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TEST BOOKLET

CSAT APTITUDE TEST – 1 (2848) – 2019

C
Time Allowed: Two Hours Maximum Marks: 200

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1. Consider the following three-dimensional 4. Two trains A & B running in opposite

figure: directions take 5 minutes to cross each other.
Their lengths are 2000 meters and 1600 meters
respectively. Speeds of these trains are x & y
kmph respectively. Which of the following
relationship(s) between their speeds is/are true?
(a) 100x + 10y = 360
(b) 100x + 100y = 3600
(c) x + y = 43.2
(d) Both (b) & (c) are correct
An individual lifts the structure and tries to
count the triangles on all six external faces.
5. The figure drawn below gives distance-time
How many triangles will he be able to count? graphs of two cars A and B. The straight line
(a) 48 represents the speed of car A at regular time
(b) 80 intervals, whereas curved (dotted) line
(c) 96 represents the speed of car B at regular time
(d) 88 intervals.

2. If α and β are two real numbers such that α + β

= - q/p and αβ = r/p, where 0<p<q<r (p, q, r are
natural numbers), then which one of the
following alternatives represents the highest
value?
(a) 1 / (α + β)
(b) (1/ α) + (1/ β)
(c) – 1/ (αβ)
(d) αβ/(α + β)
Which one of the following statements is
correct with reference to the graph given
3. Consider the following alphanumeric pattern:
above?
(a) Car A and car B both are running at
uniform speed.
(b) Car A is not running at uniform speed.
(c) Car B is not running at non-uniform speed.
(d) Only car A is running at uniform speed.

6. How many diagonals can be drawn by joining

What character/number should come in place of
the vertices of a dodecagon (a dodecagon is a
‗?‘ in the above pattern? polygon having 12 sides)?
(a) 6 (a) 66
(b) F (b) 108
(c) 16 (c) 48
(d) None of the above (d) 54
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Directions for the following 5 (five) items:
Read the following four passages and answer the items
that follow. Your answer to these items should be based
on the passages only.
Passage—1
Agriculture and allied sectors provide employment to
close to half of the workforce of the country, and
contribute about 17 per cent of national income. Among
the ten major sectors of Indian economy the
contribution of agriculture is the highest both in
employment as well as in value added output.
Therefore, growth and development of agriculture is
significant for transformation of Indian economy and
for inclusive development. In other words, agriculture
is at the core of achieving the goals of ―Sabka Saath,
Sabka Vikaas‖ and ―New India 2022‖. Since the
beginning of economic reforms in early 1990s,
agriculture sector could not keep pace with the growth
of other sectors of Indian economy. While non-farm
economy witnessed an acceleration in growth rate,
agricultural growth continues to fluctuate around long
term average of 3.0 per cent despite potential for higher
growth. Consequently, existing gap between agriculture
and non-agriculture income, and per farmer income and
income of a non-farm worker further increased in this
period.
7. Which of the following is/are correct
inference/inferences that can be made from the
passage?
1. Agricultural growth rate of the country has
never exceeded 3.0 percent.
2. Goals of ―Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas‖ and
―New India 2022‖ can be achieved only
with acceleration in agricultural growth.
3. Due to its low contribution to national
income, agriculture has never figured
among the ten major sectors of Indian
economy.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) None of the above is a correct inference
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Passage—2
Energy modelling can contribute immensely towards
integrated energy planning and policy analysis. Energy
modelling involves replicating real-world energy
systems to create sub-national, national, regional or
global models. Once these models are developed, they
can be used to create scenarios to display alternative
futures with different technologies and fuel supply
options. It provides an integrated outlook to the energy
domain, which is straddled across different sectors—
coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewables.
8. Which of the following is the most logical
corollary to the above passage?
(a) Energy modelling is not applicable to
tropical and sub-tropical countries like
India.
(b) International Solar Alliance (ISA) will
discuss the prospects of energy modelling
in its next meeting.
(c) Given the diversification of energy sources
globally, the concept of energy modelling
has immense future potential.
(d) Energy planning should be taken only at
panchayat level, in consonance with
devolution of power and finance.
Passage—3
Governments are elected to pass laws and all laws
involve curbs on individual freedom. As a collective
body, aggregated from individuals, those curbs are
accepted by society because they result in the greater
―common good‖, however defined. Behaviour, so to
speak, is modified and incentivized to conform to a
certain standard. How many ―laws‖ are there in India?
For several reasons, that is not a very easy question to
answer. First, law is not always statutory in nature.
Traditionally, legal regimes are divided into common
and civil law jurisdictions. In the former, and India
belongs to this category, law is not always codified.
9. Which one of the following is the most crucial
and logical inference that can be made from
the above passage?
(a) Since India is an ancient civilisation, all the
laws here are codified and statutory in
nature.
(b) Individual freedom needs to be sacrificed
for the sake of ‗common good‘.
(c) Only elected governments pass laws that
involve curbs on individual freedom.
(d) Society never protests against any law
passed by elected government, since
government is a collective body aggregated
from individuals.
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Passage—4 11. Which one of the following is the most

One of the principal reasons for slowdown in private important implication of the passage?
investment across sectors relates to issues in financing (a) NIIF will now have more lending capacity
of infrastructure. Some of the major issues involved than IIFCL.
are: (i) A large number of projects are struck or delayed (b) Doubling the rate of execution of
turning many bank loans into NPAs and constraining infrastructure projects should be a part of
further bank lending to infrastructure projects; (ii) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Stranded and stressed projects have led to shrinking of (c) More long-term financing instruments
equity in PPP projects. Slowdown in fresh equity should be explored, as revenue streams
inflows have led to over-leveraged balance sheets of
from infrastructure projects spread over 20
developers, constraining several domestic players from
to 30 years, but project debts have tenure of
making further investments.; and (iii) The current
10 to 15 years only.
practice of financing large infrastructure projects based
on revenue streams spread over 20 to 30 years, but with (d) All major infrastructure projects should be
project debt having tenure of 10 to 15 years, is implemented by an independent national
unsustainable. In the absence of long-term financing body, rather than by state governments.
instruments, it is becoming increasingly difficult to
finance the growing requirements of infrastructure. Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
For enhancing infrastructure finance, some initiatives The following table gives police-to-population ratio of
have been taken/announced, which include: (a) Setting different states. For instance, police-to-population ratio
up of a National Investment and Infrastructure Fund of 552 represents one policeman for 552 persons. Study
(NIIF). This will enable the Trust to raise debt, which in the table and answer the three items that follow.
turn, could be invested as equity in infrastructure
finance companies; and (b) Easing the guidelines for
IIFCL allowing it to be the ‗lead bank‘ and primary
lender, if required. The change in norms will provide
more autonomy to IIFCL and would increase its
potential to finance PPP projects. Further, the new
norms would also allow IIFCL to invest in AAA rated
corporate bonds and undertake short term borrowings to
manage its finances.
10. With reference to the above passage, the
following assumptions have been made:
1. Low autonomy of IIFCL could be a
possible reason behind financing issues in
infrastructure sector.
2. Setting up of NIIF would permanently
solve the problem of NPAs in banks.
3. Investment through AAA rated corporate
12. The existing police-to-population ratio of
bonds only, is allowed in infrastructure
projects. Maharashtra is approximately what percent
Which of the above is/are valid? more/less than that of Bihar?
(a) 1 and 3 only (a) 50% less
(b) 1 only (b) 43% less
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) 20% less
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 30% more
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13. What is the average of number of extra people 16. If dices (I), (II) and (III) have odd number of
per police personnel serving in all the states? dots on their top faces, and dices (IV), (V) and
(VI) have even number of dots on their top
(a) 529
faces, then what is the ratio of sum of dots on
(b) 398 top faces of dices (I), (II) and (III) to sum of
(c) 269 dots on top faces of dices (IV), (V) and (VI)?
(d) 389 (a) 7 : 3
(b) 3 : 7
(c) 11 : 16
14. What is the ratio of expected police-to- (d) 24
population ratio of West Bengal, Bihar and
Andhra Pradesh taken together to the existing 17. If odd numbered dices have even number of
dots on their top faces, and even numbered
police-to-population ratio of Uttar Pradesh,
dices have odd number of dots on their bottom
Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra taken
faces, then what is the total number of dots on
together? their top faces?
(a) 2962 : 2955 (a) 12
(b) 331 : 297 (b) 16
(c) 18
(c) 93 : 97
(d) 26
(d) 5920 : 6131
Directions for the following 5 (five) items:
Directions for the following 3 (three) items: Read the following four passages and answer the items
that follow. Your answer to these items should be based
Six different dice are placed as shown in the figure
on the passages only.
below. Sum of the number of dots on opposite faces is Passage—1
always 7. Answer the three items that follow the given As a leader, you want the people in your organization to
figures. trust you, and with good reason. In our coaching with
leaders, we often see that trust is a leading indicator of
whether others evaluate them positively or negatively.
But creating that trust or, perhaps more importantly, re-
establishing it when you‘ve lost it isn‘t always that
straightforward. Fortunately, by looking at data from
the 360-degree assessments of 87,000 leaders, we were
15. If even numbered dices have odd number of
able to identify three key clusters of items that are often
dots on their top faces, then find the total
the foundation for trust. We looked for correlations
number of dots on top faces of all even between the trust rating and all other items in the
numbered dices? assessment, and after selecting the 15 highest
(a) 22 correlations, we performed a factor analysis that
revealed these three elements. Further analysis showed
(b) 3
that the majority of the variability in trust ratings could
(c) 10 be explained by three elements - Positive Relationships,
(d) 24 Good Judgement/Expertise and Consistency.

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18. With reference to ‗trust‘, as mentioned in the
passage, the following assumptions have been
made:
1. Leaders, only in private organisations, want
the people of their organisation to trust
them.
2. Some amount of trust between leaders and
people in an organisation is always there.
They only need to build upon it.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 only
(d) None of the above
Passage—2
Senior managers are paid to make tough decisions.
Much rides on the outcome of those decisions, and
executives are judged—quite rightly—on their overall
success rate. It‘s impossible to eliminate risk from
strategic decision making, of course. But we believe
that it is possible for executives—and companies—to
significantly improve their chances of success by
making one straightforward (albeit not simple) change:
expanding their tool kit of decision support tools and
understanding which tools work best for which
decisions.
19. Which of the following is the most crucial and
logical inference that can be made from the
above passage?
(a) Everyone who makes tough decisions is
paid at par with Senior managers.
(b) Since senior managers are paid for tough
decision making, overall success rate of
strategic decisions is always 100%.
(c) Work experience is an important parameter
in determining success rate of strategic
decisions – it aids smart selection of
decision-making tools.
(d) There are well-defined blueprints available
for senior managers to ensure guaranteed
success of their strategic decisions.
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Passage—3
An election is not just a political exercise. An election
is a collective call to wisdom and a collective call to
action. It represents a renewal and a recommitment to
the goals and hopes of a shared and egalitarian society.
It represents the diverse and yet singular urges of the
people and the Republic of India. This makes the very
act of voting a sacred act. Our country is at a key
juncture. In some respects, this is as critical and
formative a period as the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Decisions and actions of today will shape the India of
the remainder of the 21st century. As such, this is not
just a once-in-a-generation moment – it is a once-in-a-
century moment. Despite this, let us remember that this
election is only a milestone in the journey towards
fulfilling the aspirations of our people and building a
developed India.
20. Which of the following is the most crucial and
logical inference that can be made from the
above passage?
(a) The decisions and actions of the policy
makers should be towards shaping India‘s
future in the 21st century.
(b) Election is only a milestone in the
country‘s journey, and there is lot more to
be done to fulfill aspirations of the people.
(c) It is very important for people to vote to
shape a country‘s future in 21st century.
(d) The present times in the country‘s journey
are as crucial as the period of 1940s and
early 1950s.
Passage—4
Climate change is fundamentally redrawing the map of
where people can live. Food supplies are being
disrupted in North Africa‘s Sahel region and Central
America; and water stress and scarcity are growing
worse in North Africa and the Middle East. Somalia is
experiencing more frequent droughts. Iraq is battling
more frequent heat waves. Unprecedented storms and
floods have battered the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.
As the abnormal becomes the new normal, scarcities,
zero-sum competition, and mass displacements will
become more common. But there is good news to report
on two fronts. First, we are making major strides in
building resilience to extreme weather. In the 1970s,
Bangladesh lost hundreds of thousands of people to
extreme flooding. Today, the fatalities from similar
occurrences, while no less tragic, are far fewer in
number. We are getting better at coping with disasters.
Second, for the first time in history, the international
community is coming together to manage climate
change.
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21. Which of the following is/are the correct 24. If the word CAT is coded as 6; PROUD as 2
inference/ inferences that can be made from and KNIFE as 9, then what is the code for
the passage? COMPUTER?
(a) 5
1. Today, due to improved resilience to
(b) 3
extreme weather conditions, the total
(c) 9
fatalities (due to disasters) are far fewer in (d) 2
number.
2. The international community is able to well 25. Ram is a brilliant student - he hardly makes any
manage the challenges of climate change. mistake. Once he was asked to multiply a
Choose the correct answer from the codes number x by 32. However, instead of
multiplying, he divided the number by 32. If
given below:
the result obtained was 5115 less than the
(a) 1 only
expected result, what was the value of x?
(b) 2 only (a) 110
(c) 1 and 2 both (b) 160
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 200
(d) 220
22. According to the passage, which of the
26. How many such prime numbers are there
following are the consequences of Climate
between 10 and 99 in which interchanging the
Change?
digits leads to the same number?
1. Disruption of food supplies (a) 1
2. Increased droughts and heat waves (b) 11
3. Melting of ice and opening of new sea (c) 5
routes (d) 2
4. Mass displacements
Directions for the following 2 (two) items:
Select the correct answer using the code given
Read the information given below and answer the two
below.
items that follow.
(a) 1 and 2 only Five teams – A, B, C, D and E participated in a
(b) 3 and 4 only tournament. Each of the five teams played exactly one
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only match with other teams. No two teams won the same
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 number of matches, and no match ended in a draw/tie.
It is also known that:
(i) The number of matches lost by A was an odd
23. While interpreting communication code of an
number; the same was true for D.
infiltrating organization, an interpreter decoded
(ii) E ended up with minimum number of wins.
MKPIFQO as KINGDOM. What will be the (iii) The number of matches won by D was more
code for REPUBLIC in the same code than that by B.
language? 27. Find the number of matches lost by B, C and D
(a) TGRXDMKE put together.
(b) TFRWDMKD (a) 2
(b) 3
(c) TGRWDMKD
(c) 4
(d) TGRWDNKE
(d) 5
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28. Which team won the maximum number of
matches?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
29. Four-digit numbers are to be formed using the
digits 5, 6, 7 and 8, and none of these four
digits are to be repeated in any manner. Further,
5 is not to appear at the first place. Numbers 6
and 7 are not to immediately follow each other.
8 is not to appear at the last place, and number
5 is not to be immediately followed by 7. How
many such numbers can be formed?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 10
30. Ram and Shyam appeared in an examination.
There were a total of 10 questions in the exam,
carrying 1 mark each. There is a provision of
1/4th negative marking for every wrong answer.
Ram attempted six questions while Shyam
attempted seven. Ram scored 2.25 and Shyam
scored 5.75 marks. What is the number of
questions answered incorrectly by Ram and
Shyam, respectively?
(a) 3, 1
(b) 1, 3
(c) 2, 3
(d) Cannot be determined
Directions for the following 5 (five) items:
Read the following five passages and answer the items
that follow. Your answer to these items should be based
on the passages only.
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Passage—1
Unlike ―sex‖, gender does not have a basis in science,
although it is affected by the biological and
physiological characteristics we display as ―males‖ and
―females‖. Instead, gender is based on the constructions
and belief systems put in place that deal with
masculinity and femininity. The gender identity that
most people adhere to is usually unconscious, or forced
upon us at an early age leading to individuality and
personal choice.
Some societies, even today, still firmly adhere to
ancient gender assignations, such as women being
subservient to men, unequal rights between the sexes,
and the illegality of those who wish to embrace
alternative gender identities. However, if we look back
at history, we can easily identify how certain gender
identification markers have shifted or even completely
reversed.
31. To which of the following view(s) the author is
most likely to agree with?
1. The gender identities of people are not
based on scientific claims.
2. Sex and gender are social constructions
based on our belief system.
3. Gender is a fluid identity and should
remain so in order to highlight individuality
and personal choice.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Passage—2
Fairness obsession in India is largely fuelled by deeply
entrenched caste prejudices, stereotyping in films and
irresponsible advertising. Market surveys reveal that
over 50 per cent Indian women use skin lightening
creams and other products. A large number of women –
and men, too – have fallen victim to this craze, never
mind their age. Yet, interestingly, use of fairness
creams is especially high in the low-income group
simply because affluent women have the option of
going in for expensive salon care. It‘s really no surprise
then that India's whitening cream market is worth a
whopping Rs. 2,600 crores.
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32. What is the most rational and crucial
message given by the passage?
(a) Access to salon care for low-income group
women is necessary to minimise the
obsession with fairness in India.
(b) Fairness is an unfair obsession in India that
needs to be done away with.
(c) A whopping Rs. 2,600 crores whitening
cream market across the globe is
significantly adding to global GDP.
(d) Doing away of caste prejudices is
necessary to do away with fairness
obsession.
Passage—3
Movies have become such an inseparable part of our
lives, that it is tough to imagine a world without this
form of entertainment. Of course, with the advent of
newer technology, the number of theatre goers has
reduced drastically, but the number of movie viewers
has sky rocketed. The movie industry is booming and
shows no signs of relenting. The reason why movies are
so ardently revered is because; they open a window of
innumerable possibilities for its viewers. It lets you
escape into a world which is far from the daily realities
of life.
33. Which of the following is the most logical
corollary that can be drawn to the above
passage?
(a) With increased reverence for movies, other
forms of entertainment have declined.
(b) As new technologies are emerging; movie
industry will always remain an inseparable
part of people‘s lives.
(c) Emergence of newer technologies has
helped in booming of movie industry.
(d) Movies have created innumerable
possibilities for viewers, but have
disconnected them from the reality.
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Passage—4
Social constructivism is a variety of cognitive
constructivism that emphasizes the collaborative nature
of much learning. Social cognitivists rejected the
assumption made by cognitivists that it was possible to
separate learning from its social context. They argue
that all cognitive functions originate in (and must
therefore be explained as products of) social
interactions and that learning did not simply comprise
the assimilation and accommodation of new knowledge
by learners; it was the process by which learners were
integrated into a knowledge community.
34. According to the passage, which of the
following arguments are the Social
Constructivists most likely to agree with?
(a) Though it is difficult, it is necessary to
separate learning from its social context.
(b) Learning is an individual process where
society has little role to play.
(c) Mental processes that lead to the
acquisition of knowledge and allow us to
carry out our daily tasks are result of social
interaction.
(d) Beliefs play a little role in behaviour of the
individuals.
Passage—5
Artificial Intelligence (AI), which refers to technologies
capable of performing tasks normally requiring human
intelligence, goes back centuries. While artificial
intelligence technologies were commercially available
by the 1980s, it was not until the turn of this century
that the cognitive capabilities that comprise the
emerging machine intelligence trend truly took off.
Now, the confluence of three powerful drivers –
exponential data growth, more sophisticated distributed
networks and smarter algorithms - has propelled
artificial intelligence to the centre of the commerce
stage.
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35. With reference to Artificial Intelligence, as 38. Ram purchased two books A & B at a total cost
described in the passage, the following of Rs. 900. After completion of semester exam,
assumptions have been made: he sold them to a second hand book dealer at a
1. Artificial Intelligence has been used for loss of 10% and 20% respectively, and got a
commercial purposes for centuries. total of Rs. 760. What are the purchase costs of
2. Data and network are the two basic books A and B respectively?
requirements for Artificial Intelligence (a) Rs. 400, Rs. 500
technologies to function. (b) Rs. 500, Rs. 400
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(c) Rs. 600, Rs. 300
(a) 1 only
(d) Rs. 550, Rs. 350
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
39. In a showroom, red dresses are 50% lesser in
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
number than white dresses, and white dresses
are 5% lesser in number than blue dresses. If the
36. From 1 to 1000, how many numbers are there
total number of dresses in the showroom is 500,
which are not divisible by any of the digits 2, 5
and blue & white dresses constitute 78% of total
and 6?
dresses, then find the number of red and number
(a) 400
of blue dresses in the showroom.
(b) 600
(a) 200, 190
(c) 411
(b) 95, 200
(d) 357
(c) 190, 171

37. Two friends Ajit and Lalit made investments in (d) 190, 200

a business in the ratio 60:40. Lalit had

borrowed his entire invested amount as 40. A particular rocket fuel is made of two liquids A

personal loan at an annual interest rate of 5%. and B mixed in the ratio of 4:1. Total quantity

He repaid this loan after one year. After 5 years of rocket fuel is 35,000 litres. In order to
of investment, they got a profit of 30% on the enhance the engine thrust, approximately how
total investment they had made. What is the much of liquid B must be added to the rocket
ratio of actual profit made by Ajit and Lalit? fuel so that the ratio of liquids A and B is 3:2?
(a) 3 : 2 (a) 11,700 litres
(b) 2 : 3 (b) 12,700 litres
(c) 9 : 5 (c) 13,700 litres
(d) 11 : 18 (d) 14,700 litres

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Directions for the following 2 (two) items: 43. Consider the following graph:
Read the following passage and answer the two items
that follow. Your answer to these items should be based
on the passages only.
Passage
At every Olympic Games, rivals China and Russia walk
away with multiple gold medals. For fans in India the
event is an exercise in despair. The nation boasts
immense human diversity, with limbs and muscles of
all sizes, so race or genetic characteristics aren't a valid
explanation. High poverty levels aren't a sufficient
reason either, seeing other countries such as Kenya and
Jamaica. Real reason is India does not have a sports
culture. Indian athletes who have achieved international
success are exceptions rather than products of the
The curves in the graph, given above, show
country's sports system.
actual and expected growth in salary for Mr.
41. What are the most logical and rational
Dev.
inference(s) that can be made from the above
Which one of the following statements is
passage?
correct with reference to the graph given
1. Reducing the poverty levels may help India
above?
to increase her medals tally to some extent.
(a) In the year 2017, actual salary growth and
2. Kenya and Jamaica draw less medals than
expected salary growth of Mr. Dev was
India in Olympic Games.
same.
3. Indian athletes who have achieved
(b) During the period 2014 – 2016, there is
international success are exceptionally
only one instance when the expected salary
talented.
Choose the correct answer from the codes growth of Mr. Dev was less than the actual
given below: growth.
(a) 1 only (c) In 2016, actual growth of salary of Mr. Dev
(b) 2 and 3 only was more than his expected salary growth.
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) Over the period 2013-2018, actual growth
(d) 1, 2 and 3 never crossed expected growth.

42. Which of the following is the most crucial
message given by the passage, for improving
India‘s medals tally?
(a) India needs to decrease poverty levels to
improve medals tally.
(b) Corruption in India‘s sports bodies needs to
be curbed.
(c) India needs to have better sports culture.
(d) Indian athletes need more government
support.
44. Pipes P1 and P2 can together fill a swimming
pool in 12 hours. P1 is opened in the empty
pool and closed after 5 hours, and at the same
time P2 is opened. After 10 more hours it was
found that the pool was half full. In how many
hours can P2 alone fill the pool completely?
(a) 60 hours
(b) 50 hours
(c) 40 hours
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45. Rahul, Suresh and Shailendra left their houses 48. Examine the following statements:

at the same time to attend wedding of a 1. All class 10th students are intelligent.
2. Some class 10th students may be bungler.
common friend Chandra. Houses of Rahul,
3. Shreyansh is a class 10th student.
Suresh and Shailendra are located at distances 4. Some class 10th students are not intelligent.
of 180, 300 and 420 kms from the wedding Given that statement 4 is true, what can be
concluded?
venue, respectively. If they take equal time to
(a) 1 and 2 are true.
reach the venue, and speed for each of them is (b) 2 is true.
less than 80 kmph and a multiple of 10, then (c) 2 and 3 are false.
(d) None of these
what is the average of their speeds?

(a) 80 kmph 49. Radhika returned from school between 2 p.m.

(b) 90 kmph and 3 p.m. She looked at the wall clock and
found that minute and hour hands are in
(c) 50 kmph
diametrically opposite directions. What was
(d) 60 kmph
the exact time when she looked at the wall
clock?
46. A ship is sailing at a cruise speed of 10 nm/hr. (a) 480/11 minutes past 2 p.m.
(b) 120/11 minutes past 2 p.m.
towards north. After sailing for 1 hour, it turns
(c) 2:40 p.m.
left and sails for one more hour. What is the (d) 2:45 p.m.
least direct distance between original and final
Directions for the following 5 (five) items:
locations of the ship?
Read the following five passages and answer the items
(a) 200 nm that follow. Your answer to these items should be based
(b) 20 nm on the passages only.
Passage—1
(c) 14.14 nm
The embers of anger and disgust had been glowing for a
(d) 100 nm while, faintly yet steadfastly, refusing to be
extinguished even after years, as if awaiting the right

47. Given 4 flags of different colours, how many spark. When the spark finally came, it lit not one but
hundreds of fires which have now become a blaze
different signals can be generated, if a signal
against men in positions of power who have sexually
requires the use of 2 flags one below the other? harassed women at work with impunity. A year to the
(a) 6 month after it began in the US, India is embracing its
own #MeToo movement. Questions have now emerged
(b) 8
on how the movement can be taken forward so it has
(c) 12 enduring impact, even as there‘s wide acknowledgment
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50. What is the most logical and rational
inference that can be made from the above
passage?
(a) Claims made under the movement are not
verified, and this has raised questions about
credibility of the movement.
(b) There is need of a strategy to take the
movement to its logical conclusion.
(c) The movement has had an enduring impact
on the society, both in India and USA.
(d) The movement has become a phenomenon
all over the world.
Passage—2
To be self-interested is to seek your own personal gain.
You go to work to get paid - so you can buy the things
you want. You go to college to get a better job - to
make more money to buy the things you want. If you
think about it, most of the economic activity we see is
the result of self-interest. It is not from the benevolence
of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect
our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-
interest. In other words, the baker, while serving his
own interest, has produced a product that is very
valuable to you. Therefore, the magic of a free market
economy is that self-interest produces behaviour that
benefits others. Sometimes self-interest may lead to
corruption, fraud, price-gouging, and cheating. But,
most of the time it is held in check by competition.
51. Which one of the following options is the
keynote of the above passage?
(a) Individuals, while pursuing self-interest,
end up taking care of the interest of others.
(b) Corruption, fraud, price-gouging, and
cheating are inevitable in a free market
economy.
(c) Competition is necessary for curbing the
negative impacts of free market economy.
(d) It is impossible for an individual to act
keeping concern of other people in mind.
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A general deterioration of economic conditions in the
United States was evident by the spring of 1920.
Programs and procedures put in place during World
War I had in many instances been removed or modified
after the armistice, which resulted in a certain amount
of economic dislocation. In particular, U.S.
manufacturers had built up large inventories of goods,
but the consuming public was unable to absorb them.
At the same time, American exports to overseas nations
dropped sharply at war‘s end, which deepened the
plight of industry. The results of the recession were
high unemployment, a broad series of business
bankruptcies and generally falling wages. Overall
economic prospects improved for many during 1922,
which is often cited as the beginning of the great boom.
52. With reference to the above passage, which of
the following inference/ inferences can been
made:
1. The demand for manufactured goods was
constant for domestic consumers, but the
demand for exports had declined.
2. After 1922, there was a fall in
unemployment rate and the wages had
started to rise.
3. Certain causes for the economic
deterioration by 1920s lay in programs and
procedures put in place during World War
I.
Choose the correct answer from the codes
given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
Passage—4
In India, large sums of money are channeled into social
sector programs: education, health, nutrition, and
livelihoods, among others. Lack of information on how
these investments translate into outcomes on the ground
is a major barrier to evaluating their effectiveness and
determining whether taxpayers‘ money is being well
spent.
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that the passage is trying to indicate?
(a) India is already spending large sums of
money on social sectors. It only needs to
use this amount judiciously.
(b) To translate investments into outcomes,
India needs better policies with effective
checks and balances.
(c) Taxpayers need to have sufficient
information to ensure that their money is
being well spent.
(d) To evaluate the effectiveness
government policies, there is need of data
collection with respect to outcomes.
Passage—5
Every year since 2009, when Right of Children to Free
and Compulsory Education Act or Right
Education Act (RTE) was passed, a clearly visible trend
is that more and more students are completing eight
years of elementary school at about 14 years of age.
Just four years later, these young people will become
adults. So what do these youths do during these four
years? Are we ensuring that they acquire the skills and
abilities they will need to lead productive lives as
adults?
54. Which one of the following is the most
important implication of the passage?
(a) As more students are completing 8 years of
schooling, the focus now has to be equally
on quality of schooling.
(b) The aim should, now, be to create more and
more jobs for the youth who will be turning
into adults.
(c) Compulsory education has to be extended
beyond these 8 years of schooling.
(d) The focus, now, has to be on imparting
skills to the youth who have completed the
8 years of schooling needed to live a
productive life.
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The map given below indicates routes of three metro
lines. Observe the route map and answer the three items
that follow.
The numbers between two stations indicate the total
number of intermediary stations between them, and it
takes 1.5 minutes to cover the distance between any two
stations. Rajiv Chowk, Huda City Centre and Kirti
Nagar are junction points, and it takes 5 minutes for a
commuter to change from one metro line to another.
of
to
55. Rita, who is a UPSC aspirant, is at Dwarka
metro station. She has to reach her exam centre
near Jahangirpuri metro station. What can be
the minimum possible time taken by Rita to
reach Jahangirpuri metro station?
(a) 40 minutes
(b) 38 minutes
(c) 57 minutes
(d) 62 minutes
56. If a girl is at Saket metro station, what is the
maximum possible time she would take to
reach Noida City Centre, without passing
through a metro station more than once?
(a) 85 minutes
(b) 87.5 minutes
(c) 117 minutes
(d) 70 minutes
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has to meet her friend at Najafgarh metro
station, and return to her home at Dilshad
Garden, what will be the minimum possible
time taken to complete this trip?
(a) 55 minutes
(b) 87.5 minutes
(c) 100 minutes
(d) 102.5 minutes
Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
Read the following two passages and answer the items
that follow. Your answer to these items should be based
on the passages only.
Passage—1
During the 1950s and 1960s, anxiety was the
emblematic mental health problem in the United States,
and depression was considered to be a rare condition.
One of the most puzzling phenomena regarding mental
health treatment, research, and policy is why depression
has become the central component of the stress tradition
since then.
58. Which of the following is the most crucial and
logical inference that can be made from the
above passage?
(a) Until 1950s, depression was an unknown
mental health problem.
(b) A combination of various factors, after
1960s, led to transformation of the
conditions that had earlier been viewed as
―anxiety‖ into ―depression.‖
(c) Today, more people suffer from anxiety
and depression than in 1950s and 1960s.
(d) Mental health treatment is in bad state of
affairs, which has led to depression
becoming the central component of stress
tradition.
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Passage—2
Certainly no society can claim to be a part of the
modern civilized world unless it treats its women at par
with men. The time for genuine and full empowerment
of women, who constitute 50% of our population, is
here and now. But, reserving a third of seats in national
and state legislatures does not sufficiently guarantee
that India will change its attitude towards women.
Reservations and entitlements are not the best way for a
democratic country to order its society. History has
shown that once an entitlement or a reservation is put in
place, it is impossible to revoke. Reservations create no
incentives for those entitled to them to break away from
them and enter the mainstream. Besides it is a fallacy to
believe that women legislators solve women‘s problems
better. While reservation will empower those women
who make it to parliament, it will not do much for the
majority of women who don‘t. Creating powerful
women is not quite the same as empowering women.
59. Which of the following options is the author
most likely to disagree with?
(a) For India to claim to be a part of the
modern civilized world, India needs
economic empowerment of women.
(b) Indian society needs to create women role
models to change the attitude of society
towards women.
(c) Considering the population of women to be
50 %, reservation should also be 50% and
not merely one-third.
(d) Parliament needs to bring ‗gender sensitive
legislations‘.
60. Which one of the following best explains
author‘s stand on reservation for women, in the
above passage?
(a) Reservation for women in national and
state legislatures comes with various issues
and challenges.
(b) Changing the attitude towards women is
more important than reservation for
women.
(c) For, reservations and entitlements to lead to
empowerment of women, there is need of
suitable checks and balances.
(d) Women legislators can solve women‘s
problems better. But, this needs
empowerment of these legislators first.
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61. The following graph indicates the composition
of revenue during a particular decade of
Mughal period.
With reference to the above graph, which of the
following is/are the most logical and rational
inference(s) that can be made?
1. The above graph indicates a constant
increase in the revenue generated through
Kharaj during the given time period. This,
clearly, indicates that the ruler was
emphasizing on improving irrigation
facility.
2. Revenue from Octroi Duty follows a
gradually declining trend. From this we can
we infer that the foreign relationship of
Mughal Empire during this time was not in
good health.
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
62. While showing a picture to her friend, Simran
said, ―He is my father‘s mother‘s only
daughter‘s only brother‘s son.‖ How is the
person in the picture related to Simran?
(a) Sister
(b) Brother
(c) Mother
(d) Data insufficient
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63. Ram‘s salary is more than Shyam‘s salary, but
less than Mayank‘s salary. On the other hand,
Vijay‘s salary is more than that of Ganesh.
Mayank‘s salary, however, is less than the
salary of Ganesh. Whose salary is the lowest?
(a) Vijay
(b) Mayank
(c) Shyam
(d) Ram
64. Ten players Angad, Bob, Charles, Dinesh,
Erwin, Frank, Ganesh, Hemraj, Inderjeet and
John belong to either of the two teams A and B
having five players each. Each team has a
captain and a vice-captain. It is also known
that:
(i) Hemraj, Angad and Charles are neither
captain nor vice-captain of any team, but
they belong to the same team.
(ii) Frank is a vice-captain.
(iii) Bob and Inderjeet do not belong to the
same team.
(iv) John and Ganesh are the captain and vice-
captain respectively of team B.
(v) Dinesh and Bob belong to the same team.
Who is the captain of team A?
(a) Erwin
(b) Bob
(c) Inderjeet
(d) Dinesh
65. Snehlata is standing 5 metres to the north of
Purender. Purender is standing 8 metres to the
west of Cheeranjeev. Durjoy is standing 4
metres to the south of Cheeranjeev. Eela is
standing 4 metres to the east of Snehlata.
Farooq is standing exactly midway between
Purender and Cheeranjeev in such a way that
they form a straight line. Who among them is
standing exactly 5 metres away from Eela?
(a) Durjoy
(b) Farooq
(c) Purender
(d) Snehlata
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Read the following three passages and answer the
items that follow. Your answer to these items should be
based on the passages only.
Passage—1
Though the term Depressed Classes was meant to refer
to the group of people who were economically
backward and lived at the margins of society, the same
came to be closely identified with the caste system over
time. The term Depressed Class came to be used in
1870 for the first time denoting the most disadvantaged
group of people cutting across caste boundaries. The
British administration legalized this term with the Act
of 1919. Indeed, this attempt was a response to the
demand made by the most disadvantaged section of the
people for due recognition. The origin of the term
"Backward Classes" may be traced back to the later part
of the 19th century. Later on, other terms were also
coined to denote the backward groups like "exterior
castes" and "excluded castes".
66. As per the above passage, which of the
following statements is/are correct?
1. Initially, the term Depressed Classes was
meant to include all the castes that were
marginalized by the society, and not just
Dalits.
2. The term Depressed Classes is of recent
origin as compared to the term Backward
Classes.
3. Under British Administration, both terms
Depressed Classes and Backward Classes
were given statutory status.
Choose the correct answer from the code given
below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) None of the above
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Passage—2
There are two kinds of laws, laws of nature and laws of
right. The laws of nature are simply there, and are valid
as they are. They cannot be gainsaid, although in
certain cases they may be transgressed. In order to
know laws of nature, we must get to work to ascertain
them, for they are true, and only our ideas of them can
be false. Of these laws, the measure is outside of us.
Our knowledge adds nothing to them, and does not
further their operation. Only our knowledge of them
expands. The knowledge of right is partly of the same
nature and partly different. The laws of right also are
simply there, and we have to become acquainted with
them. In this way the citizen has a more or less firm
hold of them as they are given to him, and the jurist
also abides by the same standpoint.
But, there is also a distinction. In connection with the
laws of right the spirit of investigation is stirred up, and
our attention is turned to the fact that the laws, because
they are different, are not absolute. Laws of right are
established and handed down by men. The inner voice
must necessarily collide or agree with them. Man
cannot be limited to what is presented to him, but
maintains that he has the standard of right within
himself.
67. According to the above passage, which of the
following is/are correct with respect to Laws of
Nature and Laws of Right?
1. Laws of Right are simply there and Laws
of Nature are to be invented.
2. Laws of Nature are absolute and Laws of
Right are not.
3. Both types of laws are given to us by
nature.
Choose the correct answer from the code given
below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 2 only
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following cannot be inferred logically about The following table gives details of sick units (in round
figure) and their respective bank overdues (in Rs. 100
the laws of nature?
crores) of a country, in a particular year. Study the table
(a) Laws of Nature are always true and and answer the two items that follow.
absolute.
(b) The source of Laws of Nature lies within
an individual, in her reason and rationality.
(c) Human beings may or may not agree with
the laws of nature.
(d) Our understanding of the Laws of Nature
may be true or false.
Passage—3
Hegel believed that the ideas we have of the world are
social, which is to say that the ideas that we possess
individually are utterly shaped by the ideas that other
people possess. Our minds have been shaped by the
thoughts of other people through the language we
speak, the traditions and mores of our society, and the
cultural and religious institutions of which we are a
part. Spirit is Hegel‘s name for the collective
consciousness of a given society, which shapes the
ideas and consciousness of each individual.
69. Which among the following is the most logical,
rational and critical inference that can be
made from the above passage?
70. Which of the following statements is/are true?
(a) For Hegel, people in different societies 1. There has been a net increase in the number
have different understanding of the same of sick units between 2014 and 2017.
object. 2. While the number of sick units under HR
Steel category has gone down, the bank
(b) For Hegel, people in different societies
overdues of such sick units as a percentage
have similar understanding for a similar of the total bank overdues have gone up
object. between 2014 and 2017.
3. Performance of tourism companies has
(c) For Hegel, understanding of any object is
declined during the period 2014 to 2017.
shaped by our ideas, and this understanding Select the correct answer using the codes given
has got nothing to do with the society. below.
(a) 1 only
(d) For Hegel, understanding of any object is
(b) 2 and 3 only
shaped by our ideas, and thus would not (c) 1 and 2 only
change as ideas are absolute. (d) 1, 2 and 3
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71. Which of the following industries have 74. Which pair represents the neighbours of C?
registered an increase in the number of sick (a) B, D
(b) A, E
units, but decrease in the percentage share in
(c) E, G
bank overdues from 2014 to 2017? (d) D, E
1. Media
2. Engineering 75. Consider the figures given below:

3. Petroleum
4. Electricity
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 4 only
Which of the following figure will complete the
above pattern?
Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
Consider the given information and answer the three (a)

items that follow.

Some persons are sitting in a straight line. All are
facing the same direction. 3 persons sit between A and (b)

B, and B is sitting fifth to the left of E. Two persons sit

between A and C, but not more than 5 people sit
between C and E. G sits 6th to the right of B. B sits 3rd
from the left end. Equal number of people sit to the left (c)

and to the right of D who is not a neighbour of A.

72. How many persons are sitting in the row?
(a) 11
(b) 10 (d)

(c) 13
(d) 9
76. A cube, whose two adjacent faces are coloured,
is cut into 125 identical small cubes. What is
73. If all are facing north, then who is sitting at the
the ratio of the number of cubes that are
right end? coloured on at least one face and cubes that are
(a) D not coloured at all?
(a) 16 : 9
(b) G
(b) 9 : 16
(c) E (c) 5 : 8
(d) A (d) 8 : 5
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77. Consider the following graphs. The two graphs
given below show data for infrared radiation
from the Sun and variation in temperature on
different days of a week, for a particular city.
With reference to the above graphs, which of
the following is/are the most logical and
rational inference(s) that can be made?
1. The sudden rise in temperature on
18/12/2018 may be due to high level of
CO2 gas in atmosphere on that day.
2. The sudden rise in temperature on
18/12/2018 is only due to high level of
nitrogen (N2) gas in atmosphere on that
day.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Read the following passage and answer the item that
follows. Your answer to these items should be based on
the passages only.
Passage—1
There are only a few things that can unite our feuding
politicians. After resisting the implementation of a
stricter Lokpal, fighting to remain out of RTI‘s purview
comes a close second. Unanimous passing of the bill to
increase salaries of Members of the Parliament is
another instance, and constant creation of hurdles to
stop criminalization of politics is yet another instance.
78. Which of the following most accurately states
the main idea of the passage?
(a) The era of political unity and dying down
of differences has begun in India.
(b) Often, it is the people who end up being at
the losing end due to self-interested acts of
politicians.
(c) The politicians disagree on many issues
except Lokpal and criminalization of
politics.
(d) More such instances of political unity are to
come in near future.
79. The graph given below indicates the inflation
rates in a particular country for different
months in second half of the year 2018.
Which of the following can be possible step(s)
taken by the Central Bank that led to decline in
inflation in the last quarter of the given year?
1. Increase in reverse repo rate
2. Increase in cash reserve ratio (CRR)
3. Increase in repo rate
4. Decrease in all policy rates under its
control
(a) 1 or 2 only
(b) 2 or 3 only
(c) 4 only
(d) Any of 1 or 2 or 3
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80. Consider the following graph in which daily

temperature from 1st to 10th April is given.
Temperature is recorded twice every day at 6
a.m. and 6 p.m. Observe the graph and answer
the two items that follow.

Looking at the graph, it can be inferred that

1. Temperature has increased consistently
from 7th to 9th April.
2. If there was a 5% decrease in temperature
on 5th April at 6 a.m., it still would have
been the hottest morning.
3. Temperature difference between the hottest
morning and the coolest evening is more
than 10° C
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
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