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UPSC CSAT – TEST 7 – LEVEL 2
PASSAGE - 1
Historians often refer to the period
between the late 1800s and the early
1900s as the “Age of Imperialism.” During
this time, powerful European nations
expanded their empires by taking control
of other countries and territories. This
expansion was fueled by a desire for
resources and power, as well as a belief in
the superiority of European culture.
1. Which of the following statements best
summarizes the main idea of the
passage?
a) The “Age of Imperialism” was a time of
expansion and conquest for powerful
European nations.
b) The expansion of European empires
during the late 1800s and early 1900s
was driven by a desire for resources,
power, and a belief in the superiority of
European culture.
c) Historians refer to the period between
the late 1800s and the early 1900s as
the “Age of Imperialism.”
d) European nations believed that their
culture was superior to that of the
countries and territories they
conquered.
PASSAGE - 2
In recent years, there has been a
growing interest in sustainable fashion,
which aims to reduce the environmental
impact of the fashion industry. This
movement includes a focus on using eco-
friendly materials, reducing waste, and
promoting ethical labor practices.
2. Which of the following is an
assumption underlying the movement
for sustainable fashion?
a) Consumers are willing to pay higher
prices for sustainably produced
clothing.
b) All materials currently used in the
fashion industry have a negative
impact on the environment.
c) It is possible to create high-quality,
stylish clothing using only eco-friendly
materials.
d) Labor practices in the fashion industry
are currently unethical.
PASSAGE -3
The music of the Romantic era, which
flourished in the 19th century, was
characterized by a focus on emotion,
imagination, and individualism.
Composers of this period often used
unconventional structures and harmonies,
and incorporated elements of folk music
and other non-classical forms.
3. Which of the following is an example of
a musical technique used by Romantic-
era composers?
a) Writing music that follows strict rules of
form and structure.
b) Using simple harmonies and melodies
that are easy to follow.
c) Incorporating folk music and other non-
classical forms into their compositions.
d) Focusing on mathematical precision
and complexity in their music.
 PASSAGE - 4 7. Consider the following sequence: 5, 5, 11,
10, 23, 17, 47, 26
Climate change is one of the Which one of the following numbers does
greatest challenges facing the world not fit the pattern?
today. Its effects are widespread and far- a) 17 b) 23
reaching, including rising sea levels, more c) 47 d) 26
frequent and severe weather events, and
8. What is the angle between the clock hands
the displacement of millions of people.
at 8:30?
4. Which of the following can be inferred a) 75° b) 92°
from the passage? c) 135° d) 97.5°
a) Climate change will have no significant 9. Anbu visits the library every 8th day,
impact on the world. Vishnu visits every 15th day, and Ram
b) Climate change will only affect coastal visits every 12th day. If all three of them
regions. met at the library on a Tuesday, on which
c) Climate change is a global problem day of the week will all three of them meet
that affects many aspects of life. again?
d) Climate change is a problem that only a) Monday b) Wednesday
affects developed countries. c) Friday d) Sunday

PASSAGE - 5 10. What is the remainder when 123456789 is

Many people believe that it is
important to eat a balanced diet that
includes a variety of different foods. This
can help ensure that the body receives all
of the nutrients it needs to function
properly.
5. Which of the following is the best
definition of a “balanced diet” in the
context of the passage?
a) A diet that includes a wide variety of
different foods.
b) A diet that is high in fat and sugar.
c) A diet that includes only raw fruits and
vegetables.
d) A diet that excludes all animal
products.
6. In a certain code, "NUMBERS" is
written as “MUNREBS”. Based on this
coding scheme, how would
"ALGEBRA" be written?
a) GLABREA b) GLARBEA
c) GLAREBA d) GLAERBA
divide by 99?
(a) 67 (b) 27
(c) 8 (d) 49
11. In a class, teacher announced the
students to bring chocolates on next day
for an annual day function. Roll number 1
brought one Bag which has box which has
one chocolate. Roll number 2 brought two
bags, each bag has two boxes, each box
has two chocolates, Roll number 3 brought
three bags, each bag has three boxes
each box has three chocolates. and so on.
The total number of chocolates collected
by the teacher is 2025. How many
students are there in the class?
(a) 9 (b) 10
(c) 8 (d) 12
12. Rs. 5783 is divided among Kalaya, Beam,
and Chutki in such a way that if Rs. 28, Rs.
37 and Rs 18 be deducted from their
respective shares, they have money in the
ratio 4 : 6 : 9. Find Kalaya’s share.
(a) Rs. 1256 (b) Rs. 1228
(c) Rs. 1456 (d) Rs. 1084
13. Rs. 3650 is divided among 4 Boys, 3 girls
and 5 Teachers such that 3 Teachers get
as much as 2 Girls and 3 Boys as much as
2 Teachers. Find the share of a Girl.
(a) 300 (b) 450
(c) 475 (d) None of these
14. The strength of a school increases and
decreases in every alternate year by 10%.
It started with increase in 2010. Then the
strength of the school in 2013 as
compared to that in 2010 was :
a) Increased by 8.9%
b) Decreased by 8.9%
c) Increased by 9.8%
d) Decrease by 9.8%
15. There are two identical cakes. Ram gets
37.5% of the first cake and 56.25% of the
second cake. Shyam orders a full cake for
himself. Find the value of (Difference in the
amount of cake Shyam and Ram
have)/(Weight of one cake).
(a) 1/16 (b) 1/8
(c) 3/16 (d) 1/4
16. There are 800 students in class X of a
school. Out of them, 51% students passed
in English, 48% students passed in
Economic and 34% students passed in
Hindi. 15% of students passed in English
and Economics, 10% of students passed
in English and Hindi and 13% of students
passed in Economics and Hindi. Then,
what is the number of students who are
passed in all three subjects?
(a) 40 (b) 56
(c) 44 (d) 60
17. What day of the week fell on October 10,
2001, if May 10, 1997, was a Monday?
a) Sunday b) Thursday
c) Friday d) Saturday
18. What was the day on August 15, 1947?
a) Friday b) Saturday
c) Thursday d) Wednesday
PASSAGE - 6
The Internet has revolutionized the
way we communicate and access
information. It has made it possible for
people around the world to connect with
each other instantly and has given us
access to an unprecedented amount of
knowledge.
19. Which of the following can be inferred
from the passage?
a) The Internet has had no impact on the
way we communicate and access
information.
b) The Internet has made it more difficult
for people to connect with each other.
c) The Internet has made it possible for
people around the world to access an
unprecedented amount of knowledge.
d) The Internet is a fad that will soon be
replaced by newer technology.
PASSAGE - 7
Artificial intelligence (AI) has gained
significant prominence in the world of
technology. AI is the simulation of human
intelligence in machines that are
programmed to think and learn like
humans. It involves various subfields,
including machine learning, natural
language processing, and computer
vision. AI has found applications in
numerous sectors, from healthcare to
finance, revolutionizing how tasks are
performed and decisions are made.
One of the key benefits of AI is its ability
to process and analyze vast amounts of
data at an unprecedented speed. AI
systems can identify patterns, make
predictions, and provide valuable
insights. For example, AI can analyze
medical records, diagnostic images, and
genetic data in the healthcare industry to
assist in disease diagnosis and treatment
planning. AI algorithms can analyze
 market trends and historical financial data (d) Eliminating the need for human
to predict investment opportunities and intervention
manage risks effectively. 23. What are some ethical
However, AI also raises concerns and considerations associated with
ethical considerations. The rapid AI?
development of AI has led to discussions (a) Ensuring transparency and
about its impact on jobs and the workforce. fairness in decision-making
While AI has the potential to automate processes
repetitive tasks and improve efficiency, (b) Limiting its applications to the
there are concerns about job displacement healthcare sector
and the need for upskilling workers to (c) Automating all tasks without
adapt to the changing job market. human supervision
Additionally, the ethical implications of AI (d) Ignoring biases in data analysis
are being debated, such as ensuring
transparency and fairness in AI decision- 24. What is the role of AI in the
making processes and addressing biases finance industry?
in data that could perpetuate (a) Analyzing medical records for
discrimination. disease diagnosis
Overall, AI can potentially transform (b) Automating job tasks to replace
various industries and improve the quality human workers
of life. However, it requires careful (c) Analyzing market trends and
consideration of its ethical implications predicting investment opportunities
and the need for responsible development (d) Enhancing communication
and deployment. through natural language processing
20. What is the main objective of
artificial intelligence (AI)? 25. Consider the following matrix:
(a) To simulate human intelligence in
machines 15 27 10 7 ?
(b) To automate repetitive tasks 241 758 113 60 47
(c) To analyze market trends
What is the missing number at "?" in the
(d) To improve the quality of life matrix?
21. Which of the following is a) 4 b) 5 c) 3 d) 6
NOT a subfield of artificial
intelligence? The following questions are based on the
(a) Machine learning information given below:
(b) Natural language processing 1. There is a cuboid whose dimensions
are 4 x 3 x 3 cm.
(c) Computer vision 2. The opposite faces of dimensions 4 x 3
(d) Blockchain technology are coloured yellow.
3. The opposite faces of other
22. What is one of the key dimensions 4 x 3 are coloured red.
benefits of AI? 4. The opposite faces of dimensions 3 x 3
(a) Simulating human emotions are coloured green.
5. Now the cuboid is cut into small cubes
(b) Enhancing job opportunities
of side 1 cm.
(c) Analyzing vast amounts of data
26. How many small cubes will have only two
faces coloured ? 33. A, B, C started a business with their
a) 32 b) 8 investments in the ratio 1:3 :5. After 4
c) 16 d) 24 months, A invested the same amount as
27. How many small cubes have three faces before and B as well as C withdrew half
coloured ? of their investments. The ratio of their
a) 32 b) 16 c) 8 d) 24 profits at the end of the year is :
28. How many small cubes will have no face (a) 1 : 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 4 : 15
coloured ? (c) 3 : 5 : 10 (d) 5 : 6 : 10
a) 4 b) 8 c) 2 d) 0
34. On a test consisting of 75 questions,
29. Which among the following is largest? Priya did more than 50% right answers
1 2−1
(a) 3−2 (b) 2−4 than she had wrong answers. Each
answer was either right or wrong. How
5−6 2−6
(c) 5−5 (d) 4−4 many questions did she answer
correctly?
30. In a camp, the camp master arranged the
(a) 50 (b) 45
students into n rows and n columns to
(c) 42 (d) 40
form a square. But, after arranging them
into n x n square, 23 students are left. 8
35. In a tournament, a team has played 60
more students are needed to complete
matches so far and won 30% of them. If
(n+1) x (n+1) square. What is the total
they win 60% of the remaining matches.
number of students attending the camp?
Their over all win percentage will be 50%.
(a) 279 (b) 248
Suppose if they win 90% of the remaining
(c) 240 (d) 167
matches, then the total number of
31. The speeds of three cars are 40kmph, matches won by the team in the
45kmph and 36kmph respectively. The tournament will be
second car took 20 mins less than that of (a) 54 (b) 108
the third car to reach a certain distance. (c) 84 (d) 126
What is the time taken by the first car, if
that distance is increased by 50%? 36. Three ropes of length 75 cm, 90 cm, 165
(a) 1 hour 35 mins cm are given to a boy. He was asked to
(b) 2 hour 35 mins cut the rope into equal size small ropes
(c) 2 hour 15 mins without any wastage. What is the least
(d) 1 hour 45 mins possible number of pieces he can cut?
(a) 15 (b) 30
32. Three containers A, B and C are having (c) 22 (d) 330
mixtures of milk and water in the ratio of
1 : 5, 3 : 5 and 5 : 7, respectively. If the 37. Kamal wants to cut identical square as
capacities of the containers are in the ratio big as he can from a piece of paper 168
5 : 4 : 5, find the ratio of milk to water, if the mm by 196 mm. What is the area of each
mixtures of all the three containers are square?
mixed together (a) 28 sq.mm (b) 784 sq.mm
(a) 15 : 43 (b) 9 : 17 (c) 56 sq.mm (d) 196 sq.mm
(c) 49 : 112 (d) 53 : 115
38. The LCM of 20% of a, 35% of b and 40%
of c = 𝑥 % of abc. Find 𝑥.
(a) 560 (b) 280
(c) 56 (d) 140
PASSAGE - 8
In the early days of the internet,
many people believed that it would be a
democratizing force that would level the
playing field and give voice to the
underrepresented. However, over time, it
has become clear that the internet has its
own power structures and hierarchies, and
that not everyone has equal access to the
benefits it offers.
39. Which of the following is the best
example of a “power structure” in the
context of the passage?
a) The fact that large companies have
more resources to invest in internet
infrastructure than small companies.
b) The fact that some people have more
followers on social media than others.
c) The fact that some websites rank
higher in search engine results than
others.
d) The fact that some countries have
stricter internet censorship laws than
others.
PASSAGE - 9
In the mid-20th century, the feminist
movement gained significant traction in
the United States. Feminists pushed for
greater equality between men and women
in all aspects of life, including the
workplace. One of the most significant
successes of the movement was the
passage of Title IX, which prohibited
discrimination on the basis of sex in
education programs that receive federal
funding.
40. Which of the following can be inferred
from the passage?
a) Feminists were only concerned with
achieving equality in the workplace.
b) Title IX was the only success of the
feminist movement.
c) The feminist movement gained traction
in the mid-20th century.
d) Title IX applies only to education
programs that receive federal funding.
PASSAGE -10
The Renaissance, a period of great
cultural and intellectual awakening that
occurred in Europe from the 14th to the
17th century, is often considered a turning
point in Western history. It saw a
resurgence of interest in classical art,
literature, and philosophy, as well as the
development of new forms of artistic
expression.
41. Which of the following best
summarizes the main idea of the
passage?
a) The Renaissance was a period of
cultural and intellectual awakening that
occurred in Europe from the 14th to the
17th century.
b) The Renaissance saw a resurgence of
interest in classical art, literature, and
philosophy, as well as the development
of new forms of artistic expression.
c) The Renaissance is often considered a
turning point in Western history.
d) All of the above.
42. How many minutes in total are there in y
months, y weeks, y days, y hours, and y
minutes? (Assume: 1 month = 30 days, 1
week = 7 days, 1 day = 24 hours)
a) 52740y b) 54781y
c) 44460y d) 44461y
43. A clock shows the time as 3:15 PM. What A) 1 only correct
will be the time shown in the mirror image
B) 2 only correct
of this clock?
a) 8:45 PM b) 9:15 PM C) Both 1 and 2 are correct
c) 8:15 AM d) 9:45 AM
D) Neither 1 nor 2 are correct
You are given two identical sequences
49. How many possible values of n are there
in two rows:
with below conditions?
Sequence I 11.5 16.5 24.75 37.125 1. “n” is a positive integer.
2. “n” is less than 40
Sequence II 18.75 28.125 B C 3. “n” is co-prime to 40
A) 12 B) 39
C) 16 D) 24
44. What is the entry in the place of A for the 50. The expenses of Soundar’s IAS
Sequence-II? Academy’ are partly constant and partly
a) 63.27125 b) 63.28125 vary as the number of boys. The
c) 63.28025 d) 63.28215 expenses were Rs. 10,000 for 150 boys
45. Consider the following series: 2, 6, 12, and Rs. 8400 for 120 boys. What will the
20, 30, ... expenses be when there are 330 boys?
What is the next number in the series? (a) 18,000 (b) 19,600
a) 40 b) 42 (c) 22,400 (d) None of these
c) 44 d) 46
51. In the famous “Kribalari” town, there are
46. Consider the following sequence that six men for every five women and ten
follows a certain pattern: children for every nine men. How many
a _ ba _ b _ cb _ c _ ac _ children are there in the town if it has 180
Which one of the following completes the women?
sequence. (a) 530 (b) 570
a) cacaab b) ccaabb
(c) 240 (d) 540
c) ccabcb d) caacba
52. If (P + Q): (Q + R): (R + P) = 3: 9: 8 &
47. A man having 960 sweets. He wanted to
P + Q + R = 80. What is the value of R?
distribute all the sweets to the children
(a) 30 (b) 15
such that each child gets equal number of
(c) 45 (d) 105
sweets and at-least five children get the
sweets. In how many ways he can 53. At the first stop, two-fifths of the total
distribute the sweets? number of passengers in a bus got-down
a) 28 b) 27 from the bus. After another seven
c) 20 d) 24 passengers got-down in the next stop,
half of the original number of passengers
48. Consider the following Statements:
in the bus remained. How many
1. The difference of a three-digit number
(in which each digit is different) and the passengers were there in the bus before
number obtained by reversing its digits is the first stop?
always divisible by 99. a) 70 b) 45
c) 30 d) 66
2. A three-digit number in which all digits
are same, is always divisible by 37.
54. A, B and C met in a temple on Jan 1,
2024. After that A went to the temple in
every 7 days gap. B went to the temple in
every 9 days gap. And C went to the
temple in every 11 days gap. Then on
which day they three go to temple
together the next time?
(a) May 1, 2024
(b) Sep 5, 2025
(c) April 30, 2024
(d) Sep 6, 2025
55. A positive integer “N” has 4 factors. Then
which among the following is/are correct?
1. “N” is a product of two different prime
numbers.
2. “N” is the cube of a prime number.
(a) 1 only correct.
(b) 2 only correct
(c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(d) Either 1 or 2 are correct independently
56. What is the first right most non-zero digit
of the product:
23 x 29 x 37 x 43 x 59 x 64 x 75 x 125 x
35?
A) 3 B) 5
C) 1 D) 4
57. If 2𝑥+2 + 2𝑥−1 = 896 then, what is the
value of n?
A) 8 B) 9
C) 7 D) 6
PASSAGE -11
We are living in the midst of a
great chemical experiment, and some
serious consequences are becoming
apparent to scientists. More than two
billion pounds of chemicals are
spewed into the air each year, which
are brewing a disastrous stew. The
greatest consequences of the
atmosphere crisis may be global
warming and the ozone depletion.
The Earth appears to be warming due
to the greenhouse effect. Scientists
estimate that average temperature
could climb about 20C in 20
years.Global warming is the
predicted result of the greenhouse
effect, created by the greenhouse
gases, such as carbon dioxide and
methane, in the atmosphere. This
change in the global climate would
have disastrous results including
drought, coastal flooding and
increased species extinction. Also,
the scientists have discovered a hole
in the ozone layer. The ozone layer is
the only protection for life on Earth
against deadly ultraviolet radiation
from the Sun. Once the ozone layer
is completely destroyed, all life on
the Earth will cease to exist, killed by
the deadly radiation. The planet will
become a barren rock devoid of all
life. And when this happens the
process of industrialisation would
have to take the blame, which has
resulted in increased use of fossil
fuels such as coal, petroleum and
diesel.
58. Which of the following can be
inferred from the given passage ?
1. The use of all chemical products
should be immediately stopped.
2. Scientists will have a hard time to
estimate the rate of change of
temperature in the years to come
due to enormous changes in the
environment.
3. The environmental disaster in the
future will happen as a result of
increased usage of fossil fuels.
(a) 1 Only
(b) 3 Only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 3
59. Which of the following best
explains the usage of the phrase
brewing a disastrous stew?
a) The continuous rise in the Earth's
temperature has been proved to
be very dangerous
b) Lack of efforts to curb the
greenhouse effects would degrade
the environment in the near future
c) The harmful ultraviolet radiations
are slowly destroying the life on
the Earth
d) The fraternity of scientists has
been opposing the process of
industrialisation
60. Which of the following best
explains the main idea of the
paragraph ?
a) The government has made a
wrong move in
compartmentalising education
b) To highlight the superiority of
India in higher education as
compared to the rest of the world
c) To emphasise more on primary
education rather than higher
education
d) Higher education is important for
the growth of a country
61. Which of the following is the most
likely title to the passage
a) Education—a Fundamental Right
of every child
b) Indian education—an unfortunate
neglect of the primary
education orld
c) Lack of higher education
opportunities in India
d) Importance of higher education in
growth of a country
62. The author has listed the
disadvantages of recycling to
a) explain the reason why recycling
is not a popular option besides
having various positive effects on
the environment
b) give arguments to support the
stopping of the process of
recycling completely
c) predict the effects of stoppage of
recycling on the environment
d) show that there are better options
than recycling available for
utilisation
PASSAGE -12
The current situation in India is
that the growth rate of services has
overtaken both agriculture and
industry and is now contributing to
more than 50% of GDP. The service
sector has the highest growth rate
and is the least volatile sector.
Growth is particularly marked in
public services, IT and financial
services.
63. Choose the word which is
most opposite in meaning to
the word Volatile as used in the
passage.
(a) Erratic (b) Impatient
(c) Stable (d) Solid
The following questions are based
on the information given below:
I. A cuboid shaped wooden block has
6 cm length, 4 cm breadth and 1 cm
height.
II. Two faces measuring 4 cm x 1 cm
are coloured in black.
III. Two faces measuring 6 cm x 1
cm are coloured in red.
IV. Two faces measuring 6 cm x 4
cm are coloured in green.
V. The block is divided into 6 equal
cubes of side 1 cm (from 6 cm side),
4 equal cubes of side 1 cm(from 4
cm side).
64. How many cubes having red, green
and black colours on at least one
side of the cube will be formed ?
a) 2 b) 8
c) 4 d) 0
65. How many small cubes will be Rs.60000. Kamal received Rs.58000
formed ? including 10% of profit as commission for
a) 32 b) 8 managing the business. What amount did
c) 24 d) 16 Kiran receive?
66. How many cubes will have 4 (a) 75000 (b) 72000
coloured sides and two non- (c) 78000 (d) 70000
coloured sides ?
a) 2 b) 8 72. The ratio of the economy and business
c) 4 d) 16 class fares of a flight ticket is 1:4 and that
67. How many cubes will have green of the number of passengers travelling by
colour on two sides and rest of the economy and business classes is 40:1. If
four sides having no colour ? on a day Rs. 1100 are collected as total
a) 32 b) 24 fare, the amount collected from the
c) 8 d) 16 business class passengers is
68. How many cubes will remain if the (a) Rs.800 (b) Rs.1000
cubes having black and green (c) Rs. 440 (d) Rs. 900
coloured are removed ?
73. Rubika got Rs.3000 as his share out of a
a) 32 b) 8
total profit of Rs.4500 which she and Vani
c) 16 d) 24
earned at the end of one year. If Rubika
69. In a Factory 1/3 of the employees are
invested Rs.10000 for 6 months, where
women 1/2 of the women are married and
as Vani invested his amount for the whole
1/3 of the married women have children if
year, what was the amount invested by
3/4 of the men are married and 2/3 of the
Vani?
married men have children what part of
(a) Rs. 1000 (b) Rs. 5000
employees are without children (No two
workers are couple in that Factory)? (c) Rs. 2200 (d) Rs. 2500
A) 11/15 B) 4/5 74. Certain number of students are sits in “n”
C) 13/ 18 D) 5/18 rows, such that two more members sit in
‘(n-1)’th row than ‘n’th row. If totally 91
70. The total men and women population in
students in “n” rows, then what is the total
city increased by 25% from 2000 to 2010.
number of rows?
During the same period, the men
A) 5 B) 6
population increased by 40%. While the
C) 7 D) 4
women population increased by 20%.
From 2010 to 2020, the women 75. In the figure below, what percentage of
population increased by 25%. In 2020, If square region is shaded (black), assume
the women population twice the men that all the stripes are of equal width.
population, then the percentage increase
in the total men and women population in
the city from 2000 to 2020 is
(a) 68.25 (b) 68.75
(c) 68.50 (d) 69.25
71. Kamal started a business with Rs.25000
and after 4 months, Kiran joined him with a) 50% b) 47 1/3%
c) 58 1/3% d) 61%
 PASSAGE -12
Great books do not spring from
something accidental in the great men who
write them. They are the affluence of their
very core, the expression of the life itself of
the authors. And literature cannot be said
to have served its true purpose until it has
been translated into the actual life of him
who reads. It is the vast reservoir of true
ideas and emotions. In a world deprived of
literature, the broad, the noble, the
generous would tend to disappear and life
would be correspondingly degraded
because the wrong idea and the petty
emotion would never feel the upward pull
of the ideas and emotions of genius. Only
by conceiving a society without literature
can it be clearly realized that the function
of literature is to raise the plain towards the
top level of the peaks. Literature exists so
that where a man has lived finely, ten
thousand may afterward live finely. it is a
means of life, it cconcerns the living
essence.
76. How have great books been written?
(a) By men who think too much.
(b) By great men who write them.
(c) By an accidental means.
(d) By men who imagine sometimes.
(a) transfigured (b) transgressed
(c) translated (d) transmuted
79. If a world is deprived of literature, what
would happen to the broad, the noble
and the generous?
(a) They would worry themselves into petty
issues.
(b) They would be living a free life without
care.
(d) They would tend to disappear and life
would be correspondingly degraded.
(d) They would celebrate life.
80. What is the function of literature?
(a) To raise everything so that it does not
sink to the sea level.
(b) To raise the plain above sea level.
(c) To raise the plain towards the top level
of the peaks.
(d) To raise the peaks towards the highest
mountain.

77. What does the words "effluence of

their very core" mean?
(a) Expression which is the outflow from
the heart of the author.
(b) Expression which is the influence from
people's talk.
(c) Expression of things that the author
may have thought of.
(d) Expression that the author wrote
accidentally.

78. Literature cannot be said to have

served its true purpose until it has
been ______ into the actual life of the
person who reads.