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
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally. Food is lost or wasted throughout the supply chain, from initial agricultural production to final household consumption. The increasing wastage also results in land degradation by about 45%, mainly due to deforestation, unsustainable
agricultural practices, and
excessive groundwater extraction. The energy spent over wasted food results in
about 3.5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide production every year. Decay also
leads to harmful emissions of other gases in the atmosphere. Addressing the
loss and wastage of food in all forms is critical to complete the cycle of food
efficiency and food sustainability.
1. Which of the following statements best reflect the most logical and rational inferences that can be made from the passage?
1. The
current methods of food distribution are solely responsible for the loss and
wastage of food.
2. Land
productivity is adversely affected by the prevailing trend of food loss and
wastage.
3. Reduction
in the loss and wastage of food results in lesser carbon footprint.
4. Post-harvest technologies to prevent or reduce the loss and wattage of food are not available.
Select
the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
only
(c) 1, 3 and
4
(d) 1, 2 and
4
Answer:(b)
2. Based
on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. The food
distribution mechanism needs to be reimagined and made effective to reduce the
loss and wastage of food.
2. Ensuring the reduction of wastage and loss of food is a social and moral responsibility of all citizens.
Which of
the assumptions given above is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer:(c)
Passage-2
As inflation rises, even governments previously committed to budget discipline are spending freely to help households. Higher interest rates announced by central banks are supposed to help produce modest fiscal austerity, because to maintain stable debts while paying more to borrow, governments must cut spending or raise taxes. Without the fiscal backup,
monetary policy eventually loses traction.
Higher interest rates become inflationary, not disinflationary, because they
simply lead governments to borrow more to pay rising debt-service costs. The
risk of monetary unmooring is greater when public debt rises, because interest
rates become more important to budget deficits.
3. Which
of the following statements best reflects/reflect the most logical and rational
inference/inferences that can be made from the passage?
1. Central
banks cannot bring down inflation without budgetary backing.
2. The
effects of monetary policy depend on the fiscal policies pursued by the
government.
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)
4. Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. Fiscal
policies of governments are solely responsible for higher prices.
2. Higher
prices do not affect the long-term government bonds.
Which of
the assumptions given above is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer:(d)
5. What
is the least possible number of cuts required to cut a cube into 64 identical
pieces?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 12
(d) 16
Answer:(b)
6. In the
expression 5 * 4* 3* 2* 1, * is chosen from +, -, × each at most two times.
What is the smallest non-negative value of the expression?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 0
Answer:(d)
7. A
certain number of men can complete a piece of work in 6k days, where k is a
natural number. By what percent should the number of men be increased so that
the work can be completed in 5k days?
(a) 10%
(b) (50/3)%
(c) 20%
(d) 25%
Answer:(c)
8. X, Y and Z can complete a piece of work individually in 6 hours, 8 hours and 8 hours respectively. However, only one person at a time can work in each hour and nobody can work for two consecutive hours. All are engaged to finish the work.
What is
the minimum amount of time that they will take to finish the work.
(a) 6 hours
15 minutes
(b) 6 hours
30 minutes
(c) 6 hours
45 minutes
(d) 7 hours
Answer:(c)
9. How
many consecutive zeros are there at the end of the integer obtained in the
product
?(a) 50
(b) 55
(c) 100
(d) 200
Answer:(d)
10. On January 1st, 2023, a person saved Rs 1. On January 2nd, 2023, he saved Rs. 2 more than that on the previous day. On January 3rd, 2023, he saved Rs. 2 more than that on the previous day and so on. At the end of which date was his total savings a perfect square as well a perfect cube?
(a) 7th
January, 2023
(b) 8th
January, 2023
(c) 9th
January, 2023
(d) Not
possible
Answer:(b)
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
Today, if we consider cities such as New York, London and Paris as some of the most iconic cities in the world, it is because plans carrying a heavy systems approach were imposed on their precincts. The backbone of the systems theory is the process of translating social, spatial and cultural desirables into mathematical models using computing, statistics, optimization
and an algorithmic way of formulating and solving problems. The early universities of the West which began to train professionals in planning, spawned some of the most ingenious planners, who were experts in these domains. This was because these very subjects were absorbed into the planning curriculum that had its roots in the social sciences, geography and architecture. Planning in India, and its education differ from the West.
11. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational
inference that can be made from the above passage?
(a)
Curriculum for urban planning courses should have diverse and interdisciplinary
approach.
(b) In India, city administration is under bureaucracy which lacks formal training in urban planning and management.
(c) In
India, the management of urban areas is a local affair with a chronic problem
of insufficient funds.
(d) With
high density of population and widespread poverty in our urban areas, planned
development in them is very difficult.
Answer:(a)
12. Based
on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. India
needs a new generation of urban professionals with knowledge relevant to modern
urban practice.
2. Indian
universities at present have no capacity or potential to impart training in
systems approach.
Which of
the assumptions given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer:(a)
Passage-2
Not every voice on the internet commands the same kind of audience. When anonymous private entities with high capital can pay for more space for their opinions, they are effectively buying a louder voice. If political discourse in the digital sphere is a matter of outshining one's opponent till the election is won, then the quality of politics suffers. The focus of social media is restricted to the promotion of content that generates more user engagement, regardless of how inflammatory the content may be.
13. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the above
passage ?
(a)
Constructed as a marketplace of views, social media ensures instant access to
information.
(b) Social media are not ideal or moral institutions but the products built by companies to make profits.
(c) Social
media have been created to strengthen democracies.
(d) In
today's world, social media are inevitable for well-informed social life.
Answer:(b)
14. Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. Internet
is not inclusive enough.
2. Internet
can adversely affect the quality of policies in a country.
Which of
the assumptions given above is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer:(c)
15.
is divisible by which of the following numbers ?
(a) 2 and 3
but not 37
(b) 3 and 37
but not 2
(c) 2 and 37
but not 3
(d) 2, 3 and
37
Answer:(b)
16. What
percent of water must be mixed with honey so as to gain 20% by selling the
mixture at the cost price of honey ?
(a) 20%
(b) 10%
(c) 5%
(d) 4%
Answer:(a)
17. What
is the rightmost digit preceding the zeros in the value of
?(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) 9
Answer:(d)
18. 421
and 427, when divided by the same number, leave the same remainder 1. How many
numbers can be used as the divisor in order to get the same remainder 1 ?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer:(c)
19. A can
X contains 399 litres of petrol and a can Y contains 532 litres of diesel. They
are to be bottled in bottles of equal size so that whole of petrol and diesel
would be separately bottled. The bottle capacity in terms of litres is an
integer. How many different bottle sizes are possible?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Answer:(b)
20.
Consider the following statements in respect of the sum
S = x + y + z, where x, y and z are distinct prime numbers each less than 10 :
1. The unit
digit of S can be 0.
2. The unit
digit of S can be 9.
3. The unit
digit of S can be 5.
Which of
the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3
only
(d) 1, 2 and
3
Answer:(c)
Direction
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
By the time children reach class 8, the bulk of them tend to be in the age range of 13 years to 15 years. But in our country, about a quarter of all children in class 8 struggle with reading simple texts and more than half are still unable to do basic arithmetic operations like division. Every year about 25 million young boys and girls from elementary school move into the life that lies for them beyond compulsory schooling. They cannot enter the
workforce at least in the organized sector till they are 18. For many families, these children are the first from their families ever to get this far in school. Parents and children expect that such ‘graduates’ from school will go on to high school and college. Hardly anyone wants to go back to agriculture. On the other hand, abilities in terms of academic competencies are far lower than they should be even based on curricular expectations of class 8.
21. Based
on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. For
effective school education, parents have greater role than the governments.
2. School curriculum that conforms to today’s requirements and is uniform for the entire country may address the issues brought out.
Which of
the assumptions given above is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer:(d)
22. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the central idea conveyed by the
passage?
(a) Total
eradication of poverty in the country will resolve the issue of
under-performance of our school-children.
(b) Monetary incentives to parents and teachers is a strategy to improve the children’s academic performance.
(c) Public
policy should ensure that competencies and achievements of young people are
aligned with their expectations.
(d) India is
not going to take advantage of the demographic dividend unless some school
passouts go back to agriculture.
Answer:(c)
Passage—2
We take it for granted now that science has a social responsibility. The idea would not have occurred to Newton or Galileo. They thought of science as an account of the world as it is, and the only responsibility that they acknowledged was to tell the truth. The idea that science is a social enterprise is modern, and it begins at the industrial revolution. We are surprised that we cannot trace a social sense further back, because we nurse the illusion that the industrial revolution ended a golden age.
23. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the thinking of the author about
the science?
(a) Science
must value the commitment of the scientists.
(b) Science is a product of civilized society and must be used for the promotion of scientific awareness in people.
(c)
Industrial revolution was made possible by the advancements in science.
(d) Science
must pursue truth but be responsible for social welfare.
Answer:(d)
24. Consider the sequence
A_BCD_BBCDABC_DABC_D
that
follows a certain pattern. Which one of the following completes the sequence?
(a) B, A, D,
C
(b) B, A, C,
D
(c) A, A, C,
D
(d) A, A, D,
C
Answer:(c)
25. Two persons P and Q enter into a business. P puts 14,000 rupees more than Q, but P has invested for 8 months and Q has invested for 10 months. If P's share is 400 rupees more than Q's share out of the total profit of 2,000 rupees, what is the capital contributed by P?
(a) 30,000 rupees
(b) 26,000 rupees
(c) 24,000 rupees
(d) 20,000 rupees
Answer:(a)
26. P’s
salary is 20% lower than Q’s salary which is 20% lower than R’s salary. By how
much percent is R’s salary more than P’s salary?
(a) 48.75%
(b) 56.25%
(c) 60.50%
(d) 62.25%
Answer:(b)
27. A
number is mistakenly divided by 4 instead of multiplying by 4. What is the
percentage change in the result due to this mistake?
(a) 25%
(b) 50%
(c) 72.75%
(d) 93.75%
Answer:(d)
28. In an
examination, 80% of students passed in English, 70% of students passed in Hindi
and 15% failed in both the subjects. What is the percentage of students who
failed in only one subject?
(a) 15%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 35%
Answer:(b)
29. A
father said to his son, “n years back I was as old as you are now. My present
age is four times your age n years back”. If the sum of the present ages of the
father and the son is 130 years, what is the difference of their ages?
(a) 30 years
(b) 32 years
(c) 34 years
(d) 36 years
Answer:(a)
30. Consider the following :
Which of
the above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 2 and 3
only
(c) 1 and 3
only
(d) 1, 2 and
3
Answer:(d)
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
“The history of science is the real history of mankind.” In this striking epigram, a nineteenth-century writer links science with its background. Like most epigrams, its power lies in emphasizing by contrast an aspect of truth which may be easily overlooked. In this case, it is easy to overlook the relations between science and mankind, and to treat the former has some abstract third party, which can sometimes be praised for its beneficial
influences, but frequently and conveniently blamed for the horrors of war. Science and mankind cannot be divorced from time to time at men’s convenience. Yet we have seen that, in spite of countless opportunities of improvement, the opening years of the present period of civilization have been dominated by international conflict. Is this the inevitable result of the progress of science or does the fault lie elsewhere?
31. Which
of the following is/are emphatically conveyed by the author of the passage?
1. Without
science, mankind could not have continued to exist till today.
2. It is the
science that will ultimately determine the destiny of mankind.
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)
32. Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. The
horrors of modern life are the inevitable result of the progress of science.
2. The
aspect of truth likely to be overlooked is that science is what man has made
it.
Which of
the assumptions given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer:(b)
Passage—2
Only with long experience and opening of his wares on many a beach where his language is not spoken, will the merchant come to know the worth of what he carries, and what is parochial and what is universal in his choice. Such delicate goods as justice, love and honour, courtesy, and indeed all the things
we care for, are
valid everywhere but they are variously moulded and often differently handled,
and sometimes nearly unrecognizable if you meet them in a foreign land, and the
art of learning fundamental common values is perhaps the greatest gain of
travel to those who wish to live at ease among their fellows.
33. When we meet other people while we travel, we learn to differentiate between
(a)
imagination and understanding
(b)
communities and nationalities
(c) local
values and universal values
(d) friends
and foes
Answer:(c)
34. With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. Travel
leads to an understanding of humans.
2. Travel
helps those who wish to learn fundamental common values.
3. A person
with long experience in travel can resolve differences amongst people.
Which of
the assumptions given above are valid?
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 2 and 3
only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and
3
Answer:(a)
35. Let X
be a two-digit number and Y be another two-digit number formed by interchanging
the digits of X. If (X + Y) is the greatest two-digit number, then what is the
number of possible values of X?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
Answer:(d)
36. Consider the following :
Weight of
6 boys = Weight of 7 girls = Weight of 3 men = Weight of 4 women If the average
weight of the women is 63 kg, then what is the average weight of the boys?
(a) 40 kg
(b) 42 kg
(c) 45 kg
(d) 63 kg
Answer:(b)
37. How
many times the hour hand and the minute hand coincide in a clock between 10:00
a.m. and 2.00 p.m. (same day)?
(a) 3 times
(b) 4 times
(c) 5 times
(d) 6 times
Answer:(a)
38. The
calendar for the year 2025 is same for
(a) 2029
(b) 2030
(c) 2031
(d) 2033
Answer:(c)
39. Let p, q, r and s be distinct positive integers. Let p, q be odd and r, s be even. Consider the following statements :
Which of
the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 2 and 3
only
(c) 1 and 3
only
(d) 1, 2 and
3
Answer:(d)
40. What
is the angle between the minute hand and hour hand when the clock shows 4:25
hours?
(a) 12.5°
(b) 15°
(c) 17.5°
(d) 20°
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
Conventional classrooms, by emphasizing fixed duration over learning effectiveness, resign themselves to variable outcomes. The tyranny of the classroom is that every learner is subjected to the same set of lectures in the same way for the same duration. In the end, a few learners shine, some survive, and the rest are left behind. After the fixed duration, the classroom model moves on, with not a thought spared for those left behind. This is how
we end up with 10 percent
employability in our graduates after a decade and half of formal education.
Repeating the same ineffectual script in the realm of skill education will not
produce different results.
41. Which
of the following statements best reflects/reflect the most logical and rational
inference/inferences that can be made from the passage?
1. In
conventional classroom learning, the central goal is duration of learning
rather than attainment of competency.
2. Conventional classrooms encourage one-size-fits-all approach and stamp out all differentiation.
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)
42. Based
on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. As a
large number of workers in our country are employed in unorganized sector,
India does not need to change its present conventional classroom system of
education.
2. Even with its present conventional classroom system of education, India produces sufficient number of skilled workers to fully realize the benefits of demographic dividend.
Which of
the assumptions given above is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer:(d)
Passage-2
When a child reaches adolescence, there is apt to be a conflict between the parents and the child, since the latter considers himself to be by now quite capable of managing his own affairs, while the former are filled with parental solicitude, which is often a disguise for love of power. Parents consider, usually, that the various moral problems which arise in adolescence are peculiarly their province. The options they express, however, are so dogmatic that the young seldom confide in them, and usually go their own way in secret.
43. Based
on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. The
adolescent does not feel comfortable with his parents because they tend to be
dominating and assertive.
2. The
adolescent of modern times does not have much respect for parents.
Which of
the assumptions given above is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer:(a)
44. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the above
passage?
(a) Parents
in general may not be of much help when children are on their way to becoming
adults.
(b) When children reach adolescence, involvement of parents in their lives is unnecessary.
(c)
Modern-day nuclear families are not capable of bringing up children properly.
(d) In
modern societies, adolescents tend to be stubborn, disobedient and careless.
Answer:(a)
45. What
is the number of fives used in numbering a 260-page book?
(a) 55
(b) 56
(c) 57
(d) 60
Answer:(b)
46. What
is the sum of the first 28 terms in the following sequence?
1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5,
4, 3, 2,......
(a) 83
(b) 84
(c) 85
(d) 86
Answer:(b)
47. A
person buys three articles P, Q and R for 3,330 rupees. If P costs 25% more
than R and R costs 20% more than Q, then what is the cost of P?
(a) 1,000 rupees
(b) 1,200 rupees
(c) 1,250 rupees
(d) 1,350 rupees
Answer:(d)
48. If the sum of the two-digit numbers AB and CD is the three-digit number 1CE, where the letters A, B, C, D, E denote distinct digits, then what is the value of A?
(a) 9
(b) 8
(c) 7
(d) Cannot
be determined due to insufficient data
Answer:(a)
49. Three
numbers x, y, z are selected from the set of the first seven natural numbers
such that x > 2y > 3z. How many such distinct triplets (x, y, z) are
possible?
(a) One
triplet
(b) Two
triplets
(c) Three
triplets
(d) Four
triplets
Answer:(d)
50. The
total cost of 4 oranges, 6 mangoes and 8 apples is equal to twice the total
cost of 1 orange, 2 mangoes and 5 apples. Consider the following statements :
1. The total
cost of 3 oranges, 5 mangoes and 9 apples is equal to the total cost of 4
oranges, 6 mangoes and 8 apples.
2. The total cost of one orange and one mango is equal to the cost of one apple.
Which of
the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer:(c)
Directions
for the following 3 (three) items :
Read the
following three passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your
answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage-1
When an
international team of pumped a carbon dioxide and water mix into underground
basalt rocks, basic chemistry took over. The acidic mixture dissolved rocks'
calcium and magnesium and formed limestone Basically carbon dioxide is
converted into stone, exclaimed the scientists.
51. Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and practical suggestion implied by the passage?
(a) It is a cheap and practical method to
produce limestone at commercial level for building purposes.
(b) This can
be used as one of the methods of carbon sequestration.
(c) Basalt rock can be made a good source of calcium and magnesium minerals by this method.
(d) Good
rock-dissolving acid can be produced by mixing carbon dioxide and water.
Answer:(b)
Passage-2
Geographers analyzed 175 satellite images of ocean colour, which is an indicator of Phytoplankton productivity at the ocean's surface, and found that giant icebergs are responsible for storing up to 20 percent of carbon in the Southern Ocean. The researchers discovered that melting water from giant icebergs which contains iron and other nutrients, supports hitherto unexpectedly high levels of phytoplankton growth.
52. Based
on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. Giant
icebergs have a bearing on primary productivity and food chains of the Southern
Ocean.
2. Melting of giant icebergs can produce climate change effects and impact world fisheries.
Which of
the assumptions given above is/ are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer:(c)
Passage-3
Evolution
has endowed caterpillars that feed on corn with a unique ability, they can
induce the plant to turn off its defence against insect predators. This helps
caterpillars to eat more and grow faster. The agent that causes this effect is
the caterpillar's faeces or frass. The find could throw new light on compounds
associated with plant response to pathogens like fungi or bacteria.
53. Which
one of the following statements best reflect the most logical and rational and
practical message conveyed by the passage?
(a) Farmers
can use caterpillars to feed on weeds in their crop fields/plantations.
(b) This
finding can help in the development of clinically useful antimicrobial
compounds.
(c) This finding can help in the development of organic, ecologically sustainable pesticides.
(d)
Caterpillars can be genetically modified to be predators of the other plant
pests.
Answer:(c)
54.
is
divisible by
(a) 3
(b) 7
(c) 10
(d) 11
Answer:(c)
55. Let p
and q be positive integers satisfying p<q and p + q = k, What is the
smallest value of k that does not determine p and q uniquely?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Answer:(c)
56. A
person walks 100 m straight from his house, turns left and walks 100 m, again
turns left and walks 300 m, then turns right and walks 100 m to reach his
office. In which direction does he walk initially from his house if his office
is exactly in the North-East direction?
(a)
North-West
(b) West
(c) South
(d)
South-West
Answer:(c)
57. A
person walks 100 m Westward, then turns left and walks 100 m. He then takes
2250 turn clockwise. In which direction is he walking now?
(a)
South-West
(b)
South-East
(c)
North-West
(d) North-East
Answer:(d)
58. A
Statement is given followed by two Conclusions numbered I and II. Consider the
Statement and the Conclusions.
Statement :
India is the world's largest producer of milk.
Conclusion-I:
India is the world's largest exporter of milk.
Conclusion-II: India does not import milk.
Which one
of the following is correct?
(a) Only
Conclusion-I follows
(b) Only Conclusion-II follows
(c) Both
Conclusion-I and Conclusion-II follow
(d) Neither
Conclusion-I nor Conclusion-II follows
Answer:(d)
59. A
Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Questions
and the Statements.
Question :
What are the values of m and n, where m and n are natural numbers?
Statement-I
: m + n > mn and m > n.
Statement-II
: The product of m and n is 24.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
(a) The
Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be
answered using the other Statement alone
(b) The
Question can be answered by using either Statement alone
(c) The Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be answered using either Statement alone
(d) The
Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together
Answer:(c)
60. A
Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Questions
and the Statements.
Question :
What is the time required to download the software?
Statement-I : The size of the software is 12 megabytes.
Statement-II
: The transfer rate is 2.4 kilobytes per second.
Which one
of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the
Statements?
(a) The
Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be
answered using the other Statement alone
(b) The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone
(c) The
Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be
answered using either Statement alone
(d) The
Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together
Answer:(c)
Directions
for the following 3 (three) items :
Read the
following three passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your
answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage-1
In a robust democracy, reality, howsoever inconvenient it may be, finds its expression both in the speech of political leaders and the other social forms of assertion. The existence of the real has to be transparent, both through its circulation in and by the media as well as its argumentative articulation in deliberative democracy. A normatively responsible media through its communication effect has the responsibility to circulate the content of reality without distortion.
61. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the above passage?
(a)
Responsible media should not distort the real in an ideal democracy.
(b) Fake
news seems inherent in the life of an ideal democracy.
(c) There should not be any kind of restrictions on the freedom of expression in an ideal democracy.
(d)
Irresponsible media and political leaders cannot be effectively controlled in
an ideal democracy.
Answer:(a)
Passage – 2
Now-a-days there is a growing trend to use interconnected home devices. As consumers increasingly network their homes, the connected home device manufacturers and service providers will seek to overcome "thin profit margins by gathering more of our personal data-with or without our
agreement turning the home into a
corporate storefront". Corporate marketers will have powerful incentives
to observe consumer behaviour to understand the buying needs and preferences of
the device owners.
62. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and
practical message implied by the passage?
(a) Knowledge of consumer behaviour leads to more capital expenditure in manufacturing sector.
(b)
Knowledge of consumer behaviour stimulates the growth of commerce and trade and
thus helps in the overall economic development of the country.
(c)
Interconnected devices give a lot of comfort to home users and improve the
overall quality of life.
(d)
Interconnected devices can be at security risk and home users may have privacy
risk.
Answer:(d)
Passage -3
Green growth involves rethinking growth strategies with regard to the impacts on environmental sustainability and the environmental resources available to poor and vulnerable groups. In rethinking growth, we need to focus on the current reality of a resource-constrained world. Resource intensive and, in particular energy intensive processes will need to make way for more efficient and resource frugal development strategies if we are to avoid an economic dead end or a world in which only a small elite is able to enjoy affluence in the midst of a sea of poverty.
63. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the above passage?
(a)
Environmental sustainability is inimical to our objective of achieving a high
rate of GDP growth.
(b) Poverty eradication is not possible without a rapid economic growth and the consequent environmental degradation.
(c)
Maintaining high environmental standards is now a prerequisite for achieving a
steady, sufficient and inclusive growth.
(d) With
large populations, rampant poverty and limited resources of today's world,
environmental degradation cannot be prevented and inequalities are inevitable.
Answer:(c)
64. A question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.
Question :
What are the unique values of x and y, where x, y are distinct natural numbers?
Statement-I
: x/y is odd.
Statement-II
: xy = 12
Which one
of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the
Statements?
(a) The question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be answered using the other Statement alone
(b) The
Question can be answered by using either Statement alone
(c) The
Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be
answered using either Statement alone
(d) The
Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together
Answer:(c)
65. A
Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question
and the Statements.
A certain
amount was distributed among X, Y and Z.
Question :
Who received the least amount?
Statement-I
: X received 4/5 of what Y and Z together received.
Statement-II:
Y received 2/7 of what X and Z together received.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements?
(a) The
Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be
answered using the other Statement alone
(b) The
Question can be answered by using either Statement alone
(c) The Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be answered using either Statement alone
(d) The
Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together
Answer:(c)
66. A
Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question
and the Statements.
Question :
If the average marks in a class are 60, them what is the number of students in
the class?
Statement-I : The highest marks in the class are 70 and the lowest marks are 50.
Statement-II
: Exclusion of highest and lowest marks from the class does not change the
average.
Which one
of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the
Statements?
(a) The
Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be
answered using the other Statement alone
(b) The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone
(c) The
Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be
answered using either Statement alone
(d) The
Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together
Answer:(d)
67. A
Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question
and the Statements.
There are
three distinct prime numbers whose sum is a prime number.
Question : What are those three numbers?
Statement-I
: Their sum is less than 23.
Statement-II
: One of the numbers is 5.
Which one
of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the
Statements?
(a) The
Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be
answered using the other Statement alone
(b) The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone
(c) The
Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be
answered using either Statement alone
(d) The
Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together
Answer:(a)
68. A
Question if given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question
and the Statements.
Question : Is (x+y) an integer?
Statement-I
: (2x+y) is an integer.
Statement-II
: (x+2y) is an integer.
Which one
of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the
Statements?
(a) The
Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be
answered using the other Statement alone
(b) The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone
(c) The
Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be
answered using either Statement alone
(d) The
Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together
Answer:(d)
69. A Question is given followed by two Statement I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements.
A person
buys three articles p, q and r for 50 rupees. The price of the article q is 16
rupees which is the least.
Question :
What is the price of the article p?
Statement-I
: The cost of p is not more than that of r.
Statement-II
: The cost of r is not more than that of p.
Which one
of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the
Statements?
(a) The Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be answered using the other Statement alone
(b) The
Question can be answered by using either Statement alone
(c) The
Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be
answered using either Statement alone
(d) The
Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together
Answer:(c)
70. A
Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question
and the Statements.
P, Q, R and
S appeared in a test.
Question :
Has P scored more marks than Q ?
Statement-I
: The sum of the marks scored by P and Q is equal to the sum of the marks
scored by R and S.
Statement-II : The sum of the marks scored by P and S is more than the sum of the marks scored by Q and R.
Which one
of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the
Statements?
(a) The
Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be
answered using the other Statement alone
(b) The
Question can be answered by using either Statement alone
(c) The Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be answered using either Statement alone
(d) The
Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together
Answer:(d)
Directions
for the following 2 (two) items :
Read the
following two passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your
answers to these items should be based on the passage only.
Passage-1
Unlike religion and science, poetry does not posit or expect any belief in absolute truths. Those forces or individuals who claim to have absolute truths in their grasp tend to turn dictatorial and tyrannical. Truth usually does not admit any contradictions or imperfections. It is unitarian. It is, therefore, not of much use for poetry. Poetry abides by the plurality of life and existence. Perhaps poetry follows reality which is plural, anachronistic, full of
contradictions.
Against the tyranny of truth, poetry remains a partisan of democratic reality.
Against the arrogance of power, wealth and hierarchy, poetry proposes both
humility and defiance.
71. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational
message conveyed by the above passage?
(a) It is
the poetry, not science or religion, which recognizes and accepts imperfections
in humans.
(b) Truth is revealed through science or religion and poetry is anathema to truth.
(c) Poetry
is romantic, imaginary and is about feeling whereas science and religion are
about truth.
(d) In a
world of violence, tyranny and bigotry, poetry is a form of dynamic resistance.
Answer:(d)
Passage-2
The flower
was not invented to please us. It flaunted its petals and spread its perfume to
attract an insect. The insect carries the pollen from flower to flower so that
pollen is not carried away by wind and thus not wasted. What we call a flower's
beauty is merely a by-product and a human invention. The perfume is not there
to please us, it pleases us because it is there and we have been conditioned to
it.
72. Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. The
author of the passage believes that flowers are creations of Nature's luxury.
2. The
author of the passage does not believe in the usefulness of flowers except as
things of beauty.
Which of
the assumptions given above is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1
and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer:(d
73.
Question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question
and the Statements.
Age of each
of P and Q is less than 100 years but more than 10 years. If you interchange
the digits of the age of P, the number represents the age of Q.
Question : What is the difference of their ages?
Statement-I
: The age of P is greater than the age of Q.
Statement-II
: The sum of their ages is 11/6 times their difference.
Which one
of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the
Statements?
(a) The
Question can be answered by using one of the Statements alone, but cannot be
answered using the other Statement alone
(b) The Question can be answered by using either Statement alone
(c) The
Question can be answered by using both the Statements together, but cannot be
answered using either Statement alone
(d) The
Question cannot be answered even by using both the Statements together
Answer:(a)
74. Main
Statement is followed by four Statements labelled P, Q, R and S. Choose the
ordered pair of the Statements where the first Statement implies the second,
and the two Statements are logically consistent with the Main Statement.
Main
Statement : Pradeep becomes either a Director or a Producer.
Statement P : Pradeep is a Director.
Statement Q
: Pradeep is a Producer.
Statement R
: Pradeep is not a Director.
Statement S
: Pradeep is not a Producer.
Select
the correct answer.
(a) SP only
(b) RQ only
(c) Both SP
and RQ
(d) Neither
SP nor RQ
Answer:(c)
75. a + b
means a – b; a – b means a x b; a x b means a ÷ b; a ÷ b; means a + b, then
what is the value of 10 + 30 – 100 x 50 ÷ 25? (Operations are to be replaced
simultaneously)
(a) 15
(b) 0
(c) –15
(d) –25
Answer:(d)
76. If P means ‘greater than (>)’; Q means ‘less than (<)’; R means ‘not greater than (≯)’; S means ‘not less than (≮) ’ and T means ‘equal to (=)’, then consider the following statements :
1. If
2x(S)3y and 3x(T)4z, then 9y(P)8z.
2. If x(Q)2y
and y(R)z, then x(R)z.
Which of
the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer:(d)
77. If in
a certain code, ‘ABCD’ is written as 24 and ‘EFGH’ is written as 1680, then how
is ‘IJKL’ written in that code?
(a) 11880
(b) 11240
(c) 7920
(d) 5940
Answer:(a)
78 If in a certain code, ‘POT’ is written as ATOP and ‘TRAP’ is written as APART, then how is ‘ARENA’ written in that code?
(a) AARENA
(b) AANREA
(c) AANEAR
(d) AANERA
Answer:(d)
79. What
will come in place of * in the sequence
3, 14, 39, 84, *, 258?
(a) 150
(b) 155
(c) 160
(d) 176
Answer:(b)
80. In
some code, letters P, Q, R, S, T represent numbers 4, 5, 10, 12, 15. It is not
known which letter represents which number. If Q – S = 2S and T = R + S + 3, then what is the
value of P + R – T?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) Cannot
be determined due to insufficient data
Answer:(b)
0 Comments