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CSAT APTITUDE TESTʹ (4022) ʹ 2023

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Time Allowed: Two Hours Maximum Marks: 200

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Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
 Read the following two passages and answer the items
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
should be based on the passages only.
Passage ± 1
Social inequality in education is universally observed in
countries in which children are brought up in unequal
families; they enter school with unequal linguistic,
cognitive, and cultural assets and attain unequal levels
of achievement. Moreover, they make unequal choices,
leading to unequal levels of education and social
reproduction. However, the latter varies across
countries, demonstrating that the way the school itself
is organized matters. As countries implement policies to
fight educational inequality, simply expanding
education does not prove efficient since it only delays
social selection. More qualitative policies then seem
necessary, such as limiting early inequalities and
focusing on disadvantaged families, which in turn
requires broader social policies.
1. Based on the above passage, the following
assumptions have been made:
1. The expansion of the education system
alone can help reduce linguistic, cognitive,
and cultural inequalities.
2. Governments should work towards ending
family inequalities to overcome social
inequality in education.
3. Educational inequality among students has
a direct bearing on their future economic
prosperity.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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2. What is the crucial message conveyed by the
above passage?
(a) Education has the power to eliminate social
inequalities of every kind.
(b) Investment in quality education should be
encouraged to eliminate the existing social
inequalities.
(c) Quality policies related to school education
can address early social inequalities.
(d) To ensure equality in social reproduction
and elimination of educational inequalities,
the government should adopt policies
addressing early inequalities.
Passage ± 2
Social networks such as Facebook, Instagram and
Twitter are now integrated into most people's everyday
lives. The users of social networks no longer just use
them to keep in touch with friends, but increasingly
facilitate social networks to search for information.
Users also form opinions based on the information and
contributions available on social networks. While
searching for information and integrating it into their
opinion formation, users are no longer just passive
recipients of information in online social networks but
are also actively spreading their own opinions.
3. Based on the above passage, the following
assumptions have been made:
1. Information available on social networks
must be verified for correct opinion
formation.
2. Opinions made through social media are
not reliable due to instances of fake news.
3. Social networks act as a medium for
exercising the right to freedom of speech.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Directions for the following 3 (three) items: 7. The same dice has been shown from three
 Read the following information and answer the three vantage points.
questions that follow.
Eight books A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are placed one
above the other, but not necessarily in the same order.
No two books with adjacent letters in alphabetical order
Find the colour which is on the opposite face to
are placed adjacent to each other. For example, C is not
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placed just above or below D.
(a) Red
Book E is placed at 2nd position either from top or
(b) White
bottom. Only 2 books are between book F and book C.
(c) Orange
Book B is placed above book C but not at the top.
(d) Green
While book D is placed just below book F. Only one
book is placed between book C and book G.
8. Find the wrong term in the series.
4. How many books are placed between book A
32768, 4104, 1024, 517
and book C?
(a) 1024
(a) Two books
(b) 517
(b) Only one book
(c) 4104
(c) More than two books
(d) 32768
(d) No book

9. Find the missing term in the given series.

5. Which book is placed fourth from the bottom?
208, 2052, 928, 3172, 2448, ?
(a) Book G
(b) Book F (a) 6048

(c) Book H (b) 1872

(d) Book A (c) 5092

(d) 3872

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Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
 Read the following two passages and answer the items
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
should be based on the passages only.
Passage ± 1
Contrary to popular belief, studies have shown that
people do not always learn from experience, that
expertise does not help people root out false
information, and that seeing ourselves as highly
experienced can keep us from doing our homework,
seeking disconfirming evidence, and questioning our
assumptions. And just as experience can lead to a false
sense of confidence about our performance, it can also
make us overconfident about our level of self-
knowledge. For example, one study found that more-
experienced managers were less accurate in assessing
their leadership effectiveness compared with less
experienced managers.
11. Based on the above passage, the following
assumptions have been made:
1. Experience alone cannot be the barometer
for measuring self-knowledge and
performance.
2. For improving performance, one should
focus on building expertise and work on
enhancing self-knowledge.
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 ± 2
Digital communication has created an unprecedented
social reality in which children can be approached
without the knowledge of the adults who look after
them. The sight of children playing on the street or in
park-like spaces had already become a rarity as sexual
crimes became more common. As children receded
from public view, they became subject to oppression
through the so-called social media. Their exposure to
violent videos, pornography and terrorizing messages is
common. Tech giants remove millions of such material
as part of their content moderation exercise. It is a
strange ritual, for these very companies actively
encourage children to participate in digital activity.
12. Based on the above passage, the following
assumptions have been made:
1. Children in public spaces are susceptible to
sexual crimes.
2. Sexual crimes have receded in public
spaces because of them being shifted
online.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
13. Based on the above passage, the following
assumptions have been made:
1. Children have easy access to sexual content
online.
2. Tech giants are responsible for the increase
in online sexual crimes.
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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and Mr. Esmile were asked to dress as an object viz.
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Mr. Anurag was HOD of Economics. Neither Mrs.
(b) Animesh
(c) Ram Vimla nor Mrs. Chadani Roy was dressed as abacus.
(d) Sita None of the men was HOD of Geography. Mr. Darpan
was dressed as a test tube. Mrs. Chandani Roy was
16. The given question diagram shows three
different views of the same cube when it is HOD of Physics.
rotated in a particular way. 17. Which person was dressed as a globe?
(a) Mrs. Chadani
(b) Mrs. Vimla

Four such views are also given in the options. (c) Mr. Darpan
However, out of the four options given, one of (d) Mr. Esmile
them does not confirm to the original cube.
Which among the following options can be
marked as your answer? 18. What was the department of Mr. Esmile?
(a) (a) Mathematics
(b) Chemistry
(c) Physics
(b)
(d) Geography

19. Find the missing term in the given series.

(c)
315, 535, 726, 890, ?, 1145
(a) 1225

(d) (b) 1015

(c) 12242
(d) 1029
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20. Find the wrong term in the given series.
 MRIC, OLNR, QNOW, SLRT
(a) MRIC
(b) OLNR
(c) QNOW
(d) SLRT
Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
Read the following two passages and answer the items
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
should be based on the passages only.
Passage ± 1
With the weakening of democracy, corruption is also on
the rise, working hand in hand, feeding on weakened
institutions, and fundamentally unjust systems of
power. Without effective protection, elections can be a
central component in cycles of systemic corruption.
This is increasingly true as even autocratic leaders use
elections for some form of legitimacy for their rule.
During elections, vote-buying, bribery, and the abuse of
state resources can be used to influence and coerce
voters. To tackle the roots of political corruption and
push back on autocracy, democratic actors must
confront opaque and illicit political funding and
spending ² from influence peddling to state capture.
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bonds corrupt links between the public and private
sectors.
21. Based on the above passage, the following
assumptions have been made:
1. State funding of elections could solve the
issue of electoral corruption.
2. Regular elections do not guarantee the
existence of true democracy.
3. It is not possible to deal with political
corruption even with democracy in place.
Which of the above assumptions is/are invalid?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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the above passage?
(a) Normally, autocratic leaders use elections
to gain legitimacy to their rule.
(b) Political funding by the private sector
should be monitored by a neutral agency.
(c) The issue of illegal campaign funding
originally started with the concept of
elections.
(d) Illegal funding of political parties by the
private sector in elections is the root cause
of political corruption.
Passage ± 2
Human rights principles inform the content of good
governance efforts: they may inform the development
of legislative frameworks, policies, programmes,
budgetary allocations, and other measures. On the other
hand, without good governance, human rights cannot be
respected and protected sustainably. The
implementation of human rights relies on a conducive
and enabling environment. This includes appropriate
legal frameworks and institutions as well as political,
managerial, and administrative processes responsible
for responding to the rights and needs of the population.
23. Based on the above passage, the following
assumptions have been made:
1. Good governance and human rights are
mutually reinforcing.
2. It is not easy to realize human rights
without proper frameworks, institutions,
and processes.
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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24. Find the missing term in the given series. 28. Four different positions of a dice are given
 247, 416, 705, 1066, 1595, ? below.
(a) 1995
(b) 2096
(c) 2436
Find the alphabet on the face opposite to the
(d) 1795
one having P.
(a) R
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(b) 99
Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
(c) 118 Read the following information and answer the three
(d) 121 questions that follow.
In a family of 6 persons, P, Q, R, S, T and U work as
26. Ravi painted a cube leaving one face unpainted. Carpenter, Teacher, Plumber, Tailor, Police and
If this cube is divided into 64 small cubes, how Watchman, though not necessarily in the same order.
many cubes will be there having at least one Moreover, they wear shirts of different colours viz.
face painted? Orange, Pink, Red, Black, Brown and Grey, though not
(a) 52 necessarily in the same order.

(b) 48 (i) The one wearing Orange shirt works as a Tailor and

(c) 62 the one wearing Pink shirt works as a Carpenter.

(d) 36 (ii) U neither works as a Plumber nor as a Police.

(iii) P wears Red shirt and works as a Teacher.
(iv) S does not work as Police and the one who wears
27. The six faces of a cube are coloured with black
brown shirt is not working as a Plumber.
colour. This cube is now cut into 343 small but
(v) T works as a Watchmen. Neither S nor Q works as
identical cubes. If N is the number of cubes that
a Tailor.
are not coloured on any of their faces, then
(vi) The one who works as Police does not wear Brown
which of the following is true about the value
or Black shirt. R works as a Carpenter.
of N?
29. Which pair is correctly matched?
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E”1” (b) Tailor ± Orange ± Q
F”1” (c) Carpenter ± Pink ± U
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30. Who is wearing the Brown coloured shirt? 32. According to the passage given above, the
 (a) Plumber economic objectives of both the categories may

(b) Watchman be

(c) Police 1. To uplift the poor out of the poverty line

2. To allure investors to investment
(d) Tailor
3. A possibility of crony capitalism
Select the correct answer using the code given
31. Who is wearing the Grey coloured shirt?
below.
(a) Carpenter
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) Plumber (b) 3 only
(c) Police (c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) Watchman (d) 1 and 2 only
Passage ± 2
Directions for the following 2 (two) items: The world of work is changing rapidly. Employers say

Read the following two passages and answer the items
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
should be based on the passages only.
Passage ± 1
In India, policymakers have drawn on budgetary
resources for providing support to low-income
households for augmenting their consumption of
selected goods and services, and also offering
incentives to support selected categories of investors
and producers. The economic objectives in these two
they need young adults who can take on new tasks and
challenges, be innovative and collaborative and come
up with ideas for new products and processes. Market
players often complain that a large number of people
seeking jobs with conventional academic qualifications
are not good team players or they are not creative
enough. But why blame these young aspirants? They
have spent years learning that the system encourages
competition and rewards conformity and compliance.
33. According to the passage, what do employers
seek in their employees?

categories are quite different. The first category would 1. Zeal for competition

include the free or subsidized provision of food grains 2. Ability to solve problems
3. Time management
and services such as health and education. Examples of
4. Ingenious
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initiative for production-linked incentives to various
below.
sectors and tax concessions. In the past, incentives in
(a) 1, 2, 3, and 4
the form of reduction of corporate taxes have been (b) 2 and 4 only
offered to promote investment in general, or in certain (c) 1, 3 and 4 only
regions such as backward areas. (d) 1, 2 and 3 only

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34. Consider the following pattern of numbers: Directions for the following 4 (four) items:
 Read the following information and answer the four
questions that follow.
Eight students P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W completed
What number should replace the question mark
their Post-Graduation in different subjects -
in the third figure?
(a) 92 Mathematics, Medicine, Agriculture, Physics, Political
(b) 81 Science, History, Sociology and Public Administration,
(c) 79
not necessarily in the same order. They live in eight
(d) 45
different cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Patna,
35. Consider the following series. Lucknow, Kanpur, Chennai and Pune, not necessarily
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V studies Public Administration. S who lives in
If all the numbers are dropped in the above
arrangement, which of the following will be the Mumbai is not a student of Physics. R lives in Patna
fourteenth letter/symbol from the left end? and studies Political Science. W lives in Chandigarh,
(a) I and the one who studies Mathematics lives in Pune. T
(b) P
does not live in Pune. Q lives neither in Delhi nor in
(c) W
(d) U Chennai and studies Sociology. Neither T nor V studies
Agriculture, and the student who studies Agriculture
36. Consider the sequence given below. lives in Lucknow. The one who studies Physics neither
5C, 14F, 29I, 50L, ?, 110R, 149U
lives in Delhi nor in Chennai.
What is the missing element in the above
pattern? 38. Who lives in Delhi?
(a) 77O (a) P
(b) 62S (b) T
(c) 70M
(c) V
(d) 80P
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who studies Public Administration lives in
How many such numbers are there in the above
sequence, each of which is immediately Delhi, then which of the following is definitely
preceded by a consonant and immediately false?
followed by a symbol?
(a) T lives in Chennai.
(a) None
(b) One (b) T studies Medicine or History.
(c) Two (c) V lives in Delhi.
(d) Three (d) T studies Agriculture.
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40. Which of the following combination is not
 possible?
(a) S Æ Medicine Æ Mumbai
(b) V Æ Public Administration Æ Delhi
(c) T Æ Medicine Æ Delhi
(d) T Æ History Æ Chandigarh
41. Where does Q live?
(a) Patna
(b) Kanpur
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Mumbai
Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
Read the following three passages and answer the items
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
should be based on the passages only.
Passage ± 1
The impact of climate change is much more evident in
Indian agriculture, where around 85 per cent of farmers
are small and marginal and 60 per cent of agriculture is
dependent upon the vagaries of the monsoon. The role
of irrigation, therefore, takes the front seat. The
continued irrigation through traditional practices since
the introduction of the green revolution in the 1960s,
however, has begun to show its multitudinous ill effects
on groundwater quality and height, water logging, soil
salinity, soil health, crop productivity, partial factor
productivity and cost economics of farm practices. This
is where micro-irrigation assumes significance.
42. Which one of the following statements best
reflects the crux of the passage?
(a) Micro-irrigation has the potential to address
the ill effects of the green revolution and
reduce the dependence on monsoon.
(b) Climate change has reduced the overall
productivity of Indian agriculture.
(c) Second green revolution presents a viable
solution to deal with the impacts of climate
change on agriculture.
(d) The government should invest more in
micro-irrigation for its large-scale adoption.
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Passage ± 2
Crowdfunding is a powerful tool to empower
individuals and groups and bring about a lifestyle
change. It helps in bridging the gaps and allows
humanity to take a step ahead. However, one must be
very careful while making donations as well as while
raising funds. Look for credibility and the root causes
carefully. With the advent of powerful platforms, things
have gone easy and better.
It can be said that this phenomenon has made funding
accessible and eradicated the gatekeepers. Now, anyone
with a great idea and the ability to execute it can raise
the funds they need to succeed.
43. Which one of the following statements best
reflects the central idea of the passage?
(a) By addressing the credibility issues in
crowdfunding, it can become the best
fundraising mechanism.
(b) Crowdfunding offers an easy path for
successfully turning an idea into a reality.
(c) Crowdfunding mechanism has inherent
flaws which can be resolved through the
use of powerful platforms.
(d) To avoid the interest on raising loans,
people should adopt crowdfunding.
Passage ± 3
Atmospheric ozone has two effects on the temperature
balance of the Earth. It absorbs solar ultraviolet
radiation, which heats the stratosphere. It also absorbs
infrared radiation emitted by the Earth's surface,
effectively trapping heat in the troposphere. Therefore,
the climate impact of changes in ozone concentrations
varies with the altitude at which these ozone changes
occur. The major ozone losses that have been observed
in the lower stratosphere due to the human-produced
chlorine- and bromine-containing gases have a cooling
effect on the Earth's surface. On the other hand, ozone
increases are estimated to have occurred in the
troposphere because surface-pollution gases have a
warming effect on the Earth's surface, thereby
contributing to the "greenhouse" effect.
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majorly seen in the troposphere. (b) 938716
2. Stratospheric and tropospheric ozone losses
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affect the temperature balance of the earth.
(d) 967215
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below:
48. In the given mixed series, find the missing
(a) 1 only
term.
(b) 2 only
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49. Find the next term in the following series.

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(a) 959
(b) 944
(c) 1024
(d) 1331
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Directions for the following 2 (two) items:
 Read the following two passages and answer the items
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
should be based on the passages only.
Passage ± 1
The wars of the 21st century will be to capture,
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powering organizations and nations around the world
have become prime targets for attack²from individual
criminals, well-organized cybercrime gangs, and state-
sponsored hackers. As the internet becomes all
pervasive and the world gets increasingly
interconnected, cyberattacks are bound to create a
widespread impact. The WannaCry hacking attack in
May 2017 that crippled computers across 150 countries
is just an example of the pervasive nature of this
problem. Billions of dollars are being wasted in the
destruction, downtime and replacement costs arising as
a result of cyber insecurity.
51. Which one of the following statements best
reflects the central idea of the passage?
(a) Global bodies should develop
accountability mechanisms for
sponsored cyber-attacks.
(b) Cyber insecurity in the 21st century causes
major economic losses.
(c) To avoid the losses from cyber-attacks, it is
advised to regulate and monitor the
internet.
(d) Cyber insecurity is a global challenge;
therefore, nations should come together to
develop solutions.
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particular interests acting as though he was an end to
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and logical Inference/Inferences that can be
drawn from the passage?
1. Individualism and fraternity cannot go hand
in hand.
2. Fraternity considers people as ends while
individualism treats people as means.
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below:
(a) 1 only
state- (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2
(d) None
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 the placHRIµ;¶" Read the following information and answer the three
BD1F, DH5L, X, FG4R questions that follow.
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In a food delivery company, five workers Rudra,
(b) ED2T
Sanjeev, Tahir, Upendra and Vicky deliver food to five
(c) JD2T
(d) CL4R companies, IBM, Apple, HTC, Acer or HP ± one day a
week Monday through Friday.
55. Ram Krishna earns Rs. 0.40 per cube made by (i) Vicky does not deliver food to Acer and he does
him. If he has a cubical block of 3 m side, and not work on Tuesday.
has to make smaller cubes of side 3 cm, then (ii) Sanjeev delivers to HP but he does not do this on
how much will he earn?
Monday or Friday.
(a) 40 thousand
(iii) Food to IBM is delivered on Thursday.
(b) 4 lakhs
(c) 40 lakhs (iv) Tahir delivers food on Wednesday but not to Acer.

(d) 35 thousand (v) Food to HTC is delivered on Friday but not by

56. Each of the six faces of a cube is marked A to
F.
Consider the following statement:
S1. Figures (ii) and (iii) are sufficient to known
as to which face is opposite to the face marked
F.
S2. Figures (ii) and (iii) are sufficient to known
as to which face is opposite to the face marked
D.
Upendra.
(vi) Rudra works on Monday.
57. Which among the following can be concluded?
(a) Tahir delivers food to Apple on Friday
(b) Sanjeev delivers food to HP on Wednesday
(c) Food is not delivered by Vickey on Friday
(d) On Wednesday Tahir delivers food to
Apple.
58. To which company does Vicky deliver?
(a) Acer
(b) HP

S3. Figures (i) and (iv) are sufficient to known (c) IBM
as to which face is opposite to the face marked (d) HTC
C.
Which of the statement given above are 59. On which day is food delivered to Acer?
correct?
(a) Friday
(a) Only S1 and S3
(b) Monday
(b) Only S1 and S2
(c) Only S2 and S3 (c) Tuesday

(d) All S1, S2 and S3 (d) Wednesday

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Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
 Read the following two passages and answer the items
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
should be based on the passages only.
Passage ± 1
Women are most often the collectors, users, and
managers of water in households as well as the farmers
of irrigated crops. For example, at least half of the
world's food is grown by women farmers, and it
amounts to 80% in some African countries
(FAO,2000). Whereas African women increasingly
assume a vital role in agriculture, they remain among
the most disadvantaged populations. Easier access to
fresh water would improve living conditions for girls
who generally drop out of school and start working in
the fields and fetching water at a very young age. Lack
of access to water is an obstacle to their right to have
access to formal education.
60. Which of the following is/are the most rational
and logical Inference/Inferences that can be
made from the passage?
1. Women of the world could be considered
as the feeder of the world population.
2. Both Indian and African women end up
losing their education opportunity due to
their responsibility of fetching water.
Select the correct answer from the code given
below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Passage ± 2
The death penalty is sometimes justified because the
majority of people support it in the abstract. The
Supreme Court, in attempting to determine whether a
punishment is cruel and unusual, asks whether the
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rely on opinion polls to measure these standards
because poll results can vary widely depending on the
polling firm and the specific wording of the questions
asked. Instead, the Court has looked to the actions of
state legislatures and the decisions of juries, prosecutors
and governors, as reflecting public will. The myriad of
disturbing facts about the death penalty has led to a
sharp decline in its use. Ultimately, the future of the
death penalty will depend on whether it is retaining
public support.
61. Which of the following is/are the most rational
and logical Inference/Inferences that can be
made from the passage?
1. Death penalty should not have a place in
modern societies as it is an unconstitutional
act.
2. Awareness against the death penalty is a
must for reducing the existing public
support.
Select the correct answer from the code given
below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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 The digits from 0 to 9 are coded as shown below.
above passage?

(a) Opinion polls could be a good mechanism

for evaluating public support for the death

penalty.
Condition I. If a number begins and ends with zero or
(b) Death penalty should be given only by the
an even number, then the first and last digits are to be
apex court so that there is no miscarriage of
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justice. Condition II. If a number begins with one and ends
(c) State legislature and governors should not with zero, then the first and last digits are to be coded
influence the Supreme Courts' judgement DVȖJDPPDDQG(UHVSHFWLYHO\
related to the death penalty. 65. What is the code for 379150?
(d) Continuance of the death penalty depends (a) MEZ‫څ‬ș5
on society's opinion reflected through (b) ØEU‫څ‬ș=
institutional mechanisms. FȜ‘8‫څ‬ș(
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4, 12, 45, 215, 1305 66. What will be the code for 147689020?

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(b) 45 EȖ0(‫څ‬RUZXE

(c) 12 FȖ0(‘58=;(
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67. Anurag cuts down a large painted cube into a

64. If in a code language word
number of small identical cubes. He found that
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among the small cubes there were 64 cubes
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68. Which of the folded dice given in options is 70. Bhola is trying to cut a big cubical block into
 identical to the unfolded dice shown below? small and identical 729 cubical blocks using the
minimum possible cuts. His cuts may be along
the X, Y, or Z coordinates and go across the
block (i.e. from one side to another side). After
making each cut he takes a rest for 80 seconds.
In the whole cutting session, what is the total
(a) time of rest taken by Bhola?
(a) 24 min
(b) 36 min
(c) 30 min
(b) (d) 20 min
Directions for the following 4 (four) items:
Read the following four passages and answer the items
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items

(c) should be based on the passages only.

Passage ± 1
Generally, poverty cannot be reduced if economic
growth does not occur. The persistent poverty of a
substantial portion of the population can dampen the
(d)
prospects for economic growth. Also, the initial
distribution of income (and wealth) can greatly affect
the prospects for growth and alleviation of mass
poverty. Substantial evidence suggests that a highly
69. Consider the following views of a dice. unequal distribution of income is not conducive to
either economic growth or poverty reduction.
Experience has shown that if countries put in place
incentive structures and complementary investments to
Which alphabet must be opposite to C?
ensure better health and education, it can lead to higher
(a) A
incomes, and the poor will benefit doubly through
(b) D
(c) E increased current consumption and higher future

(d) Data is insufficient. incomes.

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71. Which of the following is/are the most rational Passage ± 3
 and logical Inference/Inferences that can be
The Indian Civil services were created to foster the idea
made from the passage?
1. Only economic growth has the potential to of unity in diversity. The civil service was expected to
overcome the menace of poverty. give continuity and change to the administration no
2. Health and education have a direct
matter the political scenario and turmoil affecting the
correlation with poverty reduction.
Select the correct answer using the code given country. But what is appalling and needs serious
below: FRQVLGHUDWLRQLVWKHHOHPHQWRIµFKDQJH¶,WFDQEHVDLG
(a) 1 only
that the civil service as a whole has maintained its
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 status quo instead of sweeping changes in the social and
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 economic scenario. Some may argue that it is the
Passage ± 2
We are living in a world where the electronic gadget resilience of the civil service, but it is an obvious fact
you buy today is deemed obsolete in less than a year out in the street that the Indian civil service was not
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able to deliver service based upon the expectations of
capabilities. Smartphone makers, for example, release a
new model every year with new features and for many, the people or the founding fathers of the Constitution.
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assumptions have been made:
the fastest-growing market in the world for
smartphones with 27 million units shipped in the 1. The training of civil servants to maintain
second quarter of 2016 alone, and though the lifespan the status quo should be replaced with
of a mobile phone is higher in India than in the West,
innovation.
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contributing to electronic waste (e-waste). 2. Indian civil services have failed to uplift
72. Based on the above passage, the following
the social and economic status of the
assumptions have been made:
1. Indians take good care of their smartphones country.
as compared to their western counterparts. 3. Customizing Indian civil services during
2. &KDQJLQJVPDUWSKRQHVLQWRGD\¶VZRUOGKDV
independence itself would have been a
become a style statement.
3. India must come up with adequate better approach.
environmental rules for handling tonnes of Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
e-waste generated through obsolete phones.
(a) 2 only
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 2 only (b) None of the above
(b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

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Passage ± 4 76. Which of the following answer figure is not the
 Globalization of culture contributes to the exchange of same as the given unfolded figure of a dice?
cultural values of different countries, and the
convergence of traditions. Cultural globalization
characterizes the convergence of business and
consumer culture between the different countries of the
world and the growth of international communication.
(a)
On the one hand, this leads to the promotion of
individual national cultures around the world. On the
other hand, the popular international cultural
phenomena may displace national or turn them into
international. (b)
74. Based on the above passage, the following
assumptions have been made:
1. Cultural globalization can act as a double-
edged sword for national cultures.
2. Considering the diverse impact of cultural (c)

globalization it is important to keep a check

on mediums of exchange.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only (d)

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

75. Three views of a dice are shown below.

77. If mobile is called charger, charger is called

plug, plug is called electricity, electricity is
called water, water is called river, then what
Find which symbols cannot be on adjacent
will one drink?
faces.
(a) ‫ ׎‬and # (a) Water

EȦDQGș (b) Electricity

(c) Both options (a) and (b) are correct (c) River
(d) Neither option (a) nor (b) is correct (d) Mobile

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78. Select the term that will come next in the
 following series.
IIS, OQC, UYM, ?
(a) AGW
(b) AGY
(c) AGV
(d) AGX

79. Find the wrong term in the following series.

AMK, DKJ, PFC, GJF
(a) AMK
(b) DKJ
(c) PFC
(d) GJF

80. In a slow cycle race, Ashish and Shweta are

cycling slower than Rajni. Rajni is cycling
slower than Mukesh. Rajesh is cycling slower
than only two persons. Who is cycling at the
second lowest speed?
(a) Ashish
(b) Shweta
(c) Rajesh
(d) Cannot be determined

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