Directions
for the following 8 (eight) items:
Read the
following seven passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your
answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage-1
Political theorists no doubt have to take history of injustice, for example, untouchability, seriously. The concept of historical injustice takes note of a variety of historical wrongs that continue into the present in some form or the other and tend to resist repair. Two reasons might account fer resistance to repair. One, not only are the roots of injustice buried deep in history, injustice itself constitutes economic structures of exploitation, ideologies of
discrimination and modes of representation. Two, the category of historical
injustice generally extends across a number of wrongs such as economic
deprivation, social discrimination and lack of recognition. This category is
complex, not only because of the overlap between a number of wrongs, but
because one or the other wrong. Generally, discrimination, tends to acquire
partial autonomy from others. This is borne out by the history of repair in
India.
1. What
is the main idea that we can infer from the passage?
(a)
Untouchability in India has not been taken seriously by political theorists.
(b) Historical injustice is inevitable in any society and is always beyond repair.
(c) Social
discrimination and deprivation have their roots in bad economies.
(d) It is
difficult, if not impossible, to repair every manifestation of historical injustice.
Ans: D
2. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. Removal
of economic discrimination leads to removal of social discrimination.
2.
Democratic polity is the best way to repair historical wrongs.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Ans: D
Passage-2
Education plays a great transformatory role in life, particularly so in this rapidly changing and globalizing world. Universities are the custodians of the intellectual capital and promoters of culture and specialized knowledge. Culture is an activity of thought, and receptiveness to beauty and human feelings. A merely well informed man is only a bore on God's earth. What we
should aim at is
producing men who possess both culture and expert knowledge. Their expert
knowledge will give them a firm ground to start from and their culture will
lead them as deep as philosophy and as high as art. Together it will impart
meaning to human existence.
3. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. A society
without well educated people cannot be transformed into a modern society.
2. Without
acquiring culture, a person's education is not complete.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Ans: B
Passage-3
Soil, in which nearly all our food grows, is a living resource that takes years to form. Yet it can vanish in minutes. Each year 75 billion tonnes of fertile soil is lost to erosion. That is alarming- and not just for food producers. Soil can trap huge quantities of carbon dioxide in the form of organic carbon and prevent it from escaping into the atmosphere.
4. On the
basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1 Large
scale soil erosion is a major reason for widespread food insecurity in the
world.
2. Soil erosion is mainly anthropogenic.
3. Sustainable
management of soils helps in combating climate change.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 3 only
c) 2 and 3
only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: B
Pasange-4
Inequality in visible, even statistically measurable in many instances, but the economic power that drives it is invisible and not measurable. Like the force of gravity, power is the organising principle of inequality, be it of income, or
wealth,
gender, race, religion and region. Its effects are seen in a pervasive manner in
all spheres, but the ways in which economic power pulls and tilts visible
economic variables remain invisibly obscure.
5. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. Economic
power is the only reason for the existence of inequality in a society.
2. Inequality
of different kinds, income, wealth, etc. reinforces power.
3. Economic power can be analysed more through its effects than by direct empirical methods.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3
only
(d) 1, 2 and
3
Ans: B
Passage-5
Climate change may actually benefit some plants by lengthening growing seasons and increasing carbon dioxide. Yet other effects of a warmer world, such as more pests, droughts, and flooding, will be less benign. How will the world adapt? Researchers project that by 2050, suitable croplands for four
commodities-
maize, potatoes, rice and wheat will shift, in some cases pushing farmers to
plant new crops. Some farmlands may benefit from warming, but others won't.
Climate alone does not dictate yields; political shifts, global demand, and
agricultural practices will influence how farms fare in the future.
6. Which
one of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be
made from the above passage?
(a) Farmers
who modernize their methods and diversify their fields will be in an advantageous
position in future.
(b) Climate change will adversely affect the crop diversity.
(e) Shifting
major crops to new croplands will lead to a great increase in the total area
under cultivation and thus an increase in overall agricultural production.
(d) Climate
change is the most important factor affecting the agricultural economy in the
future.
Ans: A
Passage-6
A bat's
wings may look like sheets of skin. But underneath, a hat has the same five
fingers as an orangutan or a human, as well as a wrist connected to the same
cluster of wrist bones connected to the same long bones of the arm. What can be
more curious than that the hand of a man, formed for grasping, that of a mole
for digging, the leg of the horse, the paddle of the porpoise, and the wing of
the bat, should all be constructed on the same pattern?
7. Which
one of the following is the most logical, scientific and rational inference that
can be made from the above passage?
(a)
Different species having similar structure of hands is an example of biodiversity.
(b) Limbs being used by different species for different kinds of work is an example of biodiversity.
(c) Man and
the aforementioned animals having similar structure of limbs is an example of
coincidence in evolution.
(d) Man and
the aforementioned animal have a shared evolutionary history.
Ans: D
Passage-7
Around 56 million years ago, the Atlantic Ocean had not fully opened and animals, perhaps including our primate ancestors, could walk from Asia to North America through Europe and across Greenland. Earth was warmer than
it is today, but as the Palaeocene epoch gave way to Eocene, it was about to get much warmer still-rapidly and radically. The cause was a massive geologically sudden release of carbon. During this period called Palaeocene Eocene Thermal Maximum or PETM, the carbon injected into the atmosphere was roughly the amount that would be injected today if humans burned all the Earth's reserves of coal, oil and natural gas. The PETM lasted for about
1,50,000 years, until the excess
carbon was reabsorbed. It brought on drought, floods, insect plagues and a few extinctions.
Life on Earth survived indeed, it prospered--but it was drastically different.
8. Based
on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. Global warming has a bearing on the planet's biological evolution.
2.
Separation of land masses causes the release of huge quantities of carbon into the
atmosphere.
3. Increased warming of Earth's atmosphere can change the composition of its flora and fauna.
4. The
present man-made global warming will finally lead to conditions similar to those
which happened 56 million years ago.
Which of
the assumptions given above are valid?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 4
Ans: C
9. The
number of times the digit 5 will appear while writing the integers from 1 to
1000 in
(a) 269
(b) 271
(c) 300
(d) 302
Ans: C
10. A
solid cube is painted yellow, blue and black such that opposite faces are of
same colour. The cube is then cut into 36 cubes of two different sizes such
that 32 cubes are small and the other four cubes are big. None of the faces of
the bigger cubes is painted blue. How many cubes have only one face painted?
(a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
(d) 10
Ans: C
11. A and
B are two heavy steel blocks. If B is placed on the top of A, the weight
increases by 60% How much weight will reduce with respect to the total weight
of A and B, if B is removed from the top of A?
(a) 60%
(b) 45.5%
(c) 40%
(d) 37.5%
Ans: D
12. Mr X
has three children. The birthday of the first child falls on the 5th Monday of
April, that of the second one falls on the 5th Thursday of November. On which
day is the birthday of his third child, which falls on 20th December?
(a) Monday
(b) Thursday
(c) Saturday
(d) Sunday
Ans: B
13.
Consider the following Statements and Conclusions:
Statements
1. Some rats are cats.
2. Some cats
are dogs.
3. No dog is
a cow.
Conclusions:
I. No cow is
a cat.
II. No dog is a ret
III Some
cats are rats.
Which of
the above conclusions is/are drawn from the statements?
(a) I, II
and III
(b) Only I
and II
(c) Only III
(d) Only II
and III
Ans: C
14. The
number of parallelograms that can be formed from a set of four parallel lines intersecting
another set of four parallel lines, is
a) 18
(b) 24
c) 32
(d) 36
Ans: D
15. In a school every student is assigned a unique identification number. A student is a football player if and only if the identification number is divisible by 4, whereas a student is a cricketer if and only if the identification number is divisible by 6. If every number from 1 to 100 is assigned to a student, then how many of them play cricket as well as football?
(a) 4
b) 8
(c) 10
(4) 12
Ans: B
16. When
a runner was crossing the 12 km mark. she was informed that she had completed
only 80% of the race. How many kilometres was the runner supposed to run in
this event?
(a) 14
(h) 15
(c) 16
d) 16.5
Ans: B
17. Raju
has 9000 rupees with him and he wants to buy a mobile handset; but he finds
that he has only 75% of the amount required to buy the handset. Therefore, he
borrows 2000 rupees from a friend. Then
(a) Raju
still does not have enough amount to buy the handset.
(b) Raju has exactly the same amount as required to buy the handset.
(c) Raju has
enough amount to buy the handset and he will have 500 rupees with him after
buying the handset.
(d) Raju has
enough amount to buy the handset and he will have 1000 rupees with him after
buying the handset.
Ans: A
18. In
2002, Meenu's age was one-third of the age of Meera, whereas in 2010, Meenu's
age was half the age of Meera. What is Meenu's year of birth?
(a) 1992
(b) 1994
(c) 1996
(d) 1998
Ans: B
19. Rakesh and Rajesh together bought 10 balls and 10 rackets. Rakesh spent 1300 rupees and Rajesh spent 1500 rupees. If each racket costs three times a ball does, then what is the price of a racket?
(a) 70
rupees
(b) 90
rupees
(c) 210
rupees
(d) 240
rupees
Ans: C
20. In a
conference, out of a total 100 participants, 70 are Indians. If 60 of the total
participants are vegetarian, then which of the following statements is/are
correct?
1. At least
30 Indian participants are vegetarian.
2. At least
10 Indian participants are non-vegetarian.
Select
the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Ans: C
Directions
for the following 8 (eight) items:
Read the following six passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage-1
Low-end IoT (Internet of Things) devices are cheap commodity items addressing security would add to the cost. This class of items is proliferating with new applications; many home appliances, thermostats, security and
monitoring devices and personal
convenience devices are part of the lot. So are fitness trackers, certain medical
implants and computer-like devices in automobiles. The IoT is expected to
expand exponentially--but new security challenges are daunting.
21. Which
one of the following statements is the most logical and rational inference that
can be made from the above passage?
(a) Development of enabling technologies in India can be a big boost to its manufacturing sector.
(b) India is
not yet fully ready to adopt IoT in view of the imminent security challenges.
(c) Life
becomes more comfortable with the development of cheap low-end IoT devices.
(d) As we go
digital, we must recognise the huge threat to Internet security from some IoT
devices.
Ans: D
Passage-2
With the digital phenomenon restructuring most social sectors, it is little surprise that global trade negotiations are now eyeing the digital area in an attempt to pre-emptively colonise it. Big Data is freely collected or mined from developing countries, and converted into digital intelligence in
developed
countries. This intelligence begins to control different sectors and extract
monopoly rents. A large foreign company providing cab service, for instance, is
not a network of cars and drivers; it is digital intelligence about commuting,
public transport, roads, traffic, city events, personal behavioural characteristics
of commuters and drivers and so on.
22. Which
one of the following is the most logical and rational corollary to the above passage?
(a)
Globalization is not in the interests of India as it undermines its socio-economic
structures.
(b) India should be careful to protect its digital sovereignty in global trade talks.
(c) India
should charge monopoly rents from multinational companies in exchange for Big
Data.
(d) The loss
of Big Data from India is proportional to the degree/value of its foreign
trade.
Ans: B
23. Which
of the following is most definitively implied by the above passage?
(a) Big Data
is the key resource in the digital space.
b) Big economies create Big Data
(c) Access
to Big Data is the prerogative of developed countries.
(d) Access to and possession of Big Data is a characteristic of developed countries.
Ans: A
Passage-3
The rural poor across the world, including India, have contributed little to human-induced climate change, yet they are on the frontline in coping with its effects. Farmers can no longer rely on historical averages for rainfall and temperature, and the more frequent and extreme weather events, such as
droughts and floods,
can spell disaster. And there are new threats, such as sea level rise and the
impact of melting glaciers on water supply. How significant are small farm? As
many as two billion people worldwide depend on them for their food and
livelihood. Small-holder farmers in India produce 41 percent of the country's
food grains, and other food items that contribute to local and national food security.
24. What
is the most logical and rational corollary to the above passage?
(a)
Supporting small farmers is an important part of any agenda regarding
environmentally sustainable development.
(b) Poor countries have little role to play in the mitigation of global warming.
(e) Due to a
large number of farmer households, India will not have food security problems
in the foreseeable future.
(d) Only
small-holder farmers in India can ensure food security.
Ans: A
25. The
above passage implies that
1. There is
a potential problem of food insecurity in India.
2. India will have to strengthen its disaster management capabilities.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Ans: C
Passage-4
A changing climate, and the eventual efforts of government (however reluctant) to deal with it, could have a big impact on investors' returns. Companies that produce or use large amount of fossil fuels will face higher taxes and regulatory burdens. Some energy producers may find it impossible to exploit their known reserves, and be left with "stranded assets" deposits of oil and coal that have to be left in the ground. Other industries could be
affected by the economic
damage caused by more extreme weather-storms, floods, heat waves and droughts.
Passage-5
Access to schooling for those coming of school age is close to universal, but access to quality exhibits a sharp gradient with socio-economic status. Quotas
for the weaker sections in private schools is a provision introduced by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2000. The quotas have imposed a debate on issues of social integration and equity in education that private actors had escaped by and large. The idea of egalitarian education system with equality of opportunity as its primary goal appears to be outside
the space that private school
principals inhabit. Therefore, the imposition of the quotas has led to
resistance, sometimes justified.
26. On
the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made
1. Governments and companies need to be adequately prepared to face the climate change.
2. Extreme
weather events will reduce the economic growth of governments and companies in
future.
3. Ignoring
climate change is a huge risk for investors
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3
only
(4) 1, 2 and
3
Ans: C
27. With
reference to the above passage, the
following
assumptions have been made:
1. Making equality of opportunity a reality in the fundamental goal of the Indian education system.
2. The
present Indian school system is unable to provide egalitarian education.
3. Abolition
of private schools and establishment of more government schools is the only way
to ensure egalitarian education
Which of
the above assumptions are valid?
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 2 only
(e) 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 only
Ans: B
Passage-6
A majority of the TB infected in India are poor and lack sufficient nutrition, suitable housing and have little understanding of prevention. TB then devastates families, makes the poor poorer, particularly affects women and
children, and leads to ostracisation and loss of employment. The truth is that even if TB does not kill them, hunger and poverty will. Another truth is that deep-seated stigma, lack of counselling, expensive treatment and lack of adequate support from providers and family, coupled with torturous side-effects demotivate patients to continue treatment with disastrous health consequences.
28. Which
one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial message conveyed
by the above passage?
(a) TB is
not a curable disease in Indian circumstances.
(b) Curing TB requires more than diagnosis and medical treatment.
(c)
Government's surveillance mechanism is deficient; and poor people have no
access to treatment.
(d) India
will be free from diseases like TB only when its poverty alleviation programmes
are effectively and successfully implemented.
Ans: B
29. A
five-storeyed building with floors from I to V is painted using four different
colours and only one colour is used to paint a floor.
Consider
the following statements:
1. The
middle three floors are painted in different colours.
2. The second (II) and the fourth (IV) floors are painted in different colours.
3. The first
(I) and the fifth (V) floors are painted red.
To ensure
that any two consecutive floors have different colours
(a) Only
statement 2 is sufficient
(b) Only
statement 3 is sufficient
(c) Statement 1 is not sufficient, but statement 1 along with statement 2 is sufficient
(d)
Statement 3 is not sufficient, but statement 3 along with statement 2 is sufficient
Ans: B
30. P, Q
and R are three towns. The distance between P and Q is 60 km, whereas
the-distance between P and R is 80 km. Q is in the West of P and R is in the
South of P. What is the distance between Q and R?
(a) 140 km
(b) 130 km
(c) 110 km
(d) 100 km
Ans: D
31. All members of a club went to Mumbai and stayed in a hotel. On the first day, 80% went for shopping and 50% went for sightseeing. whereas 10% took rest in the hotel. Which of the following conclusion(s) can be drawn from the above data?
1. 40%
members went for shopping as well as sightseeing.
2. 20%
members went for only shopping.
Select
the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Ans: A
32. In a
school, 60% students play cricket. A student who does not play cricket, plays football.
Every football player has got a two-wheeler. Which of the following conclusions
cannot be drawn from the above data?
1. 60% of the students do not have two-wheelers.
2. No
cricketer has a two-wheeler
3. Cricket
players do not play football.
Select
the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 2 and 3
only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and
3
Ans: D
33. The
ratio of a two-digit natural number to a number formed by reversing its digits
is 4:7. The number of such pairs is
(a) 5
(b) 4
c) 3
d) 2
Ans: B
34. In an
examination, A has scored 20 marks more than B. If B has scored 5% less marks than
A, how much has B scored?
(a) 300
(b) 380
(c) 400
(4) 420
Ans: B
35. Sesta and Geeta go for a swim after a gap of every 2 days and every 3 days respectively. If on 1 January both of them went for a swim together, when will they go together next?
(a) 7th
January
(b) 8th
January
(e) 12th
January
d) 13th
January
Ans: D
36. X, Y
and Z are three contestants in a race of 1000 m. Assume that all run with
different uniform speeds. X gives Y a start of 40 m and X gives Z a start of 64
m. If Y and Z were to compete in a race of 1000 m, how many metres start will Y
give to Z?
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 35
Ans: B
37. If x
is greater than or equal to 25 and y is less than or equal to 40, then which
one of the following is always correct?
(a) x is
greater than y
(b) (y-x) is greater than 15
(c) (y-x) la
less than or equal to 15
(d) (x+y) is
greater than or equal to 65
Ans: C
38. Ena
was born 4 years after her parents marriage. Her mother is three years younger than
her father and 24 years older than Ena, who is 13 years old. At what age did
Ena's father get married?
(a) 22 years
(b) 23 years
(c) 24 years
(d) 25 years
Ans: B
39.
Rakesh had money to buy 8 mobile handsets of a specific company. But the
retailer offered very good discount on that particular handset. Rakesh could
buy 10 mobile handsets with the amount he had. What was the discount the retailer
offered?
(a) 15%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 30%
Ans: B
40. The
average marks of 100 students are given to be 40. It was found later that marks
of one student were 53 which were misread as 83. The corrected mean marks are
(a) 39
(b) 39.7
(c) 40
(d) 40.3
Ans: B
Directions for the following 7 (seven) items
Read the
following six passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your
answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage-1
What stands in the way of the widespread and careful adoption of "Genetic Modification (GM) technology is an 'Intellectual Property Rights' regime that seeks to create private monopolies for such technologies. If GM technology is
largely corporate driven, it seeks to maximize profits and that too in the short run. That is why corporations make major investments for herbicide-tolerant and pest-resistant crops. Such properties have only a short window, as soon enough, pests and weeds will evolve to overcome such resistance. This suits the corporations. The National Farmers Commission pointed out that priority
must be given in genetic modification
to the incorporation of genes that can help impart resistance to drought, salinity
and other stresses.
41. Which
one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial message conveyed
by the above passage?
(a) Public research institutions should take the lead in GM technology and prioritise the technology agenda.
(b)
Developing countries should raise this issue in WTO and ensure the abolition of
Intellectual Property Rights.
(c) Private
corporations should not be allowed to do agribusiness in India, particularly
the seed business.
(d) Present
Indian circumstances do not favour the cultivation of genetically modified
crops
Ans: A
42. On
the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. The issue
of effects of natural calamities on agriculture is not given due consideration
by GM technology companies.
2. In the long run, GM technology will not be able to solve agricultural problems arising due to global warming.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Ans: A
Passage-2
Moet invasive species are neither terribly successful or very harmful. Britain's invasive plants are not widespread, not spreading especially quickly, and often less of a nuisance than vigorous natives such as bracken. The arrival of new species almost always increases biological diversity in a region; in many cases, a flood of newcomers drives no native species to extinction. One
reason is that
invaders tend to colonise disturbed habitats like polluted lakes and
post-industrial wasteland, where little else lives. They are nature's
opportunists.
43. Which one of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above pass?
(a) Invasive
species should be used to rehabilitate desert areas and wastelands of a
country.
(b) Laws
against the introduction of foreign plants are unnecessary.
(c)
Sometimes, the campaigns against foreign plants are pointless.
(d) Foreign plants should be used to increase the biodiversity of a country.
Ans: C
Passage-3
Diarrheal deaths among Indian children are mostly due to food and water contamination. Use of contaminated groundwater and unsafe chemicals in agriculture, poor hygiene in storage and handling of food items to food cooked and distributed in unhygienic surroundings, there are myriad factors
that need regulation and monitoring. People need to have awareness of adulteration and ways of complaining to the relevant authorities. Surveillance of food-borne diseases involves a number of government agencies and entails a good training of inspection staff. Considering the proportion of the urban population that depends on street food for its daily meals, investing in training and education of street vendors is of great significance.
44. On
the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. Food
safety is a complex issue that calls for a multipronged solution.
2. Great investments need to be made in Developing the manpower for surveillance and training.
3. India
needs to make sufficient legislation for governing food processing industry.
Which of
the above assumptions are valid?
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3
only
d) 1, 2 and
3
Ans: A
Passage-4
The interests of working and poor people have historically been neglected in the planning of our cities. Our cities are increasingly intolerant, unsafe and
unlivable places
for large numbers of citizens and yet we continue to plan via the old ways-the
static Development Plan-that draws exclusively from technical expertise,
distanced from people's live experiences and needs, and actively excluding
large number of people, places, activities and practices that are an integral
part of the city.
45. The parage seems to argue
(a) against
the monopoly of builders and the interests of elite groups.
(b) against
the need for global and smart cities.
(c) in
favour of planning cities mainly for working class and poor people.
(d) in
favour of participation of peoples' groups in city planning
Ans: D
Passage-5
A vast majority of Indians are poor, with barely 10 percent employed in the organised sector. We are being convinced that vigorous economic growth is generating substantial employment. But this is not so. When our economy was growing at 3 percent per year, employment in the organised sector was growing at 2 percent per year. As the economy began to grow at 7-8 percent per year, the rate of growth of employment in the organised sector actually declined to 1 percent per year.
46. The
above passage seems to imply that
1. most of
modern economic growth is based on technological progress.
2. much of modern Indian economy does not nurture efficient symbiotic relationship with labour-intensive, natural resource-based livelihoods.
3. Service
sector in India is not very labour intensive
4. literate
rural population is not willing to enter organised sector.
Which of
the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 3 and 4
only
(c) 1, 2 and
3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: C
Passage-6
India has banking correspondents, who help bring people in the hinterland into the banking fold. For them to succeed, banks cannot crimp on costs. They also cannot afford to ignore investing in financial education and literacy.
Banking correspondents are way too small to be viewed as a system risk. Yet India's banking regulator has restricted them to serving only one bank, perhaps to prevent arbitrage. Efforts at banking outreach may succeed only if there are better Incentives at work for such last-mile workers and also those providers who ensure not just basic bank accounts but also products such as accident and life insurance and micro pension schemes.
47. Which
one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial inference that
can be derived from the above passage?
(a) Efforts
to bring people in India's hinterland into the banking system are not successful.
(b) For meaningful financial inclusion, India's banking system needs more number of banking correspondents and other such last-mile workers.
(c)
Meaningful financial inclusion in India requires that banking correspondents have
diverse skills.
(d) Better
banking outreach would be impossible unless each banking correspondent is
allowed to serve a number of banks.
Ans: C
48. What is X in the sequence
132, 129,
124, 117, 106, 93, X?
(a) 74
(b) 75
(c) 76
(d) 77
Ans: C
49. A
wall clock moves 10 minutes fast in every 24 hours. The clock was set right to
show the correct time at 8:00 am on Monday. When the clock shows the time 6:00
p.m. on Wednesday, what is the correct time?
(a) 5:36
p.m.
(b) 5:30 pm.
c) 5:24 pm
d) 5:18 pm
Ans: A
50. If the numerator and denominator of a proper fraction are increased by the same positive quantity which is greater than zero, the resulting fraction is
(a) always
less than the original fraction
(b) always
greater than the original fraction
(c) always
equal to the original fraction
(d) such
that nothing can be claimed definitely
Ans: B
51. What
is X in the sequence
4, 196, 16,
144, 36, 100, 64, X?
(a) 48
(b) 64
(c) 125
(d) 256
Ans: B
52. In a
group of 15 people; 7 can read French, 8 can read English while 3 of them can
read neither of these two languages. The number of people who can read exactly
one language is
(a) 10
(b) 9
(c) 5
(d) 4
Ans: B
53. A
printer numbers the pages of a book starting with 1 and uses 3089 digits in
all. How many pages does the book have?
(a) 1040
(b) 1048
(c) 1049
d) 1050
Ans: C
54.
Consider the following sequence that follows some arrangement
c_accaa_aa_bc_b
The
letters that appear in the gape are
(a) abba
(b) cbbb
(c) bbbb
(d) cccc
Ans: B
55. A
family has two children along with their parents. The average of the weights of
the children and their mother is 50 kg. The average of the weights of the
children and their father is 52 kg. If the weight of the father is 60 kg, then
what is the weight of the mother?
(a) 48 kg
(b) 50 kg
(c) 52 kg
(d) 54 kg
Ans: D
56.
Suppose you have sufficient amount of rupee currency in three denominations: 1
rupee,10 rupees and 50 rupees. In how many different ways can you pay a bill of
107 rupees?
(a) 16
b) 17
c) 18
d) 19
Ans: C
57. 'A' started from his house and walked 20 m towards East, where his friend "B joined him. They together walked 10 m in the same direction. Then 'A' turned left while 'B' turned right and travelled 2 m and 8 m respectively.
Again B' turned left to travel 4 m
followed by 5 m to his right to reach his office. 'A' turned right and
travelled 12 m to reach his office.
What is
the shortest distance between the two offices?
(a) 15 m
b) 17 m
c) 19 m
d) 20 m
Ans: B
58.
Consider two statements S1 and S2 followed by a question:
S1: p and q
both are prime numbers.
S2: p+q is
an odd integer.
Question: Is pq an odd integer?
Which one
of the following is correct?
(a) S1 alone
is sufficient to answer the question
(b) S2 alone
is sufficient to answer the question
(c) Both S1
and S2 taken together are not sufficient to answer the question
(d) Both-S1 and S2 are necessary to answer the question
Ans: B
59. Which
year has the same calendar as that of 2009?
(a) 2018
(b) 2017
(c) 2016
d) 2015
Ans: D
60.
Number 136 is added to 5B7 and the sum obtained is 7A3, where A and B are
integers. It is given that 7A3 is exactly divisible by 3. The only possible
value of B is
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 8
Ans: D
Directions
for the following 7 (seven) items:
Read the following five passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to the items should be based on the passages only.
Passage-1
India's economic footprint, given its population, still remains small compared to the US, the European Union or China. It has much to learn from other economies, yet must implement solutions that fit its unique circumstances. India especially needs an effective long-term regulatory system based on collaboration rather than the current top-down approach. Regulations seek desirable outcomes yet are repeatedly used as political tools to push one
agenda or another. Often, regulations fail to consider impacts on jobs and economic growth or less restrictive alternatives. Regulations may be used to protect local markets at the expense of more widely shared prosperity in the future. Additionally, regulations inevitably result in numerous unintended consequences. In today's hyper competitive global economy, regulations need to be viewed as "weapons" that seek cost-justified social and environmental benefits while improving the economic well-being of most citizens.
61. Which
one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial inference that
can be derived from the above passage?
a) A better
regulatory system will help India achieve the size of economy appropriate to
its population.
(b) In a competitive global economy, India must use regulations strategically.
(c)
Regulations in India do not favour its integration with today's hyper competitive
global economy.
(d) Job
creation and economic growth should be dominant considerations in developing
India's regulatory system.
Ans: B
62. On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
In today's
global economy,
1. regulations
are not effectively used to protect local markets.
2. social
and environmental concerns are generally ignored by the governments across the
world while implementing the regulations.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(e) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Ans: D
Passage-2
In a study, scientists compared the microbiomes of poorly nourished and well nourished infants and young children. Gut microbes were isolated from faecal samples of malnourished and healthy children. The microbiome was "immature" and less diverse in malnourished children compared to the better developed "mature" microbiome found in healthy children of the same age. According to some studies, the chemical composition of mother's milk has
shown the presence of a
modified sugar (sialylated oligosaccharides). This is not utilized by the baby
for its own nutrition. However, the bacteria constituting the infant's
microbiome thrive on this sugar which serves as their food. Malnourished mothers
have low level of this sugar in their milk. Consequently, the microbiomes of
their infants fail to mature. That in turn, leads to malnourished babies.
63. Which
one of the following is the most logical, rational and crucial inference that
can be derived from the above passage?
(a) If
malnourished condition in children is caused by gut bacteria, it cannot be treated.
(b) The guts of malnourished babies should be inoculated with mature microbiomes.
(c) Babies
of malnourished mothers should be fed with dairy milk fortified with sialylated
oligosaccharides instead of mother's milk.
(d) Research
on benign effects of gut bacteria on nutrition has policy implications.
Ans: D
64. On
the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. Processed
probiotic foods are a solution to treat the children suffering from malnutrition
due to immature gut bacteria composition.
2. The
babies of malnourished mothers generally tend to be malnourished.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Ans: B
Passage-3
Temperatures have risen nearly five times as rapidly on the Western Antarctic Peninsula than the global average over the past five decades. Researchers
have now found that melting
glaciers are causing a loss of species diversity among benthos in the coastal
waters off the Antarctic Peninsula, impacting an entire seafloor ecosystem.
They believe increased levels of suspended sediment in water to be the cause of
the dwindling biodiversity in the coastal region.
65. On
the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. Regions
of glaciers warm faster than other regions due to global warming.
2. Global
warming can lead to seafloor sedimentation in some areas.
3. Melting
glaciers can reduce marine biodiversity in some areas.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3
only
(d) 1, 2 and
3
Ans: C
Passage-4
A research team examined a long-term owl roost. Owls prey on small mammals and the excreted remains of those meals that accumulated over the time, provide us an insight into the composition and structure of small mammals over the past millennia. The research suggested that when the Earth went through a period of rapid warming about 13,000 years ago, the small mammal community was stable and resilient. But, from the last quarter of the
nineteenth century, human-made
changes to the environment had caused an enormous drop in biomass and energy
flow. This dramatic decline in energy flow means modern ecosystems are not
adapting as easily as they did in the past.
66. On
the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. Global
warming is a frequently occurring natural phenomenon
2. The
impending global warming will not adversely affect small mammals.
3. Humans are responsible for the loss of the Earth’s natural resilience
Which of
the above assumptions are valid?
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3
only
d) 1, 2 and
3
Ans: B
Passage-5
Food varieties extinction is happening all over the world—and it is happening fast. For example, of the 7,000 apple varieties that were grown during the nineteenth century, fewer than a hundred remain. In the Philippines, thousands of varieties of rice once thrived; now only up to a hundred are grown there. In China, 90 percent of the wheat varieties cultivated just a century ago have disappeared. Farmers in the past painstakingly bred and
developed crops well suited to the peculiarities of their local climate and environment. In the recent past, our heavy dependence on a few high yielding varieties and technology-driven production and distribution of food is causing the dwindling of diversity in food crops. If some mutating crop disease or future climate change decimates the few crop plants we have come to depend on to feed our growing population, we might desperately need some of those varieties we have let go extinct.
67. On
the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. Humans
have been the main reason for the large scale extinction of plant species.
2. Consumption of food mainly from locally cultivated crops ensures crop diversity
3. The
present style of production and distribution of food will finally lead to the
problem of food scarcity in the near future.
4. Our food
security may depend on our ability to preserve the locally cultivated varieties
of crops.
Which of
the above assumptions are valid?
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 4
Ans: B
68. If every alternative letter of the English alphabet from B onwards (including B) is written in lower case (small letters) and the remaining letters are capitalized, then how is the first month of the second half of the year written?
(a) JuLY
(b) jULy
(c) jUly
(d) jUlY
Ans: D
69.
Sunita cuts a sheet of paper into three pieces. Length of first piece is equal
to the average of the three single digit odd prime numbers. Length of the
second piece is equal to that of the first plus one-third the length of the
third. The third piece is as long as the other two pieces together. The length
of the original sheet of paper is
(a) 13 units
(b) 15 units
(c) 16 units
(d) 30 units
Ans: D
70. In
the sequence 1, 5, 7, 3, 5, 7, 4, 3, 5, 7, how many such 5s are there which are
not immediately preceded by 3 but are Immediately followed by 7?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) None
Ans: A
71. A
joint family consists of seven members A, B, C, D, E, F and G with three
females. G is a widow and sister-in-law of D's father F. B and D are siblings
and A is daughter of B. C is cousin of B. Who is E?
1. Wife of F
2. Grandmother
of A
3. Aunt of C
Select
the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3
only
(c) 1 and 3
only
(d) 1, 2 and
3
Ans: D
72. Each face of a cube can be painted in black or white colours. In how many different ways can the cube be painted?
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12
Ans: B
73. How
many triplets (x, y, z) satisfy the equation x + y + z = 6, where x, y and z are
natural numbers?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(e) 9
(d) 10
Ans: D
74. If $
mese divided by, @ means 'multiplied by, # means 'minus', then the value of 10#5@1$5
is
(a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 9
Ans: D
75. An
8-digit number 4252746B leaves remainder 0 when divided by 3. How many values
of B are possible?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 6
Ans: C
Directions
for the following 3 (three) items
Read the following information and answer the three items that follow:
Six students
A, B, C, D, E and F appeared in several tests. Either C or F scores the
highest. Whenever C scores the highest, then E scores the least. Whenever F
scores the highest, B scores the least.
In all the tests they get different marks, D scores higher than A, but they are close competitors; A scores higher than B; C scores higher than A.
76. If F
stands second in the ranking, then the position of B is
(a) Third
(b) Fourth
(c) Fifth
(d) Sixth
Ans: C
77. If B
scores the least, the rank of C will be
(a) Second
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
(d) Second or third
Ans: D
78. If E
is ranked third, then which one of the following is correct?
(a) E gets
more marks than C
(b) C gets more marks than E
(c) A is
ranked fourth
(d) D is
ranked fifth
Ans: B
Directions for the following 2 (two) items:
Read the
following statements S1 and S2 and answer the two item that follow:
S1: Twice the weight of Sohan is less
than the weight of Mohan or that of Rohan.
S2: Twice the weight of Rehan is greater than the weight of Mohan or that of Sohan.
79. Which
one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Weight
of Mohan is greatest
(b) Weight
of Sohan is greatest
(c) Weight of Rohan is greatest
(d)
"Whose weight is greatest cannot be determined
Ans: D
80. Which
one of the following statements in correct?
(a) Weight
of Mohan is least
(b) Weight of Sohan is least
(c) Weight
of Rohan is least
(d)
"Whose weight is least cannot be determined
Ans: B
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