Parenan Rernin rex) India's Best Institute for IES, GATE & PSUs Test Centres: Delhi, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Jaipur, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar, Pune, Kolkata, Patna ESE 2023 : Prelims Exam |GS & ENGINEERING CLASSROOM TEST SERIES APTITUDE Test 21 Full Syllabus Test 5: (Paper-I) ES 1 © 2. (d) 41. (©) 61. (4) 81. (6) 2 © 2 (b) 42. (b) 62. (a) 82. (b) 3. (a) 23. (a) 43. (a) 63. (6) 83. (a) 4 (a) 24. (a) 44. (6) 64. (6) 84. (a) 5. (a) 2. () 45. (b) 65. (0) 85. (0) 6 © 26. (b) 46. (a) 66. (0) 86. (b) 7 © 27. (b) 47. (a) 67. (b) 87. (0) 8 (b) 28. (0) 48. (b) 68. (6) 88. (a) % (b) 29. (a) 49. (b) 69. (b) 89. (b) 10. (0) 30. (a) 50. (b) 70. (b) 90. (b) nm. (4) 31. (a) 51. (a) 7. (4) a. (b) 2. (a) 32. (¢) 52. (d) 72. (a) 92. (a) 2B. 33. (d) 53. (d) 73. (6) 93. (b) 4. (a) 34.) 54. (a) 74. (0) 94. (a) 15. (0) 35. (b) 55. () 75. (6) 95. (b) 16. (0) 36. (b) 56. (b) 76. (b) 96. (4) 17. (a) 37. (©) 57. (b) 77. (a) 97. (b) 18. (b) 38. (a) 58. (a) 78. (a) 98. (a) 19. (4) 39. (a) 59. (b) 79. (6) 99. (d) 20. (a) 40. (a) 60. (b) 80. (b) 100. (a)16 ESE 2023 Prelims Exam « Classroom Test Series MADE EASY © + At very low temperatures, ductile materials can also fail by brittle fracture + Highly ductile materials like gold and ead are drawn to a point before failure. Moderate ductile materials fail by cup and cone failure. * Brittle fracture is more disastrous than ductile failure as they occur without any warning 2 Bauschinger effect is phenomenon related to plastic flow in which deformation in one direction affects the response in another direction. It is reversible. 3. (a) * Polymers normally show partially crystalline nature + Density of polymers increases as percentage crystallinity in polymers increases. + High crystallinity is easily obtainable in linear polymers as compared to cross-linked polymers. 4. (a) Devitrification is heat treatment process for inorganic glasses in which monocrystalline or non crystalline state is transformed in fine grained polycrystalline state. 5 a) Ceramic materials are exceedingly immune to corrosion. Corrosion of ceramic materials involve simple chemical dissolution. Cn) MMC composites have higher strength, higher operating temperatures and better resistance to moisture and radiation, PMCs have low cost, easy fabrication and light weight applications like sports industry. (©) Natural rubber is soft and not fit for use in various applications. Vulcanisation is done by adding sulphur which promotes cross linking of chains and hence improves strength, hardness and abrasion resistance of the rubber. (b) When an intrinsic semiconductor is doped with trivalent impurity it becomes a p-type extrinsic semiconductor. ) The S.L unit of magnetic permeability is Henry per meter, 10. (0) Clausius-Mosoiti relation contains the following assumptions: * The polarizability of molecules is isotropic. + The arrangement of molecules is isotropic. + Polarization of the molecules is by elastic displacement, scoot MADE EASY wwwmadeeasyin38 & Engineering Aptitude | Test-21 17 11. 13, 14. 16. 17. 18. (a) The hall effect have the following applications: + To determine the carrier concentration. To calculate mobility of carriers: + Hall voltage is used in Gaussmeter to measure the strength of magnetic field. + We can determine whether a material is n-type or p-type from the polarity of the hall voltage, which will be the sign of the majority carriers in an extrinsic semiconductor. ©) The Curie-Weiss law, is applicable for ferromagnetic materials only for temperature greater than curie temperature. (a) All statements are correct. © PDS includes: 1. Product identification 2. Market identification 3. Financial requirements 4, Life cycle target + Traditional engineering, also known as sequential engineering, is the process of marketing, engineering design, manufacturing, testing and production where each stage of the development process is carried out separately, and the next stage cannot start until the previous stage is finished. + Concurrent engineering brings together multidisciplinary teams. In concurrent engineering approach to development, input is obtained from as many functional area as possible before the specifications are finalized. (a) Vanishing point is related to perspective projection. In perspective projection, the points at which the edges of the object appear to be converging is known as vanishing point and this point is seen at eye level ice, on the horizontal plane. OO) + Apparent angle with HLP. (o) : It is the angle between FV and XY line or parallel to XY line. It is to note that cc > 0 (always). 0: True inclination of the line with H.P. + Apparent angle with V.P. (8) : It is the angle between TV and XY line or parallel to XY line. It is to note that fb > 6 (always). 4: True inclination of the line with V.P. ecovot MADE EASY wwwmadeeasy.in18 ESE 2023 Prelims Exam « Classroom Test Series MADE EASY 19. (a) ® v ¥ T ¥ 5 E i=19 mam I From Ad‘ao, Wo = 16mm (- La'ao = Za‘oa = 45°) From Abb‘a, ob’ = bb’ = (72-16) = 56 mm (2 Zbob’ = Zbb’o = 45°) 20. (a) Automatic changeover from normal supply to generator supply is very important because the generator room may not easily be accessible in case of a severe fire. 2. (a) + As the sample size increases, the OC curve shape will become more steeper means tends to the ideal OC curve and it become more discriminating between good and bad lots. * Increasing the acceptance number does not significantly change the shape of OC curve. 22. (b) Economic order quantity is the quantity at which the cost of carrying is equal to the cost of ordering. Cost scoot MADE EASY wwwmadeeasyin38 & Engineering Aptitude | Test-21 19 23. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29, (a) + Objective service quality is the concrete measurable conformity of a working result with previously defined benefit. + Subjective service quality is the customers perceived conformity of working result with expected benefit. ©) R(t) = e058 4 = 0.005 = SerBR = MTBF = MITF + MITR > 200 = MITF +30 = MTTF = 170 hours (b) * Quality assurance is process oriented while quality control is product oriented. * Quality assurance is a managerial tool while quality control is a corrective tool + Quality assurance is a proactive quality process while quality control is a reactive quality process, (b) External customer is the one who purchases a commodity or services. ©) 2 in “(e) & 16000 Rate of depreciation, rp ‘As per decline balance method, Initial cost, C, Salvage cost, C, = €2000 1/3 @) Cost variance = BCWP - ACWP_ 100 - 6500 = -1500 Schedule variance = BCWP - BCWS 5000 - 10500 500 ‘A negative schedule variance indicates that the project is behind the schedule. ecovot MADE EASY wwwmadeeasy.in20 30. 31. 34, 36. 38. 39, ESE 2023 Prelims Exam « Classroom Test Series MADE EASY (a) IRR : Stands for Internal Rate of Return IRR is the discounted rate at which net present value of cost of an investment equals to net present value of the benefits on the investment. ARR : Stands for Average Rate of Return NPV : Stands for Net Present Value. (a) A project has defined start and end. (a) Expected return from security A = 0.7 * 0.4 + 0.3 * 0.05 = 0.295 Expected return from security B = 0.7 x 0.1 + 0.3 x 0.3 = 0.16 Since the proposed investment is divided equally among the two securities. Expected return from the portfolio = (Share of A) x (Expected return from A) + (Share of B) x (Expected return from B) 05 « 0,295 + 0.2275 = 22.75% 0.16 (b) Identify the general requirements of a project and breaking it down into discrete activities is done in planning phase. (b) In resource levelling, the activities are so rescheduled that the maximum or peak demand for the resources does not exceed the available resources. Thus in resource levelling the main constraint is on the resources. However the resources cannot be less than the maximum amount needed for any activity of the project. (a) @ 8 Oi fi * fai "Balsa The critical path is 1-2-3 - 4-5-6 and project duration is 34 days. (a) Given word contains 8 different letter. When the vowels AUE are always together, We may suppose them to form an entity, treated as one letter. Then, the letters to be arranged are DGHTR (AUE) These 6 letters can be arranged in §P, = 6!=720 ways scoot MADE ERSY wwwmadeeasyin38 & Engineering Aptitude | Test-21 21 The vowels in the group (AUE) may be arranged in 3! = 6 ways Required number of words = 720 x 6 = 4320 40. (a) The required region is the one which is common to circles X and Z but lies outside circles Y ie. T. a) Month | Subject [Teacher Janvary | _E R February | P March A @ ‘Apail op sft May Die 1/5 2. (b) Given Represents family of circles. 3. (d) 4 leaps of dog = 5 leaps of cat 5 leaps of dog = “leaps of cat leaps of dog = leaps 5 Speedofdog 4 _ 25 Speed ofcat ~ 6 24 4. History Geography ( 5 (10) 55 \ MY ecovot MADE EASY wwwmadeeasy.inESE 2023 Prelims Exam « Classroom Test Series MADE EASY 22 45. (b) Number of guests in function is m n(n) _ 7 778 mn = 156 me -n~156 = 0 12-130 + 12n - 156 n(n ~ 13) + 12(n ~ 13) n 46. (a) Let height of the first cylinder be 3h Then height of second cylinder is 4h Let radius of the first and second cylinders be r, and r, respectively Volume of the first cylinder = rj. 3h and volume of the second cylinder = m 13+ 4h merP3h = mip 4h are a a A n nity 47. (a) Let E be the event of getting a sum which is a perfect square on throwing a pair of dice. Then the required sum is either 4 or 9 = Required pairs are [(1, 3), (2, 2), @, 1), (, 6), (4, 5), 6 4), (6 3)] - Number of cases favourable to E re=& (FE) = 36 48. (b) Distance Speed in first hour = > = 35 km/h ime Speed in every subsequent hour is 2 km/h more so 37 km/h, 39 km/h and so on. Total distance travelled in 12 hours will be the sum of distances travelled in each of these 12 hours. 35+37+394+41+ Sum = Fx Pax (n—1)d) scoot MADE ERSY wwwmadeeasyin38 & Engineering Aptitude | Test-21 23 = (B)xtexas+a2—121 = 6x (70422) 2 km 49. (b) lies inside the closed curve. So, Only the pole at z innz? + cosnz? (-De-3) Residue at z sinnz* + cosmz* @-3) het - sin + cost 05 50. (b) 7 -a(l Jo Angle between aand b = cos” | 5 ]= 60 51. (d) Here number of exhaustive cases = 1%, There are 16 numbers, which are divisible by 6 (LCM of 2 and 3) Number of favourable cases = *C, Cy 1615x144 Required probability = “ma-~ = 79999 x98 7 1155 ecovot MADE EASY wwwmadeeasy.in24 ESE 2023 Prelims Exam « Classroom Test Series MADE EASY 52. 54, (a) Comparing with general partial differential equation Fu, pet PH pau, pau Az +o at D—+E— "Say ax ay * ae tl xt a) 2 For the partial differential equation to be parabolic, -4AC = 0 pg GD GHD 2 2 pe (a The auxiliary equation is -224+4x-8 = 0 (e-2@2+4) = 0 x= 2,425 The solution of equation is y = Cye* 4Cysin2x+Cy cos2x (a) Trace of matrix = Sum of principal diagonal elements = 244-243 7 () sin(p+1)x+sinx (0 dig fo) = ig SAPSTESNS (5 vor) (p+1)cos(p + 1)x +cosx ~ xT 1 = peneteps2 in Vet dim f(@) = im = lim }t terms containing x) a scoot MADE ERSY wwwmadeeasyin38 & Engineering Aptitude | Test-21 25 37. 58. For f(x) to be continuous, Him (2) = lim, f(a) = f(0) xr 1 aget 2 and 7= = p+2 2 3 1 3 andg= gona a (b) ole 2 £@) = 3-0? Since f’(x) does not exist at x= 1 Mean value theorem is not applicable to the given function in any interval which contains x = 1 So, in this case the required interval is [2, 4]. &) Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021). Key changes effected in the rules are as under: + Currently, intermediaries are only required to inform users about not uploading certain categories of harmful/unlawful content. These amendments impose a legal obligation on intermediaries to take reasonable efforts to prevent users from uploading such content. ‘The new provision will ensure that the intermediary's obligation is not a mere formality. + The amendment requires intermediaries to respect the rights guaranteed to users under the Constitution, including a reasonable expectation of due diligence, privacy and transparency. + Grievance Appellate Committee(s) will be established to allow users to appeal against the inaction of, or decisions taken by intermediaries on user complaints. + However, users will always have the right to approach courts for any remedy. (Statement 3 is not correct) @) + Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) upheld the Employees’ Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2014 of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organistion (EPFO) as “legal and valid” + Statement 1 is correct: The Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Employment. It has been designed to incentivise employers for the generation of new employment. + Statement 2s not correct: Under the scheme, the Government of India is paying the Employer's contribution i.e. 12% for a period of three years to the new employees earning wages less than ‘or equal to Rs, 15,000/- through EPFO. The beneficiaries registered up to 31st March 2019 will continue to receive the benefit for 3 years from the date of registration under the scheme i.e, up to 31st March 2022, ecovot MADE EASY wwwmadeeasy.in26 ESE 2023 Prelims Exam « Classroom Test Series MADE EASY 59, 60. 61. 64. 68. 69. (b) + POSHAN Abhiyan: In 2018, the government decided to mark the national year of millets and had also notified millets as nutri-cereals by including them under the POSHAN Mission Abhiyan Hence statement (a) is correct + International Year of Millets ~ 2023: The United Nations, at the behest of the Government of India, declared 2023 the International Year Millets. Hence statement (c) is correct. + India’s National Year of Millets & proposal to UN: In 2018 the government of India had decided to mark the National Year of Millets. Hence statement (b) is incorrect, + India pitched the proposal to the United Nations for declaring 2023 as the International Year of Millets, With the support of 72 other countries, India’s initiative to promote millet was recognized and the United Nations General Assembly has recently declared the year 2023 as the International Year of Millets. (b) Statement 1 is not correct: A green bond is a type of fixed-income instrument that is specifically earmarked to raise money for climate and environmental projects. The World Bank is a major issuer of green bonds. It has issued 164 such bonds since 2008, worth a combined $14.4 billion. (a) * Statement 1 is not correct: Recently, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inaugurated the 2022 State of the Education Report (SOER) for India: Artificial Intelligence in Education - Here, There and Everywhere, The SOER is an annual flagship report. + Statement 2 is not correct: This report is the fourth edition and is an annually flagship report. The fourth edition provides an introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Al) to clarify a subject that would have experienced various misconceptions. It is also added with challenges and ‘opportunities in the Indian Education Sector that AI can address, The third edition of the State of Education Report 2021 focused on the theme of teachers, teaching and teacher education. ©) + Recently, the Union Ministry of Finance has approved an advance of Rs. 13,000 crores for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna-Gramin (PMAY-G) scheme from the Contingency Fund of India. + Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) is a flagship Mission of Government of India being implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). (©) The total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.9 million hectare which is 24.62 percent of the geographical area of the country. As compared to the assessment of 2019, there is an increase of 2,261 sq. km in the total forest and tree cover of the country. (b) The proposal is part of the European Commission's European Green Deal that endeavors to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. wwwmadeeasyin38 & Engineering Aptitude | Test-21 27 70. 74. 76. 78. 79. 80. 84. (b) + COP27 established a ‘Loss and Damage’ fund to compensate the most vulnerable countries for damages from climate-linked disasters. + It isa fund created to cost rich and developed countries who are majorly responsible for polluting the environment to the poorer and least developed countries who have made negligible contribution to pollution but are more vulnerable to extreme climate events. ‘The Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) for Loss and Damages, set up in 2013, was the first formal acknowledgment of the need to compensate developing countries struck by climate disasters + As the year 2022 ends, data from the Central Electricity Authority shows that India has only about 116 GW of renewable energy capacity across solar, wind, bio-power, and small hydroelectric sources. * China is the largest Solar energy producing country in the world. @) * Core forms 33% of Earth’s mass and has a radius of about 3500 Km, + The lower part of the Mantle is called the Asthenosphere. ©) In pond ecosystem, pyramid is upright. (b) The applicants for diverting forest land in a hilly or mountainous state with green cover covering more than two-thirds of its geographical area, or in a state/UT with forest cover covering more than one-third of its geographical area, will be able to take up compensatory afforestation in other states/UTs where the cover is less than 20%. fa) Cognitive empathy is the largely conscious drive to recognize accurately and understand other's emotional state. () The two aspects of honesty are interwoven with each other. Hence statement 2 is incorrect. (b) Balance of power is one of the components of collegiality. Hence statement was incorrect. (a) + The CCI ordered an investigation into Google Unfair Business Practices after consumers complained about Android-based smartphones. + The allegations against Google were based on two agreements between Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) of Android OS and Google — the Mobile Application Distribution Agreement (MADA) and the Anti-Fragmentation Agreement (AFA), ecovot MADE EASY wwwmadeeasy.in28 ESE 2023 Prelims Exam « Classroom Test Series MADE EASY 86. 90. a1. 94, 96. 99, 100. + MADA, isa deal that applies to phone and tablet makers that want to use Android applications such as YouTube or Gmail. Among other things, the MADA requires phone makers that want ‘one of the Google apps to install all of them. (b) * Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM) data can be modified only once. + Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM) can be modified multiple times. (b) The statements are not related to each other. (b) These two statements are techniques for generating alternatives in creative thinking process. First statement is about lateral thinking while second statement about perseverance. So, both are correct but not related to each other. (a) + Fuel cells work like batteries, but they do not run down or need recharging. They produce electricity and heat as long as fuel is supplied. + (a)fuel cell consists of two electrodes—a negative electrode (or anode) and a positive electrode (or cathode) — sandwiched around an electrolyte. + (a)fuel, such as hydrogen, is fed to the anode, and air is fed to the cathode. In a hydrogen fuel cell, a catalyst at the anode separates hydrogen molecules into protons and electrons, which take different paths to the cathode. + The electrons go through an external circuit, creating a flow of electricity. The protons migrate through the electrolyte to the cathode, where they unite with oxygen and the electrons to produce water and heat. (a Maximum amount of UV radiation passing through the atmosphere reaches the surface in the tropic region. (a) Medium Access Control (MAC) is a special sublayer in the Data Link layer deals with the issue of access control to the shared channel. @ Entanglement is a quantum mechanical effect that correlates the behavior of two separate things. When two qubits are entangled, changes to one qubit directly impact the other. Quantum algorithms leverage those relationships to find solutions to complex problems 2000 scoot MADE ERSY wwwmadeeasyin