CSAT 1500 (D) Question Paper

8/9/2019 CSAT 1500 (D) Question Paper

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CIVIL SERVICES APTITUDE TEST – 2015

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TEST BOOKLETCivil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT)

General Studies

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Directions for the following 7 (Seven) items: Read the following two passages and answer the items that followeach passage. Your answers to these items should bebased on the passages Only.

PASSAGE–1

This strategy of intensi ed acquisition of equityoil has also met with considerable scepticism frominternational oil market analysts. They argue thatoverseas investments are unlikely to shelter countriesfrom oil market volatility. They argue that equityinvestments by China (or India) in distant producingelds in Africa, Latin America, or West Asia are notlikely to improve the physical security of energy

supply. Whether purchased in the open market, or produced by its national oil companies, they will haveto effectively pay the world market price either directlyor in foregone revenues if China were to ship every

barrel of equity oil back home. In fact, according toindustry press reports, most of the oil currently

produced by Chinese oil companies abroad is notshipped back to China, but instead it is sold in marketscloser to production.

Crude oil is fungible and the market for this

commodity is globally integrated. Due to the laws ofsupply and demand, any oil that is pumped from theearth and added to the world market will increasesupply relative to demand and tend to have a downwardeffect on price. Any increase in demand relative tosupply would tend to push prices upward. Even ifnational oil companies continue their acquisitionstrategy, it is very unlikely that they would besuccessful in satisfying demand or insulate its economythrough their acquisitions and will continue to be

affected by the world market like other countries.They also argue that in their rush to stake claims

around the world, Chinese and Indian companies acceptterms that would often not be considered commerciallyviable for the oil majors, who base their investmentcriteria assuming a long-term average price of oil at

between $20-30 per barrel. If oil continues selling for$50-60 per barrel, these assets may be an advantage,

but if prices drop considerably, the results could bequite painful.

1. Why oil market analysts are not very much excitedabout acquisition strategy of oil companies?

1. Volatility of oil market.

2. Wrong assumption of Crude Oil Prices.

3. Since, Crude oil is a rare commodity.

4. Acquisition or any investment abroad may nothelp in achieving domestic demands.

Select the correct answers from the codes given

below: (a) 2 and 4 only (b) 1 and 4 only

(c) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) All 1, 2, 3 and 4.

2. According to the passage, how inherent nature oflaws of supply and demand affect the Chinese (orIndian) oil companies?

1. As demand and supply are not co-relative.

2. Demand relative to supply is directly proportional to the price.

3. Supply relative to demand is indirectly proportional to the price.

Select the correct answers from the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 2 only (d) All 1, 2 and 3.

3. Which of the following can act as a rm advice forChinese and Indian oil companies?

(a) Explore oil resources domestically.

(b) Aggressive buying or acquisition should begiven a second thought.

(c) Explore crude oil abroad but sell it domestically.

(d) None of the above.

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PASSAGE–2More recent approaches to structural change view

economic growth as a process of transformation and notconvergence to a steady state growth path. Technological

changes are seen to lie at the heart of economic growthas they provide the incentives for capital accumulationto drive ef ciency and yield the bene ts of increasingreturns to scale. The evolution of the industrial structureshould involve technological sophistication and upgradation, which generates a premium for aggregate

productivity growth in the manufacturing sector. Thismeans that economic growth is characterized by thecreation of high tech industries and the replacement ofold industries. The former drives growth processes byaccelerating the pace at which output, employment and

productivity in the economy grow.Increasingly, development practitioners and policymakers recognize that economic developmentrequires continuous diversifying and upgrading fromexisting sectors/industries to new high productivityones. Convergence in labor productivity at the sectorand industry level is seen as an important aspect ofgrowth. The catching up process in manufacturingresults from technology transfer and is a key driver ofrapid productivity growth. Within manufacturing,convergence is more rapid in technology- and

knowledge-intensive modern sectors rather than in primary and traditional sectors; it appears to be leastrapid in low technology intensive textiles and clothingsectors and most rapid in sectors that are technologyintensive. Technology and knowledge intensive sectors/industries produce tradable goods and can be rapidlyintegrated into global production networks, facilitatingtechnology transfer and absorption. Even when they

produce just for the home market, they operate undercompetitive threat from ef cient suppliers from abroad,requiring that they upgrade their operations and remainef cient. If, instead poor economies get their resourcesstuck in traditional agriculture, selected non-tradableservices, and especially informal economic activities,the forces of convergence may be blunted or failedentirely. The lack of productivity growth and the lack ofstructural change can thus reinforce each other trappingthe economy in a low growth trajectory.

Structural change should therefore remove constraintsfrom productivity growth. When labor and other resourcesmove from less productive to more productive activities,economy grows even if there is no productivity growth

within sectors. 4. According to passage, how knowledge intensive

modern sectors will be bene cial for economicgrowth?

1. It helps in production of those goods that can be sell in the global market.

2. It helps in bringing competition from abroad. 3. It brings new technology and eventually

productivity growth. Select the correct answer from the codes given

below: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) Only 1 5. Structural change in the Economic Growth can be

viewed as– (a) Clearing obstacles in the path of productivity

growth.

(b) Avoiding agriculture and other least productivesectors.

(c) Increasing labour productivity.

(d) Technological upgradation in primary andtraditional sectors.

6. According to passage, what is/are the bene t/bene tsof convergence of technologies in manufacturingsector?

1. High productive growth. 2. Industries understanding the importance of

being technologically ef cient. 3. Bringing new changes in low technological

industries like textile and clothing.


(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 2 and 3 only





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7. What is the essential message of the passage?(a) Evolution of Technology in the Manufacturing

Sector. (b) Transforming production capacity through

different sets of technology. (c) By means of technology, shifting from

Agriculture and non-tradeable services to thehigh productive growth industry.

(d) Bringi ng produc tive growth throughtechnological advancement.

8. There are 5 boxes and each box contains 5 balls ofdifferent colours. i.e. Red, Yellow, White, Orangeand Black. A person wants to pick 5 balls of differentcolours, a different coloured ball from each box. If

from the rst box in the rst draw, he has drawn anorange ball and from the second box, he has drawna red ball, nd the maximum number of trials thatare needed to be made by the person to accomplishhis task if a ball picked is not replaced?

(a) 12 (b) 11

(c) 20 (d) 60

9. There are two pipes, one having a larger diameterand the other having a smaller diameter. If one pipetakes 3 minutes more than the other to ll the cistern,then nd the time taken by the larger diameter pipeto ll the cistern, if together they can ll the cistern

in 1313

minutes.

(a) 8 minutes (b) 5 minutes

(c) 10 minutes (d) 7 minutes

10.HIGHWAYA B HIGHWAY C

Three villages A, B and C lie on an highway. There

are 5 more routes connecting A to B, 4 more routesconnecting B to C and 2 more routes connectingA to C. In how many ways a person can go from

B to C? (a) 20 (b) 17

(c) 30 (d) 22

11. If selling price is doubled, then pro t tripled. Findthe pro t percent.

(a) 2663

(b) 100

(c) 11053

(d) 120

12. Police of cers of a particular batch are preparingfor a drill and are made to stand in different rows.If 4 of cers are extra in each row, then there would

be 2 rows less. But there would be 4 more rows if 4of cers are less in each row. Find the number ofof cers in the batch?

(a) 96 (b) 56

(c) 69 (d) 65

13. When political establishments fail, institutions stopworking and various democratic organizations losttheir value then military may supersede the political

parties and take functioning of governance in theirhand. But, mentioned fact is not the only properreason for military takeover of government, thereare some hidden motives as well.

In the context of failure of political establishmentand subsequent military intervention in government,

which of the following assumption is correct?(a) Political establishments do not produced the

effective and desired results. (b) Military rule is the best alternative if political

establishments do not work in a proactivemanner.

(c) Though military can interfere if politicalestablishment fail, but military intervention isoften question marked as well.

(d) None of these.

14. The number of deaths due to Ebola virus in WesternAfrica is 8000 out of 20,000 cases that were reported,

but in other parts of Africa mortality rate due toEbola virus is quite low. Which one of the followinginference can be drawn from the statement?

(a) Quality of life is far better in other parts ofAfrica rather than Western Africa.





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(a) 2663

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(b) Ebola Virus is more prevalent in Western Africacompared to other regions of Africa.

(c) Those two regions cannot be compared to eachother.

(d) Western Africa is not prepared to handle theEpidemic of Ebola Virus.

15. "More people have lost their lives due to accidentson highway compared to some law and order crisis".

Which of the following conclusion can we draw fromthe above statement?

(a) Law and order crisis is not a bigger problemany more.

(b) Law and order maintenance authorities are

more skilled than vehicle drivers. (c) There is no law and order mechanism onhighways.

(d) It is improper to generalize these two differentcases.

16.

The Shaded gure can be represented as: (a) (Q R) – (Q ∩ R) (b) (Q R) – (P ∩ Q ∩ R) (c) (Q R) – [(P ∩ (Q ∩ R)] (d) None of these.

17. Six playing cards are lying face down on the table.Two and only two of them are kings, but you do not

know the positions of kings. You pick two cards atrandom and turn them face up.

Which of the following is most likely to happen– (1) At least one king among the two cards. (2) No king among the two cards. (3) Both kings among the two cards.

Select the correct answer from the given options–

(a) Occurrence of (1) is more than (2) and (3).

(b) Occurrence of (2) is more than (1) and (3).

(c) Occurrence of (3) is more than (1) and (2). (d) Occurrence of both (1) and (3) will be same.

18. If a cricket ball weighs 105 gm plus half its own

weight, how much does it weigh?

(a) 157.5 gm (b) 210 gm

(c) 190 gm (d) 180 gm

19. A Hexagon is a six-sided gure. A diagonal is a line

segment connecting any two non-adjacent vertices

(as shown is the gure). How many diagonals are

possible?

Diagonal

(a) 18 (b) 729

(c) 10 (d) 9

20. “If I am going to run the marathon, then I will buy

new shoes. If I buy new shoes, I will not buy a

television.”

Based on above statement, which of the following

argument would be valid?

(a) If I do not buy a television, then i will run the

marathon.

(b) If I do not buy a television, then I will buy new

shoes.

(c) If I buy a television, then I will not run the

marathon.

(d) If I buy a television, then I will run the

marathon.





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(d) bcks yk ok;jl dh egkekjh ls fuiVus ds fy, if'pehviz Qhdk rS ;kj ugha gSA

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gh ugha gSA(d) bu nks fHkUu&fHkUu ekeyksa dks lkekU;hÑr djuk

vuqi;qDr gSA 16.

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Directions for the following 8 (Eight) items: Read the following two passages and answer the items that followeach passage. Your answers to these items should bebased on the passages Only .

PASSAGE–1The Himalayan ecosystem is fragile and diverse. It

includes over 51 million people who practice hillagriculture and remains vulnerable. The Himalayanecosystem is vital to the ecological security of theIndian landmass, through providing forest cover,feeding perennial rivers that are the source of drinkingwater, irrigation, and hydropower, conserving

biodiversity, providing a rich base for high valueagriculture, and spectacular landscapes for sustainabletourism.

The Himalayan ecosystem is vulnerable andsusceptible to the impacts and consequences of (a)changes on account of natural causes, (b) climatechange resulting from anthropogenic emissions and (c)developmental paradigms of the modern society.

The Himalayas house one of the largest resourcesof snow and ice and its glaciers which form a sourceof fresh water for the perennial rivers such as the Indus,the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra. Glacial melt mayimpact their long-term lean season ows, with adverse

impacts on the economy in terms of water availabilityand hydropower generation. Recession of Himalayanglaciers will pose a major danger to the country.Currently available data gathered by multiples ofinstitutions without a coordinated effort do not indicatesystematic trends of recession of Himalayan glaciers.

The National Action Plan on Climate Change(NAPCC) Launched National Mission for Sustainingthe Himalayan Ecosystem. The Mission needs todeliver better understanding of the coupling betweenthe Himalayan ecosystem and the climate factors and

provides inputs for Himalayan Sustainable Developmentwhile addressing also the protection of a fragileecosystem. This will require the joint effort ofclimatologists, glaciologists and other experts.Exchange of information with the South Asiancountries and countries sharing the Himalayan ecologywill also be required. There is a need to establish an

observational and monitoring network for theHimalayan environment to assess freshwater resourcesand health of the ecosystem.

21. Primary objective of National Action Plan onClimate Change can be met successfully if –

1. Climatologists, glaciologists and other experts become indisputable in their theory of climatechange.

2. Environment becomes more sustainableespecially Himalayan ecosystem.


(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

22. Fragility and Vulnerability of Himalayan Ecosystemis due to –

1. Natural reasons. 2. Man-made activities. 3. Society, in general.


(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) All 1, 2 and 3

23. According to passage, why and how melting ofglaciers poses some serious challenges to the Indianlandmass?

(a) Glacial melt will adversely impact the naturalwater bodies of Indian landmass.

(b) Glacial melt will alter the biodiversity andeventually affect the tourism.

(c) Glacial melt will change the ow of some perennial rivers and affect the hydro-powergeneration in Indian landmass also.

(d) Though glacial melt will have some adverseimpact on the ecosystem but we are yet toascertained it nally.

24. Preserving the natural biodiversity of HimalayanEcosystem is possible through the channels of –

1. Inter country scientific co-ordination forHimalayan Ecology.





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2. Protective mechanism and better understandingof Himalayan ecosystem and climate impacton it.

3. Pursuing developmental activities in

Himalayan Ecosystem but with adequatecaution.


(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 2 only (d) All 1, 2 and 3

PASSAGE–2

Rural development is primarily concerned withuplifting people out of poverty. The impact of globalizationon rural societies, there economy, environment musttherefore be viewed through this perspective.

Major aspects of globalization that are related torural life or its development include the commercializationof agriculture and expansion of agro-industries,liberlization of international trade and marketing forfood and other agricultural products, intensi cationand internal labour migraton, increase in privatizationof resources, services and the wider use of informationand communicaton technologies. Thus, the wave ofglobalization which hit India at the end of the last century

and it affected all spheres of life. Labour migration tocities from rural areas in search of employment was acommon phenomenon earlier. This was for variousreasons especially for luxurious life, handsome salaryand for numerous job opportunities. Similarly, earlierthere was a ‘minimum wage act’ and now equal wagefor all is provided due to the impact of globalisation.

Today the percentage of village people attendingthe call of nature in open elds is reduced. The goodroad infrastructure makes them successful to saleagricultural products from villages to goods marketsin cities and towns. As a result they can earn good priceof their product. Life in rural India was miserable dueto non-availability of electricity. Several villages have

been elec tr if ied now. It is a big benefi t of rura ldevelopment. Globalization is creating much differenceto rural life through electricity.

The impact of globalization on Indian urban andrural life has a tremendous in uence which is both

positive as well as negative. The Indian urban and rurallife is viewed as the two faces of the same coin. They are

mutually interdependent and both shows a greaterimpact of globalization.

The impact of globalization on Indian rural economyhas given a new face to modern India. There is a rapidand positive progress towards society. Globalization haschanged India as one of the global superpowers.However, rural India must tread cautiously on the pathof globalization as its negative effects can prove to becatastrophic.

25. Which of the following can be inferred as the

outcome of gloablization on rural India? 1. More options to sale various agriculture

products. 2. Improvement in quality of life. 3. Change in labour migration.


(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 2 and 3 only

26. Why author is showing some concern regardingglobalisation towards the end of the passage?

(a) Globalisation sometimes fails to achieve itsobjective.

(b) Globalisation with all its welcoming outcomeshas some negative impacts as well.

(c) Globalisation may not pull people out of poverty.

(d) Globalisation has changed India but not therural life and rural India.

27. Which of the following can be concluded as thechange from pre-globalization era to post-globalization era?

1. Rural electri cation. 2. Luxurious life. 3. Increase in technological facilities. 4. Low labour migration.





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2- fgeky;h ikfjra=k vkSj bl ij tyok;q ds çHkko dks csgrj us ds fy, lq j{kk ra =kA

3- fgeky;h ikfjra=k esa fodklh; xfrfofèk;ksa dks lapkfyr djuk] ys fdu i;kZ Ir lkoèkkuh ds lkFkA

uhps fn, x, dw Vksa es a ls lgh mÙkj dk p;u djsa % (a) dsoy 1 vkS j 3 (b) dsoy 2 (c) dsoy 1 vkS j 2 (d) 1, 2 vkSj 3 lHkhA

x|ka'k&2 xz keh.k fodkl dk la caèk çkFkfed :i ls yks xksa dks fuèkZ urk

ls ckgj fudkyus ls gSA xz keh.k lektksa ] ogk¡ dh vFkZO;oLFkkvkSj i;kZoj.k ij oS 'ohdj.k ds çHkko dks Hkh blh ifjçs{; esa

ns [kk tkuk pkfg,A

oS 'ohdj.k ds çeq[k igyw ftUgsa xz keh.k tu&thou ;k fiQj blds fodkl ds lkFk tksM+ k tkrk gS] muds varxZr Ñf"k ds okf.kT;hdj.k rFkk Ñf"k&m|ksxks a ds foLrkj] [kk| ,oa vU; Ñf"k mRiknks a ds fy, va rjkZ"Vª h; O;kikj ,oa foi.ku ds mnkjhdj.k] xgurk vkSj vkrafjd Je çolu] la lkèkuks a vkS j lsokvks a ds c


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(a) 1, 3 and 4 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 4 only (d) All 1, 2, 3 and 4

28. The author of this passage is most likely to agreewith which of the following?

(a) Globalization changes our perception aboutrural India.

(b) Globalization is the solution to stop labourmigration from rural India.

(c) Modern India gets its new refined image because of globalization.

(d) All of the above are correct. Directions (Qs. 29-31): Answer the following questions

based on the information given below:(i) A, B, C, D, E and F are six friends sitting in a row

to watch a movie.

(ii) E and A are immediate neighbor of C.

(iii) There are three persons between F and D.

(iv) B is fourth to the right of E.

(v) A is immediate neighbor of C and D.

29. Who is sitting at the extreme left end?

(a) E (b) B (c) C (d) F

30. Who is sitting to the right of D? (a) B (b) C

(c) A (d) E

31. Between which of the following persons is E sitting? (a) D and B (b) F and C

(c) F and A (d) C and A

32. Find the missing value.

5 56 97 72 119 ? 13

(a) 92 (b) 88

(c) 96 (d) 108

33. A college awarded 38 medals in volleyball, 15 inhockey and 20 in football. These medals werereceived by a total of 58 students and 3 students gotmedals in all the three sports, how many studentsreceived medals in exactly two of the three sports?

(a) 8 (b) 9

(c) 7 (d) 10

34. Five bells begin to toll together and toll respectivelyat intervals of 5, 6, 7, 10 and 12 seconds. How manytimes they will toll together in half an hour excludingthe one at the start.

(a) 7 times (b) 4 times

(c) 3 times (d) 5 times

35. There is a bucket which has to be lled with 10stones and all stones are lying in the same line. The

bucket is placed 5 m. away from the rst stone andthe stones are 3 m away from each other. A personstarts from the bucket and pick the nearest stone,runs back with it, drops it in the bucket, then againrun towards the nearest stone, picks it then runs backwith it and again drops in the bucket, in this way hedrops all the stones in the bucket, what is the total

distance he has to cover in this process?(a) 360

(b) 380

(c) 370

(d) None of these.

36. The population of bacteria culture doubles every 2minutes. Approximately, how many minutes will ittake for the population to grow from 1000 to5,00,000 bacterias?

(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 18

Directions (Q.37 – 40): The following graph showsthe production cost of two commodities X and Y (inthousand per year) from the year 1991 to 1996. Considerthe graph and answer the 4 questions that follows.





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uhps fn, x, dw Vksa es a ls lgh mÙkj dk p;u djsa % (a) dsoy 1, 3 vkS j 4 (b) dsoy 1 vkS j 3 (c) dsoy 2 vkS j 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 vkSj 4 lHkhA

28. bl x|ka'k dk ys[kd fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdlds lkFk lokZfèkd lger gks ldrk gS\ (a) oS 'ohdj.k us xz keh.k Hkkjr ds la caèk esa gekjh èkkj.kk

dks cny fn;k gSA (b) xz keh.k Hkkjr ls gksus okys çolu dks jksdus ds fy,

oS 'ohdj.k ,d lekèkku gSA (c) oS 'ohdj.k ds dkj.k gh vkèkqfud Hkkjr dks viuh

uohu ifj"Ñr Nfo çkIr gq bZ gSA (d) mi;q Z Dr lHkh lgh gSa A

funsZ 'k (ç-la - 29&31)% uhps nh xbZ lwpuk ds vkèkkj ij fuEufyf[kr ç'uksa ds mÙkj nhft,A (i) A, B, C, D, E vkSjF N% fe=k ,d ew oh ns[kus ds

fy, ,d iafDr es a cSBs gq, gS aA (ii) C ds lfUudV iM+ ks lh E vkS j A gS a A (iii) F vkSjD ds chp es a rhu yksx gS aA (iv) B, E ds nk,¡ ls pkSFkk gSA (v) C vkSjD dk lfUudV iM+kslhA gSA 29- ck;ha rjiQ lcls va r esa dkS u cSBk gS\ (a) E (b) B

(c) C (d) F

30-D ds nk;ha rjiQ dkSu cS Bk gS\ (a) B (b) C (c) A (d) E

31-E fdu nks yks xks a ds chp es a cS Bk gq vk gS\ (a) D vkS j B (b) F vkS j C (c) F vkSj A (d) C vkS j A

32. foyq Ir la [;k Kkr dhft,A

5 56 97 72 119 ? 13

(a) 92 (b) 88 (c) 96 (d) 108

33- ,d dkW ys t us okWyhckWy es a 38 esMy] gkWdh es a 15 esMyvkS j iQq VckW y es a 20 es My forfjr fd,A dq y 58 fo|kfFkZ ;ks a

us ;s esMy çkIr fd,] tcfd bues a ls 3 fo|kfFkZ;ksa dks rhuks a gh [ks yksa esa esMy çkIr gq ,] fdrus fo|kfFkZ ;ks a dks bu rhuks a [ks yks a esa ls nks esa es My çkIr gq ,\

(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 10

34- ik¡ p ?ka fV;k¡ ,d&lkFk ctuk 'kq: gksrh gS a vkS j Øe'k%5, 6, 7, 10 vkSj12 ls ds aM ds varjky ij ctrh gS aA 'kq #vkr

esa igyh ckj dks NksM+dj vkèks ?kaVs esa os fdruh ckj ,d&lkFk cts axh\

(a) 7 ckj (b) 4 ckj

(c) 3 ckj (d) 5 ckj 35- ,d Vksdjh esa nl iRFkj Hkjs tkus gSa ] tks ,d leku iafDr

esa iM+ s gq, gS aA Vksdjh dks igys iRFkj ls 5 e f[kldk fn;k tkrk gS] vkS j lHkh iRFkj vkil esa 3&3 ehVj dh nw jh ij gS aA ,d O;fDr Vksdjh ls 'kq : djds lcls fudV dk iRFkj mBkrk gS vkSj bls ys dj okil Vksdjh rd vkrk gS vkS j ml iRFkj dks Vks djh esa Mky ns rk gS] iqu% og lcls utnhdh iRFkj dks mBkrk mls Hkh ykdj Vks djh esa Mky ns rk gSA bl rjg og lHkh

iRFkjks a dks mBkdj Vksdjh es a Mkyrk gSA bl iwjh çfØ a mls fdruh nwjh r; djuh iM+ h\ (a) 360

(b) 380 (c) 370

(d) bues a ls dksbZ ughaA

36- thok.kq vksa dh tula [;k gj nks feuV es a nq xq uh gks tkrh gSA thok.kq vksa dh la [;k dks 1000 ls 5,00,000 rd igq ¡pus esa yxHkx fdrus feuV yxsa xs\

(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 18

funsZ 'k (ç-la - 37–40 )% uhps fn, x, vkjs[k es a o"kZ 1991 ls 1996 rd nks enksa X vkS j Y dh mRiknu ykxr (gtk çfro"kZ esa ) dks fn[kk;k x;k gSA vkjs[k dks è;ku ls ns[krs gq , uhps fn, x, 4 ç'uksa ds mÙkj nhft,A




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37. In which year the difference of the cost production

between X and Y is maximum?(a) 1991 (b) 1993

(c) 1994 (d) None of these.

38. In which year the pro t of Y is maximum? (a) 1996 (b) 1995 (c) 1992 (d) Cannot be determined.

39. Which commodity has shown a steady rise in thecost?

(a) X (b) Y (c) Both X and Y (d) None of these.

40. Which of the following pair of years has shownthe maximum increase and decrease respectivelyfor the commodity X?

(a) 1992 and 1993 (b) 1993 and 1994 (c) 1994 and 1995 (d) 1995 and 1996

41. On a straight road AB, 100 m long, ve balls are placed two metres apart, rst ball is 2m from end A. Now a worker, starting at A, has to transport all the balls to B, by carrying only one ball at a time. Theminimum distance he has to travel (in metres) is:

(a) 472 (b) 422 (c) 744 (d) 844

42. Out of the given gures, except one all of the guresmake a proper sequence, which does not belong inthis sequence?

A

D

B

E

C

F (a) D (b) B (c) F (d) E

Directions: Given below is a statement followed bytwo Assumptions. An assumption is something not writtendirectly but can be considered as the implicit understanding

before writing any text, document or writing. Choose theimplicit assumption in the following question:

43. Statement: It is a paradox that one country whichis full of potential, resources, opportunities and hopeis still suffering from abject poverty, class differenceand social inequality.

Assumptions: I. Nothing substantial has beendone to remove this paradox.

II. Possi bilit y of posit ive andnegative for one thing at thesame time implies a situation of

paradox.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) Only (I) is implicit. (b) Only (II) is implicit. (c) Both (I) and (II) are implicit. (d) Neither (I) nor (II) is implicit.

44. “As price of crude oil increases, harmony amongnations decreases sharply.”. If this statement isrepresented on a Mathematical curve, then which ofthe following curve is correctly representing it?





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37- fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdl o"kZX vkS j Y ds chp mRiknu

ykxr dk va rj vfèkdre jgk\ (a) 1991 (b) 1993 (c) 1994 (d) bues a ls dksbZ ughaA 38- fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdl o"kZ Y ij ykHk vfèkdre jgk\

(a) 1996 (b) 1995 (c) 1992 (d) fuèkkZ fjr ugha fd;k tk ldrkA 39- fuEufyf[kr es a ls dkS u&lh en ykxr es a fLFkj o` f¼ dks

n'kkZ rh gS\(a) X (b) Y

(c) X vkS j Y nksuks a (d) bues a ls dksbZ ughaA 40- fuEufyf[kr es a ls o"kks ± dk dkS u&lk ;q XeX en ds lUnHkZ

es a Øe'k% vfèkdre o` f¼ vkS j vfèkdre deh dks çnf'kZ r djrk gS\

(a) 1992 o 1993 (b) 1993 o 1994 (c) 1994 o 1995 (d) 1995 o 1996 41- 100 ehVj ya ch ,d lM+dAB ij 2&2 ehVj dh nwjh

ij ik¡ p xs anksa dks j[kk x;k gS] ftles a igyh xa sn NksjA ls 2 ehVj dh nw jh ij gSA vc ,d Jfed dks bu lHkh xs anks a dks NksjA ls B rd ys tkuk gS] ys fdu ,d ckj esa ds oy ,d dh xsa n dks ys tkuk gSA mls U;w ure fdruh nw jh (ehVj es a ) r; djuh gS\

(a) 472 (b) 422 (c) 744 (d) 844

42. uhps nh xbZ vkÑfr;ks a esa ls ,d dks NksM+dj 'ks "k lHkh ,d fuèkkZ fjr Øe cukrh gS a] fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkS u&lhvkÑfr bl Øe ls fHkUu gS\

A

D

B

E

C

F (a) D (b) B (c) F (d) E

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43. dFku : ;g ,d foMacuk gh gS fd ,d ns'k tks laHkkoukv] lalkèkuksa ] voljksa vkS j mEehnks a ls Hkjiw j gS] og vHkh HkHk;a dj xjhch] oxZ foHksnhdj.k vkS j lkekftd vlekurk

ls ihfM+ r gSA iwoZèkkj.kk,¡ : I. bl foMa cuk dks lekIr djus ds fy,

dks bZ Bksl mik; ugha fd;k x;kA II. ,d gh le; fd lh ckr ds

ldkjkRed vkSj udkjkRed gks us dh laHkkouk foMa cuk ds ,d i{k dks n'kkZrh gSA

uhps fn, x, dw Vks a es a ls lgh mÙkj dk p;u djs a% (a) dsoy (I) va rfuZ fgr gSA (b) dsoy (II) va rfuZ fgr gSA (c) (I) vkS j (II) nksuks a va rfuZfgr gSa A (d) u rks (I) u gh (II) va rfuZfgr gSA 44. ¶T;ks a&T;ksa dPps rsy dh dherksa esa o` f¼ gksrh gS] jk"Vª ks a

ds eè; lkSgkæZ esa rsth ls deh vkrh gS¸A ;fn bl dFku dks ,d xf.krh; oØ ds ekè;e ls fn[kk;k tk, rks fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkS u&lk oØ bls lgh rjhds ls n'kkZ ,xk\




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(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Directions(Qs. 45-46): Five students P, Q, R, S andT are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. Fewconditions are also given:

z 3 students are sitting between T and R. z Q is not adjacent to T. z R and P are neighbours.

45. Which of the following is correct? I. R is immediate right to T. II. There can be two or three persons between S

and P. Select the correct answer from the codes given

below: (a) Only I (b) Only II (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II

46. Who all are neighbours? (a) P and S (b) R and S

(c) R and T (d) All (a), (b) and (c).

Directions for the following 7 (Seven) items: Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow

each passage. Your answers to these items should be

based on the passages Only.

PASSAGE–1

Few people in America today sew all their own

clothes, grow all their own food, build their own

houses, or buy only products made in their own states.

It would cost too much and take too much time,especially since Americans can acquire such items

in the open market with relative ease. The same

pr inci ple of pr ac ti cal it y an d cos t app li es on an

international scale. It makes economic sense to buy

a product from another who specializes in such

production or who can make it more easily or for less

cost. Indeed, access to a greater variety of goods and

services is the purpose of trade.

Imports, then, are not a sacri ce, a necessary evilfor the good of exporting. One exports so that one may

acquire goods and services in return. This logic is

evident on a personal level as well. A person works so

that he has the means to buy necessities and possibly

even luxuries. One does not make purchases in order

to justify working.

Free trade is the only type of truly fair trade

because it offers consumers the most choices and the

best opportunities to improve their standard of living.It fosters competition, spurring companies to innovate

and develop better products and to bring more of

their goods and services to market, keeping prices

low and quality high in order to retain or increase their

market share.





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(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

funsZ'k (iz-la- 45&46)% ik¡p Nk=kP, Q, R, S vkS j T ,d o`Ùkkdkj est ij ds a æ dh vks j eq ¡g djds cSBs gS a A bl la caèk esa dqN 'krs ± Hkh nh xbZ gS a%

z T vkS j R ds chp 3 Nk=k cSBs gq, gS a Az Q, T ds lfUudV ugha gSA

z R vkS j P ,d&nw ljs ds iM+ ks lh gSa A 45. fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkS u&lk lgh gS\ I. R, T ds ,dne nk,¡ cSBk gSA II. S vkSjP ds chp nks ;k rhu yks x gks ldrs gS aA

uhps fn, x, dw Vksa es a ls lgh mÙkj dk p;u djsa % (a) dsoy I

(b) dsoy II (c) I vkSjII nks uks a (d) u rks I u gh II

46. fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkS u&dkS u ls ,d&nw ljs ds iM+ ks lh gSa \ (a) P vkS j S (b) R vkS j S (c) R vkS j T (d) (a), (b) vkS j (c) lHkhAfuEufyf[kr 7 (lkr) iz'uka 'kksa ds fy, funsZ'k% fuEufnks x|ka'kksa dks if


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47. Buying specialized products or services helps us in:

1. Saving time and money.

2. Improved quality of product.

3. More options to select.



(c) 1 and 3 only (d) All 1, 2 and 3

48. ‘‘Free Trade is the only type of truly fair trade’’.What can we conclude about this statement?

(a) Bene t of free trade is not limited to companies but to nal consumers as well.

(b) Economics of countries under free trade haschanged drastically.

(c) Compared to other trade principle, it is more practical.

(d) Both (a) and (c) are correct.

49. Example of American Consumers highlights the factthat :

(a) Americans are more rationalistic while purchasing a new product.

(b) Availability of improved goods and servicesis the idea of free trade.

(c) Americans do not spend time on low productiveareas.

(d) Americans know the importance of free trade better than anyone else.

PASSAGE–2

Enhancing food security at the household level is anissue of great importance for a developing country like

India where millions of poor suffer from lack of purchasing power and malnutrition. Food and nutritionalsecurity implies the availability of food at all times, thatall persons can have access to it, that it is nutritionallyadequate in terms of quantity, quality and variety, and thatis acceptable within the given culture.

It is being increasingly recognized that rightsapproach would be useful to achieve food and nutritionalsecurity in the country. It may be dif cult to make theright completely justiciable. However, rights approach

puts pressures on public action and would lead to effectiveimplementation of the policies and programmes.

Right to food is part of an overall goal of achievingright to development. The adoption by the United Nationsin 1986 of the Declaration on the Right to Developmentwas the culmination of a long process of internationaldeliberation on human rights which was perceived fromthe very beginning as an integrated whole of all civil,

political, economic, social, and cultural rights.

50. Which of the following would be True about FoodSecurity?

1. Adequate availability of food products for all. 2. It has same parameter everywhere or all over

the world.



51. Rights based approach towards food and nutritionalsecurity would lead to:

(a) More Public scrutiny. (b) Challenging it before the court of law if not

implemented properly. (c) Public development. (d) All of the above.

52. Why having food security is of utmost importancefor a country like India?

1. It will make her people nutritionally empowered.

2. Quality food would be ensured to those whocannot afford it.







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47- fo'ks "khÑr mRiknksa vFkok lsokvks a dks [kjhnuk gekjs fy, lgk;d gksrk gS%

1- le; vkS j èku dh cpr djus es aA 2- mRiknksa dh xq .koÙkk dks csgrj cukus esa A 3- p;u ds fy, vfèkdkfèkd fodYi miyCèk djkus es aA

uhps fn, x, dw Vksa es a ls lgh mÙkj dk p;u djsa % (a) dsoy 1 vkS j 2 (b) dsoy 2 vkS j 3 (c) dsoy 1 vkS j 3 (d) 1, 2 vkSj 3 lHkhA 48- ¶ds oy eqDr O;kikj gh lgh vFkks ± es a vPNk O;kikj gS¸A

bl dFku ls ge D;k fu"d"kZ fudky ldrs gS a \ (a) eqDr O;kikj dk ykHk dsoy da ifu;ks a rd gh lhfer

ugha gS a] cfYd bldk ykHk vafre miHkks Drkvks a dks

Hkh çkIr gksrk gSA (b) eqDr O;kikj ds varxZr vkus okys ns'kksa dhvFkZ O;oLFkkvksa es a vkewypw y ifjorZ u gq vk gSA

(c) vU; O;kikj fl¼ka rksa dh rq yuk es a ;g vfèkd O;kogkfjd gSA

(d) (a) vkSj(c) nks uks a gh lgh gS aA 49- ves fjdh miHkksDrkvksa dk mnkgj.k bl rF; ij çdk'k

Mkyrk gS fd% (a) dks bZ Hkh u;k mRikn [kjhnrs le; ves fjdh yks x

vfèkd rdZ cqf¼ dk ç;ksx djrs gSa A (b) cs grj oLrq vks a ,oa ls okvks a dh miyCèkrk eq Dr O;kikj

dk gh fopkj gSA (c) ves fjdh yks x de mRikndrk okys {ks=kks a ij T;knk

le; u"V ugha djrsA (d) fdlh Hkh vU; dh vis{kk ves fjdh yks x eqDr O;kikj

dk egÙo cs grj rjhds ls tkurs gSa A x|ka'k&2

ifjokj ds Lrj ij [kk| lqj{kk dks c jgs gSa A [kk| ,oa iks "k.k lq j{kk dk rkRi;Z gS gj le; Hkks tu dh miyCèkrk] lHkh yks xksa dh bl rd igq ¡p gks lds] lkFk gh ek=kk] xq.koÙkk vkSj fofoèkrk dh n` f"V ls Hkh ;g iks "kd ,oa i;kZ Ir gks]vkSj çpfyr thou&'kS yh ds vuq:i gksA

bl ckr dh yxkrkj ekU;rk c


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53. Which of the following can be concluded aboutRight to Food?

(a) India needs it more than any other country.

(b) It is co-related with basic human rights andwas in discussion even before 1986.

(c) It is an offshoot of various other human rightsand contemplated by United Nations in 1986.

(d) It is not as justiciable as other human rights do.

54. Two candles of the same height are lighted at thesame time. The rst is consumed in 4 hours and thesecond in 3 hours. Assuming that each candle burnsat a constant rate, in how many hours after lighted,

the rst candle will be twice the height of the second?

(a)34

hrs. (b) 112

hrs.

(c) 2 hrs. (d) 225

hrs.

55. A bus starts from city A. The number of men in the bus is twice the number of women. In city Z, 5women enter and 20 men leave the bus. Now, thenumber of women and men are equal. In the

beginning, how many passengers entered the bus?

(a) 25 (b) 50

(c) 100 (d) 75

56. An annual report consists of 20 sheets each of 55lines and each line consists of 65 characters. Thisreport is reduced into sheets each of 65 lines suchthat each line consists of 70 characters. The

percentage reduction in the number of sheets will be:

(a) 30% (b) 20%

(c) 5% (d) 35%

57. If 1st April, 2003 was Monday, then which day ofthe week will be 25 th November of the same year?

(a) Thursday (b) Sunday

(c) Monday (d) Friday

58. What is the angle between the minute hand and thehour hand at 25 minutes past 5?

(a) 0° (b) 5°

(c) 12.5° (d) None of these. 59. A watch reads 4:30. If the minute hand points East,

in which direction will the hour hand point?

(a) North (b) North-West

(c) South-East (d) North-East

60. In a row of 40 girls, when Komal was shifted to herleft by 4 places her number from the left end of therow become 10. What was the number of Swati fromthe right end of the row if Swati was three places tothe right of Komal's original position?

(a) 22 (b) 23

(c) 25 (d) 24

61. A boy climbing up a greased pole ascends 12 m andslips down 5 m in alternate minutes. If the pole is63 m high, then how long will it take the boy to reachthe top?

(a) 177

12 min (b) 18 min

(c) 167

12 min (d) None of these.62. "If proven guilty law makers and its protectors

should be given the same treatment as it would have been with any ordinary citizen. Then it would be aultimate case of ‘Equality before the law".

Which of the following can be adjudged as the best justi cation of the above statement?

(a) Law makers and its protectors should holdmore moral responsibility.

(b) Ethos of equality can be maintained ifeverybody is treated with the same yard-stick.

(c) There should be no equality for law makersand its protectors in a democratic system.

(d) Equality before the law is more relevant forordinary citizens compared to law makers.





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53- Hkks tu ds vfèkdkj ds la caèk es a fuEufyf[kr es a ls D;k fu"d"kZ fudkyk tk ldrk gS\

(a) fdlh Hkh vU; ns 'k dh rq yuk es a Hkkjr dks bldhvfèkd vko';drk gSA

(b) ;g ew yHkw r ekuokfèkdkj ls tqM+k gq vk gS] vkSj 1986 ds igys ls gh ppkZ es a gSA

(c) ;g vU; ekuokfèkdkjks a ls gh mitk gS ftl ij la;q Dr jk"Vª us 1986 es a è;ku fn;kA

(d) ;g vU; ekuokfèkdkjks a ftruk U;k;ksfpr ugha gSA 54- leku yEckbZ dh nks eksecfÙk;ksa dks ,d&lkFk tyk;k

tkrk gSA igyh eksecÙkh 4 ?kaVs esa tyrh gS tcfd nwljh eksecÙkh 3 ?kaVs esaA vxj ;g eku fy;k tk, fd çR;sd eksecÙkh ,d fu;r nj ls tyrh gS] rks crkb,

fd tykus ds fdruh ns j ckn igyh eks ecÙkh nwljh eksecÙkh ls yEckbZ esa nq xquh gks xh\

(a)34

?kaVs (b) 1 12

?kaVs

(c) 2 ?kaVs (d) 2 25

?kaVs

55- ,d cl 'kgj A ls pyuk 'kq: djrh gSA cl esa iq #"kksa dh la[;k efgykvksa dh la[;k dh nq xq uh gSA 'kgjZ esa 5 efgyk,¡ cl es a p


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63. "Price of crude oil is not the same thing as its value",

Though value of crude oil in the international market

is rapidly declining but its value factor does not.

After all, security of energy product is high in

demand for every country irrespective of the price

tag associated with it".

Which of the following is the best conclusion of the

above statement?

(a) Crude oil is not the same as other commodity.

(b) Value of a product does not decline with its

price.

(c) Price and value of a product may have arelation but for crude oil it is always a high

priority among nations.

(d) If price of a commodity comes down its value

also declines rapidly.

64. "Theory of Climate Change is not as confusing as

it has been portrayed by various Earth Scientists and

other Environmentalists. Anyone can easily

understand what Climate Change is but problem

occurs when it's impact been discussed in the

international summits." Nobody is buying their

opponent's arguments.

What can be the inference of the above passage?

(a) Theory of Climate Change is not clear, it will

take sometime before it gets easily acceptable.

(b) Earth scientists and environmentalists do not

hold any ground on the theory of Climate

Change.

(c) Climate change talks are complete failure.

(d) Climate change theory do not create confusion

but when its proponent gather to discuss it,

they seems to be old rivals.

Direction (Qs. 65 –66): Study the following tables and

answer the questions based on these.

Table-1 Table-2 (Flight No. SQ401)

CityPosition ofclocks at aspecifc time

City Departure Arrival

Delhi 12:50 Delhi 13:17(IST)

–

Singapore 15:20 Singapore — 20:47(SST)

I.S.T. – Indian Standard Time

S.S.T.– Singapore Standard Time

The distance between Delhi to Singapore is 2500 km.

65. What was the speed of ight number SQ401?

(a) 500 km/h

(b) 450 km/h

(c) 400 km/h

(d) 520 km/h

66. Due to fog the ight is delayed for an hour but pilot

wants to reach Singapore at scheduled time, he has

to keep the speed of plane as –

(a) 580 km/h (b) 625 km/h

(c) 450 km/h

(d) 600 km/h

67. Which number will be opposite to the number ‘4’?

2 4

3 66 5

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 6





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63- ¶dPps rsy dh dher vkS j bldk ewY; ,d leku ckrsa ugha gS aA¸ ;|fi va rjkZ "Vªh; ck”kkj esa rs y dk ewY; rks rsth ls fxj jgk gS] ysfdu bldk egÙo de ugha gks jgk gSA

vkf[kjdkj] rs y dh dher ij è;ku fn, fcuk] çR;s d ns'k esa ÅtkZ mRiknks a dh lq j{kk dh eka x dkiQh vfèkd gSA

fuEufyf[kr es a ls dkSu&lk mi;qZ Dr dFku dk loZJs "B fu"d"kZ gS\

(a) dPpk rsy vU; enksa dh rjg ugha gSA(b) fdlh mRikn dk ew Y; mldh dher ds lkFk de

ugha gks rkA (c) gks ldrk gS fd fdlh mRikn dh dher ,oa mlds

ewY; es a ijLij laca èk gks ysfdu dPps rsy dks fy;k tk, rks ;g ges 'kk fofHkUu ns 'kks a ds chp mPp çkFkfedrk ij jgrk gSA

(d) ;fn fdlh oLrq dh dher esa deh vk, rks blds ewY; esa Hkh rhoz fxjkoV vkrh gSA

64- ¶tyok;q ifjorZu dk fl¼kar mruk Hkz ked ugha gS ftruk fd bls fofHkUu Hkw &oSKkfudks a rFkk vU; i;kZ oj.kfonksa }kjk çLrqr fd;k x;k gSA dksbZ Hkh cgq r gh lgtrk ls le>

ldrk gS fd tyok;q ifjorZu D;k gS ysfdu leL;k rc mRiUu gks rh gS tc blds çHkkoksa dks ys dj varjkZ "Vª h; f'k[kj lEesyuksa esa ppkZ gks rh gSA¸ dks bZ Hkh blds fojksèkh rdks ± dks Lohdkjus ds fy, rS ;kj ugha gSA

mi;qZ Dr x|ka'k dk fu"d"kZ D;k gks ldrk gS\ (a) tyok;q ifjorZ u dk fl¼kar Li"V ugha gS] lgtrk

ls Lohdkjus ls iw oZ bles a FkksM+ k oDr yxsxkA (b) Hkw&oSKkfudksa ,oa i;kZ oj.kfonksa ds ikl tyok;q

ifjorZ u ds fl¼kar dks ysdj dksbZ vkèkkj ugha gSA (c) tyok;q ifjorZ u la ca èkh okrkZ ,¡ iw .kZ r% vliQy jgh gS a A

(d) tyok;q ifjorZ u fl¼ka r dks bZ Hkz e mRiUu ugha djrk ysfdu tc blds leFkZ d okrkZ gsrq tq Vrs gS a rks os iqjkus çfr}a nh çrhr gks rs gS aA

funsZ 'k (ç-la- 65&66)% uhps nh x;h lkjf.k;ks a dk vè;;u djs a rFkk muds vkèkkj ij iw Ns x;s ç'uksa ds mÙkj ns aA

lkj.kh&1 lkj.kh&2 ( mM+ku la [;k SQ 401)

'kgj fdlh fo'ks"k l e ; i j ?kfM+;ksa dh fLFkfr

'kgj çLFkku vkxeu

fnYyh 12:50 fnYyh 13:17(Hkk-ek-l-) —

fla xkiq j 15:20 flaxkiqj — 20:47( fl-ek-l-)

Hkk-ek-l-& Hkkjrh; ekud fl-ek-l-& fla xkiq j ekud le;

fnYyh rFkk flaxkiqj ds chp dh nw jh 2500 fdeh- gSA 65. mM+ku la[;k SQ 401 dh xfr D;k Fkh\ (a) 500 fdeh@?ka Vk (b) 450 fdeh@?ka Vk (c) 400 fdeh@?ka Vk (d) 520 fdeh@?ka Vk 66. dks gjs ds dkj.k mM+ ku esa 1 ?kaVs dk foyEc gks tkrk gS]

ijarq ikbyV r; le; ij mM+ ku dks fla xkiqj igq¡ pkuk pkgrk

gS] mls gokbZ &tgkt dh pky j[kuh gksxh –(a) 580 fdeh@?ka Vk (b) 625 fdeh@?ka Vk

(c) 450 fdeh@?ka Vk (d) 600 fdeh@?ka Vk 67. la[;k ^4* ds foijhr iQyd ij dkSu&lh la [;k gksxh\

2 4

3 66 5

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 6




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Directions for the following 4 (Four) items: Read the following passage and answer the items that follows.Your answers to these items should be based on the

passage only .

PASSAGE

The main greenhouse gas is water vapour (H 2O),which is responsible for about two-thirds of the naturalgreenhouse effect. In the atmosphere, water moleculescapture the heat that the earth radiates and then re-radiate into all directions, warming earth’s surface,

before it is eventually radiated back to space. Watervapour in the atmosphere is part of the hydrologicalcycle, a closed system circulating water of which there

is a nite amount on earth from the oceans and land tothe atmosphere and back again through evaporationand transpiration, condensation and precipitation.

Human activities do not add water vapour to theatmosphere. However, warmer air can hold much moremoisture, so increasing temperatures further intensifyclimate change. The main contributor to the enhanced(manmade) greenhouse effect is carbon dioxide (CO 2).Globally, it accounts for over 60% of the enhancedgreenhouse gas effect. In industrialised countries, CO 2

makes up more than 80% of greenhouse gas emissions.There is a nite amount of carbon on earth, which, likewater, is part of a cycle – the carbon cycle. This is avery complex system in which carbon moves throughthe atmosphere, the terrestrial biosphere and oceans.Plants absorb CO 2 from the atmosphere during

photosynthesis. They use the carbon to build theirtissue, and they release it back to the atmosphere whenthey die and decompose. The bodies of animals (andhumans) also contain carbon since they are built fromcarbon taken in from eaten plants - or animals that eat

plants . This carbon is released as CO 2 when they breathe (respiration) and when they die and decompose.Fossil fuels are the fossilised remains of dead plantsand animals formed over millions of years under certainconditions, and that's why they contain a lot of carbon.Broadly speaking, coal is the remnant of buried forests

while oil is converted oceanic plant life. (Oceansabsorb CO 2 which, in dissolved form, is used by marinelife in photosynthesis.).

68. More intensi cation of Climate Change is mainlydue to:

1. Fossil fuels.

2. Green house effect.

3. Both natural and man-made activities.



(c) 2 and 3 only (d) All 1, 2 and 3

69. If we say that Carbon Cycle is equally responsiblefor Climate Change, then what would be the correct

justi cation for it?

(a) Carbon cycle increases the chances of greenhouse gas effect.

(b) Because of the inherent natural process of plants and animals life cycle, net carbon owdoes not change in the atmosphere.

(c) Carbon cycle increases the availability of CO 2 in the atmosphere.

(d) None of these.

70. Which of the following can be properly consider asthe assumption of the author, with reference to Greenhouse gases?

1. Elements of greenhouse gases are always present on Earth.

2. Industrialised countries should hold moreresponsibility to cut greenhouse gases emission.

3. It would be incorrect to hold human activitiesresponsible for greenhouse gases emission.


(a) 1 only

(b) 3 only

(c) 1 and 2 only

(d) All 1, 2 and 3





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71. This passage is most likely to be an excerpt of: (a) Environmental Science (b) Impact of Greenhouse Gases Emissions (c) Principle of Carbon Cycle

(d) Few causes of Greenhouse EffectDirections (Qs.72–74): Re ad th e fol lo win g

information carefully and answer the questions:

At a party that consists of ve persons A, B, C, D andE and all are sitting in a circle. The group comprises a

professor, an industrialist and a businessman. The businessman is sitting in between the industrialist and hiswife D. A, the professor is married to E, who is the sisterof B. The industrialist is seated to the right of C. Both the

ladies are unemployed.

72. What is A to B? (a) Brother (b) Uncle (c) Brother-in-law (d) Cannot be determined.

73. A is sitting to the right of – (a) the industrialist (b) his wife (c) D

(d) Cannot be determined. 74. Who is the industrialist? (a) D (b) A (c) B (d) Cannot be determined.

75. Seven women Asha, Babita, Chinni, Dipti, Ellie,Fatima and Gauhar are standing in a queue in thatorder. Each one is wearing a cap of different coloursViolet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange andRed. Dipti is able to see in front of her Green andBlue, but not Violet. Fatima can see Violet andYellow, but not Red. Gauhar can see caps of all thecolours other than orange. If Ellie is wearing anIndigo coloured cap, then the colour of the cap worn

by Babita is:

(a) Blue (b) Violet (c) Green (d) Cannot be determined.

76. The table below shows the average monthlyhousehold expenditure on different items for theyear 2001 to 2004.

ItemsAverage Monthly Expenditure (in Rs.)

2001 2002 2003 2004Food 4,500 4,800 5,400 5,700Rent 1,800 1,800 2,200 2,300Children'sEducation

650 800 1000 3,200

Others 2,400 2,600 3,000 1,400 Find in which year the maximum difference in the

average percentage change in the expenditure? (a) 2001 (b) 2002 (c) 2003 (d) 2004

Directions (Q.77–79): Figures in the QuestionFigures are following certain pattern, based on this pattern

fnd the fgure that will replace the question mark.

77. Question Figures:

Answer Figures:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)





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71. x|ka 'k dks fdldk m¼j.k ekus tkus dh lokZ fèkd la Hkkouk gS\

(a) i;kZ oj.kh; foKku(b) gfjr x` g xSlksa ds mRltZ u dk çHkko(c) dkcZ u pØ dk fl¼kar(d) gfjr x` g çHkko ds dqN dkj.k

funs Z'k (ç-la - 72&74)%uhps nh x;h lwpuk dks è;kuls if


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Answer Figures:

(a) (b)

(c) (d)


Answer Figures:

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

80. In a queue, Mala is tenth from the front and Neha isfourth from the back. There is one girl between Malaand Neha. How many girls are there in the queue

(considering only girls are there in the queue)? (a) 15 (b) 11 (c) 16 (d) Cannot be determined.





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78- ç'u vkÑfr;k¡ %

mÙkj vkÑfr;k¡ % (a) (b)

(c) (d)

79- ç'u vkÑfr;k¡ %

mÙkj vkÑfr;k¡ %

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

80- ,d iafDr es a ekyk vkxs ls nlos a LFkku ij] vkS j usgk ihNs ls pkSFks LFkku ij gSA ekyk vkS j usgk ds chp es a ds oy ,d gh yM+dh gSA ml iafÙkQ es a dq y fdruh yM+ fd;k¡ gSa

( ;g ekurs gq, fd iafÙkQ esa dsoy yM+fd;k¡ gh gS a )\(a) 15

(b) 11 (c) 16 (d) fuèkkZ fjr ugha fd;k tk ldrkA




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CIVIL SERVICES APTITUDE TEST – 2015

tc rd vkidks ;g ijh{k.k iqfLrdk [kks yus dks u dgk tk, rc rd u [kksys a

ijh{k.k iq fLrdk vuq Øe

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flfoy lfoZflt+ ,sIVhV~;wM VS LV lkekU; vè;;u

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le; % nks ?k.Vs iw .kk± d % 200

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Nw Vk gq vk i` "B vFkok iz'u vkfn u gksA ;fn ,slk gks rks bls lgh ijh{k.k iqfLrdk ls cny yhft,A 2- mÙkj&i=kd es a lgh LFkku ij ijh{k.k iq fLrdk vuq Øe A, B, C ;k D ;FkkfLFkfr Li"V :i ls dwVc¼ dhft,A

3- bl iafDr ds lkFk esa fn, x, dks "Bd es a vkidks viuk vuq Øekad fy[kuk gSA ijh{k.k iq fLrdk ij vkS j oq QN u fy[ks aA

4- bl ijh{k.k iq fLrdk esa 80 iz 'uka 'k ( iz 'u ) fn, x, gS aA izR;sd iz 'uka 'k fgUnhvkS j vaxzs th esa Nik gSA izR;s d iz 'uka'k esa pkj iz R;qÙkj( mÙkj ) fn, x, gS aA bues a ls ,d iz R;q Ùkj dks pq u ys a ftls vki mÙkj&i=kd vafdr djuk pkgrs gS aA ;fn vkidks ,s lk yxs fd ,d ls vfèkd iz R;qÙkj lgh gS a rks ml iz R;qÙkj dks vafdr djs a tks vkidks loks ZÙke

yxsA iz R;sd iz 'uka 'k ds fy, ds oy ,d gh iz R;q Ùkj pquuk gSA5- vkidks vius lHkh iz R;qÙkj vyx ls fn, x, mÙkj&i=kd ij gh vafdr djus gSa A mÙkj&i=kd es a fn, x, funs Z 'k ns[k ys aA

6- lHkh iz 'uks a ds vad leku gSa A 7- blls igys fd vki ijh{k.k iqfLrdk ds fofHkUu iz 'uka'kks a ds iz R;q Ùkj mÙkj&i=kd ij vafdr djuk 'kq : djs a] vkidks iz os 'k izek.k&i=

ds lkFk izs f"kr vuq ns'kks a ds vuq lkj dq N fooj.k mÙkj&i=kd es a nsus gSa A8- vki vius lHkh iz R;qÙkjks a dks mÙkj&i=kd esa Hkjus ds ckn rFkk ijh{kk ds lekiu ij dsoy mÙkj&i=kd v/h{kd dks lkS a i ns aA vkidks

vius lkFk ijh{k.k iq fLrdk ys tkus dh vuq efr gSA 9- dPps dke ds fy, dqN i=kd ijh{k.k iq fLrdk ds va r es a layXu gSa A 10- xyr mÙkjksa ds fy, naM% iz 'u i=k es a mEehnokj }kjk fn, x, xyr mÙkjksa ds fy, na M fn;k tk,xkA (i) iz R;s d iz 'u ds fy, pkj oSdfYid mÙkj gS aA mEehnokj }kjk iz R;sd iz'u ds fy, fn, x, ,d xyr mÙkj ds fy, iz'u gs rq fu;r

fd, x, va dks a dk ,d&frgkbZ n.M ds :i esa dkVk tk,xkA (ii) ;fn dks bZ mEehnokj ,d ls vfèkd mÙkj ns rk gS] rks bls xyr mÙkj ekuk tk,xk] pkgs fn, x, mÙkjksa esa ls ,d mÙkj lgh gks] m

iz 'u ds fy, mi;q Z Drkuqlkj gh na M fn;k tk,xkA (iii) ;fn mEehnokj }kjk dksbZ iz 'u gy ugha fd;k tkrk gS] vFkkZr~ mEehnokj }kjk mÙkj ugha fn;k tkrk gS] rks ml iz 'u ds fy, dksbZ

n.M ugha fn;k tk,xkA

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