establishments.
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14. How many 4 digit odd numbers can be made 18. In year 2010 Gautam is 36 years old, and his
using the first 8 natural numbers if repetition of son is 8 years old. Then which of the following
digits is allowed? is correct?
(a) In year 2014, Gautam‘s age will be thrice
(a) 2048
of his son‘s age.
(b) 1088
(b) In year 2020, Gautam‘s age will be thrice
(c) 2560 of his son‘s age.
(d) 4096 (c) In year 2016, Gautam‘s age will be thrice
of his son‘s age.
15. Out of the shirts produced in a factory, 15% are (d) In year 2022 Gautam‘s age will be thrice of
his son‘s age.
defective, while 20% of the rest are sold in the
domestic market. If the remaining 8840 shirts
19. A hot water tap can fill a tank in 10 minutes
are left for export, then the number of shirts and a cold water tap can fill the same tank in 12
produced in the factory is minutes. Rakesh used to take bath in mixed
(a) 13600 water. So he opened both the taps and after 3
(b) 13000 minutes he closed hot water tap. Cold water tap
(c) 13400 will fill the remaining part of the tank in:
(a) 5 minutes 36 seconds
(d) 14000
(b) 5 minutes 24 seconds
(c) 5 minutes 39 seconds
16. How many natural numbers up to 100 are not (d) 5 minutes 48 seconds
divisible by 3 or 7?
(a) 43 20. On republic day celebration in a school, every
(b) 57 student gets two sweets, every female teacher
gets one sweet, and no male teacher gets any
(c) 44
sweets. In total 140 sweets were distributed
(d) 67
among 138 persons. If the number of students
is half the number of female teachers and male
17. Consider the following: teachers put together, then how many male
teachers are there?
(a) 46
(b) 56
(c) 44
(d) 52

Find the missing number. 21. What is the average of all numbers between 23

(a) 27 and 190 which are divisible by 13?

(a) 105
(b) 24
(b) 104
(c) 30
(c) 102
(d) 28 (d) 103

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Directions for the following 7 (seven) items: Passage – 2
Read the following five passages and answer the items
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items Child labour has a direct impact on the economic
should be based on the passages only. development of a country. At the micro level, child
Passage – 1 labour might increase the household income in the short
Poverty caused by health expenditure has doubled in run. However, in the long run it might perpetuate
India in the past 15 years. A recent study claims that household poverty as children sent to work do not
out-of-pocket health expenditure in India accounts for
nearly 7 per cent of household expenses. Diseases like acquire sufficient education and skills, and miss the
cancer are most damaging to a family‘s finances. In the opportunity for enhancing productivity, thus
absence of health and social security nets, cancers, compromising on future earning capacity. Furthermore,
particularly the ones that offer a chance of cure, can be
financially debilitating for a family. It has been child labour competes with the wages of the adults
established the world over that poverty is a risk factor creating an environment of low wages and
for cancer causation. But equally true is the fact that in
unemployment among adults, and affecting the growth
countries like ours, cancer (treatment) is an important
risk factor for tipping the balance, especially for of the economy. A holistic child rights approach has to
families that live on the edge of absolute poverty. So be adopted to address issues such as prevention,
not only does poverty cause cancer, cancer also causes
development, protection and participation of children
poverty, at least in India.
22. Which one of the following is the most logical, with a special focus on girl children.
rational and crucial inference that can be 24. The above passage seems to imply that
derived from the above passage?
1. Child labour leads to erosion of human
(a) Poverty is the major cause of cancer
worldwide. capital accumulation.
(b) Major cause of poverty in India is high out- 2. Child labour can be a source of financial
of-pocket health expenditure.
support to a household.
(c) Providing social security benefits to all can
reduce the chances of people falling into 3. Child labour is less a phenomenon of
poverty due to health expenditure. poverty than that of social attitudes and
(d) Poverty in India has doubled in the past 15
years. sensibilities.
4. Child labour affects girls more than boys,
23. On the basis of the above passage, the fuelling long-term gender imbalances, only
following assumptions have been made:
1. Public health expenditure in India is in education though.
relatively lower than required. Which of the statements given above are
2. Poverty and cancer form a kind of vicious
correct?
cycle in India.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid? (a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 only (b) 3 and 4 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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 Passage – 3
What is still holding India back from achieving large-
scale global academic excellence which is
commensurate with our intellectual heritage and
calibre? Beyond blaming the government and the
bureaucracy, the usual suspects, it is important to look
inward and ask whether our academics display an
adequate ethical commitment to excellence. It is rarely
appreciated that excellence is an ethical issue. We think
of it as something arising from people of calibre
coupled with sufficient resources. But how do
successful nations spot such people and resources and
enable them to achieve their potential? The answer:
there is a sincere and stated commitment to cultivating
excellence as a goal. Contrasting this with the academic
ethos in India raises uncomfortable questions.
25. What is the main idea that we can infer from
the passage?
(a) Indian Government and the bureaucracy are
not responsible for poor achievements in
terms of global academic excellence in
India.
(b) By prioritizing excellence as an ethical
issue, Indian academics will certainly
achieve large-scale global excellence.
(c) Only people of calibre coupled with
sufficient resources can achieve global
academic excellence.
(d) India‘s academic ethos seems to lack
sincere and stated commitment to
cultivating excellence as a goal.
26. On the basis of the above passage, the
following assumptions have been made:
1. Institutes of higher education in India fare
poorly in the world rankings as compared
to all institutes of successful nations.
2. Indian academics with calibre, but lack of
resources, are not able to achieve academic
excellence.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Passage – 4
Historians reckon that the two Asian giants, India and
China, have had roughly equal economies for much of
their history. Only since the 1990s, when China began
its daring, deep-seated economic reforms, has it raced
ahead. Its nominal GDP is now five times India‘s. If
India were to sustain its GDP growth per person of
7%—about its average for the past two decades—to
2030, it would barely have got to where China is today.
And even that may prove ambitious.
27. The above passage seems to imply that
1. If India maintains GDP growth per person
of 7% till 2030, it will be at par with the
Chinese economy in 2030.
2. The major reason for Indian economy
lagging behind Chinese economy is the
difference in scale of economic reforms in
the two countries.
3. India will not be able to overtake China in
terms of GDP growth.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
Passage – 5
To understand what must be urgently done to revamp
the Indian economy after the Covid crisis, we need to
look to history. Ninety years ago, during the Great
Depression of the 1930s, American president Franklin
D Roosevelt or FDR introduced the New Deal — a vast
collection of public works projects, financial reforms
and regulations. It was seen as instrumental in pulling
America out of its worst ever economic crisis and led to
dramatic economic and social changes in American
society that persisted over decades. Another historical
analogy is the Marshall Plan to reconstruct Europe after
the Second World War, with American aid.
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28. Which of the following is the most logical and
rational corollary to the above passage?
(a) The New Deal brought about
fundamental shift in behaviour in American
politics.
(b) That the government must realize that
fiscal discipline is paramount in the time of
crisis.
(c) A separate fund needs to be structured
immediately for India that could be used to
revitalise critical sectors of the economy
and aid Indian states.
(d) That the best response is to wait and watch
the pandemic wash through India before
any steps are taken.
29. Consider the figures given below
To fit the question mark, the correct answer is
(a)
30. Harilal lent a sum of Rs. 5250 at a certain rate
of simple interest to Ramlal and another sum of
a Rs. 6750 at a rate 2% higher than that to
Shyamlal. If he earned a total of Rs. 3825 after
three years, then what was the rate of interest
he charged to Shyamlal?
(a) 9.5%
(b) 8.5%
(c) 9%
(d) 11.5%
31. Which of the following given options can
represent the letters ‗AGGRAVATE‘?
(a) 244526298
(b) 244452278
(c) 392227356
(d) 372555233
32. Four persons A, B, C and D are taking part in a
race of 200 meter whose graph has been given
below. Study the given graph and answer the
question that follows.

(b)

(c)

Which of the following statement is incorrect?

(a) D is the fastest person among them.
(b) B takes double time than D to cover 200
(d)
meters.
(c) Time taken by D to cover 200 meters is 20
seconds.
(d) None of these.
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33. Consider the following Statements and 36. What is the total number of shirts contained in
Conclusions: top and bottom boxes?
Statements:
(a) 106
1. All boys are men.
2. Some boys are women. (b) 140
3. No men are girls. (c) 156
Conclusions:
(c) 97
I. All girls are women.
II. Some girls are not women.
III. Some boys being girls is a possibility. 37. Find the wrong number in the series given
Which of the above conclusions can be drawn
below.
from the statements?
(a) I, II and III 1, 4, 25, 256, 3125, 46656
(b) Either I or II (a) 46656
(c) Only III (b) 25
(d) II and III
(c) 256
Directions for the following 3 (three) items: (d) 3125
Read the information given below and answer the items
that follow:
38. Niharika‘s birthday was on Sunday 22nd
Six boxes P, Q, R, S, T and U are kept one above the
other containing different number of shirts from 10 - March. If Shivam was born on second Tuesday
90. Two boxes are kept between box T and the box of October month of the same year, then on
containing 56 shirts, which is kept at the bottom. Only
which date of the October month will be
one box is kept between box R and the box containing
56 shirts. Two boxes are kept between box P and box Shivam‘s birthday?
R. One box is kept between box P and box containing (a) 10th October
41 shirts, which is not kept at the top. Box Q contains 5
(b) 11th October
shirts more than box T. Only one box is kept between
box Q and box containing 41 shirts. Box S is kept (c) 12th October
below box U which contains 66 shirts. Box P contains (d) 13th October
40 shirts less than the box which contains 90 shirts.
34. What is the total number of shirts contained in
39. In a row which consists 41 girls facing north,
boxes U and Q?
(a) 100 Jia is standing somewhere in the row between
(b) 112 Kia and Tia. Kia is to the left of Tia. Number of
(c) 96
girls before Kia is half of the number of girls
(c) 136
after Tia, who is 13th from the right end. How
35. How many boxes are kept between box U and many girls are there between Kia and Tia?
box S?
(a) 20
(a) One
(b) Two (b) 21
(c) Three (c) 18
(d) None (d) 19
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Directions for the following 6 (six) items: 41. On the basis of above passage the following
Read the following five passages and answer the items assumptions have been made:
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items 1. In contemporary times, animal
should be based on the passages only. experimentation is an essential component
of biomedical research.
Passage – 1
2. A significant portion of the laboratory
Leopards have become our shadows, our quasi- animals used each year are involved not in
companion animals. They have no choice. The two research but in testing.
great leopard population centres, sub-Saharan Africa 3. The use of animals in biomedical research
and the subcontinent of India, are among the most has enhanced scientific knowledge, and has
populous regions in the world. Human expansion has accrued benefits to human health.
already cost leopards an estimated 66 percent of their Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
range in Africa and 85 percent in Eurasia, with most of (a) 1 and 3 only
the loss occurring over the past five decades. In many (b) 2 and 3 only
areas the only place left to survive is side by side with (c) 3 only
humans. (d) 1, 2 and 3
40. On the basis of the above passage, the
Passage – 3
following assumptions have been made:
1. Humans and leopards are living side by People migrate from uncomfortable areas to
side peacefully in Africa and Eurasia. comfortable areas. This is natural because everyone
2. Humans are responsible for the habitat loss wants to live in comfort. Before the coming of modern
of leopards. industry there were agricultural societies everywhere,
3. Leopards are found only in sub-Saharan and India was a paradise for these because agriculture
Africa and the subcontinent of India. requires level land, fertile soil, plenty of water for
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid? irrigation and so on, which were in abundance in India.
(a) 2 only Why should anybody living in India migrate to, say,
(b) 1 and 3 only Afghanistan, which has a harsh terrain, rocky and
(c) 2 and 3 only mountainous and covered with snow for several months
(d) 1 and 2 in a year when one cannot grow any crop? Hence,
almost all immigrants and invasions came from outside
Passage – 2
into India.
The balance between the rights of animals and their use 42. On the basis of above passage the following
in biomedical research is a delicate issue with huge assumptions have been made:
societal implications. The debate over whether and how 1. There is not a single instance of migration
scientists should use animal models has been from India to Afghanistan.
inflammatory, and the opposing viewpoints are difficult 2. Search for a comfortable life is the sole
to reconcile with. Many animal-rights activists call for push factor behind migration.
nothing less than the total abolition of all research Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
involving animals. Conversely, many scientists insist (a) 1 only
that some experiments require the use of animals and (b) 2 only
want to minimize regulation, arguing that it would (c) Both 1 and 2
impede their research. (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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43. Which of the following is the most logical and
rational inference that can be made from the
above passage?
(a) Migration is a natural phenomenon that
was once driven by bare necessities.
(b) Geography of a region shapes the world
view and attitude of people.
(c) Majority of the people living in India are
descendants of immigrants.
(d) Pre-Dravidian aborigines, the ancestors of
the contemporary tribes, were the original
inhabitants of India.
Passage – 4
Today human society stands at an important crossroad.
The path that we take hereon will not only determine
our well-being but also that of the generations who will
inhabit our planet after us. The imbalances between our
greed and necessities have led to grave ecological
imbalances. We can either accept this, go ahead with
things as if it is business as usual, or we can take
Passage – 5
Data collection on health disparities among transgender
people is very limited, but the data we do have reveal a
healthcare system that is not meeting the needs of the
transgender community. In a 2012 needs assessment by
the Washington D.C. Trans Coalition, 44 percent of
those who identified health as one of their top priorities
said that access to transgender-sensitive healthcare was
their most significant need. Beyond facing barriers to
obtain medically-necessary health services and
encountering medical professionals who lacked
transgender health care competency, it was found that
almost 20 percent of respondents had been refused
medical care outrightly because of bias.
45. The above passage implies that
1. Those unfamiliar with the specific health
needs of transgender people might portray
them as ―cosmetic‖ or merely a choice.
2. Transgender people face significant job
loss and job fragility and, therefore, a
higher rate of ‗uninsurance‘.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

corrective actions. (a) 1 only

(b) 2 only
44. Which one of the following is the most logical,
(c) Both 1 and 2
rational and crucial message conveyed by the
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
above passage?
(a) To restore ecological balances, we will 46. Mother, father, daughter and son all four
have to drastically change our lifestyle and members of a family decided to play lawn
live on bare minimum necessities for a tennis. A game of mixed doubles is about to
while. begin and the following is known:
(b) Our greed has caused irreparable damage to 1. Siblings are not on the same side.
the ecology. 2. Neither daughter nor mother is diagonally
(c) The adverse impacts of climate change across the net from father.
Which of the following pairs can be on the
would be felt more acutely by our future
same side of the net?
generations.
(a) Mother – father
(d) We need to restore the ecological
(b) Son – daughter
imbalances by ensuring sustainable
(c) Son – mother
development. (d) Mother – daughter
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47. In the sequence 11, 15, 17, 31, 15, 27, 24, 23,
15, 17, how many such multiples of 5 are there
which are immediately preceded by a prime
number but not immediately followed by a
prime number?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) None
48. If A, B, C and D are 4 consecutive numbers
such that B is smaller than A, C is smaller than
B, D is smaller than C, then which of the
following statements is/are correct?
Directions for the following 2 (two) items:
Read the following information and answer the two
items that follow:
Five students A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row. In
the row C sits at one of the extreme ends. Either A or B
sits in the middle of the row. Whenever A sits in the
middle, then equal number of students sits between A
and B and, A and C while B sits to the right of C.
Whenever B sits in the middle, then equal number of
students sits between A and B, and B and C while B sits
to the left of C.
50. If D does not sit near to A, then the position of
D is
(a) Third from left end.

(I) (A + D) > (B + C) (b) Fourth from right end.

(c) Fourth from left end.
(II) (A + C) < (B + D)
(d) Second from left end.
(III) (A ÷ C) < (B ÷ D)
(IV) (A × C) < (B × D)
51. If E sits third to the left of B, then which of the
Select the correct answer using the codes given
following is correct?
below:
(a) C sits at right end.
(a) I, II and III
(b) C sits at left end.
(b) II and III only
(c) B sits between C and D.
(c) III only
(d) All are correct.
(d) I and IV only

52. A Kabaddi team consists seven players. If a

49. In the figure shown below there are 21 cubes
player of age 26 years replaces:
numbered from 1 to 21. Find the number of
I. Ajay, then average age of team increases
cubes which have maximum number of faces
by 0.5 years.
touching the other cubes.
II. Vijay, then average age of team reduces by
0.5 years.
III. Sandeep, then average age of team reduces
by 1 year.
IV. Narwal, then average age of team increases
by 0.75 years.
Which of the following players is the oldest?
(a) 2 (a) Sandeep
(b) 1 (b) Ajay
(c) 3 (c) Narwal
(d) 4 (d) Vijay
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53. Rahul covered 2 km against the wind in t hours
and then covered 6 km in the direction of wind
in t hours. The speed of the wind was 3 km/hr.
What was Rahul‘s speed when there was no
wind?
(a) 7.2 km/hr
(b) 8 km/hr
(c) 4 km/hr
(d) 6 km/hr
54. Total number of employees of a company are
E. The employees of the company may have
accounts in any of the three different banks
SBI, UBI and CBI as shown below:
Which of the following is not correct with
respect to the above Venn-diagram?
(a) 'd & f' show number of employees having
accounts only in UBI and CBI.
(b) 'e' shows number of employees having
accounts only in SBI and CBI.
(c) 'a & b' show number of employees having
account only in SBI.
(d) 'h' shows number of employees not having
account in any of these banks.
55. In an institute 15% of the employees have a
salary of Rs. 20,000, 25% of them have a salary
of Rs. 25,000, 40% of them have a salary of Rs.
30,000 and rest of them have a salary of Rs.
40,000. What is the average salary?
(a) Rs. 29,250
(b) RS. 28,500
(c) RS. 28,250
(d) RS. 19,000
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56. Consider the following matrix:
Which number will come at the place of '?' in
the given matrix?
(a) 36
(b) 25
(c) 84
(d) 8
57. If KITE is coded as 32-36-14-44, then COMB
will be coded as
(a) 24-15-28-25
(b) 48-24-28-50
(c) 48-24-14-50
(d) 20-25-15-48
58. If the positions corresponding to the multiples
of 4 in the English alphabet are replaced by $
and that of multiples of 7 by #, then which
letter/symbol will be the fourteenth letter to the
right of seventh letter from the left end?
(a) s
(b) t
(c) #
(d) $
Directions for the following 6 (six) 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
In the information age, privacy hinges on our ability to
control how our data is being stored, modified, and
exchanged between different parties. With the advent of
advanced internet-based data mining techniques in
recent decades, privacy has become a pertinent social
issue. Societal actors that regularly utilize these
techniques, such as government agencies and
corporations, are now in the position to identify, profile,
and directly affect the lives of people without their
consent. And, with the emergence of increasingly
sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) systems, these
privacy concerns have only been exacerbated.
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59. Which one of the following is the most logical
and rational inference that can be made from
the above passage?
(a) AI improves information gathering
capabilities of societal actors with greater
efficiency.
(b) Development of advanced data mining
techniques in India can be a big boost to its
financial market.
(c) India is not yet fully ready to adopt AI in
view of the imminent security challenges.
(d) With the increase in usage of technologies
such as AI, we must recognize its potential
impact on privacy.
Passage – 2
In olden days, agricultural techniques were eco-friendly
but productivity was low as compared to modern times.
However, despite low productivity the overall output
was sufficient to feed the existing population. Farmers
in those days were seen as God, but that is not the case
now. Only governments are respecting farmers and that
too in a narrowed sense. Parents do not want their
children to pursue agriculture as a career. It is majorly
due to erosion of material and non-material rewards
from agriculture. It is alarming that farmers, who feed
the world, do not wish to see their sons and daughters
as farmers.
60. According to author, farming as a profession
has lost the respect it once enjoyed due to
(a) population explosion in the country.
(b) faulty farm practices like stubble burning.
(c) neglect from both central and state
governments.
(d) non-remunerative farm practices.
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61. Which of the following is the most logical and
rational inference that can be made from the
above passage?
(a) Eco-friendly agricultural techniques result
in improved quality of seeds but lower
yields.
(b) Agro-insurance schemes are not helping the
farmers during crisis periods.
(c) Agriculture, despite losing its sheen, is the
most common occupation for most of
Indian families.
(d) The critical issues plaguing Indian
agriculture like knowledge and
infrastructure deficit need to be urgently
redressed.
Passage – 3
The telecom sector could face another test, this time
from the Competition Commission, after two of the
four service operators said they would raise prices for
their services. Telecom operators Vodafone Idea and
Bharti Airtel have announced plans to raise tariffs for
their subscribers. It would be the first telecom tariff
hike in several years. While the companies did not
provide any guidance on the amount of the hike or the
subscriber segments to be impacted by the move, the
simultaneous move could raise eyebrows as it comes
seemingly close to a cartelised price decision. As
regarding the jurisdiction of the CCI, it deals with cases
where there is one of three possibilities—of anti-
competitive agreements, of abuse of dominant positions
or of combinations (mergers and acquisitions) to
dominate markets. Remember that CCI does not wait to
be approached by an affected party, it can and has done
suo moto cases too.
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62. What is the most logical and appropriate
conclusion that we can infer from this passage?
(a) That the decision to raise tariff by the two
players must be reversed soon.
(b) That there is a possibility of the CCI
interfering in the matter and deciding
according to the facts of the case.
(c) That the tariff rise is an unethical practice
that challenges the ideals of free and fair
competition.
(d) That this would most definitely add to the
crises currently being faced by the telecom
sector in India.
Passage – 4
Habitat loss—driven primarily by human expansion as
we develop land for housing, agriculture, and
commerce—is the biggest threat facing most animal
species, followed by hunting and fishing. Even when
habitat is not lost entirely, it may be changed so much
that animals cannot adapt. Fences fragment a grassland
or logging cuts through a forest, breaking up migration
corridors; pollution renders a river toxic; pesticides kill
widely and indiscriminately. To those local threats one
must increasingly add global ones: Trade, which
spreads disease and invasive species from place to
place, and climate change, which eventually will affect
every species on Earth—starting with the animals that
live on cool mountain tops or depend on polar ice. All
of these threats lead, directly or indirectly, back to
humans and our expanding footprint. Most species face
multiple threats. Some can adapt; others will vanish.
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63. Which of the following is the most logical and
rational inference that can be made from the
above passage?
(a) Destruction of habitats and reduction of
species diversity can make ecosystems
more vulnerable to invasive species.
(b) Without a strong plan to create protected
areas, important ecological habitats will
continue to be lost resulting in well-being
of humans being eventually compromised.
(c) Natural systems are extremely complex,
and knowledge about how they function is
quite limited.
(d) In a biodiverse ecosystem, if the
environment changes and some organisms
can no longer thrive, others can take their
place and fulfil essential functions.
64. The above passage implies that
1. Habitat loss is intrinsically associated with
climate change.
2. Trade and commerce activities will be
adversely impacted by habitat loss of both
terrestrial and marine species.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
65. In a shop, a cashier noticed that 7/18 of the
customers used online method to pay their bills,
4/9 of the customers used cash method to pay
their bills. The remaining 270 customers used
cheque method to pay their bills. How many
customers preferred online method?
(a) 775
(b) 630
(c) 750
(d) 550
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66. In the following question, the symbols @, $, *, 69. From his home Vikas walks 100 m towards
# are used with the following meaning as North to reach temple. And from there he walks
illustrated below:
70 m towards South-West, and finally he turns
‗P $ Q‘ means ‗P is either greater than or equal
225 degree in anti-clockwise direction and
to Q‘.
‗P @ Q‘ means ‗P is neither smaller than nor walks 30 m to reach his shop. In which
equal to Q‘. direction is temple from his shop?
‗P # Q‘ means ‗P is neither greater than nor (a) North- East
equal to Q‘. (b) North-West
‗P * Q‘ means ‗P is either smaller than or equal
(c) South-West
to Q‘.
(d) South-East
How H > T < F ≥ E ≤ V is coded?
(a) H $ T # F @ E * V
(b) H @ T # F * E $ V Direction for the following 2 (two) items
(c) H @ T # F $ E * V The six faces of a dice are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6,
(d) H # T @ F $ E * V such that 1 is opposite to 3. 2 is not on the top or
bottom face. 4 is adjacent to 6 and 5 is opposite to 6. If
67. Cost of five tickets from Carol bagh metro
station to GTB nagar metro station and eight 3 is on the rear face then
tickets from Carol bagh metro station to Rajiv 70. Which of the following statement is not
chowk metro station is Rs. 650. While the cost correct?
of 16 tickets from Carol bagh metro station to (a) 4, 5 and 6 are adjacent.
Rajiv chowk metro station and 21 tickets from
(b) 1 is on the front face.
Carol bagh metro station to GTB nagar metro
(c) 4 is opposite to 2.
station is Rs. 2290. If Rajiv chowk metro
station is somewhere between Carol bagh metro (d) 1 is opposite to 3.
station and GTB nagar metro station, find the
cost of a ticket from Rajiv chowk metro station 71. Which of the following number is on the top
to GTB nagar metro station? face?
(a) Rs. 65
(a) 5
(b) Rs. 45
(b) 6
(c) Rs. 55
(d) Rs. 75 (c) Either 5 or 6
(d) None of these.
68. 26% Indians watch sports channel, 32% Indians
watch news channel and 18% Indians watch
72. What is the number of ways in which 2 rings of
cartoon channel. What percentage of Indians
different types can be worn in 3 fingers?
does not watch any channel?
(a) Between 24% to 76% (a) 6
(b) Between 24% to 68% (b) 18
(c) Between 32% to 68% (c) 12
(d) Between 18% to 32% (d) 9
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73. Anand and Carl are the two biggest competitors
of chess. The probability of Carl losing a game
against Anand is 75%. What is the probability
that Anand loses at least one out of the four
games played between them?
(a) 81/256
(b) 3/4
(c) 1/2
(d) 175/256
74. In morning I found that the water tank of my
house was 75% empty so I poured 15 buckets
of water into it but by evening 6 buckets of
water were used and it was found that tank was
half empty. Find the capacity of tank in terms
of buckets. (All buckets are of equal volume)
(a) 27
(b) 45
(c) 36
(d) 40
Directions for the following 6 (six) items:
Read the following five passages and answer the items
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
should be based on the passages only.
Passage – 1
Many individuals who have achieved a high degree of
outward success still find themselves struggling with an
inner need for developing personal effectiveness and
growing healthy relationships with other people. In
order to change a given situation, we must change
ourselves, and in order to change ourselves, we must be
able to change our perceptions. In studying over 200
years of literature on the concept of "success," we have
identified a very important change in the way that
humans have defined success over time. In earlier
times, the foundation of success rested upon ―character
ethics‖ (things like integrity, humility, fidelity,
temperance, courage, justice, patience, industry,
simplicity, modesty, and the Golden Rule). But starting
around the 1920‘s the way people viewed success
shifted to ―personality ethics" where success is a
function of personality, public image, attitudes, and
behaviours.
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75. Which one of the following is the most logical
and rational inference that can be made from
the above passage?
(a) The way we see the world is entirely based
on our perceptions.
(b) ‗Success‘ is a dynamic concept whose
definition is not frozen in time.
(c) The concept of ‗success‘ dates back to 200
years.
(d) Personality ethics has always been an
important paradigm to assess individual
success.
Passage – 2
India seems to be on a cusp of a civil aviation
revolution. Aviation Industry in India holds around
69% of the total share of the airline's traffic in the
region of South Asia. This time period, thus, is critical
for the industry and requires serious governance and
leadership to create global Indian institutions. There
was a time not too long ago when Air India set the
global standard for customer service. Now, it seems to
have fallen far behind its Middle Eastern and South
Asian counterparts in terms of quality services and
business excellence. Only about 2% of the Indian
population currently travels by air.
76. Which of the following is the most logical and
rational inference that can be made from the
above passage?
(a) Aviation industry is not able to generate
profits and is suffering from operational
losses.
(b) Indian aviation industry promises huge
growth potential due to a large and growing
middle class population.
(c) The industry does not provide a level
playing field for private players due to state
monopoly and control over the aviation
sector.
(d) Middle Eastern and South Asian airlines
have expanded their reach and footprint
because they do not face competition from
their respective state-run airlines.
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 Passage – 3
India has aspirations to eliminate poverty and become a
$9 trillion economy by 2030 - the world's third largest.
It could achieve that goal if it improves
competitiveness, attracts more investment, creates
sufficient jobs to absorb its growing population and
pulls women into the job market, who are currently left
out of paid work - thus realising its demographic
dividend. If India were to be a $9 trillion economy, its
per capita income with a population of 1.5-1.6 billion
by then would be under $6000. However, it would not
yet be an advanced industrial economy and still be
below Thailand and China of today. Nevertheless, it
would be an impressive achievement and more
importantly change people's lives within a generation.
77. What is the main idea that we can infer from
the passage?
(a) Job creation and economic growth will
create great social cohesion.
(b) India must take advantage of the
demographic dividend of a rapidly growing
young population.
(c) India needs to give its aspirational youth a
platform to create and innovate which
Indians are so capable of.
(d) Policy consistency and coordination are
essential if we are to achieve inclusive
growth and significantly reduce
unemployment.
Passage – 4
Terrorism has a very real and direct impact on human
rights, with devastating consequences for the enjoyment
of the right to life, liberty and physical integrity of
victims. In addition to these individual costs, terrorism
can destabilize governments, undermine civil society,
jeopardize peace and security, and threaten social and
economic development. All of these also have a real
impact on the enjoyment of human rights.
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78. The above passage implies that
1. The human cost of terrorism has been felt
around the globe.
2. Governments around the world seem
incapable to fight the menace of terrorism.
3. Measures adopted by States to counter
terrorism have themselves often posed
serious challenges to human rights and the
rule of law.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Passage – 5
Democracy emerged in India out of confrontation with
the power imposed from outside rather than an
engagement with the contradictions inherent in Indian
society. Those contradictions remain deeply embedded
in the Indian social order even as the country opted for
a democratic political order on the attainment of
independence. They are giving Indian democracy a very
different character from the democracy in the west
which grew and advanced by confronting a succession
of internal social contradictions. In the west, the
democratic and industrial revolutions emerged together,
reinforcing each other and slowly and steadily
transformed the whole of society. The economic and
social preconditions for success of democracy grew
along with, and sometimes in advance of, the political
institution of democracy. In India, the political
argument for democracy was adopted by the leaders of
the nationalist movement from their colonial ruler and
adopted to their immediate objective which was
freedom from colonial rule. The building of new
political institutions took second place, and the creation
of economic and social conditions for the successful
operation of those institutions, such as education,
healthcare and other social services lagged well behind.
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