Directions
for the following 3 (three) items:
Read the
following two passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your
answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage–1
The main threat to maintaining progress in human development comes from the increasingly evident unsustainability of production and consumption patterns. Current production models rely heavily on fossil fuels. We now
know that this is unsustainable because the resources are finite. The close link between economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions needs to be served for human development to become truly sustainable. Some developed countries have begun to alleviate the worst effects by expanding recycling and investing in public transport and infrastructure. But most developing countries are hampered by the high costs and low availability of clean energy sources. Developed countries need to support developing countries' transition to sustainable human development.
Q.1.
Unsustainability in production pattern is due to which of the following?
1. Heavy
dependence on fossil fuels
2. Limited
availability of resources
3. Expansion
of recycling
Select
the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and
3
Answer:
(a)
Q.2.
Consider the following statements:
Developed
countries can support developing countries' transition to sustainable human
development by
1. making
clean energy sources available at low cost
2. providing loans for improving their public transport at nominal interest rates
3.
encouraging them to change their production and consumption patterns
Which of
the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
only
(c) 2 and 3
only
(d) 1, 2 and
3
Answer:
(a/d)
Passage–2
Unless the forces and tendencies which are responsible for destroying the country's environment are checked in the near future and afforestation of denuded areas is taken up on a massive scale, the harshness of the climatic conditions and soil erosion by wind and water will increase to such an extent that agriculture, which is the mainstay of our people, will gradually become impossible. The desert countries of the world and our own desert areas in Rajasthan are a grim reminder of the consequences of large-scale deforestation. Pockets of desert-like landscape are now appearing in other
parts of the
country including the Sutlej-Ganga Plains and Deccan Plateau. Where only a few
decades back there used to be lush green forests with perennial streams and
springs, there is only brown earth, bare of vegetation, without any water in
the streams and springs except in the rainy season.
Q.3.
According to the passage given above, deforestation and denudation will
ultimately lead to which of the following?
1. Depletion
of soil resource
2. Shortage of land for the common man
3. Lack of
water for cultivation
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
Answer:
(c)
Q.4. What
is the value of X in the sequence 20, 10, 10, 15, 30, 75, X?
(a) 105
(b) 120
(c) 150
(d) 225
Answer:
(d)
Q.5. An Identity Card has the number ABCDEFG, not necessarily in that order, where each letter represents a distinct digit (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 only). The number is divisible by 9. After deleting the first digit from the right, the resulting number is divisible by 6. After deleting two digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by 5. After deleting three digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by
4. After deleting four digits from the
right of original number, the resulting number is divisible by 3. After
deleting five digits from the right of original number, the resulting number is
divisible by 2. Which of the following is a possible value for the sum of the
middle three digits of the number?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 11
(d) 12
Answer: (a)
Q.6. Two friends X and Y start running
and they run together for 50 m in the same direction and reach a point. X turns
right and runs 60 m, while Y turns left and runs 40m. Then X turns left and
runs 50m and stops, while Y turns right and runs 50 m and then stops. How far
are the two friends from each other now?
(a) 100 m
(b) 90 m
(c) 60 m
(d) 50 m
Answer:
(a)
Q.7.
Which date of June 2099 among the following is Sunday?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7
Answer:
(d)
Q.8. A bill for 1,840 rupees is paid in the denominations of 50 rupees, 20 rupees and 10 rupees notes. 50 notes in all are used. Consider the following statements:
1. 25 notes
of 50 rupees are used and the remaining are in the denominations of 20 rupees
and 10 rupees.
2. 35 notes
of 20 rupees are used and the remaining are in the denominations of 50 rupees
and 10 rupees.
3. 20 notes
of 10 rupees are used and the remaining are in the denominations of 50 rupees
and 20 rupees.
Which of the above statements are not correct?
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 2 and 3
only
(c) 1 and 3
only
(d) 1, 2 and
3
Answer:
(d)
Q.9. Which number amongst
is the smallest?
Answer:
(b)
Q.10. The digits 1 to 9 are arranged in three rows in such a way that each row contains three digits, and the number formed in the second row is twice the number formed in the first row; and the number formed in the third row is thrice the number formed in the first row. Repetition of digits is not allowed.
If only three of the four digits 2, 3, 7
and 9 are allowed to use in the first row, how many such combinations are
possible to be arranged in the three rows?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 1
Answer:
(c)
Directions for the following 4 (four) items:
Read the
following two passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your
answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage–1
"In simple matters like shoe-making, we think only a specially trained person will serve our purpose, but in politics, we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a State. When we are ill, is a guarantee of specific preparation and technical competence–we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one: well then, when the
whole State is ill
should we not look for the service and guidance of the wisest and the
best?"
Q.11.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the message of the author
of the passage?
(a) We
assume that in a democracy, any politician is qualified to administer a State.
(b) Politicians should be selected from those trained in administration.
(c) We need
to devise a method of barring incompetence from public office.
(d) As
voters select their administrators, the eligibility of politicians to
administer a State cannot be questioned.
Answer:
(b)
Passage –2
The poverty line is quite unsatisfactory when it comes to grasping the extent of poverty in India. It is not only because of its extremely narrow definition of 'who is poor' and the debatable methodology used to count the poor, but also because of a more fundamental assumption underlying it. It exclusively relies on the notion of poverty as insufficient income or insufficient purchasing power. One can better categorize it by calling it income poverty. If poverty is
ultimately about deprivations affecting human well-being, then income poverty is only one aspect of it. Poverty of a life, in our view, lies not merely in the impoverished state in which the person actually lives, but also in the lack of real opportunity given by social constraints as well as personal circumstances–to choose other types of living. Even the relevance of low incomes, meagre possessions, and other aspects of what are standardly seen as economic poverty relate ultimately to their role in curtailing capabilities, i.e., their role in severely restricting the choices people have to lead variable and valued lives.
Q.12. Why
is the methodology adopted in India to count the 'poor' debatable?
(a) There is
some confusion regarding what should constitute the 'poverty line'.
(b) There
are wide diversities in the condition of the rural and urban poor.
(c) There is no uniform global standard for measuring income poverty.
(d) It is
based on the proposition of poverty as meagre income or buying capacity.
Answer:
(d)
Q.13. Why
is income poverty only one measure of counting the 'poor'?
(a) It talks
of only one kind of deprivation ignoring all others.
(b) Other deprivations in a human life have nothing to do with lack of purchasing power.
(c) Income
poverty is not a permanent condition, it changes from time to time.
(d) Income
poverty restricts human choices only at a point of time.
Answer:
(a)
Q.14.
What does the author mean by 'poverty of a life'?
(a) All
deprivations in a human life which stem not only from lack of income but lack
of real opportunities
(b)
Impoverished state of poor people in rural and urban areas
(c) Missed opportunities in diverse personal circumstances
(d) Material
as well as non-material deprivations in a human life which restrict human
choices permanently.
Answer:
(a)
Q.15. X and Y run a 3 km race along a circular course of length 300m. Their speeds are in the ratio 3:2. If they start together in the same direction, how many times would the first one pass the other (the start-off is not counted as passing)?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Answer:
(b)
Q.16. If the order of the letters in the English alphabet is reversed and each letter represents the letter whose position it occupies, then which one of the following represents 'LUCKNOW'?
(a) OGXPMLD
(b) OGXQMLE
(c) OFXPMLE
(d) OFXPMLD
Answer:
(d)
Q.17. In
a tournament of Chess having 150 entrants, a player is eliminated whenever he
loses a match. It is given that no match results in a tie/draw. How many
matches are played in the entire tournament?
(a) 151
(b) 150
(c) 149
(d) 148
Answer:
(c)
Q.18. How
many 3-digit natural numbers (without repetition of digits) are there such that
each digit is odd and the number is divisible by 5?
(a) 8
(b) 12
c) 16
(d) 24
Answer:
(b)
Q.19.
Consider the Question and two Statements given below:
Question: Is
x an integer?
Statement-1:
x/3 is not an integer.
Statement-2:
3x is an integer.
Which one
of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
(a)
Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
(b) Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
(c) Both
Statement-1 and Statement-2 are sufficient to answer the Question
(d) Both
Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
Answer:
(d)
Q.20. The increase in the price of a certain item was 25%. Then the price was decreased by 20% and then again increased by 10%. What is the resultant increase in the price?
(a) 5%
(b) 10%
(c) 12.5%
(d) 15%
Answer:
(b)
Directions
for the following 3(three) items:
Read the following passage and answer the items that follow the passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passage only.
Passage
In some places in the world, the productivity of staples such as rice and wheat has reached a plateau. Neither new strains nor fancy agrochemicals are raising the yields. Nor is there much unfarmed land left that is suitable to be brought under the plough. If global temperature continues to rise, some places will become unsuitable for farming. Application of technology can help overcome these problems. Agricultural technology is changing fast. Much of this change is brought about by affluent farmers in the West/Americas. Techniques developed in the West are being adapted in some places to make tropical
crops more productive. Technology is of little use if it is not adapted. In the developing world, that applies as much to existing farming techniques as it does to the latest advances in genetic modification. Extending to the smallholders and subsistence farmers of Africa and Asia the best of today's agricultural practices, in such simple matters as how much fertilizers to apply and when, would lead to a greatly increased availability of food for humanity. So would things like better roads and storage facilities, to allow for the carriage of surpluses to markets and reduce wastage.
Q.21.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1.
Development of agricultural technology is confined to developed countries.
2.
Agricultural technology is not adapted in developing countries.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer:
(d)
Q.22.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. Poor
countries need to bring about change in their existing farming techniques.
2. Developed
countries have better infrastructure and they waste less food.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer:
(a)
Q.23.
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. Growing
enough food for future generation will be a challenge.
2. Corporate
farming is a viable option for food security in poor countries.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer:
(d)
Q.24. The letters A, B, C, D and E are arranged in such a way that there are exactly two letters between A and E. How many such arrangements are possible?
(a) 12
(b) 18
(c) 24
(d) 36
Answer:
(c)
Q.25.
Consider the Question and two Statements given below:
Question: Is
Z brother of X?
Statement-1:" X is a brother of Y and Y
is a brother of Z.
Statement-2:
X, Y and Z are siblings.
Which one
of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
(a) Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the Questions
(b) Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer
the Question
(c) Both
Statement-1 and Statement-2 are sufficient to answer the Question
(d) Both
Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
Answer:
(d)
Q.26. On one side of a 1.01 km long road, 101 plants are planted at equal distance from each other. What is the total distance between 5 consecutive plants?
(a) 40 m
(b) 40.4 m
(c) 50m
(d) 50.5 m
Answer:
(b)
27. A, B and C are three places such that there are three different roads from A to B, four different roads from B to C and three different roads from A to C. In how many different ways can one travel from A to C using these roads?
(a) 10
(b) 13
(c) 15
(d) 36
Answer:
(c)
28. A has some coins. He gives half of the coins and 2 more to B. B gives half of the coins and 2 more to C. C gives half of the coins and 2 more to D. The number of coins D has now, is the smallest two-digit number. How many coins does A have in the beginning?
(a) 76
(b) 68
(c) 60
(d) 52
Answer:
(d)
Q.29. In the series AABABCABCDABCDE.., which letter appears at the 100th place?
(a) G
(b) H
(c) I
(d) J
Answer:
(c)
Q.30.
Three persons A, B and C are standing in a queue not necessarily in the same
order. There are 4 persons between A and B, and 7 persons between B and C. If
there are 11 persons ahead of C and 13 behind A, what could be the minimum
number of persons in the queue?
(a) 22
(b) 28
(c) 32
(d) 38
Answer:
(a)
Directions for the following 4 (four) Items:
The
following two passages and answer items that follow the passages. Your answers
to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage-1
Natural selection cannot anticipate future environments on the earth. Therefore, the set of existing organisms can never be fully prepared for environmental catastrophes that await life. An outcome of this is the extinction of those species which cannot overcome environmental adversity. This failure to survive, in modern terms, can be attributed to the genomes which are unable to withstand geological vagaries or biological mishaps infections, diseases and so on). In biological evolution on the earth, extinction
of species has been a major feature. The earth may presently have up to ten million species, yet more than 90% of species that have ever lived on the earth are now extinct. Once again, the creationist doctrines fail to satisfactorily address why a divine creator will firstly bother to create millions of species and then allow them to perish. The Darwinian explanation for extinct life is once again simple, elegant and at once convincing organisms go extinct as a function of environmental or biological assaults for which their inheritance deems them ill-equipped. Therefore, the so-called Darwinian theory of evolution is not a theory at all. Evolution happens-this is a fact. The mechanism of evolution (Darwin proposed natural selection) is amply supported by scientific data. Indeed, to date no single zoological, botanical,
geological,
paleontological, genetic or physical evidence has refuted either of the central
two main Darwinian ideas. If religion is not taken into consideration,
Darwinian laws are acceptable just like the laws proposed by Copernicus,
Galileo, Newton and Einstein-sets of natural laws that explain natural
phenomena in the universe.
Q.31.
According to the passage, natural selection cannot anticipate future
environments on the earth as
1. species not fully prepared to face the environmental changes that await them will face extinction
2. all the
existing species would get extinct as their genomes will not withstand
biological mishaps
3. inability
of the genome to withstand environmental changes would result in extinction
4.
extinction of species is a common feature
Select
the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and
4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4
Answer:
(c)
Q32. The
passage suggests that Darwinian theory of evolution is not a theory at all
because
(a) it does
not satisfy the creationist doctrine
(b)
extinction is a function of environment and biological assaults
(c) there
are no evidences to refute it
(d) existence of organisms is attributed to a creator
Answer: (c)
Q.33.
With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. Only
species that have the ability to overcome environmental catastrophes will
survive and perpetuate.
2. More than
90% of the species on the earth are in the danger of getting extinct due to
drastic changes in the environment.
3. Darwin's
theory explains all the natural phenomena,
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and
3
Answer:
(a)
Passage-2
With steady
economic growth, higher literacy and increasing skill levels, the number of
Indian middleclass families has gone up exponentially. Direct results of the
affluence have been changes in dietary patterns and energy consumption levels.
People have moved to a higher protein-based diet like milk products, fish and
meat, all of which need significantly more water to produce than cereal-based
diets. Increasing use of electronic and electric machines/gadgets and motor
vehicles needs more and more energy and generation of energy needs water.
Q.34.
Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the passage?
(a) People
should be persuaded to continue with the mainly Indian traditional cereal-based
diets.
(b) India needs to focus on developing
agricultural productivity and capacity for more energy generation in the coming
years.
(c) Modern
technological developments result in the change of cultural and social
behaviour of the people.
(d) Water management practices in India need to change dramatically in the coming years.
Answer:
(d)
Q.35. How
many seconds in total are there in x weeks, x days, x hours. x minutes and X
seconds?
(a) 11580x
(b) 11581x
(c) 694860x
(d) 694861x
Answer: (d)
Q.36. P, Q, R, S, T and U are six members
of a family. R is the spouse of Q, U is the mother of T and S is the daughter
of U. P's daughter is T and Rs son is P. There are two couples in the family.
Which one of the following is correct?
(a) Q is the grandfather of T
(b) Q is the grandmother of T
(c) R is the mother of P.
(d) T is the
granddaughter of Q
Answer:
(d)
Q.37.
Consider the Question Statements given below in respect of and two three cities
P, Q and R in a State:
Question:
How far is city P from city Q ?
Statement-1:
City is 18 km from city R.
Statement-2: City P is 43 km from city R.
Which one
of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
(a)
Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
(b) Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer
the Question
(c) Both
Statement-1 and Statement-2 are sufficient to answer the Question
(d) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
Answer:
(d
Q.38. Two
Statements followed by four Conclusions are given below. You have to take the
Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly
known facts. Read all the Conclusions and then decide which of the given
Conclusions logically follows follow from the Statements, disregarding the
commonly known facts :
Statement-1 : All pens are books.
Statement-2
: No chair is a pen.
Conclusion-I : All chairs are books.
Conclusion-II
: Some chairs are pens.
Conclusion-III
: All books are chairs.
Conclusion-IV : No chair is a book.
Which one
of the following is correct?
(a) Only
Conclusion-1
(b) Only Conclusion-11
(c) Both
Conclusion-III and Conclusion-IV
(d) None of the Conclusion follows
Answer: (d)
Q.39.
Three Statements followed by three Conclusions are given below. You have to
take the Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the
commonly known facts. Read all the Conclusions and then decide which of the
given Conclusions logically follows/ follow from the Statements, disregarding
the commonly known facts:
Statement-1
: Some doctors are teachers
Statement-2 : All teachers are engineers.
Statement-3
: All engineers are scientists.
Conclusion-I : Some scientists are doctors.
Conclusion-II : All engineers are doctors.
Conclusion-III:
Some engineers are doctors.
Which one
of the following is correct?
(a) Only
Conclusion-I
(b) Only Conclusion-II
(c) Both Conclusion-I and Conclusion-III
(d) Both Conclusion-I and Conclusion-II
Answer:
(c)
Q.40.
Eight students A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H sit around a circular table,
equidistant from each other, facing the centre of the table, not necessarily in
the same order. B and D sit neither adjacent to C nor opposite to C A sits in
between E and D. and sits in between B and H. Which one of the following is
definitely correct?
(a) B sits in between A and G
(b) C sits opposite to G
(c) E sits opposite to F
(d) None of
the above
Answer:
(d)
Directions
for Read the following 4 (four) Items:
following two passages and answer that follow
the passages. Your answer to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage-1
For two or three generations past, ever-increasing number of individuals have been living as workers merely, not as human beings. An excessive amount of labor is rule today in every circle of society, with the result that man's spiritual element cannot thrive. He finds it very difficult to spend his little leisure in serious activities. He does not want to think; or he cannot even if he wants to. He seeks not Self-improvement, but entertainment which would enable him to be mentally idle and to forget his usual activities. Therefore, the so-called
culture of our age is dependent more
on cinema than on theatre, more on newspapers, magazines and crime stories than
on serious literature.
Q.41. The
passage is based on the idea that
(a) man should not work hard
(b) the great evil of our age is overstrain
(c) man
cannot think well
(d) man cannot care for his spiritual welfare
Answer:
(b)
Q.42. Man
does not seek self-improvement because he
(a) is not
intellectually capable
(b) has no time to do so
(c) is
distracted by materialism
(d) loves amusement and is mentally idle
Answer:
(b)
Passage-2
The demographic dividend, which has begun in India and is expected to last another few decades, is a great window of opportunity. The demographic dividend is basically a swelling in the working age population, which conversely means that the relative ratio of very young and very old will, for a while, be on the decline. From the experience of Ireland and China, we know that this can be a source of energy and an engine of economic growth. The demographic dividend tends to raise a nation's savings rate since in any nation, it is the working age population that is the main saver. And since the
savings rate is an
important driver of growth, this should help elevate our growth rate. However,
the benefits of demographic dividend depend on the quality of the working age
population. And this implies bringing back the importance of education,
acquisition of skills and human capital.
Q.43.
Which of the following would invariably happen in a country, when the
demographic dividend has begun to operate?
1. The
number of illiterate people will decrease.
2. The ratio of very old and very young will
decrease for a while.
3. Population growth rate will quickly stabilize.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and
3
Answer:
(b)
Q.44.
With reference to the passage, which of the following inferences can be drawn?
1.
Demographic dividend is an essential condition for a country to rapidly
increase its economic growth rate.
2. Promotion
of higher education is an essential condition for a country for its rapid
economic growth.
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
Answer: (d)
Q.45.
Five friends P. O, X, Y and Z purchased some notebooks. The relevant
information is given below:
1. Z purchased 8 notebooks more than X did.
2. P and together purchased 21 notebooks.
3. O
purchased 5 notebooks less than P did.
4. X and Y
together purchased 28 notebooks. 5. P purchased 5 notebooks more than X did.
If each notebook is priced 40 rupees, then
what is the total cost of all the notebooks?
(a) 2,600 rupees
(b) 2,400 rupees
(c) 2,360 rupees
(d) 2,320 rupees
Answer: (a)
46. A man
started from home at 14:30 hours and drove to village, arriving there when the
village clock indicated 15:15 hours. After staying for 25 minutes, he drove
back by a different route of length 1.25 times the first route at a rate twice
as fast reaching home at 16:00 hours. As compared to the clock at home, the
village clock is
(a) 10 minutes slow
(b) 5 minutes slow
(c) 10 minutes fast
(d) 5
minutes fast
Answer:
(d)
Q.47. A
person X wants to distribute some pens among six children A B C D E and F.
Suppose A gets twice the number of pens received by three times that of four
times that of D, five times that of E and six times that of F. What is the
minimum number of pens X should buy so that the number of pens each one gets is
an even number?
(a) 147
(b) 150
(c) 294
(d) 300
Answer:
(c)
Q.48. Six
Persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting equidistant form each other around a
circular table (facing the centre of the table).
Consider the
Question and two statements given below:
Question:
Who is sitting on the immediate left of A?
Statement-1: B is sitting opposite to C and D is sitting opposite to E.
Statement -2: F is sitting on the immediate
left of B.
Which one
of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
(a)
Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the question
(b)
Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the question
(c) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are sufficient to answer the Question
(d) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not
sufficient to answer the Question
Answer:
(d)
Q.49. Consider the Question and two
Statements given below:
Question:
What is the age of Manisha?
Statement-1: Manisha is 24 years younger than her mother.
Statement-2:
5 years later, the ages of Manisha and her mother will be in the ratio 3: 5.
Which one
of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statement?
(a) Statements-1 alone is sufficient to answer
the Question
(b)
Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the question
(c) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are
sufficient to answer the Question
(d) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not
sufficient to answer the Question
Answer: (c)
Q.50. Six
lectures A B C D E and F, each of one hour duration, are scheduled between 8:00
am, and 2:00 p.m.
Consider the
Question and two Statements given below:
Question:
Which lecture is in the third period?
Statement-1:
Lecture F is preceded by A and followed by C
Statement-2: There is no lecture after lecture B.
Which one
of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
(a)
Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the question
(b)
Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the question
(c) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are
sufficient to answer the Question
(d) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
Answer:
(d)
Directions
for the following 3 (three) Items:
Read the
following two passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your
answers to these items should be based on the passages only
Passage-1
In an
economic organization, allowing mankind to benefit by the productivity of
machines should lead to a very good life of leisure, and much leisure is apt to
be tedious except to those who have intelligent activities and interests. If a
leisured population is to be happy, it must be an educated population, and must
be educated with a view to enjoyment as well as to the direct usefulness of
technical knowledge.
Q.51. Which of the following statements best reflects the underlying tone of the passage?
(a) Only an
educated population can best make use of the benefits of economic progress.
(b) All economic development should be aimed
at the creation of leisure.
(c) An increase in the educated population of
a country leads to an increase in the happiness of its people.
(d) Use of machines should be encouraged in
order to create a large leisured population.
Answer:
(a)
Passage-2
If presents bring less thrill now that we are grown up, perhaps it is because we have too much already, or perhaps it is because we have lost the fullness of the joy of giving and with it the fullness of the joy of receiving. Children's fears are poignant, their miseries are acute, but they do not look too forward nor too far backward. Their joys are clear and complete, because they have not yet learnt always to add 'but' to every proposition. Perhaps we are too
cautious, too anxious, too sceptical.
Perhaps some of our cares would shrink if we thought less about them and
entered with more single-minded enjoyment into the happiness that come our way.
Q.52.
With reference to the passage, which one of the following statements is
correct?
(a) It is not possible for adults to feel
thrilled by presents.
(b) There can be more than one reason why
adults feel less thrilled by presents.
(c) The author does not know why adults feel less thrilled by presents.
(d) Adults have less capacity to feel the joy
of loving or being loved.
Answer:
(b)
Q.53. The
author of the passage is against
(a) worrying
too much about the past and future
(b) being in
the habit of thinking about presents
(c) not being thrilled by new things
(d) giving and receiving joy only partially
Answer: (a)
Q.54. Let
A, B and C represent distinct non-zero digits. Suppose x is the sum of all
possible 3-digit numbers formed by A, B and C without repetition.
Consider the
following statements:
1. The
4-digit least value of x is 1332.
2. The
3-digit greatest value of x is 888
Which of
the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer:
(a)
Q.55.
There is a numeric lock which has a 3-digit PIN. The PIN contains digits 1 to
7. There is no repetition of digits. The digits in the PIN from left to right
are in decreasing order. Any two digits in the PIN differ by at least 2. How
many maximum attempts does one need to find out the PIN with certainty?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 12
Answer: (c)
Q.56.
There are eight equidistant points on a circle. How many right-angled triangles
can be drawn using these points as vertices and taking the diameter as one side
of the triangle?
(a) 24
(b) 16
(c) 12
(d) 8
Answer: (a)
Q.57. 24
men and 12 women can do a piece of work in 30 days. In how many days can 12 men
and 24. women do the same piece of work?
(a) 30 days
(b) more
than 30 days
(c) Less than 30 days or more than 30 days
(d) Data is inadequate to draw any conclusion
Answer:
(d)
Q.58.
What is the remainder when
91x92x93x94x95x96x97x98x99
is
divided by 1261?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 0
Answer:
(d)
Q.59.
Consider the following statements in respect of a rectangular sheet of length
20 cm and breadth 8 cm:
1. It is possible to cut the sheet exactly
into 4 square sheets.
2. It is
possible to cut the sheet into 10 triangular sheets of equal area.
Which of the above statements is are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer:
(c)
Q.60. When 70% of a number x is added to another number y, the sum becomes 165% of the value of y. When 60% of the number x is added to another number z, then the sum becomes 165% of the value of z. which one of the following is correct?
(a) z < x
< y
(b) x < y
< z
(c) y < x < z
(d) z < y
< x
Answer:
(a)
Directions
for the following 3 (three) items:
Read the following two passages and answer the
items that follow the passages. Your answers to these items should be based on
the passages only.
Passage–1
The majority of people who fail to accumulate money sufficient for their needs, are generally, easily influenced by the opinions of others. They permit the newspapers and the gossiping neighbours to do their thinking for them. Opinions are the cheapest commodities on the earth. Everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished upon by anyone who will accept them. If you are influenced by opinions when you reach decisions, you will not succeed in any undertaking.
Q.61.
Which one of the following is implied by the passage?
(a) Most of
the people do not accumulate money for their needs.
(b) Most of
the people never fail to accumulate money for their needs.
(c) There
are people who fail to accumulate money for their needs.
(d) There is no need to accumulate money.
Answer: (c)
Q.62.
What is the main idea of the passage?
(a) People
should not be influenced by the opinions of others.
(b) People
should accumulate as much money as they can.
(c) People should neither give nor accept the opinions.
(d) People
will succeed in any undertaking if they do not accept any opinion at all
Answer:
(a)
Passage–2
"The social order is a sacred right which
is the basis of all other rights. Nevertheless, this right does not come from
nature, and must therefore be founded on conventions."
Q.63.
With reference to the above passage which of the following statements is/are
correct?
1.
Conventions are the sources of rights of man.
2. Rights of man can be exercised only when
there is a social order.
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
Answer:
(c)
Q.64. Two candidates X and Y contested an election. 80% of voters cast their vote and there were no invalid votes. There was no NOTA (None of the above) option. X got 56% of the votes cast and won by 1440 votes. What is the total number of voters in the voters list?
(a) 15000
(b) 12000
(c) 9600
(d) 5000
Answer:
(a)
Q.65. What is the smallest number greater than 1000 that when divided by any one of the numbers 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 leaves a remainder of 3?
(a) 1063
(b) 1073
(c) 1083
(d) 1183
Answer:
(c)
Q.66. Let p be a two-digit number and q be the number consisting of same digits written in reverse order. If p x q = 2430, then what is the difference between p and q?
(a) 45
(b) 27
(c) 18
(d) 9
Answer:
(d)
Q.67.
Consider the following statements in respect of two natural numbers p and q
such that p is a prime number and q is a composite number:
1. p x q can be an odd number.
2. q / p can
be a prime number.
3. p + q can
be a prime number.
Which of
the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 2 and 3
only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer:
(d)
Q.68.
Consider the following statements :
1. Between 3:16 p.m. and 3:17 p.m., both hour
hand and minute hand coincide.
2. Between
4:58 p.m. and 4:59 p.m.. both minute hand and second hand coincide.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
Q.69.
There are two containers X and X contains 100 ml of milk and Y contains 100 ml
of water. 20 ml of milk from X is transferred to Y. After mixing well, 20 ml of
the mixture in Y is transferred back to X. If m denotes the proportion of milk
in X and n denotes the proportion of water in Y, then which one of the
following is correct?
(a) m=n
(b) m> n
(c) m<n
(d) Cannot
be determined due to insufficient data
Answer:
(a
Q.70. A
pie chart gives the expenditure on five different items A, B, Q D and E in a
household. If B, C, D and E correspond to 90o 50o 45o and 75o respectively,
then what is the percentage of expenditure on item A?
(a) 112/9
(b) 125/6
(c) 155/9
(d) 250/9
Answer: (d)
Directions
for the following 3 (three) items:
Read the
following two passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your
answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage–1
To encourage research is one of the functions of a university. Contemporary universities have encouraged research, not only in those cases where research is necessary, but on all sorts of entirely unprofitable subjects as well. Scientific research is probably never completely valueless. However silly and insignificant it may seem, however mechanical and unintelligent the labours
of the researchers,
there is always a chance that the results may be of value to the investigator
of talent, who can use the facts collected for him by uninspired but
industrious researchers as the basis of some fruitful generalization. But where
research is not original, but consists in the mere rearrangement of existing
materials, where its objects is not scientific but literary or historical, then
there is a risk of the whole business becoming merely futile.
Q.71. The
author's assumption about scientific research is that
(a) it is
never very valuable
(b) it is
sometimes very valuable
(c) it is
never without some value
(d) it is
always very valuable
Answer:
(c)
Q.72.
According to the author
(a) not many
research results can be of value to an intelligent investigator
(b) a
research result is always valuable to an intelligent investigator
(c) any
research result can be of value to an intelligent investigator
(d) a
research result must always be of some value to an intelligent investigator
Answer: (c)
Passage–2
How best can the problems of floods and droughts be addressed so that the losses are minimal and the system becomes resilient? In this context, one important point that needs to be noted is that India gets "too much' water (about 75% of annual precipitation) during 120 days (June to September) and "too little' for the remaining 245 days. This skewed water availability has to be managed and regulated for its consumption throughout the year.
Q.73.
Which one of the following best reflects the practical, rational and lasting
solutions?
(a)
Constructing huge concrete storage tanks and canals across the country
(b) Changing
the cropping patterns and farming practices
(c) Interlinking of rivers across the country
(d) Buffer
stocking of water through dams and recharging aquifers
Answer: (d)
Q.74.
Where m and
n are positive integers, then what is the maximum value of m?
(a) 7
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 4
Answer: (b)
Q.75.
What is the value of X in the sequence
2, 12,
36, 80, 150, X?
(a) 248
(b) 252
(c) 258
(d) 262
Answer:
(b)
Q.76. One non-zero digit, one vowel and one consonant from English alphabet (in capital) are to be used in forming passwords, such that each password has to start with a vowel and end with a consonant. How many such passwords can be generated?
(a) 105
(b) 525
(c) 945
(d) 1050
Answer: (c)
Q.77.
There are 9 cups placed on a table arranged in equal number of rows and columns
out of which 6 cups contain coffee and 3 cups contain tea. In how many ways can
they be arranged so that each row should contain at least one cup of coffee?
(a) 18
(b) 27
(c) 54
(d) 81
Answer: (d)
Q.78. The
sum of three consecutive integers is equal to their product. How many such
possibilities are three?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only
there
(d) No such possibility is there
Answer: (c)
Q.79.
What is the number of numbers of the form 0.XY, where X and Y are distinct
non-zero digits?
(a) 72
(b) 81
(c) 90
(d) 100
Answer:
(a)
Q.80. The
average weight of A, B, C is 40 kg, the average weight of B, D, E is 42 kg and
the weight of F is equal to that of B. What is the average weight of A, B, C,
D, E and F?
(a) 40.5 kg
(b) 40.8 kg
(c) 41 kg
(d) Cannot
be determined as data is inadequate
Answer: (c)
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