CLAT 01 (2022 – 23) Solutions

Answer Key
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (b)
11. (a) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (d)
21. (a) 22. (c) 23. (d) 24. (d) 25. (d) 26. (d) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (a) 30. (c)
31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (d) 34. (a) 35. (c) 36. (c) 37. (b) 38. (c) 39. (d) 40. (a)
41. (c) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (c) 46. (c) 47. (a) 48. (a) 49. (d) 50. (b)
51. (d) 52. (b) 53. (d) 54. (b) 55. (c) 56. (d) 57. (a) 58. (c) 59. (d) 60. (b)
61. (d) 62. (b) 63. (d) 64. (a) 65. (a) 66. (d) 67. (d) 68. (d) 69. (b) 70. (d)
71. (d) 72. (c) 73. (c) 74. (d) 75. (d) 76. (d) 77. (d) 78. (b) 79. (d) 80. (d)
81. (d) 82. (a) 83. (d) 84. (d) 85. (a) 86. (c) 87. (b) 88. (d) 89. (d) 90. (d)
91. (a) 92. (c) 93. (b) 94. (b) 95. (c) 96. (d) 97. (d) 98. (c) 99. (c) 100. (c)
101. (c) 102. (a) 103. (d) 104. (b) 105. (d) 106. (b) 107. (b) 108. (b) 109. (b) 110. (b)
111. (b) 112. (d) 113. (a) 114. (c) 115. (c) 116. (a) 117. (d) 118. (a) 119. (c) 120. (b)
121. (d) 122. (b) 123. (c) 124. (c) 125. (d) 126. (c) 127. (c) 128. (d) 129. (c) 130. (a)
131. (c) 132. (d) 133. (b) 134. (d) 135. (c) 136. (a) 137. (b) 138. (c) 139. (d) 140. (a)
141. (a) 142. (c) 143. (c) 144. (a) 145. (d) 146. (b) 147. (c) 148. (a) 149. (c) 150. (a)
Explanatory Answers
1. (c) A thorough understanding of the main idea passage is necessary to answer a question of title.
The main idea of the passage is concerned with two things, i.e., stocks and bonds, and their commingling with
inflation. The effect of inflation on the market is what concerns the passage.
Options (b) and (d) are vague and hence, ruled out.
Options (a) just states one part of the passage; hence, is ruled out.
Option (c) covers the main idea of the passage and hence, it is the correct answer.
2. (d) Options (a), (b), and (c) can be ruled out as they state incorrect facts.
Option (d) is the correct answer. Since the starting line mentions similarly there must be a correlation
between the previous statement and this statement. Hence, option (d) fits perfectly.
3. (b) If inflation is high, returns from shares and bonds can go adverse. High inflation hampers the growth of
both the shares and the bonds. Hence, option (b) is correct as per the passage.
Options (a), (c), and (d) are incorrect as per the passage.
4. (b) Options (a) and (d) can be eliminated as the passage does not have any correlation with a newspaper
editorial or a news magazine.
Option (c) can be eliminated as a newspaper would not suffice the data being mentioned over here.
A journal states things that have been studied and researched extensively over time and then are published for
the understanding of the rest of the world.
Hence, the best answer choice that we have is option (c).
5. (b) The second last paragraph explains the change in the correlation between the stocks and the bonds
because of the rising inflation. The paragraph states that the high inflation makes a positive relation between
the two.
6. (d) All the following can be inferred from the passage except for option (d).
Nowhere in the passage has it been mentioned that the Greeks valued other cultures and traditions. In fact, it
is stated that the Greeks, wherever they went, made an imprint of their culture and made more people like
Greeks.
7. (c) The paragraph says that the Greek powers tried to look and go beyond what they had. In order to do this,
they travelled to distant lands and colonised them. This was done to open new spheres of trade.
Option (c) best captures the gist of the paragraph and hence, it is the correct answer.
Options (a) and (c) are incomplete and hence, ruled out.
Option (d) is vague.

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8. (b) The author in the last paragraph mentions that the Greeks were not like the colonisers of the Europe and
hence, there was a culture contact.
This can be severely countered by the statement that the Greeks were the biggest traders of the slaves, and
these slaves were taken from the areas that they had colonised.
9. (d) From the last paragraph it becomes clear that the author is talking about culture contact and colonisation.
A paragraph that explains the same would be very helpful.
Option (d) does the same and hence, it is the paragraph that would follow.
10. (b) The passage talks about not just how the Greeks made trade but also how they colonised the areas and
increased their area of influence.
With the understanding of this, one can infer that the Greeks made trade and colonised the areas as they
expanded their trade.
With the understanding of this, option (b) comes out as the clear answer.
11. (a) The passage talks about the rising prices and loss of jobs but that is not the central idea of the passage. The
central idea is the applications that have given the opportunity to the people to buy now and pay later.
This has aptly been mentioned in option (a).
12. (d) Option A can be corroborated from the lines “The UK’s top 100 retailers said their online traffic increased
on average by 52 percent during the pandemic, compared to this past summer.”
Option (b) can be corroborated from the lines “So how are people spending so much? The answer seems to
be the “buy now pay later” option”
Option (c) can be corroborated from the lines “The rise of companies like Clearpay, PayPal, and the big ‘un,
Klarna, has revolutionised how we shop online, making it more accessible and—in the short term at least—a
hell of a lot cheaper to buy”
Option (d) cannot be inferred from the passage. In fact, it is contrary to what the passage has said.
Hence, option (d) is the odd one out.
13. (b) Refer to the last line of the 2nd paragraph lines “The rise of companies like Clearpay, PayPal, and the big
‘un, Klarna, has revolutionised how we shop online, making it more accessible and—in the short term at
least—a hell of a lot cheaper to buy enough Urban Outfitters corsets to post an enviable haul on TikTok.”
The rise in platforms such as tik-tok make people want to show off more hence, it boosts purchasing beyond
the needs of the people.
14. (a) The last paragraph talks about the buy now pay later advantage that the customers have for the short
period. The next paragraph talks about how it works in an economy.
15. (c) The passage does not state the reason for higher demand as hoarding or accumulation of products. Rather
other reasons have been stated for the same.
Option (a) can be inferred from the passage. Refer to the lines “With the projection that nearly 200m people
could lose their jobs in 2022”.
Option (b) can be inferred from the passage. Refer to the lines “the effects lockdowns and the general ennui of
recent years has sent consumption levels higher than ever”.
Option (d) can be inferred from the passage. Refer to the lines “The answer seems to be the “buy now pay
later” option, which has become so ubiquitous with online shopping that it has been dubbed “Wonga for
millennials.”
16. (d) The author explains the process by which cement is produced and even explains the emission of CO2.
Hence, option (d) best represents writing style as per the context of the passage.
17. (b) The author mentions “IPCC recommends using clinker data”, the correctness of this method has been
argued against by the author. The author implies that this is not the best way how emissions should be
considered by looking at the clinker data.
Taking clinker data to produce cement has been argued as this may lead to results that are faulty.
With this understanding, option (b) comes out as the correct answer.
18. (a) The entire passage explains the process of cement manufacturing and the ways in which emission is
calculated in the process. The last paragraph gives a conclusion of the stated method.
The author mentions the flaws in the process of calculating emissions.
With the understanding of this, option (a) comes out as the best answer.
19. (c) Option (c) is the only option that is not inferred in the passage.
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This statement goes against the idea mentioned in the passage. The author does not believe this to be the best
way as it is not the most ethical way to hide the emissions.
20. (d) If the given statement happens to come to effect the distortion created by the cement companies can be
countered and the complete issue of emissions can be addressed in one place.
With this understanding, option (d) comes out as the correct answer.
21. (a) From the 1st paragraph of the passage it can be inferred that the budget aims to fulfil all the requisites of the
industrial requirements and not of the environment.
Though, by the second point of the author, it becomes clear, that the budget had the headline of environment
protection, yet no substantial measures have been taken to do so.
Hence, option (a) fits perfectly.
22. (c) The 1st paragraph starts with the shortfall on environmental issues and moves further towards explaining 3
points of the budget related to the same topic.
Option (c) best explains the purpose of the paragraph and hence, it is the correct answer.
23. (d) The initial part of the statement states that the government supports chemical free farming but the latter
part of the statement says that the same government even gave a subsidy for the same.
If subsidy is being given it would promote more usage but the government itself states that it supports, the
contrary.
Hence, this is an irony that can be made from the passage.
24. (d) Form the reading of the passage it becomes clear that the author does not support the budget and he feels
that there are flaws in it.
The last 3 paragraphs of the passage it becomes clear that the author has produced counter statements to
make his point.
This option (d) best explains the point of the author and is the correct answer.
25. (d) The blank makes a comparison between ‘budget for farm-level’ and ‘mega-projects’. Since the term mega-
projects itself makes it clear that the project would be giant in nature hence, the other would be small
compared to it.
Hence, minuscule is the correct term to use.
26. (d) The rest of the options can be corroborated from the passage. But Statement (d) cannot be stated to be
true. The statement that ‘Spotify will go down’ has not been mentioned in the passage but a case where it
might happen is mentioned.
Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.
27. (a) The correct answer can be corroborated from the 1st and the 2nd paragraph of the passage.
The author is unwilling to throw away the CDs as one can infer that he is attached to and believes that there
might be a chance of revival.
The rest of the options cannot be corroborated from the passage.
28. (b) The author mentions vinyl in the 4th paragraph to create an analogy between the CDs and the vinyl in
terms of revival.
Both these have been mentioned in the passage to show similarity in terms of getting outdated and then
coming back into the mainstream.
The rest of the options are vague and hence, can be eliminated.
29. (a) Option A can be inferred from the passage. Refer to the lines of the 5th paragraph, “And in the US, CD
sales increased last year for the first time in 17 years, though this was almost entirely due to the Adele album”
One can infer that it was because the artist launched his music on CDs that caused the increase in sales of it.
The rest of the options can be eliminated.
30. (c) The term ‘perennial’ means “Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time.”
31. (c)
32. (c)
33. (d)
34. (a)
35. (c)
36. (c)
37. (b)
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38. (c)
39. (d)
40. (a)
41. (c)
42. (d)
43. (b)
44. (a)
45. (c)
46. (c)
47. (a)
48. (a)
49. (d)
50. (b)
51. (d)
52. (b)
53. (d)
54. (b)
55. (c)
56. (d)
57. (a)
58. (c)
59. (d)
60. (b)
61. (d)
62. (b)
63. (d)
64. (a)
65. (a)
66. (d) Facts given are not enough to show that Tilak is liable for the death of Kashika. So, option D is the correct
choice.
67. (d) The facts given in the above question does not amount to cruelty as in disagreements does not amount to
cruelty and Girish can be held liable for Bigamy. So, D is the correct option.
68. (d) Girish can be held liable for bigamy but the facts does not show cruelty, so Girish cannot be held liable
under section 498-A. Therefore, Option D is the correct choice.
69. (b) Self Explanatory.
70. (d) As it is stated in the passage “This was specified in the case of B.S. Joshi v. the State of Haryana (2003)
cautioned against taking a hyper-technical view of this Section. That being said, the increasing misuse of this Section
to settle personal scores also warrants due attention. Courts must carefully decide whether a case of cruelty is
substantial enough and has enough evidence to necessitate prosecution or not.” So, option D is the correct choice.
71. (d) Nothing related to the appeal is given in the passage. So, option D is the right choice.
72. (c) All the statements are correct.
73. (c) Rajshree will succeed because she is entitled to get 180 days leave.
74. (d) The passage is silent on what will happen in case of an employee on contractual basis. So the above
situation can be inferred from the passage.
75. (d) As it is stated in the passage “The law is limited in its implications and application as it is applicable to
organizations and establishments with 10 employees or more.” So, Vibha will not succeed.
76. (d) Anything related to the above situation is not given in the passage. So, the above situation cannot be
inferred from the passage.
77. (d) Anything related to the above situation is not given in the passage. So, the above situation cannot be
inferred from the passage.
78. (b) This period of 26 weeks is the third highest in the world.
79. (d) All the statements are correct.
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80. (d) As it is stated in the passage “the National Green Tribunal has not been given the powers to hear any cases
relating to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and various laws enacted by States
relating to forests, tree preservation and various other laws”. So, option D is the correct choice.
81. (d)
82. (a) Shubh will succeed because the company hadn’t adhered to the principles of pre-voyage due diligence
despite having sufficient time.
83. (d) Anything related to the above situation is not given in the passage. So, it cannot be inferred from the
passage.
84. (d) Article 48A states that Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild
life The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild
life of the country.
85. (a) Adarsh Kumar Goel is the chairman of National Green Tribunal.
86. (c) Justice Kuldip Singh came to be known as the “green judge” after he decided a number of PILs on
environmental issues.
87. (b) Rule 2 is clear – that the wounded and sick would be cared for by the party which has them in its power
(custody). Hence, (b).
88. (d) Same logic as the previous question – the state has the duty to care for all sick and wounded, irrespective
of who they are.
89. (d) Same logic as the previous question – the state has the duty to care for all sick and wounded, irrespective
of who they are (even if they are civilians).
90. (d) Same logic as the previous question – the state has the duty to care for all sick and wounded, irrespective
of who they are (even if they are civilians). The big, red plus-sign is a sign of a red cross.
91. (a) “In either case, the persons protected by the Red Cross or the white flag are expected to maintain
neutrality, and may not engage in warlike acts themselves; engaging in war activities under a white flag or a red
cross is itself a violation of the laws of war.”
92. (c) The dam provided power to anti-aircraft installation, thereby making it a military objective
93. (b) The cable-car system is certainly a military objective given the advantages it offers to whoever occupies the
top of the hill. However, given that it is civilian infrastructure, any damage to it must be proportional. Thus, if
simply shutting it off is a possibility, then the armed forces should have taken that possibility rather than
completely destroying it.
94. (b) It is only (b) that is certainly a legitimate military objective. (a) and (c) may or may not military objective
depending on the use they are put to.
95. (c) Article 52 only covers situations of war. There is no war in the instant case – it is a friendly military
exercise.
96. (d) Article 52 only covers situations of war. There is no war in the instant case – it is a friendly military
exercise. Thus, none of the above options would affect the conclusion in the previous question.
97. (d) According to the above passage the most appropriate answer is (d) The RTI Act mandates that the Public
Information Officers provide information to RTI applicants within 30 days of their request (as mentioned in the
passage). The PIO is the first person to whom RTI request will go to and they have to respond within 30 days
of such request.
98. (c) According to the above passage the most appropriate answer is (c) The Bill empowers the central
government to notify the term of office of Information Commissioners. Further, the salaries, allowances, and
other terms and conditions of service of the central and state CIC and ICs will be determined by the central
government.
99. (c) According to the above passage the most appropriate answer is(c) that, ‘Public Authorities’ include bodies
of self-government established under the Constitution, or under any law or government notification. A
panchayat is a local self-governing body and hence falls within the definition of public authorities. Hence, a RTI
can be filed for disclosure of the money received by the panchayat.
100. (c) According to the above passage the most appropriate answer is (c) as in the first paragraph talks about the
inter-linkages of fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression and RTI. It states that fundamental
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context of the passage, Vidhi can file a PIL citing violation of her Fundamental right to freedom of speech and
expression.
101. (c) According to the above passage the most appropriate answer is (c) the author argues that as the Supreme
Court has already through a gamut of decisions held that the right is a part of the free-speech guarantee
provided under the Constitution, citizens always had the Right to Information as part of the Fundamental Right
to freedom of speech and expression and it was not conferred upon the citizens through the RTI Act in 2005.
102. (a) The judgment set off a political battle as well as a controversy about the extent to which courts can
interfere in Muslim personal law.
103. (d) Khan‘s/opposition argument was supported by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board which contended
that courts cannot take the liberty of interfering in those matters that are laid out under Muslim Personal Law,
adding it would violate The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937.
104. (b) In case the woman is pregnant, the period caries on until the childbirth.
105. (d)
106. (b) The sentence implies that Atkinson's book, instead of the readership, is benefitted from the recent
scholarship. The details of the process are not known to us. Hence, the correct answer is B.
107. (b) "...two books exemplify both old and new tropes.” The two books being referred to are James Donovan’s
Shoot for the Moon and Eight Years to the Moon by Nancy Atkinson. Donovan's book is described as “...a by-
the-numbers retelling that is also a familiar one…" We can infer that this method of writing a linear narrative
that is known to most people, has been used multiple times in the past.
The passage also states that “The overall beats of Donovan’s story will be familiar to many.” The character of
von Braun is then immediately introduced. Donovan describes him as the chief architect but glosses over the
fact that while von Braun is familiar to many, his history as an ex-SS officer is not well known. Hence, the
correct answer is B.
108. (b) The passage states that von Braun was "...captured by Americans after World War II." But later, “...he
directed the project to develop the giant Saturn V rocket that sent Apollo to the Moon.”
This could've happened only when von Braun was no longer in captivity. Even though there are no direct
statements provided in the paragraph, we can look at the chain of events and make an educated guess that von
Braun exchanged his knowledge for his freedom. The given inference is probably true. Hence, the correct
answer is B.
109. (b) The labour for V2 was provided by slave prisoners in Nazi concentration camps, which means that they
never needed to be paid. Going by just this information, we can say that labour costs wasn't very high. Also,
labour costs alone don't make a project ambitious. Hence, the correct answer is B.
110. (b) Both options B & C are criticised by the author. The author calls the ending abrupt. They also imply that it
could've been elaborated further rather than ending on a pithy note.
“Although Donovan glosses over this, von Braun’s team’s culpability for crimes against humanity is fundamental
to any reckoning with the legacy of Apollo." This shows that the author is criticising Donovan on the more
grim aspects of von Braun’s past, namely his involvement in the V2 rockets.
Hence, the correct answer is B.
111. (b) Option A: This option is incorrect, as the author talked about the reasons of the natural gas price hike but
the baseline for the passage is the natural gas price hike and possible sustainable response to it.
Option B: This option is correct, as the whole passage is based on the agenda of the natural gas price hike.
Refer to these lines-
The natural gas crisis has highlighted the bumps on the road to the green transition. Leaders will have to work
together to smoothen these bumps especially those created by our continued dependence on fossil fuels.
Time may need to be set aside to discuss how best governments can help each other stay on the “green”
course and also manage shorter-term political compulsions.
Option C: This option is incorrect, this statement is part of the passage but not the whole agenda. Refer to
these lines-
The price increase would incentivise companies to jack up the production of natural gas, and consumers would
switch to the cheaper alternatives of coal (and even oil) and conserve demand. Such a market-led response
would, however, render hollow the commitments to phase out coal and limit the production of fossil fuel and
call into question the targets for achieving net-zero carbon emissions.
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Option D: This option is incorrect, again this is a part of the passage and an assumption of why the world
leaders are meeting.
112. (d) Option D- This option is correct, as all the above options can be good options for a sustainable response to
leverage this price shock as stated by the author. Refer to these lines-
The sustainable response would be to leverage this price shock to improve energy efficiency, intensify demand
conservation, intervene to prevent the switch to coal and increase investments in battery and storage
technology and transmission infrastructure to scale up solar and wind energy supplies. This would, however,
leave unaddressed the hardships faced by consumers from power cuts and higher fuel costs.
113. (a) Option A- This option is correct, this is one of the possible economic blockers on the supply side of the
market
Options B, C & D- These options are incorrect, as they are the micro factor for the increase in demand for
natural gas in few countries. Refer to these lines-
On the demand side, the strongest driver has been the global economic recovery. Added to that are the micro
factors of the drop in hydropower in Brazil and China because of drought, the reduction in wind power
because of unfavourable wind conditions in the North Sea and the underperformance of nuclear reactors in
Europe. The severe summer heat in the US, Europe and China has also been a factor.
114. (c) Option A- This option is incorrect, as this is one of the reasons for the natural gas price surge.
Option B- This option is incorrect, again as this is one of the reasons for the natural gas price surge.
Option C- This option is correct, the author shared 3 reasons for the natural gas price surge i.e. The interplay
of demand, supply and Geopolitics. Refer to these lines-
There are many reasons for this price surge, but they distil down to the perennial influencers of the energy
market — the interplay of demand, supply and geopolitics.
Option D- This option is incorrect, as this is another reason for the natural gas price surge.
115. (c) Option A- This option is incorrect because it’s not a regular meet as mentioned by the author. The
assembly is planned for the current situation faced by countries.
Option B- This option is incorrect; this could be one of the points of discussion among the leaders but not the
main agenda for the assembly.
Option C- This option is correct; the statement is correct the global leaders are planning to meet to discuss
how to tackle the current natural gas price hike situation and help each other stay on the “green” course.
Refer to these lines-
World leaders will assemble in Glasgow next month for COP 26. On paper, at least, they are aligned on the
nature of the climate crisis and the steps that must be taken to address it. The hope is they will convert this
alignment into tangible action. The natural gas crisis has highlighted the bumps on the road to the green
transition. Leaders will have to work together to smoothen these bumps especially those created by our
continued dependence on fossil fuels. Time may need to be set aside to discuss how best governments can
help each other stay on the “green” course and also manage shorter-term political compulsions.
Option D- This option is incorrect, again this is one of the topics to discuss in the assembly but the main
agenda is to work together to smoothen these bumps especially those created by our continued dependence
on fossil fuels.
116. (a) Option A: This option is correct, In the whole passage the author seems worried about the end of WFH
time. Refer to these lines-
An air of provisionality hangs heavy around all of them, fingers crossed that the dip in cases will outlast the
festival season. But either way, as more and more companies complete vaccination drives, white-collar
employees are now asking if this is the beginning of the end of WFH.
Option B: This option is incorrect, This was a part of the passage but not the central idea on which the
passage was written. Refer to these lines-
If the future of work is hybrid, and the many unknowns make for anxiety, the upsides are equally notable. With
a recent survey by a recruitment firm suggesting that the India Inc hiring from locations other than where it
has offices has shot up to 35% from just about 5% pre-pandemic, folks from Tier II and III cities could see an
expansion of good opportunities right where they are. The history of work shows that every age expresses
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of us are in the office and some at home, we can happily continue hybrid meetings interlaced with, ‘Can you
hear me?’
Option C: This option is incorrect, again this was a part of the passage and not the agenda on which the
Passage was written.
Option D: This option is incorrect, nowhere it has been discussed. The whole passage was about the positive
impacts of WFH and the end of it.
117. (d) Option D- This option is correct, All the above options i.e. A, B, C are acknowledged as positive impacts of
WFH. WFH helped the employers to risen the employee’s satisfaction levels. Refer to these lines-
With a recent survey by a recruitment firm suggesting that the India Inc hiring from locations other than where
it has offices has shot up to 35% from just about 5% pre-pandemic, folks from Tier II and III cities could see
an expansion of good opportunities right where they are. The history of work shows that every age expresses
sorrowful nostalgia for bygone conditions, yet this does not preclude job satisfaction levels from rising.
118. (a) Option A- This option is correct; this statement can be inferred from the passage quite easily. The author
shared how WFH is creating a positive impact on people. Refer to these lines-
With a recent survey by a recruitment firm suggesting that the India Inc hiring from locations other than where
it has offices has shot up to 35% from just about 5% pre-pandemic, folks from Tier II and III cities could see
an expansion of good opportunities right where they are. The history of work shows that every age expresses
sorrowful nostalgia for bygone conditions, yet this does not preclude job satisfaction levels from rising.
Option B- This option is incorrect, this is the central idea, the baseline of the passage but can’t be aligned as
just something that can be inferred from the passage.
Option C- This option is incorrect; the passage doesn’t differentiate much on WFO vs WFH but shares
positive impacts of WFH.
Option D- This option is incorrect; this statement is just a part of the passage and can’t be just inferred. Refer
to these lines-
Diversity has acquired a new face in companies – some employees are working entirely on-site, others entirely
at home, and still others in hybrid mode, clocking in only select days or hours at the physical office.
119. (c) Option A- This option is incorrect, the author nowhere talked about the government policies in the
passage.
Option B- This option is incorrect; cases of corona are less is half of the reason why the author is worried that
the WFH will end soon.
Option C- This option is correct, the end of WFH could be because of the two reasons that the dip in cases
will outlast the festival season and as they are getting employees vaccinated. Refer to these lines-
But either way, as more and more companies complete vaccination drives, white-collar employees are now
asking if this is the beginning of the end of WFH.
Option D- This option is incorrect, as this statement is not discussed in the passage. The statement is directing
towards a negative situation whereas the actual scenario is different.
120. (b) Option A- This option is incorrect, as the author nowhere talked about the relationship between the
employer and employee rather discussed how both the categories got a positive change from the prevailing
situation.
Option B- This option is correct, the author shared the major benefit that both employee and employer got
from this is better work-life balance the latter, cutting costs. Refer to these lines-
What bears reminding is that the experiment that was forced upon us all early last year was one that select
employees and managers had been pushing long before the pandemic. If the former were pursuing a better
work-life balance the latter, cutting costs.
Option C- This option is incorrect, as in this statement only the benefit of an employee is written but the
author says exactly different.
121. (d) Let’s use elimination of the options to get the correct answer.
To reject option A, refer to the excerpt from the passage:
“Along with water, asteroids might even have brought the ingredients of life to Earth in the form of so-called
‘prebiotic’ molecules, including amino acids and as recently found, components of proteins and sugars.”
It has been mentioned that ‘components of proteins and sugars’ were brought by asteroids and not that
Asteroids are the only components of proteins and sugars.
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To reject option B, refer to the excerpt from the passage:
“There are millions of them, the vast majority orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter in a band called the
‘Main Belt.”
The fact that, Asteroids are the part of Main-Belt which caused the disappearance of dinosaurs has not been
mentioned anywhere in the passage.
Option C can be rejected very easily because ‘iron’ has not been anywhere mentioned in the passage.
Option D the right answer because in the whole passage the author is talking about asteroids, their delayed
mining, their importance in the thriving of mankind and also how they formed what they are capable of doing
all these details indicate that the author is talking about the significance of asteroids for survival of mankind.
122. (b) Statement I can’t be the correct answer because in the given statement ‘developments’ have not been
mentioned so it can not be the correct answer.
“The asteroids – dark, misshapen rocks, hard to see and hard to find – have long flown beneath our notice.
But that was a mistake. They have a crucial role to play in the future of our species – in fact, the survival and
flourishing of humanity are tied up with asteroids.”
Statement III cannot be the correct answer because it overplays the idea way too much given in the passage.
Having an idea about asteroids makes us one step closer towards knowing not only solar system’s origin but
also mankind’s origin as well. But this statement suggests that the flourishing future is not possible without
asteroids which has not been said by the author.
Statement II is the correct answer refer to the lines from the passage:
“The asteroids – dark, misshapen rocks, hard to see and hard to find – have long flown beneath our notice.
But that was a mistake. They have a crucial role to play in the future of our species – in fact, the survival and
flourishing of humanity are tied up with asteroids.”
This means that Asteroids are very critical for our generations in future and to support this fact the author has
also said that the survival and flourishing of mankind go hand in hand, since these two are closely related
survival of humanity is possible with more and more learning about asteroids their history, their past, their
phenomenon and everything about them.
123. (c) Option A is incorrect because nowhere in the passage it is mentioned or even implied that people or
research scientists were not curious to know the history or origin of asteroids or about their very nature or
characteristics.
Option B is incorrect because, as per the context, it is exactly opposite of what has been mentioned in the
passage as grotesque means ‘deformed’ while as per the excerpt in the passage: “For much of the space age,
asteroids were ignored in favour of the far more glamorous planets, and the Moon.”
So, this option cannot be inferred from the passage, this is something that is not asked in the question. The
question is asking the meaning of the given statement. Since option B is stating the opposite of the given
statement it is not the right answer.
Option C is the right answer as it has been explored time and again by the author in the passage. You can
look at the given below excerpts to verify the same:
I. Asteroids are the remnants of our solar system’s youthful exuberance, the leftover crumbs from when the
planets formed. For much of the space age, asteroids were ignored in favour of the far more glamorous
planets, and the Moon.
II. The asteroids – dark, misshapen rocks, hard to see and hard to find – have long flown beneath our notice.
But that was a mistake.
124. (c) For statement I we can refer to the line from the passage:
“Learning more about asteroids means learning more about our origins.”
So, it is clearly stating that the more we study about asteroids the more we’ll get to learn about our own
roots, origin, so this can be inferred from the passage only.
For statement II we can definitely refer to the line from the passage:
“As the dinosaurs would attest, our planet occasionally gets hit.”
As per the passage, the dinosaurs witnessed how our planet i.e., the planet in which we live sometimes got hit
by asteroids.
While statement III cannot be inferred from the passage, this is something that is asked in the question. The
question is asking the meaning of the given statement. So, even though the statement is mentioning the
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asteroids resources, this is not mentioned in the passage anywhere hence qualifying as a suitable answer
choice for the given question.
125. (d) Options A can be clearly rejected because it doesn’t go anywhere near the sentiment that the paragraph II
conveys. This can be judged by the noticing the adjective ‘safer’ which has not even given in the II paragraph.
For option B, consider the excerpt that lies the passage:
“Untangling the eventful history of the solar system is easier with asteroids because they’re unsullied envoys
from those turbulent early times. Unlike the planets, nothing much has happened to the asteroids in the past
few billion years.”
Which clearly indicates that the author is of the opinion that if you want to solve the mystery of the solar
system it will be easily solved with the help of asteroids as they are untainted from the time when our solar
system was getting formed, While other planets got tarnished and blemished comparatively, asteroids are not
harmed that much.
For option C consider the line from the passage:
“Unlike the planets, nothing much has happened to the asteroids in the past few billion years.”
Asteroids are very old, de facto older than the Earth and over a very long period of time they were not much
affected by any phenomenon and remained nearly same as before. So, the author is talking about its tough or
solid nature.
Since both B and C can be inferred from the passage the correct answer will be option D.
126. (c) The passage clearly in the first paragraph states: “Frances Haugen, an induvial who worked at the social-
media giant Facebook, recently testified in front of a Senate, highlighting Facebook’s “moral bankruptcy”
and the firm’s downplaying of its harmful impact, including fanning teenage depression and ethnic
violence.” Thus, option C is the correct choice.
The rest of the options are not mentioned anywhere in the passage.
127. (c) Reason: The passage states that “For example, the new law can bar the collection of data from
children under the age of 13…..other legislative proposals take aim at manipulative marketing and
design features that make social media so addictive for the young.” This makes statement I and II true.
However, statement III is not mentioned in the passage. Thus, option C is the correct answer.
128. (d) Option A is false as popular public is suspected ‘Facebook of two-faced toxicity’. Option B is not
mentioned in the passage. The passage does not show any direct connection stated in option C. Thus, the only
option which works is option D. The passage also states that “The firm has survived scandals before. The
American Congress has repeatedly called in tech bosses for angry questioning and public shaming without
taking direct action afterwards. No laws were changed to rein in the company’s misbehaviour”.
129. (c) Option C is the correct answer.
Option A is true: “Frances Haugen, an individual who worked at the social-media giant Facebook”
Option B is true: “That changed when Ms. Haugen released a trove of corporate documents to the regulators”
Option C is False: “Facebook’s own private research, for example, found that its photo-sharing site, Instagram,
worsened teens’ suicidal thoughts and eating disorders”
Option D is True: Social media’s harmful effects on children and teenagers are a concern that transcends
partisanship and is easier to understand than the earlier cases of sneaky data-gathering, viral misinformation
and other social-networking sins.
130. (a) The given passage talks about the importance of healthcare in a country. The passage takes the example of
India and states how good health is a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution. The passage states that
the most important capital that India has is its population. For India to be developed and prosperous it needs a
healthy population. This in turn will create a worker base who are able to work at optimum levels and drive-
up production. So, this makes healthcare important as it would ensure a healthy population which in turn
would progress economic development. This has been summarized in statement I making it the correct
answer.
Statement II is talking about UNs opinion regarding the population of a country and what it needs as per
sustainable development goals and hence is not correct for the given question.
Statement III points out the main role of primary health care and hence is not correct for the given question.
131. (c) The passage clearly states – ‘Presently healthcare in India is lagging on accessibility, affordability as well as
quality especially for the socio-economically marginalized sections of its society.’
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From the above sentence it can be inferred that the poor people in India have low access to healthcare. The
healthcare is not affordable and also of lower quality. Hence, statement III correctly states the relationship
between India’s poor population and the present healthcare system in the country. So, option C is the correct
answer.
132. (d) The given passage talks about the importance of healthcare in a country. The passage takes the example of
India and states how good health is a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution. The passage states that
the most important capital that India has is its population. For India to be developed and prosperous it needs a
healthy population. This in turn will create a worker base who are able to work at optimum levels and drive-
up production.
Option A is a conjecture. Through India’s example, it would be wrong to arrive at the conclusion that all
developing countries have similar conditions related to healthcare.
Option B is false with respect to the passage as the passage does not talk about population growth.
Option C is false as it is a general statement which expresses a sentiment and not related to the passage.
Option D is true as the passage states – ‘… it must take care of the most important of its resources i.e. its
human capital. India is on the cusp of demographic dividend with the economically productive (15-59 years of
agE. portion of its population going above the 60% mark.’
So, option D is the correct answer.
133. (b) Refer to the following lines – “Therefore, healthcare is of paramount importance for an individual to lead a
fulfilling life, and also for the whole nation to progress.”
Throughout the passage the author has put Healthcare at the top most ingredient for a nations development
and progress. But if there is a country which is more developed even without a good health care system then
this will weaken the authors argument.
134. (d) Only options I, II & III are correct. The reasons are as follows:
I: Blue Planet 2 made case for widespread harm caused by microplastics. The image of the plastic as
inauthentic and ugly had already existed. So, option I is false.
II: If Europeans were as concerned as the statement implies, they would not only forego plastic bags but also
buy fuel-efficient cars. But they do only do the former, and not the latter. The author chalks it up to plastic
pollution being an eyesore. So, option II is false.
III: Breaking down large plastic products is one of the ways microplastics are formed, not the only one. Some
microplastics are directly manufactured. So, option III is false.
Hence, the correct answer is D.
135. (c) “The perception of plastics as ugly, unnatural, inauthentic and disposable is not new. Visible plastic pollution
is an old complaint…” and “Unlike other kinds of pollution, plastic is an eyesore” show that the visible nature
of the plastic compels people to be more conscious of their refuse. But, microplastics do not have this
advantage and are often ignored. Hence, the correct answer is C.
Solutions for Questions 136 to 140:

136. (a) Total Population of Island : male Population of Tribe X

= 1600: 900 = 16.9
137. (b)
Total Male population in the Island = 1150
Total no. of X tribe in the island = 900
900
 Required percentage = 1150 × 100 = 78.26%
138. (c) Female population is less than Male population by = 1150 − 450 = 700
139. (d) People above age 18 = 0.58 × 1600 = 928
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100
= (900 − 250) × 250 = 260%

Solutions for Questions 141 to 145:

Candidate A B C Total

Round 1 490 350 340 1180

Round 2 177 413 590 1180

Total 667 763 930 2360

141. (a) In first round A got 490 votes. Which is 40% more than the number of votes B.
Therefore no. of votes of B = 350
The number of votes C got in 2𝑛𝑑 round is 590
The ratio of number of votes A, B and C got in 2nd round is 3: 7: 10
 In 2𝑛𝑑 round number of votes of A = 177 [∵ 10𝑥 = 590, 𝑥 = 59]
Number of votes of B = 413
Hence total number of votes = 1180 + 1180 = 2360
142. (c) Total votes of A = 667
Total votes of B = 763
Total votes of C = 930
 Candidate, who lost the election is A
40
143. (c) Number of people who can’t cast their votes = 2360 × 60 = 1573
667
144. (a) Required ratio = 763
145. (d) % of votes of winning candidate with total votes of both losing candidates
930×100 930×100
= = = 65.03%
667+763 1430

Solutions for Questions 146 to 150:

Company A B C D Total

Shirt 140 240 180 440 1000

T- Shirt 120 192 210 320 842

Total 260 432 390 760 1842

Number of shorts produced by D = 440

Number of T-shirts produced by D = 320
Since ratio of number of shirts produced by B and number of t-shirts Produced by D is 3: 4
Number of shirts produced by B = 240
Since ratio of number of shirts produced by D and number of T-shirts produced by A 11: 3
Number of T-shirts produced by A = 120
Let the number of T-shirts produced by C be 𝑥
𝑥
𝑥 − 7 = 180
6𝑥
= 180
7
180×7
𝑥= 6
= 210
Let the number of T-shirt produced by B be Y

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25
𝑦+ 𝑦 = 240
100
5𝑦
4
= 240

240×4
𝑦= 5
= 192
146. (b) Shirts produced by A : T-shirts produced by B = 35: 48 = 140: 192
147. (c) T-shirts sold by D are more than shirts sold by C by
(320−180)×100 140
= = × 100 = 77.77%
180 180
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148. (a) Shirt produced by E= 140 × 15 = 205
T-shirt produced by E = 320 × 0.6875 = 220
220−205
T-shirts sold are more than shirt by = 205
× 100 = 7.3%
149. (c) Shirts sold by C and D = 180 + 440 = 620
T-shirts sold by B and C = 210 + 192 = 402
Difference = 620 − 402 = 218
1000+842 1842
150. (a) Required average = = = 921
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