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CSAT APTITUDE TEST 11 (1748) 2016

C
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1. Eleven members of a team went to buy
identical jerseys for a cricket match. The price
of one jersey was Rs 900. The players had
contributed Rs. 900 each to collect Rs 9,900.
However, the shopkeeper provided two jerseys
free on the purchase of nine jerseys and
hence, they paid the price of nine jerseys only,
i.e. Rs. 8,100. The players distributed the
remaining Rs 1,800 among themselves. What
percentage of the initial contribution, did each
of the players get back?
(a) 18 % (b) 18 %
(c) 11 % (d) Cannot be determined
2. A salesman has to visit three cities A, B and C.
He travels from A to B in 2 hours, then from B
to C in 3 hours and finally from C to A in 1
hour. If all the three cities are located at the
vertices of an equilateral triangle of side 60
km, then what is the average speed of the
salesman for the entire journey?
(a) 60 km/h (b) 20 km/h
(c) 45 km/h (d) 30 km/h
3. A class has boys and girls in the ratio 7:3. Two
girls were absent on one particular day and the
total strength of the class on that day was 98.
What is the percentage of girls in the class?
(a) 70% (b) 28%
(c) 30% (d) 32%
4. A train was travelling at a speed of 25 m/s. On
seeing red light, the driver applied the brakes
and the train came to a halt after travelling for
some distance in 10 seconds. The speed time
graph for the period after applying the brakes,
is given below.
What is the distance travelled by the train
after the driver applied the brakes?
(a) 250 m (b) 125 m
(c) 300 m (d) 100 m
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5. A fruits seller bought 100 kg of mangoes at the
cost of Rs. 5 per kg to sell in a day. He started
selling the mangoes at Rs. 8 per kg. However,
towards the end of the day, 10 kg mangoes,
which were of inferior quality, were sold at Rs.
3 per kg. What was the profit or loss
percentage on that day for the shopkeeper?
(a) 44% profit (b) 22% loss
(c) 50% loss (d) 50% profit
Directions for the following 9 (nine) items:
Read the following six passages and answer the items
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
should be based on the passages only.
Passage 1
Following the death of Singapores founding leader Lee
Kuan Yew in March 2015, China remains obsessed with
Singapore, the only country in the region to achieve
advanced economic industrialization without
undergoing substantial political liberalization. The key
lesson that China is trying to learn is how to combine
authoritarian rule with good governance
(meritocratic one-party rule). The impact of the
Singapore model on China shows that learning by
nondemocratic states is not necessarily a short-term
modular phenomenon that is largely reactive in
character, but can be long-term and highly
institutionalized. It has become increasingly clear,
however, that China sees what it wants to see in
Singapore, making the lessons learned more
caricature than reality. And Chinas recent crackdown
on dissenters, squeezing the already limited political
space allowed during the postTiananmen Square
Massacre period, is actually moving the country
further away from rather than toward the Singapore
model.
6. With reference to the above passage, consider
the following statements
(1) China has successfully emulated the
positive developments of Singapore.
(2) Non democratic states can also develop
economically.
(3) Singapore has achieved economic progress
by curtailing political liberties.
Which of the above statements can be inferred
from the given passage?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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 Passage 2
Generally ethnic diversity is perceived to be the major
cause of conflicts in Africa. However, a World Bank
report points out that in Africa failed institutions are a
cause of poverty. It adds that where there is ethnic
diversity, there is actually less chance for civil wars, as
long as there is not just a small number of very large
ethnic groups, or ethnic polarization.
7. Which among the following is the most logical
assumption that can be made from the above
passage?
(a) In Africa politics and poverty cause civil
wars, not ethnic diversity.
(b) The causes of poverty and civil wars cant
be identified in Africa.
(c) The relationship between ethnic diversity
and civil wars cant be established.
(d) Civil wars are biggest obstruction in the
path of economic development of Africa.
Passage 3
Some diamonds have helped fund devastating civil
wars in Africa, destroying the lives of millions. Conflict
diamonds are those sold in order to fund armed
conflict and civil war. One such case is Sierra Leone. It
has seen serious and grotesque human rights
violations since 1991 when the civil war erupted. There
have been gross abuses committed by both rebel and
government forces. According to Human Rights Watch,
over 50,000 people have been killed to date, with over
one million people having been displaced.
8. Which among the following is the most logical
corollary to the above passage?
(a) Human rights violation is an excepted
phenomenon in Africa.
(b) Rebel and government forces are equally
responsible for instability in Africa.
(c) The roots of many conflicts in Africa can be
traced to its rich resources.
(d) The extent of human right violation in
African nations has increased drastically
since 1990s.
9. What does the author implies by the term
conflict in conflict diamonds
(a) Diamonds having conflicting ownership.
(b) Diamonds causing conflict between
capitalist and miners.
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(c) Diamond used to finance conflicts in
Africa.
(d) War between rebels and government over
diamonds.
Passage 4
As Chinese enterprises expand overseas, especially in
Africa it is facing many criticisms. For example, China is
maintaining silence on the Sudanese governments
policy in Darfur. Another example is that of Angola,
where there are lots of oil interest, some Chinese
companies have been accused of ignoring local issues,
for example by importing many materials from China
rather than sourcing it locally, and even hiring Chinese
only, excluding local Angolans.
10. Which among the following is the most logical
corollary to the above passage?
(a) Chinese economic policies in African
nations can be classified as neo-
colonialism.
(b) China is more concerned about its
economic interests than human rights
issues in Africa.
(c) Chinese companies are spearheading
Chinese exploitation of Africa.
(d) China has emerged as the biggest exploiter
of poor nations in contemporary era.
Passage 5
A wave of protests has erupted throughout the Middle
East and North Africa. A combination of the global
financial crisis, rising costs of living, high
unemployment especially of educated youth,
frustration from decades of living under authoritarian
and corrupt regimes, various document leaks revealing
more details about how governments around the
world are dealing and viewing each other, have all
combined in different ways in various countries,
leading to a wave of rising anger. Some protests have
become revolutions as governments such as those in
Tunisia and Egypt have been overthrown. Others have
not got that far but have sometimes been peaceful,
other times met with very brutal repression. Is this a
wave of democracy that cannot be stopped, and will
forever change the region, and the global power
politics?
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11. According to the above passage, a wave of
democracy has erupted throughout the Middle
East. Which of the following is not a valid
reason for that?
(a) Economic impoverishment.
(b) Global financial and political situations.
(c) Transparency in government functioning.
(d) Anti-incumbency feelings.
Passage 6
Technology is increasingly affording better means for
the government to improve the economic lives of the
poor. In particular, technologies that enable the state
to better target and transfer financial resources to
households expand the set of anti-poverty tools the
government has in its armory. These technological
innovations have renewed political, policy and
academic interest in the potential of direct cash
transfers if targeted well can boost household
consumption and asset ownership and reduce food
security problems for the ultra-poor.
Cash transfers can also augment the effectiveness of
existing anti-poverty programs. By reducing the
number of government departments involved in the
distribution process, opportunities for leakage are
curtailed. A recent study reported evidence from
Andhra Pradesh where MGNREGA and Social Security
payments were paid through Aadhaar-linked bank
accounts. Households received payments on average
10 days faster with the new Aadhaar-linked direct
benefits transfer system, and leakages reduced by 10.8
percentage points.
The value of fiscal savings due to lower leakages
was 8 times greater than the cost of implementing the
program. This shows the high returns to public
investments in the state capacity required to deliver
secure payments.
12. The passage thematically centers on
(a) Anti-poverty tools of the government
(b) Technology based payments of MGNREGA
and Social Security schemes.
(c) Increasing the efficiency of anti-poverty
schemes using technology.
(d) Reducing the cost of anti-poverty schemes
of government.
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13. With reference to the passage, consider the
following statement:
1. Inefficient implementation of existing
programmes is the reason for poor
economic conditions of the ultra-poor
2. The Aadhaar number together with Jan
Dhan Yojana and Mobile payments can
help improve economic conditions of the
poor
3. Secure payments with lower leakages will
lead to economic well being of the poor.
Which of the statements given above is/are
incorrect?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 only
14. The author is most likely to agree with which
of the following?
1. Technology based direct transfer to bank
accounts will raise ultra-poor above the
poverty line
2. Leakages can be completely stopped using
technological innovations
Select the correct answer from the codes given
below:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
15. Four cricketers from a team are sitting at the
four corners of a square, facing each other.
They play four different types of roles in the
team, i.e. bowler, batsman, all-rounder and
wicketkeeper. The wicketkeeper is sitting
farthest from the bowler and the batsman is
sitting farthest from the all-rounder. If the
batsman is sitting at immediate right of the
bowler, then who is sitting at immediate right
of the wicketkeeper?
(a) All-rounder
(b) Bowler
(c) Batsman
(d) Cannot be determined
16. Three friends, A, B and C, are sitting at three
corners of an equilateral triangle, facing each
other. Each of them has a ball of a different
colour out of red, white and blue. A and B
exchange their balls and then A and C
exchange their balls. Now, A, B and C have red,
white and blue balls, respectively. In the
original sitting arrangement (before any
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 exchange of balls), who was sitting on the left
of the person having red ball?
(a) A (b) B
(c) Either A or B (d) None of these

17. Rohit purchased an article at 4/5th of its (a) o (b)

marked price and sold it at 20% more than the (c) + (d)
marked price. What was Rohits profit
percent? 23. Rohit and Ronit start together from a point in
(a) 50% (b) 40%
opposite directions on a bike. Rohits speed is
(c) 20% (d) 25%
21 km/hr and Ronits speed is 15 km/hr. What
18. Two items A and B are sold at a profit of 10% will be the distance between them after 20
and a loss of 20%, respectively. If the amount minutes?
of profit and loss are the same, then what may (a) 10 Km
be the cost prices of A and B, respectively? (b) 14 Km
(c) 16 Km
(a) Rs. 1,500 & Rs. 1,000
(d) 12 Km
(b) Rs. 2,000 & Rs. 1,000
(c) Rs. 3,000 & Rs. 2,000
24. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which
(d) Rs. 3,000 & Rs. 5,000
of the answer figures is the right image of the
19. A person sells an article at a profit which is given question figure?
25% of the selling price. If the cost price is Question Figure:
reduced by 10% and he also reduces the selling
price by 10%, then what is the profit
percentage on the cost price?
(a) 30% (b) 33 %
(c) 33 % (d) 15% Answer Figures:

20. Delhi government announced that if an

electricity bill is paid before due date, one gets
a concession of 5% on the amount of the bill.
By paying a bill before due date, a person got a
concession of Rs. 17. What was the original
amount of his electricity bill? 25. Choose the alternative which closely resembles
(a) Rs. 325 (b) Rs. 350 the water image of the given question figure?
(c) Rs. 340 (d) Rs. 334 Question Figure:

21. A dozen t-shirts are marked at a total of Rs.

1,800 and available at a discount of 10%. How
many t-shirts can be bought for Rs. 810? Answer Figures:
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 5 (d) 6

22. Four different positions of a dice are shown

below in figures A, B, C and D. Which sign will
be opposite to %?

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26. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown
below in the question figures. From the given
answer figures, indicate how it will appear
when opened?
Question Figure:
Answer Figures:
Directions for the following 7 (seven) items:
Read the following six passages and answer the items
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
should be based on the passages only.
Passage 1
Innovation and transfer of technologies are essential if
we want rapid shifts to renewable energy systems
worldwide. For example, commercially available
crystalline silicon solar panels are on average about 15
per cent efficient. However, higher levels of efficiency
(up to 45 per cent) have been demonstrated at
laboratory scale in the U.S. and Europe. These are not
yet commercially available. If India and other
developing countries had access to these technologies,
they could potentially leapfrog to an advanced stage of
renewable, using less land area than currently needed.
Similarly, hybrid (petrol and electric) vehicles have
been available in the U.S. for over a decade now, but
are still not in the Indian market, even though they
could enable a doubling of efficiency and vastly lower
tailpipe emissions at a reasonable cost.
27. Which among the following is the most logical
assumption that can be made from the above
passage?
(a) New technologies are costlier in India
compared to USA.
(b) Enough research has been done in India on
hybrid cars.
(c) The transfer of new innovative
technologies is not happening effectively
from developed to developing world.
(d) India is not serious about renewable
energy system.
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Passage 2
Over the past decade, the international backlash
against liberal democracy has grown and gathered
momentum. Authoritarians have experimented with
and refined a number of new tools, practices, and
institutions that are meant to shield their regimes from
external criticism and to erode the norms that inform
and underlie the liberal international political order.
These global political changes and systemic shifts have
produced new counter norms that privilege state
security, civilizational diversity, and traditional values
over liberal democracy. The effects of these changes
are most visible in the narrower political space that
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are facing, the
shifting purposes that regional organizations are
embracing, and the rising influence of non-Western
powers as international patrons.
28. In the above passage
(a) The author is critical of the ideals of
democracy.
(b) The author disapproves civilizational
diversity and traditional values.
(c) The author justifies the spread of
democracy in authoritarian regimes.
(d) The author is apprehensive about the
ideas and institutions stifling the spread of
democracy.
29. According to the above passage democratic
transition is resisted by giving following
reasons
1. Exposure to democracy may compromise
the security of the nation.
2. Democracy may alter the civilization of a
place which has developed there over
years.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Passage 3
To many of us democracy is a term that just gets
thrown about in our lives, with the strained
understanding that it constitutes individual freedom
and the power to a voice. It is probably fair to say that
we take it for granted and consider it a natural
privilege, rather than an earned right. It is worth taking
a moment to consider what it really means to the way
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we live in the 21st century. Obviously, the whole
concept of democracy is political in origin. Yet its
principles are something that each of us share day by
day. What it means to us is the freedom to do as we
choose; it is the opportunity to vote, to get any job of
our choosing and to not be discriminated against due
to our position at birth. It is something that is being
constantly refined over time. A democratic existence
isnt always guaranteed, despite being the core
foundations of todays society.
30. With reference to the above passage, consider
the following statements
1. Democracy is more applicable in day to
day life than in political life.
2. Besides being a natural privilege
democracy is also an earned right.
3. The concept of democracy is widely
misunderstood in the society.
Which of the above statements can be inferred
from the given passage?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) None of the above
Passage 4
The future is horrific. There is no hope of reefs
surviving to even mid-century in any form that we now
recognize. If, and when, they go, they will take with
them about one-third of the worlds marine
biodiversity. Then there is a domino effect, as reefs fail
so will other ecosystems. This is the path of a mass
extinction event, when most life, especially tropical
marine life, goes extinct.
31. Which among the following is the most logical
assumption that can be made from the above
passage?
(a) Coral reefs are an important and
interlinked component of marine
ecosystem.
(b) Coral reefs have the richest biodiversity
among various ecosystems of the earth.
(c) Coral reefs are one of the most vulnerable
ecosystems to global warming.
(d) Anthropogenic changes have irreversibly
damaged the biodiversity of coral reefs.
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Passage 5
Lizards, the researchers say, are far more susceptible
to climate-change than previously thought. Many
species live right at the edge of their thermal limits.
Rising temperatures, they explained, leave lizards
unable to spend sufficient time foraging for food, as
they have to rest and regulate their body temperature.
32. Which among the following is the most logical
corollary to the above passage?
(a) Global warming can disturb the biological
processes of some species.
(b) Our thinking about many species is very
restricted.
(c) Lizards are poor in adaptation to changing
environment.
(d) Many species have poor thermal limits
when compared to human.
Passage 6
Fertilizer and sewage run-off cause huge growth of
plankton. However, these then quickly die and are
consumed by bacteria that deplete waters of oxygen.
For example, the Gulf of Mexico has a 22,000 square
kilometer dead zone every spring due to run-off from
the Mississippi River. Such dead zones were rare 40
years ago but now number several hundred.
33. This is an issue based case study which tries to
sensitize the readers about
(a) The potential threat from eutrophication.
(b) The ecological disturbance from climate
change.
(c) The threat microorganisms can pose to
water bodies.
(d) The ecological status of Gulf of Mexico.
34. Two trains, A and B, start from Delhi at 10 pm
for the same destination. Both the trains travel
on different routes covering different
distances. Train A reaches the destination at
11 am travelling a distance of 1,300 km,
whereas train B reaches the destination at 10
am. Which of the trains has a higher average
speed for the journey?
(a) Train A
(b) Train B
(c) Both the trains have the same average
speed.
(d) Cannot be determined.
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35. Two brothers have ages in the ratio 9:7. If the 39. The picture of the clown is on which color
difference between their ages ten years ago frame?
was 10 years, what is the sum of their ages (a) Yellow
today? (b) Green
(a) 80 years (b) 90 years (c) Blue
(c) 45 years (d) 35 years
(d) Cannot be determined
36. A bag contains coins of 1 rupee, 50 paise and
40. Which of the followings is the first picture from
25 paise in the ratio of 2:3:5. The total worth
the left?
of the coins in the bag is Rs. 332.5. What is the
(a) Prince
sum of the number of 50 paise coins and that
of 25 paise coins in the bag? (b) Palace
(a) 350 (b) 490 (c) Soldier
(c) 560 (d) 700 (d) Cannot be determined

37. Peter got 30 percent of the maximum marks in 41. Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting on a
an examination and failed by 10 marks. circular table, not necessarily in the same
However, Paul who took the same examination order. A is sitting opposite to D. F is sitting to
got 40 percent of the total marks and got 15 the right of D and there is only one person
marks more than the passing marks. What
between E and F. Based on the above
were the passing marks in the examination?
(a) 35 (b) 250 information which of the following must
(c) 75 (d) 85 definitely be true?
(a) B is sitting opposite to E
Directions for the following 3 (three) items: (b) C is sitting two places to the right of D
Read the following information and answer the 3 (c) B and C are not sitting opposite to each
(three) items that follow.
other
Six picture cards - A, B, C, D, E and F, are framed in six
(d) B is to the immediate left of E
different colors blue, red, green, grey, yellow and
brown and are hung on a wall from left to right, not
42. Observe the figure given below and answer the
necessarily in the same order. Following information is
item that follows:
known about the pictures:
A. The pictures are of emperor, empress, prince,
palace, clown and soldier.
B. The picture of the palace is in blue frame but it is
not on card D.
C. Card A, which is of the empress, is in brown frame
and is placed on the extreme right.
D. The picture of the prince is neither on card D nor on
card E and is not in either the green or the yellow
frame.
E. Card C has a picture of the emperor in a grey frame
and is fifth from the right and next to card B having the
picture of the soldier. What is the number of lines in the figure given
above, if no two lines are kept parallel to each
38. Which of the followings is the correct other?
combination of card and frame color? (a) 10 (b) 11
(a) E Yellow (c) 12 (d) 9
(b) F Red
(c) B Green
(d) Cannot be determined.

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43. Consider the following figure and answer the
item that follows:
If the layout given above is folded to form a
cube, then which one of the following cubes is
the one that cannot be produced?
44. A carpenter has decreased the area of a table
by decreasing its length and width by 30% and
20% respectively. What must be the
percentage increase/decrease in the area of
the table?
(a) Decrease of 56% (b) Decrease of 44%
(c) Increase of 56% (d) Decrease of 36%
45. A shopkeeper sells two books. He makes a
profit of 15% on one book and suffers a loss of
15% on the other. If he purchased both books
at the same price, what is the net profit or loss
made by him?
(a) No profit and no loss (b) Profit of 4%
(c) Loss of 4% (d) Loss of 1%
Directions for the following 7 (seven) items:
Read the following six passages and answer the items
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
should be based on the passages only.
Passage 1
An equally productive worker in the poorly-paid Third
World produces a unique model car, is paid $1 an
hour, and produces one model car an hour. An equally
productive worker in the developed world produces
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another unique model car, is paid $10 an hour, and
also produces one model car per hour. Each equally
productive worker likes, and purchases, the others
model cars. The $1 an hour worker must work 10
hours to buy one of the model cars of the $10 an hour
worker but, with the money earned in the same 10
hours, the $10 an hour worker can buy 100 of the
model cars of the $1 an hour worker.
46. This is a sensitive issue-based passage which
tries to sensitize the readers about
(a) The inequality and resulting differential
purchasing power in developed and
developing nations.
(b) The procedure to maximise profit while
purchasing a car in a developing nation.
(c) The problems which a common man faces
due to free trade in a globalized world.
(d) The role of a worker in a capitalist
dominated free market economy.
Passage 2
Street foods are emerging as an important source of
food for a large proportion of the population in urban
and peri-urban settings. Street food as a source of
food-borne diseases therefore assumes public health
significance.
Also, new threats to food safety are constantly
emerging the impact of climate change on food
production, distribution and consumption; emerging
biological and environmental contamination of the
food chain, new technologies, new and emerging
pathogens; antimicrobial resistance. Countries need to
have a comprehensive food safety policy, legislation
and national food safety programmes encompassing all
the sectors and aspects for food safety.
Though most countries in the region have food safety
policies, enforcement remains a challenge. Food
quality and safety standards are usually strictly
followed for exportable food commodities, but not
always enforced for food destined for the domestic
market. Food safety and quality should be ensured
through stringent control and inspection mechanisms
for export as well as the domestic market.
Adulteration of food is another problem as informal
food production and distribution systems are deeply
entrenched at the community level in the region.
Contamination of mustard oil with argemone oil in
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1998 and contamination of imported milk and infant
formula with melamine in 2008 are among the few
events that raised food safety concerns among
consumers and policymakers in the region and
globally.
The most pertinent of all the measures is creating
awareness among individuals to ensure that their food
is safe. In this context, five keys to food safety need
to be promoted maintain cleanliness, separate raw
and cooked food, cook thoroughly, keep food at
correct temperature and use safe water and raw
materials.
As food supply becomes increasingly globalised, there
is an urgent requirement to strengthen food safety
systems in and between all countries. Establishment of
a network for food safety authorities in partnership
with countries can help promote the exchange of food
safety information and improve collaboration among
food safety authorities at national and international
levels.
47. With reference to food safety policy and
programmes, consider the following
statements:
1. There must be a global food safety
standard that must be followed by all
countries.
2. Food safety policy is not always enforced
for domestic market as it involves informal
sector such as street food, making it
difficult to implement.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
48. According to the passage, which of the
following is/are correct regarding threat to
food safety?
1. Climate change affects food production
and distribution.
2. Street food may cause food-borne diseases
in urban areas.
3. Food adulteration affects food production
and distribution at community level.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 2 only
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49. Which of the following inferences can be
drawn from the passage?
(a) Food safety is a matter of public health,
hence it should be of utmost importance
to policymakers.
(b) People are not aware about risks to food
safety, and hence awareness programmes
need to be carried out in this regard.
(c) Food adulteration raises concerns globally
and hence there is a need to strengthen
food safety systems between all countries.
(d) Food safety standards are not enforced for
food destined for the domestic market.
Passage 3
The day of Independence is a festival when we take a
solemn pledge of working for the welfare of mother
India, and also for the welfare of the poor, oppressed,
Dalits, the exploited & the backward people of our
country.
A national festival is an occasion to refine and rebuild
the national character. This National festival inspires us
to resolve ourselves to lead a life where our character
gets refined further, to dedicate ourselves to the
nation and our every activity is linked to the interest of
the nation and only then this festival of freedom can
be a festival of inspiration to take India to newer
heights.
This nation has neither been built by political leaders
nor by rulers nor by governments. This nation has been
built by our farmers, our workers, our mothers and
sisters, our youth. The country has reached here today
because of generation to generation rigours
undertaken by our sages, our saints, our maestros, our
teachers, our scientists and social workers. These great
people and these great generations, who had worked
for the country throughout their lives, deserve our
deepest respect.
Today if we have reached here after independence, it
is because of the contribution of all the Prime
Ministers, all the governments and even the
governments of all the States. I want to express my
feelings of respect and gratitude to all those previous
governments and ex-Prime Ministers who have
endeavored to take our present day India to such
heights and who have added to the country's glory.
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Today, I can proudly say that the session of Parliament 53. A fruit vendor bought a box of 200 oranges for
reflects our thinking and it is a reflection of our Rs. 800 and spent Rs. 100 in transport.
intentions. We are not for moving forward on the basis However, he observed that 36 oranges were
of majority, we are not interested to move forward by rotten, which he sold for Rs.20 per dozen and
virtue of majority. We want to move ahead on the the remaining at Rs.72 per dozen. What was
basis of strong consensus. "Sangachhadhwam" and, his gain percentage?
therefore, the nation has witnessed the entire session (a) 18% (b) 16%
of Parliament. (c) 17% (d) 13%
Having taken all the Parties and Opposition along while
working shoulder to shoulder, we achieved an 54. A man bought a mobile phone for Rs. 12,000.
unprecedented success and the credit for this does not He gave Rs. 4,000 down payment and the rest
go to the Prime Minister alone, the credit does not go after 20 months on which he was charged 10%
to the people sitting in the government, the credit for per annum simple interest. What is the total
this goes to the Opposition also, the credit goes to all amount he paid for the mobile phone?
the leaders of Opposition too and also all the Members (a) Rs. 12,000 (b) Rs. 13,000
from Opposition. (c) Rs. 13,333.33 (d) Rs. 14,000
50. According to the passage, who is/are credited
with the successful working of an entire 55. A shopkeeper gives 50% discount on the
session of Parliament? market price of a product and bears a loss of
1. Current as well as previous Prime Ministers 40% as a result. If the product is sold at the
2. Leaders of opposition and all other parties market price only, then what is the profit
3. People of India, who have selected the percentage?
people sitting in the Parliament. (a) 10% (b) 20%
Select the correct answer using the codes (c) 16% (d) 18.33%
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 only 56. Ramlal sells a table and a chair for Rs. 1,210
(c) 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 and Rs. 1,120 respectively and earns a profit of
10% and 12% respectively on them. What is his
51. According to the passage, how can total profit?
Independence Day become a festival of (a) Rs. 230 (b) Rs. 196
inspiration? (c) Rs. 280 (d) Rs. 236
1. By linking each of our activities to the
interest of the nation. 57. A shopkeeper gives successive discounts of
2. By building a national character. 20%, 10% and 5% on an item. What will be the
3. By working for the welfare of the poor, and selling price of the item if its cost price is Rs.
oppressed. 800?
Select the correct answer using the codes (a) Rs. 523.6 (b) Rs. 547.2
given below. (c) Rs. 576 (d) Rs. 640.5
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 Directions for the following 5 (five) items:
Read the following two passages and answer the items
52. According to the passage, which of the that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
following statements is/are true? should be based on the passages only.
1. No government has contributed to the
process of nation-building. Passage 1
2. Scientists worked contributed towards
nation building throughout their lives.
Many believe that written constitutions that give
Select the correct answer using the codes
power to the courts to strike down legislation made by
given below.
a country's parliament are undemocratic: enabling
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
unelected judges, they say, to thwart the wishes of the
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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said for this point of view. But it is too late in the game
to complain. For more than 60 years, we have been
working with a constitution, which is federal in nature,
with allocated subjects of legislation separately and
exclusively given to the states and to the Union. In
addition, there is the Chapter on Fundamental Rights,
in which all laws and all executive action inconsistent
with these important features are expressly declared
to be "void". In a controversy then, some authority
would have to be the final arbiter. Under our
constitution, that arbiter is the country's highest court.
It has been said that where there are no judicially
manageable standards our courts should not interfere;
instead, they should leave it to the elected
representatives of the people. That notion is correct in
theory, but exasperatingly naive in practice. Even after
60 years since Independence, after 14 general
elections to the Lok Sabha, and all the publicity that is
given to proceedings in Parliament, ordinary voters
remain dissatisfied with how the legislative body
functionsthat is, if and when it functions at all. In the
past several years, almost every session of Parliament
has been marred by some dispute or contention of the
moment, but those issues have not been of any grave
national importance. For successive years now, an
important measure like the annual finance bill has
been passed in the Lok Sabha in a matter of minutes,
without debate or discussion, yet amidst din and
shouting. There is surely something going wrong
somewhere.
What is also unfortunate, but inevitable, is that power
grows by what it feeds on. Judicial power also grows by
accretionby the mere circumstance that other
constitutional bodies and authorities set up to legislate
and pass administrative orders, have failed, when
called upon to fulfill their allocated functions.
58. With reference to the passage, consider the
following statements:
1. Power of courts to strike down legislations
is unconstitutional.
2. Author supports power of courts to strike
down legislations.
3. Laws made by the Parliament should not
be challenged in court of law.
Which of the statement given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 2 only
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59. According to the passage which of the
statements below is/are correct?
1. Lok Sabha does not take up issues of
national importance.
2. When legislature and executive fail to
perform their duties, Judiciary becomes
more powerful.
3. Judiciary does not have power to strike
down legislation where there is an
unwritten constitution
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
(a) 2 only (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Passage 2
Ask a society, what its net balance of migration is and
youll get a sense of its level of freedom. Does the
society attract more migrants, or do more of its
citizens leave it? In this way, freedom comes closest to
being measured objectively through its effect on the
physical flow of people from a lower to higher levels of
freedom. We can predict this flow with almost the
same precision with which we predict the flow of
water which flows, instead, from a higher to a lower
level.
While economic reasons may impel people to
temporarily work in places like Saudi Arabia or Libya,
for the most part people do not migrate to or move to
countries merely for a better standard of living. What
they look for is the opportunity to achieve their own,
and even more importantly, their childrens highest
potential. A consequence of their people-magnetism is
that free societies are almost always multi-cultural and
multi-ethnic melting pots.
While nowhere in the league of ill-fated North Korea or
Afghanistan, India also has net outflows of people.
Indians have essentially fled from socialist tyranny and
injustice. Despite the lack of welcome in the West till
recently (racism is lesser now than it was in the past),
many Indians prefer to live in the West than in their
own shackled homeland. This exodus has stemmed
somewhat with the Indian economy being freed up,
though the data indicate an overall accelerating trend.
60. With reference to the passage, consider the
following statements:
1. Net balance of migration is a measure of
the creative potential of a society.
2. Saudi Arabia and Libya are free societies
because people migrate to these
countries.
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 3. Free societies are always multi-cultural and 65. Consider the following figure and answer the
multi-ethnic melting pots. item that follows :
Which of the statements given above is/are
incorrect in the context of migration?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

61. What does the author imply by people-

magnetism?
(a) Western countries and their culture
(b) Economic reasons to move to other
countries In the given figure, the balls can occupy the
(c) Attraction towards societies with freedom positions numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
and opportunities Suppose at every stage the white ball moves
(d) Absence of corruption by jumping over one position in the clockwise
direction and the black ball moves by jumping
62. With reference to the passage, consider the over three positions in the counter-clockwise
following statements: direction. After how many stages, will the two
1. Racism existed in past in western countries balls lie at the same number position?
but racism is not a problem at present. (a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) Never
2. We can predict freedom of a society with
almost the same precision with which we Directions for Questions 66 to 69:
predict the flow of water which flows from A team of four members is to be selected from a pool
a higher to a lower level. of seven players- A, B, C, D, E, F and G. However, if A is
Which of the statements given above is/are selected, then G cannot be selected and E can be in the
correct? team only if D is already a part of it. Moreover, at most
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only only one of C and F can be selected in the team and
not both.
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
66. Who is the player that will always get selected
in the team?
63. The marked price and the cost price of a
(a) C (b) B
product are in the ratio 5 : 4. The shopkeeper (c) E (d) D
makes a profit even by selling it on a
discounted price. The profit percentage and 67. In how many ways can the team be selected, if
the discount percentage were in the ratio 5 : 4. B has already been selected for the team?
What is the profit percentage? (a) 12 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 8
(a) 10% (b) 16.67 %
(c) 15 % (d) 12.5 % 68. If both E and B are selected then in how many
ways can the team be selected?
64. The price of sugar is increased by 33.33%. If (a) 8 (b) 2
the expenditure on it by a woman remains (c) 3 (d) 4
unchanged, then by how much percentage
should she reduce its consumption? 69. If G and F are selected, then who are the other
(a) 10% (b) 15% two players that may also be in the team?
(c) 20% (d) 25% (a) DA (b) DE
(c) BE (d) CD

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Directions for the following 5 (five) 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
Dengue fever is a serious disease of Asia and Africa. In
India also, dengue has become a serious problem both
in frequency and mortality. Aedes aegypti mosquito is
the most important vector of dengue. Spread of
dengue is attributed to the proliferation and
adaptation of this mosquito to the various methods
used to check it. Currently, there is no vaccine
available for dengue. Thus, the solution to control
dengue problem is to control this mosquito, which is
the weakest link in the transmission cycle.
Use of insecticides to control mosquitoes works for
short-term only; mosquito population inevitably
increases after a period of few weeks, as they are able
to develop resistance. Further, the use of insecticides
has been strongly criticized by environmentalists. Bio-
control efforts include the use of predatory fish,
plankton management, and Bacillus. Cultural methods,
such as removal of breeding sites, are sometimes
effective depending on the scale of urbanization.
For the past two decades, pheromones based insect
control methods are found to be environment and eco-
friendly ways to control mosquitoes. Aedes aegypti
mosquito prefers to lay eggs on water containing the
larvae of the same species. This larval water is found to
be effective for several weeks even after removing the
larvae. Many research groups earlier tried to identify
this attractant factor present in the larval water but
the extremely small amount released by the larvae
thwarted its identification.
DRDO has reported for the first time in the world this
oviposition attractant semiochemicals responsible for
the oviposition activity. DRDO has developed a new
technology using this attractant in combination with
Insect Growth Regulators (IGR) to form an attracticide
having 'Lure and Kill' property
70. Consider the following statements
1. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes adapt to various
methods used to check them
2. Invention of vaccine is of no use because
aedes aegypti can develop resistance.
Which of the statements above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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71. According to the passage 'weakest link'
implies:
(a) Dengue can be controlled only through
insecticides
(b) Controlling the growth of aedes aegypti
mosquitoes is the most effective way to
stop spread of dengue
(c) Transmission cycle is small and so liberal
use of bio-controls like bacillus can stop
dengue
(d) Non availability of vaccine.
72. Consider following two statements regarding
'attracticide'
1. It is aerosol to kill mosquitoes which uses
insect controller as its main ingredient.
2. It is a technology which is dependent on
semiochemicals and insect growth
regulators
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Passage 2
India is home to the largest number of hungry people
in the world. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2010 ranks
India at 67 out of 112 countries; whereas 2012 GHI
(IFPRI) ranks it at 65 among 79 countries. Similarly,
malnutrition in India, especially among children and
women, is widespread, acute and even alarming. As
per a Global Survey Report released by Save the
Children on 19 July 2012, India is ranked at 112 among
the 141 nations as regards Child Development Index
(CDI). And there are disparities across various sections
of the society as well as states. Obviously, poverty is
the main cause of hunger and malnutrition, low level
of awareness being another major cause. Accordingly,
poverty eradication and awareness raising are
essential to achieve zero hunger and malnutrition in
India. Government has initiated various measures to
overcome hunger and malnutrition, but they are not so
effectively implemented. Civil Society Organizations,
private sector, professional institutions, some
international organizations, and donors are equally
concerned and active on these issues. However, there
are miles to go and hence coming, staying and working
together of all the stakeholders is imperative for rapid
progress.
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73. Which of the following is/are true about and Israel are sitting opposite to USA and U.K.
hunger and malnutrition in India? respectively. U.K. has Pakistan as one of its neighbors.
1. Elimination of hunger and malnutrition is a Pakistan and US sit together.
prerequisite for the removal of widespread 76. Delegate from which country is sitting opposite
disparities in the level of poverty among to that from China?
the various sections of the society (a) Russia (b) Pakistan
2. Elimination of hunger and malnutrition (c) India (d) USA
would be easier if bureaucratic red tape
and apathy are properly addressed 77. If USA and Russia cannot sit together, then
Select the correct answer using the codes which friendly country of India is neither its
given below: neighbor nor sitting opposite to it?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) Russia (b) Israel
(c) 1 and 2 both (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) USA (d) France

78. Delegate from one of the non-friendly

74. Which of the following will help in reduction of
hunger and malnutrition in India ?
1. Bringing more schemes and programmes
by the Government
2. Better implementation of the schemes
3. Creating awareness among the people
4. More research and surveys on the
prevalence of hunger and malnutrition in
India
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) All of the above
countries of India is doubling up as a spy and
sitting next to the delegate from Israel. Which
country can he be from?
(a) UK (b) Pakistan
(c) China (d) Cannot be determined
Directions for the following 2 (two) items:
The table represented below shows the number of
students of five schools A, B, C, D and E, who appeared
in the examination of four subjects, Science, Maths,
English and Hindi. Study the table and answer the 2
(two) items that follow.

75. In a blood sample, 60% of the cells were found

to be red blood cells (RBCs) and 40% of the
cells were sick. If one-third of the RBCs are
sick, what fraction of the White blood cells
(WBCs) is healthy? (Assume that blood has
only RBCs and WBCs.) 79.
(a) 2/3 (b) 1/3
(c) 3/5 (d) 1/2
Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
Read the following information and answer the items
that follow: 80.
In a round table conference, eight delegates are
present from eight different countries, India, France,
Pakistan, U.K., Russia, USA, China and Israel. France,
Russia, USA and Israel are friendly countries of India.
The opposite and the adjacent seat to India on the
round table is occupied by its friendly countries. France
Equal number of students appeared in case of
which of the following pair of subjects
examination?
(a) Science and Maths (b) English and Hindi
(c) Science and English (d) Maths and Hindi
How much more percentage of students
appeared for Science and Maths examination
from school A and B than the students who
appeared for English and Hindi examination
from school C and D?
(a) 25.5% (b) 30.7%
(c) 35.4% (d) 37.2%

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