Directions
for the following 4 (Four) items :
Read the following two passages and answer
the items that follow the passages. Your answer to these items should be based
on the passages only.
Passage -1
In our country, regrettably, teaching and learning for the examination have been our forte but the new demands of society and the future of work require critical and independent thinking, learning through doing, asking questions from multiple disciplinary perspectives on the same issue, using evidence for building arguments, and reflecting and articulation. Higher education should not "either be a mere servant of the government policy or a passive
respondent to public mood." Higher learning is all about how to think
rather than what to think. Teaching has to be re-invented.
1. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the central idea conveyed by the
passage?
(a) India
does not have enough resources for promoting quality education in its
universities.
(b) The institutions of higher learning in the country should not be under the control of the Government.
(c)
Classroom approach to higher education should be done away with.
(d)
Classroom needs to be reimagined and teaching to be re-invented.
Answer:(d)
2. With
reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
I. Higher education is a constantly evolving subject that needs to align towards new developments in all spheres of society.
II. In our country, sufficient funds are
not allocated for promoting higher education.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Answer:(a)
Passage-2
If there is inequality in the pattern of population growth, there is greater inequality in food production and utilization. As societies become wealthier, their consumption of animal products increases. This means that a greater proportion of such basic foodstuff as grains and legumes that could feed humans directly is instead being converted into feed for poultry and large farm animals. Yet this conversion of plant-based food into animal food for
humans is far from
efficient. Only 16% of the calories fed to chickens are recovered by us when we
eat them. This conversion rate goes down to five to seven per cent in large
animals that are fed grain to add fat and some protein before slaughter.
3. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the passage?
(a) There is an urgent need for a public policy to promote the consumption of cereal-based foods in wealthier societies.
(b)
Animal-based food is far less efficient than grain/plant-based food in terms of
production and utilization.
(c)
Plant-based protein should replace the animal-based protein in our daily diets.
(d)
Inequality in food production and consumption is inevitable in any fast
chancing society.
Answer:(b)
4. With
reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
I. The food manufacturing and processing industries in every
country should align their objectives and processes in accordance with the
changing needs of the societies.
II. Wealthier societies tend to incur great loss of calories of food materials due to indirect utilization of their agricultural produce.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither
I nor II
Answer:(b)
5. What
is the maximum value of n such that
7 × 343 × 385 × 1000 × 2401 × 77777
is divisible by
?(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 7
Answer:(b)
6. What
is X in the sequence
24, X,
12, 18, 36, 90?
(a) 18
(b) 12
(c) 9
(d) 6
Answer:(b)
7. P and Q walk along a circular track. They start at 5:00 am. from the same point in opposite directions. P walks at an average speed of 5 rounds per hour and Q walks at an average speed of 3 rounds per hour. How many times will they cross each other between 5:20 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.?
(a) 12
(b) 13
(c) 14
(d) 15
Answer:(b)
8. If P =
+, Q = –, R = ×, S = +, then insert the proper notations between the successive
numbers in the equation
60_15_3_20_4=20:
(a) SPRQ
(b) QRPS
(c) QRSP
(d) SPQR
Answer:(b)
9. A tram
overtakes 2 persons X and Y walking at an average speed of 3 km/hr and 4 km/hr
in the same direction and completely passes them in 8 seconds and 9 seconds
respectively. What is the length of the tram?
(a) 15m
(b) 18m
(c) 20m
(d) 24m
Answer:(c)
10. If
, then how many digits does the number N have?
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 11
Answer:(b)
Directions for the following 4 (Four) items :
Read the
following two passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your
answer to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage-1
One of the dismal realities of the agricultural sector in independent India has been that it never experienced a high-growth phase, unlike the non-agricultural economy. The highest decadal growth (compound annual growth rate or CAGR) for agriculture has been just 3.5% in the 1980s. Also, after
experiencing a spurt
in decadal growth during the 1980s, agricultural growth suffered relative
stagnation thereafter. This is in sharp contrast to non-agricultural growth,
which consistently increased from the 1980s to 2000s.
11. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the corollary to the above
passage?
(a) The benefit of economic reforms percolates down more slowly to the agriculture sector than in other sectors of the economy.
(b) For
India, the green revolution was not as useful as it was expected to be.
(c) India
lagged behind other countries in adapting mechanized and modern farming.
(d)
Rural-to-urban migration resulted in the stagnant agriculture sector.
Answer:(a)
12. With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made:
The growing
divergence between the fortunes of the agricultural and non-agricultural
economy in India could have been reduced/contained by:
I. adapting large-scale cultivation of
commercial crops and viable corporate farming.
II. providing free insurance for all
crops and heavily subsidizing seeds, fertilizers, electricity and farm
machinery at par with developed countries.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither
I nor II
Answer:(d)
Passage-2
In our country, handlooms are equated with a culture that ensures a continuity of tradition. This idea has become part of the public policy-framing and provides a legitimate basis for the State to support the sector. But the notion of tradition as a single, linear entity is being strongly contested today. The narratives dominant in defining culture/tradition in a particular way are seen to have emerged as the identities and histories of large sections. The discounted and, at times, forcibly stifled identities are fighting for their
rightful place in history. Against this backdrop, when we promote handloom as a
traditional industry, it is not surprising that large sections of our
population choose to ignore it.
13. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational
message conveyed by the author of the passage?
(a) We need to free the handloom industry from the limited narrative linked to preserving cultural heritage.
(b)
Continued State support to the handloom industry ensures the preservation of
some of our glorious art forms and old traditions.
(c)
Household units of the handloom sector should be modernized and made an
economically viable organized industry.
(d) Handloom
products need to be converted to machine-made designer products so as to make
them more popular.
Answer:(a)
14. With
reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
I. There is
no need for the State to be involved in any manner in the handloom sector.
II. Handloom products are no longer appealing and attractive in the rapidly changing modern world.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither
I nor II
Answer:(d)
15.
Consider the first 100 natural numbers. How many of them are not divisible by
any one of 2, 3, 5, 7 and 9?
(a) 20
(b) 21
(c) 22
(d) 23
Answer:(c)
16. If 4
≤ x ≤ 8 and 2 ≤ y ≤ 7, then what is the ratio of maximum value of (x + y) to
minimum value of (x − y)?
(a) 6
(b) 15/2
(c) –15/2
(d) None of
the above
Answer:(d)
17. Let
both p and k be prime numbers such that
is also a prime number
less than 30. What is the number of possible values of k?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7
Answer:(b)
18. There
are n sets of numbers each having only three positive integers with LCM equal
to 1001 and HCF equal to 1. What is the value of n?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) More
than 8
Answer:(d)
19. Let PQR be a 3-digit number, PPT be a 3-digit number and PS be a 2-digit number, where P, Q, R, S, T are distinct non-zero digits. Further, PQR − PS = PPT. If Q = 3 and T < 6, then what is the number of possible values of (R, S)?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) More
than 4
Answer:(b)
20.
Consider the sequence
AB_CC_A_BCCC_BBC_C
that
follows a certain pattern. Which one of the following completes the sequence?
(a) B, C, B,
C, A
(b) A, C, B,
C, A
(c) B, C, B,
A, C
(d) C, B, B, A, C
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
Each State in India faces a distinctive set of challenges regarding the impact of warming, but also offers its own set of opportunities for reducing emissions depending on its natural resources. For example, coastal States need to take
action to
protect their shores from sea level rise, districts that are drier need to
prepare for variable monsoon precipitation. Himalayan regions have their own
unique challenges, and selected parts of peninsular India and offshore areas
offer great opportunities for harnessing wind power. These various aspects need
to be considered for developing clear and sustainable goals for the future.
21. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and
pragmatic message conveyed by the author of the passage?
(a) The
mitigation and adaptation strategies to address/tackle the climate change is
essentially the responsibility of each State.
(b) India is
too diverse to implement any effective strategy or programme to address/tackle
the climate change.
(c) It is basically the responsibility of the Union Government to implement the climate action plans and ensure net zero emissions.
(d) India
needs to formulate effective climate change mitigation and adaptation
strategies at the State/region level.
Answer:(d)
22. With
reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made:
I. Green energy production can be linked to/integrated with the climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.
II. Effects
of climate change are much more severe in coastal and mountainous regions.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither
I nor II
Answer:(a)
Passage – 2
If the social inequality is the most acutely felt social problem in India, insecurity, more than poverty, is the most acutely felt economic problem. Besides those below the official poverty line, even those just over the poverty line are subject to multiple economic insecurities of various kinds (due to wealth and/or health risks, market fluctuations, job-related uncertainties). Many Government policies are actually intended towards mitigating these insecurities.
23. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the critical message conveyed by
the passage?
(a) India’s
political executive should be aware that poverty and social inequality and the
consequent sense of insecurity is the main social problem.
(b) In
India, poverty is the primary reason for social inequality and insecurity.
(c) Poverty and social inequality are so intricately linked that they pose an unmanageable crisis for India.
(d)
Insecurity, more than poverty, is the main economic issue that Government
policies must address.
Answer:(d)
24. With
reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
I. People above the poverty line also are prone to suffer from anxiety about economic insecurity.
II. Eradication of poverty can result in
peace and social equality in the country.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Answer:(a)
25. A
solid cube is painted yellow on all its faces. The cube is then cut into 60
smaller but equal pieces by making the minimum number of cuts. Which of the
following statements is/are correct?
I. The minimum number of cuts is 9.
II. The number of smaller pieces which
are not painted on any face is 6.
Select
the correct answer using the code below:
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither
I nor II
Answer:(c)
26. If 7
* 24 = 25 and 12 * 16 = 20, then what is 16 * 63 equal to?
(a) 70
(b) 66
(c) 65
(d) 64
Answer:(c)
27. The petrol price shot up by 10% as a result of the hike in crude oil prices. The price of petrol before the hike was 90 rupees per litre. A person travels 2200 km every month and his car gives a mileage of 16 km per litre. By how many km should he reduce his travel if he wants to maintain his expenditure at the previous level?
(a) 180 km
(b) 200 km
(c) 220 km
(d) 240 km
Answer:(b)
28. A
4-digit number N is such that when divided by 3, 5, 6, 9 it leaves a remainder
of 1, 3, 4, 7 respectively. What is the smallest value of N?
(a) 1068
(b) 1072
(c) 1078
(d) 1082
Answer:(c)
29.
Consider the following statements:
I. If A ≤ B > C < D > E > F
≥ G = H; then B is always greater than E.
II. If P > Q = R ≥ S = T ≤ U = V >
W; then S is always less than V.
Which of
the statements above is/are correct?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Answer:(d)
30. What
is the unit digit in the multiplication of
1 × 3 × 5
× 7 × 9 × … × 999?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 9
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
Maintaining an ecosystem just to conserve biodiversity will affect its commercial potential as well as the livelihoods dependent on the ecosystem. There is also a conflict between using an ecosystem only for livelihoods, for commercial exploitation, or strictly for conservation. Deforestation caused due to commercial exploitation will lead to indirect harm like floods, siltation problems and microclimatic instability, apart from adversely affecting
livelihoods dependent
on forests. These conflicts are particularly acute in developing countries
where the dependence of people on the ecosystem is significant, and commercial
exploitation has the potential to boost national income.
31. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the critical message conveyed by
the author of the passage?
(a)
Conservation of biodiversity is not an issue to be worried about when some
people depend on ecosystems for their livelihoods.
(b) Commercial exploitation of forests goes against the fundamental rights of the people dependent on forests for food and shelter.
(c)
Sustenance of livelihood and degradation of ecosystem while being together
exacerbate one another, leading to conflicts and imbalance.
(d)
Commercial exploitation of ecosystems should be completely stopped.
Answer:(c)
32. With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
I. No country needs to depend on
ecosystems to boost national income.
II. Resource-rich countries need to
share their resources with those of scant resources so as to prevent the
degradation of ecosystems.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither
I nor II
Answer:(d)
Passage – 2
The history of renewable energy suggests there is a steep learning curve, meaning that, as more is produced, costs fall rapidly because of economies of scale and learning by doing. The firms’ green innovation is path-dependent: the more a firm does, the more it is likely to do in the future. The strongest evidence for this is the collapse in the price of solar energy, which became about 90% cheaper during the 2010s, repeatedly beating forecasts. Moving
early and gradually
gives economies more time to adjust, allowing them to reap the benefits of
path-dependent green investment without much disruption. A late, more chaotic
transition is costlier.
33. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the passage?
(a) Economies of scale is essential for transition to green growth.
(b) Modern
technological progress is intensely linked to path-dependent innovations.
(c)
Countries with large economies are in a better position to adopt green
technologies.
(d) Timing
plays a crucial role in the case of green technology development.
Answer:(d)
34. With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
I. Path-dependent green investments
will eventually most likely benefit growth as well as public finances in a
country like India.
II. If other green technologies follow
the same pattern as that of solar energy, there will most likely be an easy
green transition.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither
I nor II
Answer:(a)
35. A
natural number N is such that it can be expressed as
N = p + q
+ r,
where p,
q, and r are distinct factors of N. How many numbers below 50 have this
property?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
Answer:(c)
36. Three
prime numbers p, q, and r, each less than 20, are such that
p – q = q – r.
How many
distinct possible values can we get for (p + q + r)?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) More
than 6
Answer:(a)
37. How
many possible values of (p + q + r) are there satisfying
where p,
q, and r are natural numbers (not necessarily distinct)?
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Three
(d) More
than three
Answer:(c)
38. What
comes at X and Y respectively in the following sequence?
January,
January, December, October, X, March, October, Y, September
(a) July,
May
(b) July,
April
(c) June,
May
(d) June,
April
Answer:(b)
39. Team
X scored a total of N runs in 20 overs. Team Y tied the score in 10% less
overs. Had Team Y's average run rate (runs per over) been 50% higher, the
scores would have been tied in 12 overs. How many runs were scored by Team X?
(a) 72
(b) 144
(c) 216
(d) Cannot
be determined
Answer:(d)
40. The price (p) of a commodity is
first increased by k%, then decreased by k%; again increased by k%, and again
decreased by k%.
If the new price is q, then what is the relation between p and q?
Answer:(a)
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 passages only.
Passage -1
A single
number for inflation is an aggregate across different commodities and services
– the price rise differs for different items of consumption. So, the single
number is arrived at by assigning weights to different commodities and
services. For WPI, the weights in production are used; for CPI, the consumption
basket is used. But people are not homogeneous. The consumption basket is
vastly different for the poor, the middle classes, and the rich. Hence, the CPI
is different for each of these classes and a composite index requires averaging
the baskets.
41. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and
crucial message conveyed by the passage?
(a) We must
use WPI exclusively in measuring price rise and CPI should be done away with.
(b) The
present calculation of inflation rate does not correctly measure price rise of
individual item/commodity.
(c) Inflation data under-presents services in the consumption basket.
(d)
Knowledge of inflation rate is not really of any use to anybody in the country.
Answer:(b)
Passage-2
Trust stands commonly defined as being vulnerable to others. Entrepreneurship implies trust in others and willingness to expose oneself to betrayal. Trust in expert systems is the essence of globalizing behaviors; trust itself emerges as a super-commodity in the social market and defines the
characteristics of goods
and services in a global market. Trusting conduct also means holding others in
good esteem, and an optimism that they are, or will be, competent in certain
respects.
42. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the passage?
(a)
Trustworthiness cannot be expected in entrepreneurship.
(b) Trustworthy people are the most vulnerable people.
(c) No
economic activity is possible without being exposed to betrayal.
(d) Trust is
important though it entails risk.
Answer:(d)
43. A
question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question
and the Statements and mark the correct option.
Question:
In a
football match, team P playing against Q was behind by 3 goals with 10 minutes
remaining. Does team P win the match?
Statement
I: Team P scored 4
goals in the last 10 minutes. Statement II: Team Q scored a total of 4
goals in the match.
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 using any of the Statements.
Answer:(d)
44. A
question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question
and the Statements and mark the correct option.
Question: Is
where p, q
are natural numbers, positive?
Statement I:
p < q.
Statement
II: p > q.
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 can be answered even without using any of the Statements.
Answer:(b)
45. In a T20 cricket match, three players X, Y and Z scored a total of 37 runs. The ratio of number of runs scored by X to the number of runs scored by Y is equal to the ratio of number of runs scored by Y to number of runs scored by Z.
Value-I = Runs scored by X
Value-II = Runs scored by Y
Value-III = Runs scored by Z
Which one
of the following is correct?
(a) Value-I
< Value-II < Value-III
(b) Value-III < Value-II < Value-I
(c) Value-I
< Value-III < Value-II
(d) Cannot
be determined due to insufficient data
Answer:(d)
46. Let p
+ q = 10, where p, q are integers.
Value-I = Maximum value of p × q when p, q
are positive integers.
Value-II = Maximum value of p × q when p ≥-
6, q ≥ -4.
Which one
of the following is correct?
(a) Value-I < Value-II
(b) Value-II
< Value-I
(c) Value-I
= Value-II
(d) Cannot
be determined due to insufficient data
Answer:(c)
47.
Consider a set of 11 numbers:
Value-I = Minimum value of the average of
the numbers of the set when they are consecutive integers ≥ –5.
Value-II = Minimum value of the product of
the numbers of the set when they are consecutive non-negative integers.
Which one of the following is correct?
(a) Value-I
< Value-II
(b) Value-II
< Value-I
(c) Value-I
= Value-II
(d) Cannot
be determined due to insufficient data
Answer:(c)
48. The
average of three numbers p, q and r is k. p is as much more than the average as
q is less than the average. What is the value of r?
(a) k
(b) k – 1
(c) k + 1
(d) k/2
Answer:(a)
49. Let x
be a real number between 0 and 1. Which of the following statements is/are
correct?
Select
the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither
I nor II
Answer:(a)
50. The
difference between any two natural numbers is 10. What can be said about the
natural numbers which are divisible by 5 and lie between these two numbers?
(a) There is
only one such number.
(b) There
are only two such numbers.
(c) There
can be more than one such number. (d) No such number exists.
Answer:(c)
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
There has been no democracy that has grown economically without corporate capitalism. It helps in modernizing the economy and enabling the transition from rural to urban, and agriculture to industry and services, which are inevitable with growth. It generates jobs — and there is no other way to fix a
country’s
unemployment challenge without a further impetus to private business. Big
companies can operate on a large scale and become competitive both domestically
and externally. A vibrant corporate capitalist base also leads to additional
revenues for the State — which in turn, can be used for greater welfare for the
marginalized and creating a more level playing field in terms of opportunities.
51. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the critical message conveyed by
the author of the passage?
(a)
Corporate capitalism is important for economic growth of a State and also for
democracy.
(b)
Corporate capitalism is imperative for a modern State to achieve its political
objectives.
(c) No State can ensure its economic survival for long without the role of corporate capitalism.
(d)
Corporate capitalism and democracy have mutual dependence for their continued
existence.
Answer:(a)
52. With
reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
I. Corporate capitalism promotes the growth of labour force and provides more employment opportunities.
II. Poor and marginalized sections of
population are benefited by corporate capitalism due to trickle-down effect.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither
I nor II
Answer:(c)
Passage – 2
"A
network of voluntary associations stands as a buffer between the relatively
powerless individual and the potentially powerful State."
53. Which one of the following statements reflects the best explanation of the above passage?
(a) It
emphasizes the inability of the State to enforce its will in practice against
the opposition of certain groups within it.
(b) It is a
cooperative organization for the promotion of the well-being and development of
the personality of its members.
(c) It takes individuals out of a state of isolation and gives them a chance to participate in the common endeavour.
(d) It
permits citizens to have a variety of loyalties and allegiance.
Answer:(c)
54.
Consider the following statements:
I. There exists a natural number which
when increased by 50% can have its number of factors unchanged.
II. There exists a natural number which when increased by 150% can have its number of factors unchanged.
Which of
the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither
I nor II
Answer:(c)
55. There are 7 places A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a city connected by various roads AB, AC, CD, DE, BF, EG and FG. A is 6 km south of B. A is 10 km west of C. D is 5 km east of E. C is 6 km north of D. F is 9 km west of B. F is 12 km north of G. A person travels from D to F through these roads. What is the distance covered by the person?
(a) 20 km
(b) 25 km
(c) 31 km
(d) 37 km
Answer:(c)
56. In a
certain code if 64 is written as 343 and 216 is written as 729, then how is 512
written in that code?
(a) 1000
(b) 1331
(c) 1728
(d) 2197
Answer:(b)
57. What
is the remainder when
is
divided by 6?
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Answer:(a)
58. A question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question and the Statements and mark the correct option.
Question:
What is the smallest 1-digit number having exactly 4 distinct factors?
Statement
I: 2 is one of the
factors.
Statement
II: 3 is one of the
factors.
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 can be answered even without using any of the Statements.
Answer:(d)
59. A
question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question
and the Statements and mark the correct option.
Question:
Let P, Q, R,
S be distinct non-zero digits. If
PP × PQ =
RRSS, where P ≤ 3 and Q ≤ 4,
then what
is Q equal to?
Statement I: R = 1.
Statement
II: S = 2.
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 can be answered even without using any of the Statements.
Answer:(d)
60. A
question is given followed by two Statements I and II. Consider the Question
and the Statements and mark the correct option.
Question: How is Q related to P?
Statement I:
P has two sisters, R and S.
Statement
II: R’s father is the brother of Q.
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 using any of the Statements.
Answer:(d)
Directions for the following 4 (Four) items :
Read the
following two passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your
answer to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage -1
It is hard to predict how changes in the climate and the atmosphere's chemistry will affect the prevalence and virulence of agricultural diseases. But there is a risk that such changes will make some plant infections more common in all climatic zones, perhaps catastrophically so. Part of the problem
is that
centuries of selective breeding have refined the genomes of most high-value
crops. They are spectacular at growing in today's conditions but genetic
variations that are not immediately useful to them have been bred out. This is
good for yields but bad for coping with changes. A minor disease or even an
unknown one could suddenly rampage through a genetically honed crop.
61. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the central idea conveyed by the
passage?
(a) Global
climate change adversely affects the productivity of crops.
(b) Our
total dependence on genetically honed crops entails possible food insecurity.
(c) Our food security should not depend on agricultural productivity alone.
(d)
Genetically honed crops should be replaced with their wild varieties in our
present cultivation practices.
Answer:(b)
62. With
reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
I. Global climate change can result in the migration of several plant diseases to new areas.
II.
Scientific understanding of the wild relatives of our present crops would
enable us to strengthen food security.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither
I nor II
Answer:(c)
Passage-2
“A good statesman, like any other sensible. human being, learns more from his opponents than from his fervent supporters. For his supporters will push him to disaster unless his opponents show him where the dangers are. So if he
is wise he will often pray to be delivered from his friends, because they will ruin him. But, though it hurts, he ought also to pray never to be left without opponents; for they keep him on the path of reason and good sense. The national unity of free people depends upon a sufficiently even balance of political power to make it impracticable for the administration to be arbitrary and for opposition to be revolutionary and irreconcilable.”
63. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the critical message conveyed by
the author of the passage?
(a) Without
opposition parties, the administration in a democracy gets to become more
responsible.
(b)
Democracy needs to have revolutionaries in opposition to keep the government
alert.
(c) Rulers in a democracy need the support of opposition for their political survival.
(d) In a
democracy, the opposition is indispensable for the balance of political power
and good governance.
Answer:(d)
64. With
reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
I. In a democracy, a strong opposition is required only if the Head of Government is indifferent.
II. The more aggressive the opposition,
the better is the governance in a democracy.
Which of
the above assumptions is/are valid ?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Answer:(d)
65. P is
the brother of Q and R. S is R's mother. T is P's father. How many of the
following statements are definitely true?
I. S and T
are a couple.
II. Qis T's
son.
III. T is Q's father.
IV. S is P's
mother. V. R is T's daughter.
VI. P is S's
son.
Select
the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) Only two
(b) Only
three
(c) Only four
(d) Only
five
Answer:(c)
66. If NO
is coded as 210, NOT is coded as 4200 and NOTE is coded as 21000, then how is
NOTES coded?
(a) 399000
(b) 420000
(c) 440000
(d) 630000
Answer:(a)
67. If
FRANCE is coded as 654321 and GERMANY is coded as 9158437, then how is YEMEN
coded?
(a) 54321
(b) 81913
(c) 71913
(d) 71813
Answer:(d)
68. The
5-digit number PQRST (all distinct digits) is such that T is not equal to 0. P
is thrice T. S is greater than Q by 4, while Q is greater than R by 3. How many
such 5-digit numbers are possible?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Answer:(b)
69. X can complete one-third of a certain work in 6 days, Y can complete one-third of the same work in 8 days and Z can complete three-fourth of the same work in 12 days. All of them work together for n days and then X and Z quit and Y alone finishes the remaining work in
days. What
is n equal to?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Answer:(b)
70. What
is X in the sequence 1, 3, 6, 11, 18, X, 42 ?
(a) 26
(b) 27
(c) 29
(d) 30
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
Over the next 30 years, many countries are promising to move to net-zero carbon, implying that household emissions will have to be cut to close to nothing. A leading climate scientist reckons that, at best, half the reduction might be achieved through demand-side measures, such as behavioural changes by individuals and households. And even that would require companies and governments to provide more incentives to change through supply-side investments to make low-carbon options cheaper and more widely available.
71. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the central idea conveyed by the
passage?
(a) Moving
to net-zero carbon is possible only by the reduction in household emissions.
(b)
Low-carbon behaviour in people can be brought about by incentivising them.
(c) Cheaper
goods and services can be made available to people by using low-carbon
technologies.
(d) Manufacturing industries that use low-carbon technologies should be provided with subsidies.
Answer:(b)
72. With
reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
I. Supply-side investments in companies
can result in low-carbon behaviour in people.
II. People are not capable of adapting
low-carbon behaviour without the involvement of Government and Companies.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither
I nor II
Answer:(a)
Passage-2
In only 50 years, the world's consumption of raw materials has nearly quadrupled, to more than 100 billion tons. Less than 9% of this is reused. Batteries of old vehicles contain materials such as lithium, cobalt, manganese and nickel that are pricey and can be hard to obtain. Supply chains are long and complicated. Buyers' risks are being aggravated by their suppliers' poor environmental and labour standards. Reusing materials makes sense. Once batteries reach the ends of their lives, they should go back to a factory where their ingredients can be recovered and put into new batteries.
73. Which
one of the following statements best reflects the most logical, rational and
pragmatic message conveyed by the passage?
(a) Green
economy is not possible without reusing critical minerals.
(b) Every
sector of economy should adapt the reuse of material resources immediately.
(c) Circular economy can be beneficial for sustainable growth.
(d) Circular
use of material resources is the only option for some industries for their
survival.
Answer:(c)
74. With
reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
I. Automobile factories are examples of
the circular economy.
II. Economic growth is compatible with
circular use of mineral resources.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I
and II
(d) Neither
I nor II
Answer:(b)
75. A set (X) of 20 pipes can fill
70% of a tank in 14 minutes. Another set (Y) of 10 pipes fills 3/8th of the
tank in 6 minutes. A third set (Z) of 16 pipes can empty half of the tank
in 20 minutes. If half of the pipes of set X are closed and only half of the
pipes of set Y are open, and all pipes of the set (Z) are open, then how long
will it take to fill 50% of the tank?
(a) 8
minutes
(b) 10 minutes
(c) 12
minutes
(d) 16
minutes
Answer:(d)
76. If n is a natural number, then what is the number of distinct remainders of
when
divided by 4?
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Answer:(c)
77. Let P
= QQQ be a 3-digit number. What is the HCF of P and 481?
(a) 1
(b) 13
(c) 37
(d) 481
Answer:(c)
78. What
is the 489th digit in the number 123456789101112...?
(a) 0
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 9
Answer:(d)
79. A
mobile phone has been stolen. There are 3 suspects P, Q and R. They were questioned knowing that
only one of them is guilty. Their responses are as follows:
P: I did not
steal. Q stole it.
Q: R did not steal. I did not steal.
R: I did not
steal. I do not know who did it.
Who stole
the mobile phone?
(a) P
(b) R
(c) Q
(d) Cannot
be concluded
Answer:(a)
80. Three teams P, Q, R participated in a tournament in which the teams play with one another exactly once. A win fetches a team 2 points and a draw 1 point. A team gets no point for a loss. Each team scored exactly one goal in the tournament. The team P got 3 points, Q got 2 points and R got 1 point.
Which of
the following statements is/are correct?
I. The result of the match between P
and Q is a draw with the score 0 -0.
II. The number of goals scored by R against Q is 1.
Which of
the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither
I nor II
Answer:(c)
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