Directions for the following 6 (six) items:
Read the following five Passages and answer the items
that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the Passages only.
Passage—1
In India, over the last decade or so, labour has been departing agriculture, but is only going to construction and unregistered manufacturing which are not markedly better jobs. Services, where labour tends to be most productive, are not generating the additional jobs the country needs. India will need 24 million or so jobs over the next decade. The new sector, e-commerce, can at best close only half the jobs gap. Only those sectors that drive domestic demand such as health and education can comfortably fill the other half.
1. Which one of the following is best Implied in the Passage?
Option (1) Strong measures need to be taken to reduce
the rural to urban migration of labour.
Option (2) The working condition in construction and
unregistered manufacturing needs to be improved.
Option (3) service sector has been reducing the
problem of unemployment.
Option (4) Increased social sector spending is
imperative for large-scale job creation.
Correct Answer is: Option (4)
Passage-2
In India, the current focus on the right to privacy is based
on some new realities of the digital age. A right is a substantive right only
if it works in all situations, and for everyone. A right to free expression for
an individual about her exploitation, for instance, is meaningless without
actual availability of security that guarantees that private force cannot be
used to thwart this right. The role of the State, therefore, is not just to
abstain from preventing rightful free expression, but also to actively ensure
that private parties are not able to block it.
1. On the basis of the above Passage, the following
assumptions have been made:
2. State should have some institutions to ensure its
appropriate role in a digital society.
3. State should ensure that private parties do not violate
the citizens' right to privacy.
4. Digital economy is not compatible with the idea of not
violating the citizens’ privacy.
2. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
Option (1) 1 and 2
Option (2) 3 Only
Option (3) 1 and 3
Option (4) 2 only
Correct Answer is: Option (1)
Passage—3
One of the biggest ironies around water is that it comes
from rivers and other wetlands. Yet it is seen as divorced from them. While
water is used as a resource, public policy does not always grasp that it is a
part of the natural ecosystem. Efforts at engineering water systems are thus
efforts at augmenting water supply rather than strengthening the capacities of
ecological systems.
3. Which one of the following is the most logical and
rational inference that can be made from the above Passage?
Option (1) Rivers and other wetlands should be
protected under Ramsar Convention.
Option (2) Engineering water systems should be
modernized and further augmented.
(e) wetlands need to be reinforced as more than just open
sources or water.
Option (4) Water supply should not be free of cost so
as to prevent its misuse or overuse.
Correct Answer is: Option (3)
Passage-4
Asset allocation is the most important investment decision
we will ever make, and sadly, most of us do not give that decision the
importance it deserves. We are adamant about seeking predictability with our
future. We tend to think of investing in risky assets as extremely volatile and
value eroding. We also dislike fluctuating returns and the loss of control of
investment. We think our money is best left idle unproductive but safe. There
is no asset that is risk-free. We could lose our jobs, our homes can lose
value, our banks can go bankrupt, our bonds can default, the government can
collapse and companies we chose fondly may cease to exist. But we cannot live
life assuming that all these extreme events are waiting to happen, and all at
the same time. All these extreme forms or risks we know will not manifest at
the same time.
4. Which one of the following statements best implies the
suggestion given by the author of the Passage?
Option (1) Distribute your wealth across different
kinds of assets so that your risks would be minimized.
Option (2) Risk-taking behaviour should be a
necessary component of your Personality if you want to generate wealth.
Option (3) while making investments, find a
trustworthy asset management organization which would manage your wealth for
you.
Option (4) You should know that investing your money
is a risky business.
Correct Answer is: Option (2)
Passage-5
Although most of the Genetically Modified (GM) crops
cultivated now are genetically engineered for a single trait, in future, crops
genetically engineered for more than one trait will be the norm. Thus,
biotechnology's role in agriculture and the regulation or the same cannot be understood
solely in the context of the current generation of GM crops. Instead, there is
a need to take a comprehensive look, taking into account various aspects,
including socio-economic impacts, so that the potential or the technology can
be harnessed while minimizing negative impacts. Given the importance of
biotechnology in developing varieties that can help in climate change
mitigation and adaptation, not using biotechnology as a part of the climate
change action plan cannot be an option. Domestic regulation of biotechnology
cannot be viewed in isolation of trade policy and obligations under various
international treaties and conventions.
5. with reference to the above Passage, the following
assumptions have been made:
1.Biotechnology regulation is an evolving process.
2.Participation of people is needed in policy decisions
regarding biotechnology regulation.
3.Biotechnology regulation should take into account
socio-economic aspects in decision-making.
4.Wider involvement of political executive in biotechnology
regulation improves its effectiveness in dealing with the country’s trade
Policies and international obligations.
Which of the above assumptions are valid?
Option (1) 1, 2 and 4 only
Option (2) 1 and 3 only
Option (3) 2, 3 and 4 only
Option (4) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer is: Option (2)
6. Which one of the following statements best implies the
crux of the Passage?
Option (1) Precautionary principle is not given
importance in current debate on developing GM crops.
Option (2) Biotechnology is not currently used in
climate change mitigation and adaptation mechanisms.
Option (3) Biotechnology’s role is not confined to
the current priorities of developing GM crops.
Option (4) The negative Impacts of not biotechnology
are properly understood.
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
7. How many zeroes are there at the end of the following
product?
1 x 5 x 10 x 15 x 20 x 25 x 30 x 35 x 40 x 45 x 50 x 55 x 60
Option (1) 10
Option (2) 12
Option (3) 14
Option (4) 15
Correct Answer is:Option
(1)
8. Let XYZ be a three-digit number, where (x + y + Z) is not
a multiple of 3. Then (XYZ + YZX + ZXY) is not divisible by
Option (1) 3
Option (2) 9
Option (3) 37
Option (4) (X + Y + Z)
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
9. Let p, q, r and s be natural numbers such that p - 2016 =
q + 2017 = r – 2018 = s + 2019 which one of the following is the largest
natural number?
Option (1) p
Option (2) q
Option (3) r
Option (4) s
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
10. How many five-digit prime numbers can be obtained by
using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetition of digits?
Option (1) Zero
Option (2) One
Option (3) Nine
Option (4) Ten
Correct Answer is:Option (1)
11. In the sum ®+1®+ 5®+®®..® 1®® for which digit does the
symbol ® stand?
Option (1) 2
Option (2) 3
Option (3) 4
Option (4) 5
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
12. If you have two straight sticks of length 7.5 feet and
3.25 feet, what is the minimum length can you measure?
Option (1) 0.05 foot
Option (2) 0.25 foot
Option (3) 1 foot
Option (4) 3.25 feet
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
13. A simple mathematical operation in each number of the
sequence 14, 18, 20, 24, 30, 32, ..... results in a sequence with respect to
prime numbers. Which one of the following is the next number in the sequence?
Option (1) 34
Option (2) 36
Option (3) 38
Option (4) 40
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
14. One page is torn from a booklet whose pages are numbered
in the usual manner starting from the first page as 1. The sum of the numbers
on the remaining pages Is 195. The torn page contains which of the following
numbers?
Option (1) 5, 6
Option (2) 7, 8
Option (3) 9, 10
Option (4) 11, 12
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
15. Consider the following arrangement that has some missing
letters:
abab_b_bcb_dcdcded_d
The missing letters which complete the arrangement are
Option (1) a, b, c, d
Option (2) a, b, d, e
Option (3) a, c, c, e
Option (4) b, c, d, e
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
16. Let A3BC and DE2F be four-digit numbers where each
letter represents a different digit greater than 3. If the sum of the numbers
is 15902, then what is the difference between the values of A and D?
Option (1) 1
Option (2) 2
Option (3) 3
Option (4) 4
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
17. Two statements S1 and S2 are given below followed by a Question:
S1: There are not more than two figures on any page of a
51-page book.
S2: There is at least one figure on every page.
Question:
Are there more than 1oo figures in that book?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the
above Statements and the Question?
Option (1) Both S1 and S2 are sufficient to answer
the Question, but neither S1 alone nor S2 alone is sufficient to answer the
Question.
Option (2) S1 alone is sufficient to answer the
Question.
Option (3) S1 and S2 together are not sufficient to
answer the Question.
Option (4) S2 alone is sufficient to answer the
Question.
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
18. Consider the following data:
|
|
Average
marks in English |
Average
marks in Hindi |
|
Girls |
9 |
8 |
|
Boys |
8 |
7 |
|
Overall
average marks |
8.8 |
x |
What is the value of x in the above table?
Option (1) 7.8
Option (2) 7.6
Option (3) 7.4
Option (4) 7.2
Correct Answer is:Option (1)
19. A family of two generations consisting of six members P,
Q, R, S, T and U has three males and three females. There are two married
couples and two unmarried siblings. U is P’s daughter and Q is R’s
mother-in-law. T is an unmarried male and S is a male. Which one of the
following is correct?
Option (1) R is U's husband.
Option (2) R is S's wife.
Option (3) S is unmarried.
Option (4) None of the above
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
20. If in a particular year 12th January is a Sunday, then
which one of the following is correct?
Option (1) 15th July is a Sunday if the year is a
leap year.
Option (2) 15th July is a Sunday if the year is not a
leap year.
Option (3) 12th July is a Sunday if the year is a leap
year.
Option (4) 12th July is not a Sunday if the year is a
leap year.
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
Directions for the following 7 (Seven) items:
Read the following five Passages and answer the items
that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the Passages only.
Passage-1
Private investment in general is volatile. Foreign private
investment is more volatile because the available investment avenues are
significantly greater (i.e., the entire world). Therefore, the responsibility
of providing employment cannot be left to Foreign Direct investment (FDl). The
current FDI inflows are volatile over time and across sectors and regions, which
is a necessary consequence of their search for the highest returns. The adverse
consequences are unstable employment and an accentuation of income and regional
inequalities. A probable positive consequence of foreign investment is the
inflow of new technology and its subsequent diffusion. However, the technology
diffusion is not at all certain because the existing state of physical and
human capital in India may prove inadequate for the diffusion.
21. With reference to the above Passage, the
following assumptions have been made:
1.Relying on foreign investment in the long run is not an
economically sound policy.
2.Policies must be undertaken to reduce volatility in
foreign private investment.
3.Policies must be undertaken to strengthen domestic private
investment.
4.Public investment should be given priority over private
investment.
5.Substantial public investment in education and health
should be undertaken.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
Option (1) 1, 2 and 4
Option (2) 1, 3 and 5
Option (3) 2, 4 and 5
Option (4) 3 only
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
Passage-2
Many opportunities to harness the highly skewed, seasonal
and spatial distribution of monsoon flows, which occur in a four-month period
from June to September annually, have been lost. Since these few months account
for most or the rainfall and consequent freshwater availability, the need for
holding rainwater in reservoirs, for subsequently releasing it for use over the
year, is a necessity nobody can afford to overlook. Climate change will
continue to affect weather conditions and create water shortages and excesses.
While millions suffer from droughts and floods, waters in the country's many
rivers flow unutilized, and are discharged into the sea every year.
22. With reference to the above Passage, which of the
following could be the most rational and practical implications for India?
Inter-linking of rivers should be undertaken.
1.A network of dams and canals should be built across the
country for proper distribution of water.
2.Farmers should be provided easy loans for digging
borewells.
3.Usage or water for agriculture should be regulated by law.
4.Distribution of river water among regions should be
regulated by the Union Government.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option (1) 1 and 2
Option (2) 2, 4 and 5
Option (3) 1, 3 and 4
Option (4) 2, 3 and 5
Correct Answer is:Option (1)
Passage-3
People will invest in education whenever they are granted
the economic freedom to fully enjoy
benefits Again, this is for the obvious reason that the
return on education increases as the level
of economic freedom rises. When people, thanks to lower tax
rates, are allowed to retain
of the higher income that they gain from incremental level
of education, it makes sense to invest in education. On the other hand, when
the government decides to tax the higher income of educated individuals at even
higher rates, it makes very little sense to invest in educating oneself
further. The same incentives apply to parents who decide on whether to invest
in their children's education.
23. With reference to the above Passage, the
following assumptions have been made:
1.Lower tax rates in a country invariably translate into
greater investments in higher education.
2.Investment in the education of children ensures their
economic freedom.
3.Economic freedom has a positive impact on building up
human capital.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
Option (1) 1 only
Option (2) 2 only
Option (3) 3 only
Option (4) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer is:Option (1)
Passage-4
Our urban bodies cannot possibly ensure sustainable delivery
of water in our cities unless financing mechanisms are put in place. Water
delivery requires heavy investment in collecting it from a natural source,
treating it to make it potable, and laying a distribution network of pipes for
delivery to the users. It also requires investments in sewerage infrastructure
and sewage treatment plants so that the sewers can carry the wastewater to
these plants to ensure that no untreated sewage is discharged back into natural
water bodies. If our cities were rich enough to meet the entire cost, water
could be delivered free. They are not.
24. What is the most logical and crucial message conveyed by
the Passage?
Option (1) Urban local bodies must recover costs
through user charges.
Option (2) Urban local bodies are not efficient
enough to meet the water requirements of our cities.
Option (3) Water shortage in our cities is a
perennial problem that cannot be solved.
Option (4) In view of the water crisis in our cities,
there is an urgent need to limit the population of cities by adopting an upper
limit of population size.
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
25. With reference to the above Passage, the
following assumptions have been made:
1.Rich cities only can ensure sustainable delivery of water.
2.Sustainable delivery of water in cities means much more
than supplying water to households.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
Option (1) 1 only
Option (2) 2 only
Option (3) Both 1 and 2
Option (4) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
Passage-5
In India, agriculture still engages about half of workforce,
and about 85 per cent of its farms mall and marginal. Compared to China
Vietnam, which have experienced fast structural and rural transformation, India's
story is of slow transformation. As a result, poverty reduction in India was at
a much slower pace during 1988—2014, compared to China and Vietnam. India's
poverty reduction was slow during 1988-2005, but during 2005-2012, it
accelerated dramatically—almost three times faster than during the earlier
period. What did India do during this period? Research reveals that the
relative price scenario changed significantly (by more than 50%) in favour of
agriculture in the wake of rising global prices. This boosted private
investments in agriculture by more than 5o%. As a result, agri-GDP growth
touched 4/1% during 2007-2012 as against 2.4% during 2002—2007. The net surplus
or agri-trade touched $25 billion in 2013-2014: real farm wages rose by 7% per
annum. All this led to unprecedented fall in poverty.
26. With reference to the above Passage, the
following assumptions have been made:
1.Structural and rural transformation is impossible when
farms are mainly small arid marginal.
2.A good price incentive can trigger investments in
agriculture.
3.India needs to build value chains for high-value
agri-products like livestock and horticulture.
4.Higher global prices of agricultural commodities are
essential for India's poverty reduction.
Which of the above assumptions are valid?
Option (1) 1 and 3
Option (2) 2 and 4
Option (3) 2 and 3
Option (4) 3 and 4
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
27. Which one of the following statements best reflects the
critical message of
the Passage?
Option (1) India should create large- scale off-farm
rural employment to reduce poverty in the near future.
Option (2) India should create a large number of
farmer producer companies
Option (3) Private investment in agriculture should
be given priority over public investment.
Option (4) Inclusive agricultural growth is key to
reduce poverty in the near future.
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
Question: 28. Two Statements S 1 and S2 are given below with
regard to four numbers P, Q, R and S followed by a Question:
S1: R is greater-than P as well as Q.
S2: S is not the largest one.
Among four numbers P, Q, R and S which one is the largest?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the
above Statements and the Question?
Option (1) S1 alone is sufficient to answer the
Question.
Option (2) S2 alone is sufficient to answer the
Question.
Option (3) S1 and S2 together are sufficient to
answer the Question, but neither S1 alone nor S2 alone is sufficient to answer
the Question.
Option (4) S1 and s2 together are not sufficient to answer
the Question.
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
Question: 29. Two Statements Si and S2 are given below
followed by a Question:
S1: n is a prime number.
S2: n leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 4.
If n is a unique natural number between 10 and 20, then what
is n?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the
above Statements and the
Question?
Option (1) S1 alone is sufficient to answer the
Question.
Option (2) S2 alone is sufficient to answer the
Question.
Option (3) S1 and S2 together are sufficient to
answer the Question, but neither S1 alone nor S2 alone is sufficient to answer
the Question.
Option (4) S1 and S2 together are not sufficient to
answer the Question.
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
30. Two Statements S1 and S2 are given below with regard to
two numbers followed by a Question:
S1: Their product is 21.
S2: Their sum is 10.
Question:
What are the two numbers?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the
above Statements and the Question?
Option (1) S1 alone is sufficient to answer the
Question.
Option (2) S2 alone is sufficient to answer the
Question.
Option (3) S1 and S2 together are sufficient to
answer the Question, but neither S1 alone nor S2 alone is sufficient to answer
the Question.
Option (4) S1 and S2 together are not sufficient to
answer the Question.
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
31. A man walks down the backside of his house straight 25
meters, then turns to the right and walks 50 meters again; then he turns
towards left and again walks 25 meters. If his house faces to the East, what is
his direction from the starting point?
Option (1) South-East
Option (2) South-west
Option (3) North-East
Option (4) North-west
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
32. Two Statements are given followed by two Conclusions:
Statements:
All numbers are divisible by 2.
All numbers are divisible by 3.
Conclusion-I
All numbers are divisible by 6.
Conclusion-Il
All numbers are divisible by 4.
Which of the above Conclusions logically follows/follow from
the two given Statements?
Option (1) Only Conclusion-I
Option (2) Only Conclusion-II
Option (3) Neither Conclusion-I nor conclusion-II
Option (4) Both Conclusions-I and Conclusion-II
Correct Answer is:Option (1)
33. Two Statements are given followed by two Conclusions:
Statements:
All cats are dogs.
All cats are black.
Conclusion-I:
All dogs are black.
Conclusion-II:
Some dogs are not black.
Which of the above Conclusions logically follows/follow from
the two given Statements disregarding commonly known facts?
Option (1) Only Conclusion-I
Option (2) Only Conclusion-II
Option (3) Neither Conclusion-I nor Conclusion-II
Option (4) Both Conclusions-I and Conclusion-Il
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
Consider the following sequence of numbers:
5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 2 4 3 4 9 6
How many odd numbers are followed by the odd number in the
above sequence?
Option (1) 5
Option (2) 6
Option (3) 7
Option (4) 8
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
35. A is 16th from the left end in a row or boys and V is
18th from the right end. Q is 11th from A towards the right and 3rd from V
towards the right end. How many boys are there in the row?
Option (1) 40
Option (2) 41
Option (3) 42
Option (4) Cannot be determined due to insufficient
data
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
36. Three Statements S1, S2 and S3 are given below followed
by a Question:
S1: C is younger than D, but older than A and B.
S2: D is the oldest.
S3: A is older than B.
Question:
Who among A, B, C and D is the youngest?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the
above Statements and the Question?
Option (1) S1 alone is sufficient to answer the
Question.
Option (2) S1 and S2 together are sufficient to
answer the Question.
Option (3) S2 and S3 together are sufficient to answer
the Question.
Option (4) S1 and S3 together are sufficient to
answer the Question.
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
37. How many integers are there between 1 and 100 which have
4 as a digit but are not divisible by 4?
Option (1) 5
Option (2) 11
Option (3) 12
Option (4) 13
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
38. Let x, y be the volumes; m, n be the masses of two
metallic cubes P and Q respectively. Each side of Q is two times that of P and
mass of Q is two times that of P. Let u = m / x and V = n / y. which one or the
following is correct?
Option (1) u = 4v
Option (2) u = 2v
Option (3) v = u
Option (4) v = 4u
Correct Answer is:Option (1)
39. The average age of a teacher and three students is 20
years. If all the three students are of same age and the difference between the
age of the teacher and each student is 20 years, then what is the age of the
teacher?
Option (1) 25 years
Option (2) 30 years
Option (3) 35 years
Option (4) 45 years
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
40. A person bought a car and sold it for Rs. 3, 00,000. If
he incurred a loss of 20%, then how much did he spend to
buy the car?
Option (1) Rs. 3, 60,000
Option (2) Rs. 3, 65,000
Option (3) Rs. 3, 70,000
Option (4) Rs. 3, 75,000
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
Directions for the following 6 (six) items:
Read the following five Passages and answer the items
that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the Passages only.
Passage-1
Spanish ships in the late 16th century first brought the
potato tuber from South America to Europe whereby in the early 19th century, it
bad become a reliable backup to cereal crops, particularly in the cold,
rain-soaked soils of Ireland. The Irish were soon almost wholly dependent on
the potato as their staple food. And they were planting primarily one prodigious
variety, the ‘Lumper' potato, whose genetic frailty would be cruelly exposed by
the fungus 'Phytophthora infestans’. In 1845, spores of the deadly fungus began
spreading across the country, destroying nearly all the Lumpers in its path.
The resulting famine killed or displaced millions.
41. Which one or the following statements best reflects the
critical message or the Passage?
Option (1) For introducing any foreign plant into a
country, the soil and climate conditions of that country should be suitable.
Option (2) As a staple food of a country, tuber crops
like potato cannot replace cereal crops.
Option (3) Some or the fungal infections or plants
cannot be prevented or stopped from spreading across large areas.
Option (4) Relying on a homogeneous food source is
not desirable.
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
Passage-2
India is at once among the fastest growing global economies
and home to the largest number of malnourished children in the world. There are
regions where malnutrition is not the exception but the norm. And across the
country, malnutrition is the cause of death for roughly half the 1-3 million
children who die before their fifth birthday each year. Even those children who
survive suffer permanently from the damage that has already been done to their
bodies and minds from not getting enough of the right foods and nutrients.
Around 44 million children under 5 are stunted. That makes it harder for them
to learn in school and subsequently earn a living as adults. Their lifetime
earnings potential is almost a quarter less than that or their healthy peers.
42. With reference to the above Passage, which of the
following is/are the most rational and practical implication/ Implications?
1.India’s Public Distribution System should be monitored by
the Union Government.
2.Girls should be encouraged to delay marriage and first
pregnancy.
3.Mothers should be encouraged to breastfeed their children
immediately after birth.
4.The supply of safe drinking water and proper sanitation
facilities to all should be ensured.
5.Authorities should ensure the vaccination as prescribed
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option (1) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option (2) 2, 3, 4 and 5
Option (3) 1 only
Option (4) 3 and 5 only
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
Passage—3
The pulse variety ‘Pusa Arhar 16’ has the potential to be
grown in the paddy-growing of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and eventually
in all of India. Its yield (about 2000 kg/hectare) will be significantly
greater than those of the existing varieties and because its size will be
uniform, it will be amenable to mechanical harvesting, an attractive feature
for farmers in northern India who currently use this technology for paddy. Most
important, Arhar straw, unlike paddy straw, is green arid can be ploughed back
into the soil. In Paddy straw, the problem is the high silica content, which
does not allow for easy decomposition. In the case of Arhar, the farmer, even
after combine harvesting, just needs to run a rotovator to cut the leftover
straw into pieces, which can be ploughed back and will decompose very fast. AU
this is difficult with leftover paddy stalks that cannot be easily salvaged or
ploughed back. Farmers, therefore, choose the easiest option of simply burning
it.
43. Which of the following are the most rational inferences
that can be made from the Passage?
1.Farmers' income will be higher with pulse cultivation than
with paddy cultivation.
2.Pulse cultivation causes less pollution as compared to
paddy cultivation.
3.Pulse straw can be used to improve soil quality.
4.In the context of northern Indian agriculture, paddy straw
has no usefulness.
5.Mechanized agriculture is the main cause for stubble
burning.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option (1) 2, 3 and 5
Option (2) 1, 4 and 5
Option (3) 2 and 3 only
Option (4) 1 and 4 only
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
Passage-4
In India, authorities always look to store the maximum
amount of water in reservoirs during the monsoon season, which is then used for
irrigation and generation of electricity during the summer months. It is an internationally
accepted practice that the water level or a reservoir should be kept below a
certain level before the onset of monsoon season. This is so that when monsoon
rains come, there is space to store the excess rainwater and also so that water
can be released in a regulated manner. But the authorities store the maximum
amount of water in reservoirs even before the close of the monsoon, only to
ensure greater electricity generation and irrigation.
44. With reference to the above Passage, the
following assumptions have been made:
1.High risks involved in holding maximum water in reservoirs
are due to our over-dependence on hydro power projects.
2.Storage capacity of dams should not be fully used before or
during monsoon season.
3.Role of dams in flood control is underestimated in India.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
Option (1) 1 and 2 only
Option (2) 2-only
Option (3) 3 only
Option (4) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
Passage-5
Economic liberalization in India was shaped largely by the
economic problems of the government than by the economic priorities of the
people or by the long-term development objectives. Thus, there were limitations
in conception and design which have been subsequently validated by experience.
Jobless growth, persistent poverty and rising inequality have mounted as
problems since economic liberalization began. And all these years later, four
quiet crises confront the economy: agriculture infrastructure,
industrialization and education as constraints on the country’s future
prospects. These problems must be resolved if economic growth has to be
sustained and transformed into meaningful development.
45. Which of the following is/are the most rational and
logical Inference/ Inferences that can be made from the Passage?
1.It is essential to rethink and redefine the economic role
of the state in the quest for development.
2.India has not made effective implementation of its
policies in social sectors nor made sufficient investments in them.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option (1) 1 only
Option (2) 2 only
Option (3) Both 1 and 2
Option (4) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer is:Option (1)
46. With reference to the above Passage, the
following assumptions have been made:
1.India's economy needs to be greatly integrated with global
economy so as to create large number of jobs and to sustain its growth
momentum.
2.Economic liberalization would cause large economic growth
which would reduce poverty and create sufficient employment in the long run.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
Option (1) 1 only
Option (2) 2 only
Option (3) Both 1 and 2
Option (4) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
47. A shop owner offers the following discount options on an
article to a customer:
1.Successive discounts or 10% and 20%, and then pay a
service tax of 10%
2.Successive discounts of 20% and 10%, and then pay a
service tax of 10%
3.Pay a service tax or 10% first, then successive discounts
of 20% and 10%
Which one of the following is correct?
Option (1) 1 only is the best option for the
customer.
Option (2) 2 only is the best option for the
customer.
Option (3) 3 only is the best option for the customer.
Option (4) All the options are equally good for the
customer.
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
48. The letters from A to Z are numbered from 1 to 26
respectively. If GHI = 1578 and DEF = 912, then what is ABC equal to?
Option (1) 492
Option (2) 468
Option (3) 262
Option (4) 246
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
49. What is the missing term in the following?
ACPQ : BESU:: MNGI: ?
Option (1) NPJL
Option (2) NOJM
Option (3) NPIL
Option (4) NPJM
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
50. what is the largest number among the following?
Option (1) (1/2)-6
Option (2) (1/4)-3
Option (3) (1/3)-4
Option (4) (1/6)-2
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
51. What is the greatest length x such that 3 ½ m and 8 ¾ m
are integral multiples of x?
Option (1) 1 ½ m
Option (2) 1 1/3 m
Option (3) 1 ¼ m
Option (4) 1 ¾ m
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
52. Consider the following data:
|
Year |
Birth rate |
Death rate |
|
1911 - 1921 |
48.1 |
35.5 |
|
1921 - 1931 |
46.4 |
36.3 |
|
1931 - 1941 |
45.2 |
31.2 |
|
1941 - 1951 |
39.9 |
27.4 |
|
1951 - 1961 |
41.7 |
22.8 |
|
1961 - 1971 |
41.1 |
18.9 |
|
1971 - 1998 |
37.1 |
14.8 |
For which period was the natural growth rate maximum?
Option (1) 1911 - 1921
Option (2) 1941 - 1951
Option (3) 1961 - 1971
Option (4) 1971 - 1981
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
53. The recurring decimal representation 1.272727... is
equivalent to
Option (1) 13/11
Option (2) 14/11
Option (3) 127/99
Option (4) 137/99
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
54. What is the least four-digit number when divided by 3,
4, 5 and 6 leaves a remainder 2 in each case?
Option (1) 1012
Option (2) 1022
Option (3) 1122
Option (4) 1222
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
55. In adult Population or a city, 40% men and 30% women are
married. What is the percentage of married adult population if no man marries
more than one woman and no woman marries more than one man; and there are no
widows and widowers?
Option (1) 33 1/7%
Option (2) 34%
Option (3) 34 2/7%
Option (4) 35%
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
56. What is the remainder when 51 x 27 x 35 x 62 x 75 is
divided by 100?
Option (1) 50
Option (2) 25
Option (3) 5
Option (4) 1
Correct Answer is:Option (1)
57. A sum of Rs. 2,500 is distributed among X, Y and Z in
the ratio 1/2 : 3/4 : 5/6 . What is the difference between the maximum share
and the minimum share?
Option (1) Rs. 300
Option (2) Rs. 350
Option (3) Rs. 400
Option (4) Rs. 450
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
58. For what value of it, the sum of digits in the number
(10n + 1) is 2?
Option (1) For n= 0 only
Option (2) For any whole number n
Option (3) For any positive integer n only
Option (4) For any read number n
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
59. In a class, there are three groups A, B and C. If one student
from group A and two students from group B are shifted to group C, then what
happens to the average weight of the students of the class?
Option (1) It increases.
Option (2) It decreases.
Option (3) It remains the same.
Option (4) No conclusion can be drawn due to
insufficient data.
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
60. How many different sums can be formed with the
denominations Rs. 50, Rs. 100, Rs. 200, Rs. 500 and Rs. 2,000 taking at least
three denominations at a time?
Option (1) 16
Option (2) 15
Option (3) 14
Option (4) 10
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
Directions for the following 6 (six) items:
Read the following five Passages and answer items that
follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the Passages only.
Passage-1
Bank credit to the industrial sector has started shrinking.
Its decline has been a serious concern as credit growth is essential to revive investment.
The problem's Origins lie in the incomplete reforms of the last 25 years. An
institutional change that should have followed the 1991 reforms should have been
setting up of a resolution corporation for banks. In a market economy with
booms and busts, banks should be allowed to be set up and to fail. Today, we
cannot shut down banks because there is no proper system to shut them down.
Weak loss-making banks continue to need more capital.
61. Which one of the following is the most logical and rational
inference that can be made from the above Passage?
Option (1) Indian banking system is not able to help
the country in its economic growth.
Option (2) Economic reforms that started in 1991 have
not helped in improving the economy to expected levels.
Option (3) India lacks the institutional mechanism to
deal with the failure of banks.
Option (4) Encouraging the foreign investments in our
industrial sector is a good alternative to this sector's dependence on banks
for credit.
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
Passage-2
India has tremendous potential for solar energy. We all
realize that we have to stop burning fossil fuels to meet our energy needs. But
certain renewable resources are still going through their cost Curves and
learning curves to get the required amount of output. The Indian Government has
strongly committed to its targets of reducing emissions by 33 percent by 2030,
and towards this it has initiated a strong push towards a gas-based economy and
has also invested heavily in renewable energy. However, business houses are
wary of investing too heavily in renewable energy at a time when the technology
is not yet ready.
62. Which one of the following is the most logical and rational
inference that can be made from the above Passage?
Option (1) India's commitment to reduce emissions by
33% is unlikely to be achieved.
Option (2) India should import gas rather than invest
in renewable resources.
Option (3) Getting renewable resources to market too
soon may be costly.
Option (4) India should put in more efforts in the
exploration of natural gas.
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
63. With reference to the above Passage, the
following assumptions have been made:
1.Governments often provide inefficient and costly subsidies
for technologies that may not be ready in the near future.
2.India’s commitment of reducing emissions by 33% by 2030
shall be on the basis of gas-based economy.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
Option (1) 1 only
Option (2) 2 only
Option (3) Both 1 and 2
Option (4) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
Passage-3
Genome editing is different from genome modification. Genome
editing typically involves finding the part of a plant genome that could be
changed to render it less vulnerable to disease, or resistant to certain
herbicides, or to increase yields. Researchers use ‘molecular scissors’ to
dissect the genome and repair it, Which is a process that occurs naturally when
plants are under attack from diseases and can throw up new mutations that
enable the plant to survive future attacks. This evolutionary process can
effectively be speeded up now that it is possible to examine plant genomes in
detail in laboratories, and create mechanisms through which the relevant genes
can be altered very precisely.
64. With reference to the above Passage, the
following assumptions have been made:
1.Genome editing does not require the transfer of genes from
one plant to another.
2.Through genome editing, the chosen genes can be altered
precisely in a manner akin to the natural process that helps plants to adapt to
the environmental factors.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
Option (1) 1 only
Option (2) 2 only
Option (3) Both 1 and 2
Option (4) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
Passage-4
Many people understand the connection n solid waste
management and health in terms of the consequences of unattended heaps of
garbage which become home for flies and other Vermin. However, there is another
aspect that is not well-understood, that is, what happens when unscientific
solid waste management combines with poor drainage and dumping of untreated
sewage into drains which are meant to carry storm water during rains. The
result is choked drains which are full of stagnant water breeding mosquitoes,
resulting in the spread of water-borne diseases.
65. In the context of India, which one of the following
statements best reflects the eritical message of the Passage?
Option (1) In India, the drainage networks are not
separate for sewerage and storm water.
Option (2) Urban local bodies do not have enough
resources and legislative authority to deal with the problems or waste
management.
Option (3) Solid waste management should be
integrated with the maintenance of drainage and sewerage networks.
Option (4) Bad management of solid waste and sewerage
systems by our municipalities is the reason for drinking water shortages in our
cities.
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
Passage-5
In Part III of the constitution which assures people certain
fundamental rights, Article 25 proclaims that “all persons are equally entitled
to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practice and
propagate religion”. What people fail to notice is that this Proclamation is
prefixed with the words “subject to public order, morality, health and to the
other provisions of this Part”, Which set conditions precedent for the legal
protection of religious practices of any Community. The closing words of this
prefatory rider in Article 25 virtually constitute a subordination clause
placing other fundamental rights mentioned in Part Ill over and above the right
to religious freedom. Among those other fundamental rights is the rights to
equality before law and equal protection of laws-assured at the outset and
elaborated in later articles to mean, inter alia, that the State shall not deny
equal protection of laws to any person or group of persons on the basis of
religion alone.
66. What is the most logical inference from the above Passage?
Option (1) State shall not interfere with the
religious affairs of the Citizens.
Option (2) Religious freedom under the Constitution
is open to State intervention
Option (3) Religious freedom of the citizens is not
covered under fundamental rights.
Option (4) Religious practices of any Community are
immune to State laws.
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
67. How many different 5-letter words (with or without
meaning) can be constructed using all the letters of the word ‘DELHI’ so that
each word has to start with D and end with I?
Option (1) 24
Option (2) 18
Option (3) 12
Option (4) 6
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
68. A bottle contains 20 litres of liquid A. 4 litres of
liquid A is taken out of it and replaced by same quantity of liquid B. Again 4
litre of the mixture is taken out and replaced by same quantity of liquid B.
What is the ratio of quantity of liquid A to that of liquid B in the final
mixture?
Option (1) 4 : 1
Option (2) 5 : 1
Option (3) 16 : 9
Option (4) 17 : 8
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
69. The average score of a batsman after his 50th innings was
46.4. After 60th innings, his average Score increases by 2.6. What was his
average score in the last ten innings?
Option (1) 122
Option (2) 91
Option (3) 62
Option (4) 49
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
70. As a result of 25% hike in the price of rice per kg, a
person is able to purchase 6 kg less rice for Rs. 1,200. What Was the Original
price of rice per kg?
Option (1) Rs. 30
Option (2) Rs. 40
Option (3) Rs. 50
Option (4) Rs. 60
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
71. A person can complete 20% of work in 8 days and another
person y can complete 25% of the same work in 6 days. If they work together, in
how many days will 40% of the work be completed?
Option (1) 6
Option (2) 8
Option (3) 10
Option (4) 12
Correct Answer is:Option (1)
72. A car travels from a place X to place Y at an average
speed of v km/hr from y to X at an average speed of 2v km/hr, again from X to y
at an average speed of 3v km/hr and again from y to x at an average speed of 4v
km/hr. Then the average speed of the car for the entire journey
Option (1) is less than v km/hr
Option (2) lies between v and 2v km/hr
Option (3) lies between 2v and 3v km/hr
Option (4) lies between 3v and 4v km/hr
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
73. Consider the following statements:
1.The minimum number of points of intersection of a square
and a circle is 2.
2.The maximum number of points of intersection of a square
and a circle is 8.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Option (1) 1 only
Option (2) 2 only
Option (3) Both 1 and 2
Option (4) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
74. A man takes half time in rowing a certain distance
downstream than upstream. What is the ratio or the speed in still water to the
speed of current?
Option (1) 1 : 2
Option (2) 2 : 1
Option (3) 1 : 3
Option (4) 3 : 1
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
75. How many pairs of natural numbers are there such that
the difference of whose squares is 63?
Option (1) 3
Option (2) 4
Option (3) 5
Option (4) 2
Correct Answer is:Option (1)
76. Which one of the following will have minimum change in
its value if s is added to both numerator and the denominator of the fractions
2/3, 3/4, 4/5 and 5/6?
Option (1) 2/3
Option (2) 3/4
Option (3) 4/5
Option (4) 5/6
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
77. A digit n > 3 is divisible by 3 but not divisible by
6. Which one of the following is divisible by 4?
Option (1) 2n
Option (2) 3n
Option (3) 2n + 4
Option (4) 3n + 1
Correct Answer is:Option (4)
78. If 1 litre of water weighs 1 kg, then how many cubic
millimeters of water will weigh 0.1 gm?
Option (1) 1
Option (2) 10
Option (3) 100
Option (4) 1000
Correct Answer is:Option (3)
79. A vessel full of water weighs 4o kg. If it is one-third
filled, its weight becomes 20 kg. What is the weight of the empty vessel?
Option (1) 10 kg
Option (2) 15 kg
Option (3) 20 kg
Option (4) 25 kg
Correct Answer is:Option (1)
80. A frog tries to come out of a dried well 4.5 m deep with
slippery walls. Every time the frog jumps 30 cm, slides down 15 cm. what is the
number of jumps required for the frog to come out of the well?
Option (1) 28
Option (2) 29
Option (3) 30
Option (4) 31
Correct Answer is:Option (2)
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