Examination

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Maximum Marks

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. 3 D 18 ·a 33 4 0 19 c 34 5 A 20 c 35 6 c 21 D 36 7 D 22 · B 37

8 0 23 c 38 9 B 24 A 39

10 0 25 D 40

11 0 2s· A 41

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13 0 28 D 43

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B 70 c A 71 B

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General Studies Paper -II

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GENERAL STUDfES Paper-II

INSTRUCTIONS

A [Maximum Marks: 200)

I. IMMEUIATEI..Y AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAM1NAl10N, YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT THIS TEST BOOKLET DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNPRINTED OR TORN OR MISSING PAGES OR ITEMS, ETC. IF SO, GET IT REPLACED BY A COMPLETE TEST BOOKLET.

2. Pka'e note that it is the candidate's resp

Di~ctions for tbt following 6 ( s.ix) items: Rend the following two passag .. and answer the items that follow cach paossage. Your answers to these items should oo based on Lhe passages only.

Pusage-1 Accountabiliry, or the lack of it, in governance gtable to lhe political executive of Lhe day or to society at large. In olher words. how should intcmal and external accoWltabiliry be =oncilod '?Internal acx:ountabiliry is sought to be ""hievod by intcmal performance monitoring. official supervision by bodies like lhe Centnll Vigilance Conunission and Comptroller and Auditor General, and judicial review of executive decisions. Articles 311 and· 312 of lhe Indian Constitution provide job security and safeguards to Lhe civil services, e:.-pccially the All India Services. lbe framers ·of the Constitution had envisaged !hat pnwision of these safeguards would result in a civil service that is not totally subservient to the political executive but will have the st=gtb to fiuv:Uon in 1atger publk: inteteSL The need tu balllnc:e internal and extentalaccountability is thus built into the Constitution. The issue is~ to dr.lw lhe line. Over d1e years, the emphasis seems ro have tilted in fuvour of greater intental liCCOWltability of lhe civil services to the political leaders of the day who in tum are expected to be externally accountable to the sociery at large through the election process. 1bis system for seekil)g acoouruability to society bas not worted out. and has led to several adverse eonseque:nees for governance.

Some special measures can be considered for improving 3CCOW!Illbiliry in civtl services. Provisions of articles 311 and 312 should be reviewed and laws and regulations framed to ensure external llCCOUI!Uibiliry of civil services. The proposed Civil Service.~ Bill seeks to address some of these requirements. The respective roles of professional civil serv!ccs and the political executive shukl oo defined so that professional m~erial functions and management of civil services are dcpoliticized. For this purJ>

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3. Which o~ of the following is lhe e=tial message implied by this passage ? (a) Civil services arc not accountable to

the society they are serving (b) Educated and enlightened persons are

not talting up political leadership (c) The framers of the Constitution did

not envisage tho problems being encountered by th.e civil services

(d) There is a need and scope for reforms to improve the acoountability of civil se.rvice:s

4. According to the passage, which one of the following is 11ot a means of enhancing internal accountability of civil services ?

(a) Better job securi!y and safeguards

(b) Supervision by Central Vigilance Commission

(c) Judicial review of executive decisions

(d) Seeking accountability through enhanced paniciP.,tion by people in decision mak ing process

Pusage-1 In general, religious traditions stress our duty to god, or to some universal ethical principle.

Our duties to one another derive from these. The religious concept of rights is primarily derived from our relationship to this divini!)l or prine.iple and the implication it bas on our other relationships. This corrcspoodence between rights and duties is critical to any further understanding of justice. Bu1, for justice to be practiced; virtue, rights and duties cannot remain formal abstractions. They must be grounded in a community (common unity) bouod together by a sense of common union (communion). Even as a personal virtue, thls solidarity is essential to the practice and uoderstanding of j ustice.

5. With refe~eoce to the passage, the following

assumptions have been made :

I. Human relationships are derived from

their religious traditions

2. Human beings can be duty bouod only

if !hey believe in god

3. Religious traditions are essential to practice and understaod justice

Which of these assumption(s) is/arc

valid ? '

(a) I only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) I and 3 only

(d) I, 2 and 3

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6. Which one oflhe following is the ctUX of

this passage ?

(a) Our duties to one another derive from

our religious traditions

(b) Having relationship to the divine

priociple is a great virtue

(c) Balance betwe.:n rights and duties is

crucial to. tbe delivery of justice in a society

(d) Religious concept of rights is

primarily derived from our

relationship to god

(Contd.)

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(c) ~I aiR 3

(d) I, 2 aiR 3

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(Contd.)

1. A ate grape$ and pineapple; B ate grape$ and oranges; C ate oranges, pineapple and apple; D ate grapes, apple and pineapple. After taking fruits, B and C fell sick. In the light of the above facts, it can be said that the cause of sickness was : (a) Apple (b) Pineapple (c) Grapes (d) Oranges

8. Consider the following statements : I. The rate of population growth is

inc~asing in the:: country 2. The death rate is declining faster in

the country compared to birth rate 3. The birth rate is declining faster in

tbe country compared to death rate 4. Rural-urban migration is taking place

regularly in the country Wbich one of the fo)lowing conclusions may be true in the light of the above facts ? (a) The rate of population growth is

increasing due to rural-urban migration

(b) The nne of population growth is increasing due to decline in death rate onl)' .

(c) n.e rate of population growth is increasing due to increase in birth rate only

(d) The rate of population growth is increasing due to faster decline in death rate than in birth rate

9. A person X was driving in a place where all roads ran eilber north-south or east· west, forming a grid. Roads are at a distance of I km from each other in a parallel. lie started at the intersection of two roads, drove 3 km north, 3. km west and 4 tun south. Which further route cou.ld bring him back to his starting point, if the same route is not repeated ? (a) 3 km east, then 2 km south (b) 3 km east, then 1 km north (c) I km north. then 2 km west (d) 3 km south. then I krn north

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10. Consider the following statement : "We shall go either for a picnic or for trekking~.

Which of the following, if true, would falsify this claim ? (a) We go for a picnic but notfortreklcing (b) Activities such as picnic and trekking

are encouraged by the health authorities

(c) We go for trekking and not for picnic (d) We do not 11:0 either for picnic or for

trekking

11. There were 50 faculty members comprising 30 males and the rest females. No male faculty member knew music, but many of the female faculty members did. The Head of the instirution invited six faculty members to a tea party by draw of lots. At the party it was discovered that no member knew music. The conclusion is that : (a) the party comprised male faculty

members on.ly (b) the party comprised only those female

faculty members who could not give renderings in music

(c) the party comprised both male and female faculty members

(d) nothing can be said about the gender composition of the party

12. Five people A, B, C, D and E are seated about a round table. Every chair is spaced equidistant from adjacent chairs. (i) C is seated next to A (ii) · A is seated two seats from D (iii) 8 is not seated neX1 to A On tbe basis of above information, which of the following must be true 1 l. D is seated next to 8 2. E is seated next to A 3. 0 and C are 'separated by two seats Select the correc I answer using the code given below : (a) I only (b) 1 and 2 onl:y (c) 3 only (d) Neither I nor 2 nor 3

(Cootd.)

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13. There11re five hobby clubs·in a college-photography, yachting, chess, electronics and gardening. The gardening group meets

every second day, the electronics group meets every third day, the chess group meets every tburth day, the yachting group nieets every ftfth day and the photography group meets every sixth day. How many times do all the five. groups meet on the same day within 180 days ·?

(a) 5

(b) 18

(c) 10

(d) 3

14. There arc some nectar-filled flowers on a

tree and some bees are hovering on it. If

one· bee lands on each .flower, one bee

Will be left out. If iwo bees land on each

flower, one flower will be left out. The

number · of flowers and bees respectively

are :

(a) 2 and 4

(b) 3 and 2

(e) 3 and 4

(d) 4 and 3

Diredions for the following 5 (five) items : ·consider the following information and answer the . five .items that follow :

There are five persons in a. group- P, Q, R, S and T. The group has one doctor, one lawyer and one artist. P and s are unmarried students. Tis a man married to one of the group members. Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor nor artist R is not doctor.

15. Who is the doctor ? (a) T (b) p

(c) Q (d) R

16. Who is the arti>"l ? (a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) T

17. Who is the spouse of R ?· (a) p

(b) T (c) Q (d) s

18. Who is the lawyer ? (a) p (b) Q (e) . R (d) s

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19. Who of the following is definitely a man?

. (a) p

(b) s (c) Q (d) None of the above

20. There is an orde:r of 19000 quantity of a

particular product from ·a customer. The

firm produces 1990 Hl@lti!Y~UC\_ per day out of which 5% are unfit for sale. In how many days will the order be . . . completed ?

(a) 18 . (b) 19

(c) 20 .

(d), 22

(Contd.)

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Directions for tile foUowing 5 (fin) items : Read the following two passa,tt and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these ilemS should be based on the passages only.

Pauoge_-1 Biomass as fuel for power, heat, and transpot1 has the highest mitigation potential of all

renewable sources. h comes from agriculture and forest residues as well as from energy crops. The biggest challenge in using biomass residues is a long-term reliable supply delivered to tbe power plant at reasonable costs; the key problems are logistical constrainiS and the costs of fuel collection. Bnergy crops, if not managed properly, compete with food production and may have unde.•irablc impacts on food prices. Biomass production is also sensitive to the physical impacts of a changing climate. '

Projections of the future role of biomass arc probably overestimated, given the limits to the sustainable biomass supply, unless breakthrough technologies substantially increase productivity. Climate-energy models project that biomus use could increase near! y four-fold to around ISO - 200 exajoules, almost a quarter of world primary energy in 2050. However tbe ma.ximum sustainable technical potential of biomass resources (both residues and enetgy crops) without disruption of food and forest resources ranges from 80- 170 exajoules a year by 2050, and only part of this is realistically aod economically feasible. In addition, some climate models rely on biomass-hascd carbon capture and storage, on unproven technology, to achieve negative emissions and to buy some time during tbe first half of the centuty.

Some liquid biofuels such as com-based ethanol, mainly for transport, may aggravate rather than ameliorate carbon emissions on a life-cycle .basis. Second generalion biofucls, based on ligno-cellulosic feedstocks - such as straw, bagasse, grass and wood - bold the promise of sustainable production that is high-yielding and emit low levels of greenhouse gases, but these are still in the R & 0 stage.

21. What is/are the present constraint/constraints in using biomass as fuel for power

generation?

I. Lack of sustainable supply of biomass

2. Biomi!Ss production competes with

food production

3. Bio-a>ergy may not always be low carbon on a life-cycle basis

Select the correct answer uSing the code given below :

(a) I and 2 only

(b) 3 only

(e) 2 and 3 only

(d) I , 2and 3

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22. Whjcb of the following can lead to food security problem ?

I. Using ogrieul rural and forest residues as feedstock for power generation

2. Using biomass for carbon capture and storage

3. Promoting the cultivation of energy

crops

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) I and 2 only

(b) 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) I. 2 and 3

(Conte!.)

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23. In the eontcxl of using biomass, which of the following is/arc the characteristic/ chamcteristics of the sustainable production of biofucl ? I. Biomass as a fuel for power

generation could meet all the primary' energy requirements of the world by 20SO

2. Biomass as a fuel for power gen~tion does not necessarily disrupt food and forest resources

J . Biomass as a f1lel for power generation could help in achieving negative emissions, given cer1ain nascent technologies

Select the correct answer using the code given below : (a) I and 2 only (b) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) I , 2 and 3

24. With reference I? the passage, follo~ng assumptions have been made :

I . Some climatc-enetgy models suggest that the use of biomass 8s a fuel for power generation helps in mitigating

greenhouse gas emissions

2. it is not possible to use biomass as

a fuel for power generation without disrupting food and forest resourees

Which of these assumptions is/are

valid ?

(a) I only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both I and 2

(d) Neither I nor 2

Pusace-2

V(e ate witnessing a dangerous dwindling of biodh•crsity in our food supply. The green

revolution is a mixed blessing. Over time farmers have come to rely hea vily on broadly adapted,

high yield crops to the exclusion of varieties adapted to the local conditi ons. Monocropping vast . fields. with the same genetically uniform seeds helps boost yield and meet immediate hunger

needs. Yet high-yield varieties are also genetically weaker crops that require expensive chemical

ferti lizers and toxic pesticides. ln our focus on increasing the amount of food we produce today,

we have accidentally put ourselves at risk for food shortages in future.

2S. Which among the foUowiog is the mostlogktz/111111 critico/ inf~nnce 1hat can be made from the above passage ?

(a) - lnour agricultural practices, we have become heavily dependent on expensive ebemical

fenill1.ers and toxic pesticides ooly due to green revolution

(b) Monocropping vast fields with high-yield varieties is possible due to green revolution

(c) Monocropping with high-yield varieties is the only way to ensure food security to

millions

(d) Green revolution can pose a threat to biodiversity in food supply and food security in the long run

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(CoDJd.)

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26. A class starts at II :00 am and lasts till 29. In aid of charity, every student in a class

2 :27 pm. Four periods of equal duration contributes as many rupees as the number a~e held during Ibis interval. After every of stUdents in that class. With the additional period. a rest of 5 minutes is given to the

contribution of Rs. 2 by one student only, students. The exact duration of each period is : the total collection is Rs. 44 J. Then bow

(a) 48 minuu:s many students ore there in the class ? (b) SO minutes (a) 12 (c) 51 minutes

(d) 53 minutes (b) 21

27. Four friends A. B. C and 0 need to cross (c) 43

a bridge. A maximum of two persons can (d) 45 cross it at a time. It is night and 1hcy just

30. Anita's mathematies test bad 70 problems have one lamp. Persons that c:ross the bridge must carry the lamp to find the canying equal marks i.e., I 0 arithmetic, way. A pair must walk together at the speed 30 algebra and 30 geometry. Although she of slower person. After crossing the bridge, answered 70% of the arithmetic .• 40% of the person having faste r speed in the pair will return with the lamp each time to the algebra and 60% of the geometry

accompany another person in the ~'l'oup. problems correctly, she did not pass the Finally, the lamp has to be returned at the test Qec:ausc she got less than 60"/o marks. original place and the person who returns

The number of more questions she would the lamp bas to cross the bridge again without lamp. To cross the bridge, the have to answer correctly to earn a 60%

time lakcn by them is as follows : A: I minou, passing marks is : B: 2 minutes, C: 7 minutes and 0: I 0 minute$. (a) I What is the total nlinim urn time required by all the friends to cross the bridge ? (b) s (a) 23 minutes (c) 7 (b) 22 minutes

(d) 9 (c) 21 minutes

(d) 20 minutes 31. In a class, there are 18 very taU boys. If

28. 30 g of sugar was mixed in 180 ml water these constitute three-founhs of the boys

in a vessel A, 40 g of sugar was mixed in and the total number of boys is two-thirds

280 ml of water in vessel B and 20 g of of the total number or students in the class, sugar was mixed in I 00 ml of water in what is the number of girls in the class 7 vessel C. The solution in vessel B is :

(a) 6 (a) sweeter than that in C (b) sweeter than tha t in A (b) 12

(c) as sweet as that in C (c) 18 (d) less sweet than that in C (d) 21

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26. Ill!' '!'~ ~ I I :00 ~ IIT(q '8)

27. ;m; ~ A. B, C lit\ 0 >R ~ l'! >R m: ~ t I T >R ~ tl'lll lt • ~ 3il8'l; ~ ~ m: "" m ! 1 ~ 'R tl'lll t N f; t ? (a) 23 flrlz (b) 22 flrf< (c) 21 ~z

(d) 20 ~z

28. 'In! A if 30 1ll'f ~ 'Iii 180 Ill Ill. '«! if filir

32. Consider the following statements : N The monthly average salary paid to all I. Either A and B are of the same age the employees of.a company was Rs. 5000.

or A is older than B The monthly average salary paid to male 2. Either ·c and D are of the same age and female employees was Rs. 5200 and

or D is older than C Rs. 4200 respectively. Then tbe percentage :l: B is older than C of males employed in the company is : Which of the following conclusions can

(a) 75% be drawn from the above statements ? (a~ A is older than B (b) 80% (b) B and D are of the same age (c) 8'5% (c) D is older than C (d) 90".1> (d) A is older tbrui C

' Direction for the following 3 (three) items : Consider the given info:rmation and answer the three items that follow.

Six boxes !].,_ B, C, D, E and F have been painted with six different colours viz., violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow and orange· and arranged from left !o right (not necessarily eithet kept or painted with the colours in the same order). Each box contains a ball of any one of the . . following six games: cricket, hockey, tennis, golf, football and volleyball (not necessarily in the same order). The golf ball' is in violet box and is not in the ·box ~· The box A which contains tennis ball is orange in colour and is at the t)\treme righL The hockey ball is neither in box D nor in box· E. The box C ·having cricket ball is painted green. The 'hockey ball is neither in the

box painted blue nor in the box painted yellow. The box C is fifth from right and next to box B. The box B contains volleyball. The box containing the hockey ball is between the boxes containing golf ball and volleyball.

34. Which one of the following boxes contains ' the golf ball ?

(a) F

(b) E

(c) D

(d). ~9nl' o_f_the. above

35. Which of the fbllowing statements is/are

correct ?

(a) D is painted yellow

(b) F is painted indigo

(c) B is painted blue

(d) All of the above

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36. The football is m the box· of which

colour ?

(a) Yellow

(b) Indigo

(c) Cannot be determined as data are

inadequate

(d) Blue

(Contd.)

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36' '!i' illi1 f.l;a tiT * 1m! i! t ? (a) lfii1T

(b) JIIMioft

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37. Two numbers X and Y are respectively 20% and 28% less than a third number z. By what percentage is the number Y less than the number X ?

(a) . 12%

(b) 10%

(c) 9"/o (d) 8%

38. A daily train is to be introduced between station A and station B starting. from eaeh end at 6 AM and the journey is to be completed in 42 hours. What is the number of trains needed in order to maintain the shuttle service ?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 7

39.

. 40.

A piece of tin is in the fonn of a rectangle having length 12 em and width 8 em. This is used to construCt a closed cube. The side of the cube is :

(a) ·2 em

(b) 3 em

(c) 4 em

(d) 6 em

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In a question paper there arc five questions

to be attempted and answer to each question has two choices·- Tl1Je (T) or False (F). It is given that :no two candidates have given 'the answers to the live questions in an identical seq..ence. For this to happen. ·the maximum ntonber of candidates is :

. (a) 10

(b) 18

(c) 26

(d) 32

Di~lioM for tbe foUowing 8 (eight) ltelll!J :

'Read the following eig)lt passages and answer the item that follows each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-I

By killing transparency and competition, crony capitalism is harmful to free enterprise, . . opportunity and economic growth. Crony capitalism, where rich and the influential are alleged

t9 have received land illld natural resources and va,rious licences in return for payoffs to venal

politicians, is now a major issue to be tackled. One of the greatest dangers to growth of deyeloping

economies like India is the middle-income trap where crony capitalism creates oligarchies that

slow down the growth. ·

41. Which among the following is the most logical corollary to the above passage ?

(a) Launching more welfare schemes and allocating more finances for the current schemes

are urgently needed

(b) Efforts should be made to push up economic growth by other means and provide licences to the poor

(c) Greater transparency in the functioning of the government and promoting the financial

inclusion are needed at present

(d) ' We should concentrate more on developing manufacturing sector than service sector

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(Contd.J

37. ~ monl! X~ Y, ~ ~ ~ Z ~ 1l"m. 20% li!IT · 2 8o/o '1ft (c) 4 Ml (d) 6 t>ft

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Passage-2 Climate adaptation may be rendered ineffective if policies are DOt designed in the context

of other development concerns. For instance, a comprehensive strategy that seeks to improve food security in the context of climate change may include a set of coordinated measures related to agricultural extension, crop diversification, integrated water and pest management and agricultural infonnatio~ services. Some of these measures may have to do with climate changes and others with economic development. .. 42. What is the mosl logical Dlld rDiiOIIDI 111/trtllte that can be made from the above

passage ?

(a) It is difficult to pursue climate adaptation in the developing countries

(b) Improving food security is a far more complex issue than climate adaptation

(c) Every developmental activity is directly or Indirectly linked to climate adaptation (d) Climate adaptation should be examined in tandem with other economic development

options

Pasuee-3

Understanding of the role of biodiversity in the hydrological cycle enables betkr policy-making. The term biodiversity refers to the variety of plants, animals, microorganisms, and the eeosy.tcms in which they oceur. Water and biodiversity are interdependent In reality, the hydrological cycle decides how biodiversity functions. In tum. vegetation and soil drive the movem~nt of water. Every glass of water we drink has, at least in part, passed through fish, trees, bacteria, soil and other organisms. Passing through these ecosystems, it is cleansed and made,fit for consumption. The supply of water is a critical service that the environment provides.

43. Which among the following is the IMSI crilkGI 111/U~IIU that can be made from tbe above passage ? (a) Biodiversity sustains the ability of nature to recycle water

(b)

(c)

(d)

. We cannot get potable water without the existence of living organisms

Plants, animals and microorganisms continuously interact among themselves

Living organisms could not have come into existence without hydrological cycle

Passage-4

In the last decade, the banking sector has been resauetured with a high degn:e of automation and products that mainly serve middle.ela.ss and upper middle-class society. Today there is a need for a new agenda for the banking and non-bankin.g financial services that does DOt exclude the common man.

44. Which one of the following is the message that is essentially implied in the above passage?

(a) Need for more automation and more products of banks

(b) Need for a radical restructuring of our entire public finance system

(c) Need to integrate banking and non-banking institutions

(d) Need to promote financial inclusion .

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(Contd.)

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Passage-S Safe and sustainable sanitation in slums bas immeasurable benefits to women and girls in

terms of their health, safety, privacy and dignity. However, women do not feature in most of tbc schemes and policies on urban sanitation. The fact that even now the manual scavenging exists, only goes to show thm not enough has been done to promote pour-flush toilets and discontinue the use of dry latrines. A more sustained and rigorous campaign needs to be lauoehed towards the right to sanitation on a very large scale. This shou.ld primarily focus on the abolition of manual scavenging.

45. With reference to the above passnge, consider the following statements :

I. Urban sanitation pro~lems can be fully solved by tne abolition of manual scavenging only

2. There is a need to promote greater awareness on safe sanitation practices in urban areas Which of the Slatements given above is/are oorreet?

(a) I only

(b) 2 only (c) Both I and 2

(d) .Neither I nor 2

PusagM To understand the nature and quantity of Government proper for man, it is necessary to

attend to his character. As nature created him for social life, sbc fitted him for the station she intended. In all cases she made his natural wants greater than his individual powers. No one man is capable, without the aid of society, of supplying his own wants; and those wants, acting upon every individual, impel the whole of them into society.

46. Which among the following i.s the most logical ud Tatlonal infeTenct that can be made frOm the above passage ?

(a) Nature has created a great diversity i~ human society (b) Any given human society is always short of its wants

(c) Social life is a specific characteristic of man

(d) Diverse natural wants forced man towards social system

Pauage-7 'The nat~ of the legal imperatives in any given state corresponds to the effective demands

that state 'encounters, and that these, in their turn, depend, in a general way, upon the manner in which coonomic power is distributed in the society which the state oontrols.

47. Tbc statement refers to :

(a) the antithesis of Politics aod Economics

(b) the interrel~tionship of Politics and Economics

(c) the pre

(d) the predominance of Politics over Economies

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Pauage-8 About IS per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from agricultural practices.

This includes nitrous oxide from fertili>.ers; methane from livestoek, rice production, and manure storage; and carbon dioxide (C02) from burning biomass, but !his excludes C02 emissions from soil management practices, savannah burning and deforestation. fon:say, land use, and land-use change ~~ecount for another 17 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions each year, three quarters of which come from uopical deforestation. The remainder is largely from draining and burning uopical peatland. About the same amount of carbon is stored in the world's peatlands as is stored in the Amazon rainforest.

48. Which among the following is the mo.fl logicul and rotlonul Inference that can be made from the above passage ? (a) Or&onic forming should immediately replace mechanised and chemical dependant

agricultural practices all o•·cr the world (b) It is impcr:at.ivc for us to modify our land use practices in order to miticate climate

change . (c) There are no technological solutions to the problem of grecrlhouse gos emissions (d) Tropical areos are the chief sites of carbon sequestration

49. A person climbs a hill in a straight path froon point '0' on the ground in the direction of north-cast and reaches a point • A' after travelling a distance of S km. Then, from the point • A' he moves to point 'B' in the direction of north· west. Let thedistanceAB be 12 km. Now, how far is the person away from the storting point ·o· ? (a) 7 km

(b) 13 km

(c) 17 km

(d) 11 lcm

SO. An agricultural field is in the fonn of a rectangle having length Xt meters and bn:adth ~meters (X1 and~ are variable). If X1 + ~ • 40 meters. then the area of the agricultural field will not exceed which one of the followin!l values ?

(a) 400 sq m

(b) 300 sq ·m ··

(c) 200 sq m (d) 80 sq m

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. S l. The sum of the ages of S members

comprising a family, 3 years ago was 80 years. The average age of the family today is the same os it wos 3 years ago, because of an addition of a baby during the intezvening period. How old is the baby ? (a) 6 months (b) I year (c) 2 years {d) 2 years and 6 months

52. 1bc: total emoluments of two persons are the same, but one gets allowances to the extent of 65% of his basic pay and the other gets allowances to the extent of 80"/o of his basic pay. The mtio of the basic pay of the fonner to tho basic pay of the latter is : (a) 16 : 13 (b) 5 : 4 (c) 7 : S (d) 12 : 11

53. A person is standing on the first step from the bottom of a ladder. If be has to climb 4 more steps to reach exactly the middle step,.bow many s:«:ps does the ladder have? (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) II

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Direction for the following 3 (throe) items : Consider 'tlie given infonnotion and answer !he three items !hat follow.

When three friends A, Band C met, it was found that each of them wore an outer garment of a different colour. In random order. the garments are: jacket, sweater and tie; and the colours are: blue, white and black_ Their surnames in random order are: Ribeiro, Kumar and Singh. Further, we know that : . · '•,

I. neilher 13 nor Ribeiro wore a white sweater 2, C wore a tie 1 3. Singh's garment was not white 4. Kumar does not wear o jacket 5. Ribeiro does not like to wear !he block colour . 6. Each of the friends wore only one outer garment of only one colour

54. Wh.1t is C's surname ?

(a) . Ribeiro (b) KumllT (e) Singh (d) Cannot be detennined

55. What is the colour of the tie ? (a) Block (b) Blue (c) White

(d) Cannot be determined,

57, AB is a venical trunk of a huge tree with A being !he point where !he base of the

trunk touches the ground. Due to a cyclone, the trunk has been broken at C which is

a1 a height of 12 meters, broken pan is

partially attached to tbe vertical ponion

of the trunk at C. If the end of the broken

pan B touches the gJOund at 0 which is at a distance of 5 meters from A, tbeii'the -·

original height of the trunk is :

(a) 20m

(b) 25m

(c) 30m

(d) 35m

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56. Who wore the sweater ?

(a) A

(b) B

(c) c (d) Cannot be determined

58. A person W11lks 12 km due north, then I 5 km due east, after that 19 km due west and then I 5 km due south. How far is be from the starting point ? .. (a) 5 km (b) 9 km (c) 37 km (d) 61 km

59. A cube has all its faces painted with aiffereot colours. iris cui mto smilier-cubes of equal sizes such that the side of the small cube is one.founb the big cube, The number of small cubes with only one of the sides painted is : (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) , 16 (d) 8

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60. Ram and Sbyam work on a job together for four ~ays and complete 60% of it. Ram takes leave then and Shyam works for eight more days to complete the job. How long would Ram take-to '

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Passage-2

All humans digest mother's milk as infanis, but until cattle began. being domesticated

10,000 years ago, children once weaned no longer needed to digest milk. As a result, they

stopped making the enzyme lactase, which breaks down the sugar lactose into simple sugars.

After humans began herding cattle,. it became tremendously advantageous to digest milk, and

lactose tolerance evolved independently among cattle herders in Europe, the middle East and

Africa: Groups not dependant on cattle, such as the Chinese aod Thai, remain lactose intolerant. . . 6S. Which among the foJJowing is the most logical tJSsumption that can be made from the

above passage ?

(a) About I 0,000 years ago, the domestication of arumals took place in some parts of the

world

(b). A permanent change in the fond habits of a community can bring about a genetic

change in its members

(c) Lactose tolerant people only are capable of getting simple sugars in their bndies

(d) People who .are not lactose tolerant caru\ot digest any dairy p

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Passage-4 An increase in human-made carbon dio>

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. 69. Acxording to the above passage, the biggest

challenge to world agriculture is :

(a) to find ~ufficient land for agriculture and to expand food processing industries

(b) to eradicate hunger in underdeveloped countries

(c) to achieve a balance between the production of food ·.,ld non-food ·items

(d) to achieve a balance between demand for !llld supply of food

70. According to ·the above passage, which of the following helps/help in reducing hunger and starvation in the developing economies? 1 • s 'alancing demand and supply of food 2. Increasing imports .of food 3. lncrea•ing. purchasing power of the

poor -

4. Changing the food consumption paltems and practices

Se)ect the correct answer using the ·code given below :

(a) I only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(c) I and 3 only (d) I, 2, .3 and 4

71 . The issue of worldwide supply of food has gained importance mainly because of : I. overgrowth of the p,opulation

worldwide

72. Four-digit numbers are to be fortned using . . the digits I, 1, 3 and 4; and none of these four digits' are repealed in any manner. . . Further, .· ..

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(d) 1,2, 3 aiR 4

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(b) 8

(c) 9

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7S. A and 8 walk around a circular park. They

start at 8 a.m. from the san1e point in the.

opposite directions. A and 8 walk ala speed

of2 rounds per hour and 3 rounds per hour

respectively. How many times shall they

cross each other after 8.00 am. and before 9.30. a.m.?

(a) 7

(b) 6

(c) S

(d) 8

76. W can do 25% of a work in 3() days, X

can do 1/4 ~f the work in 10 days, Y can

do 40% of the work in 40 days and Z can •

do 1/3 of the work in 13 days. Who will

. complete the work first 7

(a) W

(b) X

(c) y

(d) z 77. The average monthly income of a person in

a certain family of 5 is Rs. l 0,000. What will be the average monthly income of a

person in the same family if the income of

Qne person increased 11Y Rs. 1,20.000 per

year?-

(a) Rs. 12,000

(b) Rs. 16,000

(c) Rs. 20,000

(d) Rs. 34,000

78. In a race, a competitor has 10 collect 6 apples which are kept in a straight line on a track and a bucket is placed at the . besin.ning of the track which is a Slaltiog point. Tbe condition is that the competitor pan pick only one apple at a time, run back with it lUid. drop it in the bucket. If be has 10 drop aU the apples in the bucket, how much total distance he has to run if the bucket isS meters from the first apple and all other apples are placed J. meters apan? (a) 40 m

(b) 50 m (c) 75 m (d) 150 m

79. A round archery target of diameter I m is marked with four scorin& regions from the centre outwards as red, blue, yellow and white. The ra

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(b) 6 (c) S

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