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Paper (II)2011
Directions for the following five items
Read the following passage and answ er the
items at follow. Your answers to these items
should be based on the pa ssage only.
Passage
Now Indias children have a right to receive at
least eight years of education, the gnawing
question is whether it will remain on paper become
a reality hard ly needs a reminder that this right is
different from the others enshrined in the
constitution that the beneficiary - a six year old
child cannot d emand it, nor can she or he fight a
legal battle when the right is d enied or violated. In
all cases, it is the adu lt society which must act on
behalf of the child. In a other p eculiarity, where a
ch i ld s r igh t to educat ion i s den ied , no
compensation offered later can be adequate or
relevant. This is so because childhood does not
last. If a legal battle fought on behalf of a child is
eventually won, it may be of little use to the boy or
girl because the opportunity missed at school
du ring childhood cannot serve the same p urpose
later in life. This may be painfully true for girls
because our society permits them only a short
childhood , if at all. The Right to Ed ucation (RTE)
has become law at a point in Indias history wh en
the ghastly practice or female infanticide has
resurfaced in the form of foeticide. This issymptomatic of a deeper turmoil in society
wh ich is compou nd ing the trad itional obstacles
to the education of girls. Tenacious prejudice
against the intellectual potential of girls runs
across our cultural diversity and the system of
education has not been able to add ress it.
1. With reference to the passage, consid er
the following statemen ts:
1. When children are denied edu cationadu lt society d oes not act on behalf
of them.
2. Right to education as a law cannot
be enforced in the country.
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
2. According to the passage, wh at could be
the trad itional ob stacles to the eduction
of girls?
1. Inability of par ents to fight a legalbattle when the r ight to education is
denied to their children
2. The traditional way of thinking about
girls role in society.
3. The prejud ice against the intellectual
potential of girls.
4. Improper system of education
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
3. On the b asis of the passage, consider
the followin g statements1. Right to education is a legal right and
not a fundamental right.
2. For realising the goal of universal
education, the education system in
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the country must be made identical
to that of developed countries.
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
4. Which one of the following statements
conveys the key message of the pas-
sage?
. (a) In dia ha s d eclar ed that ed ucation is
compulsory for its children
(b) Ad u l t so ci e ty is n o t k een o n
implementing the right to edu cation.
(c) The right to education, particularly
of a girl child, needs to be safe-
guarded.
(d) The system of education should ad-
dress the issue of right to education.
5. Which one of the following statements
conveys the in ference of the passage?
. (a) Th e society h as a t en acio us p reju d ice
against the intellectual potential of
girls
(b) Adu lts cannot be relied upon to fighton behalf of children for th eir right to
education.
(c) The legal fight to get education for
children is often protracted and
prohibitive.
(d) There is no sufficient su bstitute for
edu cation received in childhood .
Read the following passage and answ er the
three items th at follow:
A, B, C, D and E are m embers of the same
family. There are two fathers, two sons, two wives,
three male and two females. The teacherwasthewife of a lawyer who wasthe son of a
doctor E is not a male, neither also a w ife of a
professional. C is the youngest person in the
family and D is the eldest . B is a male.
6. How is D related to E
. (a) Husband (b) Sone
(c) Father (d) Wife7. Who are the females in the group?
. (a) C and E (b) C and D
(c) E and A (d) D and E
8. Whose wife is the teacher?
. (a) C (b) D
(c) A (d) B
Read the following passage and answ er the
three items tha t follow:
In a survey regarding a proposed measure to be
introdu ced, 2878 persons took part of which 1652
were males. 1226 persons voted against the proposalof which 796 were males. 1425 persons v oted for
the proposal. 196 females were und ecided .
9. H o w m a n y f e m a l es v ot e d f or th e
proposal
. (a) 430 (b) 600
(c) 624 (d) 640
10. How many males were undecided?
. (a) 31 (b) 227
(c) 426 (d) 581
11. How many females were not in favour
of the proposal?. (a) 430 (b) 496
(c) 586 (d) 1226
12. In a queu e, Mr. X is fourteenth from the
front and Mr. Y is seventeenth from the
end while Mr. Z is exactly in between
Mr. X and M r. Y. If Mr. X is ahead of Mr.
Y and there are 48 persons in th e qu eue
how many persons are there between
Mr. X and Mr. Z?
. (a) 6 (b) 7
(c) 8 (d) 9
Direction s for the followin g 8 (eight) items :Read each of the follow ing two passages and
answer t he items that follow. Your an swers to
these items should be based on the p assages
only.
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For achieving inclusive growth there is a
critical need to re think role of the State. The early
debate am ong economists about the size ofthe
Governm ent can be misleading. The need of the
hour is to have an enabling Government. India is
too large and complex nation for the State to be
able to deliver all that is needed. Asking the
Government to prod uce all the essential goods
create all the necessary jobs, and keep a cur b on
the prices of all goods is to lead to a large
cumbersome bureaucracy and widespread
corruption.
The aim mu st be to stay w ith the objective of
inclusive growth that was laid dow n by the
found ing fathers of the nation and also to take a
more modern view of what the State canrealistically deliver.
This is wha t leads to the id ea of an enabling
State, that is, a Governm ent that d oes not try to
directly deliver to the citizens everyth ing that
they need instead it (1) creates an enabling ethos
for the m arket so that individual enterpr ise can
flourish and citizens can, for the most part,
provide for the needs of one another, and (2)
steps in to help those who d o not manage to d o
well for themselves, for there will always be
individu als, no matter w hat the system, who
need suppor t and help . Hence we need aGovernment that, w hen it comes to the mark et,
sets effective, incentive comp atible rules and
remain s o n th e s id e l in es wi th min imal
interference, and , at the sam e time, plays and
impor tant role in directly helping the poor by
ensuring that they get basic education and
health services and r eceive adequ ate nutr ition
and food.
13. According to the passage:
1. The objective of inclusive growth w as
laid dow n by the found ing fathers of
the nation.
2. Need of the hour i s to have anenabling Government.
3. The Government should engage in
maximum interference in market
processes.
4. There is a need to change the size of
the Government . Which of the
statements given above are correct?(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
14. According to the passage, the strategy of
inclusive growth can be effected by
focusing on
(a) Meeting all the needs of every citizen
in the country.
(b) Increasing the regulations over the
manufacturing sector.
(c) Controlling the distribution of manu -
factured goods.
(d) Delivery of the basic services to thedeprived sections of the society.
15. What constitutes an enabling Govern-
ment?
1. A large bureaucracy.
2. Implementation of welfare programmes
through representatives.
3. Creating an ethos that helps indi-
vidual enterpr ise.
4. Providing resources to those who are
underprivileged
5. Offering direct help to the poor
regarding basic services.
Select the correct answ er from the codes
given below:
(a) 1, 2, and 3 only
(b) 4 and 5 only
(c) 3 , 4 and 5 only
(d) 1 , 2, 3, 4 and 5
16. Why is the State unable to deliver all
that needed?
1. It does not have sufficient bureau-
cracy
2. It does not promote inclusive growthSelect the correct answ er from the codes
given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
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(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
17. What is the essential message beingconveyed by th e author of the passage?
(a) The objectives of inclusive growth laid
dow n by the founding fathers of the
nation should be remembered .
(b) The Government needs to make
available more schools and health
services.
(c) The Government needs to establish
markets and industries to meet the
needs of the p oor strata of the soci-
ety.
(d) There is a need to rethink the role ofthe State in achieving inclusive grow th.
Passage 2
The concept o f creative so ciety refers to a
phase of development of a society in which a large
number of potential contradictions become
articulate and active. This is most evident w hen
oppr essed social groups get po litically mobilised
and demand their rights. The upsurge of the
peasants and tribals, the movements for regional
autonomy and self-determination, the environ-
mental movements, and the womens movements
in the develop ing-count r ies are s igns o f
emergence of creative society the contemp orary
times. The forms of social mo vemen ts and their
intensity may v ary from country to country and
place to place within a country. But the very
presence of movements for social transformation
in various spheres of a society indicates the
emergence of a creat ive society
18. What does the author imply by creative
society?
1. A society where diverse art forms and
literary writings seek incentive2. A society where social inequalities are
accepted as the norm
3. A society where a large number of
contradictions are recognised
4. A society where the exploited and the
oppr essed groups grow conscious of
rights and up liftment.
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 4 only
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
19. What according to the passage are the
man ifestations of movements?
1. Aggressiveness and being incendiary.
2. Instigation by external forces.
3. Quest for social equality and indi-
vidual freedom
4. Urge for granting privileges and self-
respect to d isparaged sections of thesociety. Select the correct answer
using the codes given below:
20. With reference to the passage, consider
the following statements :
1. To be a creative society, it is essential
to have a var iety of social movem ents.
2. To be a creative society, it is im-
pera tive to have potent ial contrad ic-
tions and conflicts. Which of the
s t a t e m e n t s g iv e n a b o v e is / a r e
correct ?
(a) 1 only(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
21. Consider the following three statements:
1. Only students can participate in the
race.
2. Some participants in the race are girls
3. All girls participants in the race are
invited for coaching
Which one of th e following conclusions
can b e drawn from the above statements?(a) Al l par t ic ipan ts in the race are
invited for coaching
(b) All stud ents are invited for coaching
(c) All participants in the race are students.
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(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c)
given above is correct
Directions for the following two items:
Each of the following tw o items consists of four
statements. Of these four statem ents, two cannot
both be true, but both can be false. Study the
statements carefully and identify the two that satisfy
the above condition. Select the correct answer using
the codes given below each set of statements:
22. Examine the following statements:
1. All animals are carnivorous
2. Some animals are not carnivorous
3. Animals are not carnivorous
4. Some animals are carnivorous
Codes:
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 and 4
23. Examine the following statements:
1. All trains are run by d iesel engine.
2. Some trains are run by diesel engine.
3. No train is run by diesel engine
4. Some trains are not run by diesel engine
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 and 424. Consider the four age pyramids given
below nam ely A, B, C and D representing
four different countries.
Which one of them ind icates th e declining
population?
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
25. The following figure has four curves
nam ely A, B, C and D. Stud y the figure
and answer item the that follows.
6
5
4
3
2
1
0D
B
A
Year
population
(bilio
ns)
Which curve indicates the exponential
growth?
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D
Directions for the following two items:
The following pie chart s show the break-up of
disease categories recorded in the patients from
two tow ns, Town A and Town B. Pie charts plot
the d isease categories as p ercentage of the total
num ber of patients. Based on these, answer the
two items that follow the charts.
Others13% Diabetors
18%
High up13%
Heart disease22%
Obesity3.1%
Distribution of discases in town - A
Others20%
Diabetes18%
High up13%
Heart Disease30%
Distribution of disenses in Town - B
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26. Which of the two towns has a higher
num ber of persons w ith diabetes?
(a) Tow n A (b) Tow n B(c) Same in town A and town B
(d) No inference can be draw n
27. What can we say about persons withmore than one d isease f rom these
graphs?
(a) There are likely to be persons w ith
more than one disease in Town A.
(b) There are likely to be persons w ith
more th an one d isease in Town B.
(c) There are likely to be persons w ith
more than one disease in both Towns
A and B.(d) No inference can be draw n.
28. Consider the following Velocity Time
graph. I t shows two trains start ing
simultan eously on parallel tracks.
Velocity
Train
B
Trai
nA
Time0
t0
With reference to the ab ove graph, which
one of the following statements is not
correct ?
(a) Train B has an initial acceleration
greater than that of train A
(b) Train B is faster than Train A at all times.
(c) Both trains have the same velocity at
time t0.
(d) Both trains travel the same distance
in time to unitDirections for the followin g four items:
Read following passage and answer the items
that follow. Your answ ers to these items shou ld
be based on the p assage only.
Passage
A country under foreign domination seeks
escape from th e present in dream s of a vanishedage and finds consolation in vision of past
greatness. That is a foolish and dangerous
pastime in which many of us indulge. An
equa lly questionable practice for us in India is
to imagine that we are still spiritually great
though we have come down in the world in
other respects. Spiritual or any other greatness
cannot be found on lack of freedom and
opportunity, or on starv ation and misery. Many
western writers have encouraged that notion
that Indians are other-worldly. I suppose the
poor and unfortunately every country become
to some extent other-worldly, unless they
become revolutionaries, for this world is
evidently not meant for them. So also subject
peoples.
As a m an grow s to matur ity he is not entirely
engrossed in, or satisfied with the external
objective world. He seeks also some inner
meaning, some psychological and physical
sat isfact ions. So also with peoples and
civilizations as and an int ernal life. Where they
meet or keep close to each other, there is an
equilibrium and stability. When they diverge
conflict arises and the crises that torture themind and spirit.
29. The passage mentions that this world
is evidently n ot meant or them. It refers
to people w ho
1. Seek freedom from foreign domination.
2. Live in starvation and misery.
3. Become revolutionaries
Which of the statements given above is/
are correct
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 only
30. Consider the following assumptions:1. A country under foreign domination
cannot indulge in spiritual pursuit.
2. Poverty is an imped iments in the
spiritual pursuit
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3. Subject peoples may become other-
worldly.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 only
31. The passage thematically centres on
(a) The state of mind of oppressed people
(b) Starvation and misery
(c) The grow th of civilization
(d) Body, mind and sp irit of people in
general
32. According to the passage, the torture of
the mind and spirit is caused
1. By the impact of foreign dom ination.
2. By the desire to escape from foreign
domination and find consolation in
visions of past greatness.
3. Due to lack of equilibrium between
an external life and an internal life.
4. Due to ones inability to be either
revolutionary or other-worldly.
Directions for the following th ree items
Read the passage given below, stud y the graph
that follows and answer the three items given
below the figure.
During a party, a person was exposed to
contaminated water . A few days la ter he
developed fever and loose motions. He suffered
for some days before going to a doctor for
treatment. On starting the treatment, he soon
became better and recovered comp letely a few
days later. The following graph shows d ifferent
phases of the persons disease condition as
regions A, B, C, D and E of the curve.
33. Which region/regions of the curve corre-
spond /correspond s to incubation ph ase
of the in fection?(a) A only (b) B only
(c) B and C
(d) No part of the curve indicates the
incubation phase
34. Which region of the curve indicated that
the person began showing the symptoms
of infection?
(a) A (a) B
(c) C (d) D
35. Which region of the curve indicates that
the treatment yielded effective relief?
(a) C (b) D
(c) E
(d) the curve d oes no t ind icate the
treatment
36. There are four routes to travel from city
A to city B an d six routes f rom city B to
city C. How man y routes are possible to
travel from th e city A to city C?(a) 24 (a) 12
(c) 10 (d) 8
37. A contract on construction job specifies
a pen alty for delay in comp letion of the
work b eyond a certain date is a follows:
` 200 for the first day, ` 250 for the
second day, ` 300 for the thi rd d ay etc.,
the penalty for each succeeding day
b e i n g ` 5 0 mo re t h an th a t o f t h e
preced ing day . How much penal ty
should the contractor pay if he delays
the w ork by 10 days?(a) ` 4950 (a) ` 4250
(c) ` 3600 (d) ` 650
38. Consider the fo llowing f igure and
answ er the item that follows:
P2
P1O
S
In the figure shown above, OP1
are two
plan e morros kep t perpen dicular to each
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other S is the direction of a beam of
light falling on the mirror OP1. The
direction of th e reflected b eam of light
form the mirror OP will be
(a) Perpendicular to the direction S
(b) At 45 to the directions S.
(c) Opposite and parallel to the direction
S.
(d) At 60 to the direction S.
39. Consider the figure given below and
answ er the items that follows
W h a t i s t h e m i n i m u m n u m b e r o f
different colours required to pain t the
figure given above such that no two
adjacent regions h ave the same colour
(a) 3 (a) 4(c) 5 (d) 6
40. Consider the following figure
15
48
A squ are is divided into four rectanglesas shown above. The lenghts of thesides
of rectangles are natural nu mb ers. The
areas of two rectangles are ind icated in
the figure. What is the length of each
side of the square?
(a) 10 (a) 11
(c) 15(d) Cannot be determined as the given
data are insufficient
41. A person has only ` 1 an d ` 2 coins w ith
her. If the total nu mber of coins th at she
has is 50 and the amou nt of money with
her is ` 75, then th e nu mb er of` 1 and
` 2 coins are, respectively.
(a) 15 and 35 (a) 35 and 15
(c) 30 and 20 (d) 25 and 25
42. Three persons start walking together
and theirsteps measure 40 cm, 42 cm
and 45 cm respectively. What is theminimum distance each sh ould walk so
that each can cover the same distan ce in
comp lete steps?
(a) 25 m 20 cm
(a) 50 m 40 cm
(c) 75 m 60 cm
(d) 100 m 80 cm
43. If a bus travels 160 km in 4 hours and
a train travels 320 km in 5 hours at
un iform speed s,then wh at is the ratio of
the distances travelled by them in one
hour?(a) 8 : 5 (a) 5 : 8
(c) 4 : 5 (d) 1 : 2
44. There are 100 students in a particular
class. 60% students play cricket, 30%
stud ent play football and 10% studen ts
play both the games. What is the nu mb er
of students w ho p lay neither cricket n or
football?
(a) 25 (a) 20
(c) 18 (d) 15
45. A village having a population of 4000
requ ires 150 litres of water per head per
day. It has a tan k m easu ring 20 m 15m
6m. The w ater of this tank will last for
(a) 2 d ays (b) 3 d ays
(c) 4 d ays (d) 5 d ays
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Directions for the following four items :
Read the following passage and answ er the
items that follow. Your answers to these itemsshould be based on the pa ssage only.
Passage
A species that exerts an influence out of
prop ortion to its abund ance in an ecosystem is
called a keystone sp ecies.
The keystone species may influence both th e
species richness of comm unities and the flow of
energy and materials through ecosystems. The sea
star Pisaster ochraceus, which lives in rocky
intertidal ecosystems on the Pacific coast of North
America, is also an example of a keystone species.I t s p refer red prey i s the mussel Myt i lus
californianus. In the absence of sea stars, these
mu ssels crowd out other competitors in a broad
belt of the intertidal zone. By consum ing mu ssels,
sea star creates bare spaces that are taken over by
a variety of other species. A study at the University
of Washington demonstrated the influence of
Pisaster on species richness by removing sea stars
from selected parts of the intertidal zone repeatedly
over a p eriod of five years. Two major changes
occurr ed in the areas from which sea stars were
removed . First, the lower edge of the m ussel bed
extended farther down into the intertidal zone,
showing that sea stars are able to eliminate
mu ssels completely where they are covered with
water most of the time. Second, and more
dramatically, 28 species of animals and algae
disappeared from the sea star removal zone.
Eventually only Mytilus, the dominant competitor
occup ied the en tire substratum . Through its effect
on competitive relationships, predation by
Pisaster largely determ ines which sp ecies live in
these rocky intertidal ecosystems.
46. What is the crux of the passage ?
(a) Sea star has a preferred prey.
(b) A preferred prey determines the
survival of a keystone species.
(c) Keystone species ensures species
diversity.
(d) Sea star is the only keystone species
on the Pacific coast of north Am erica.47. With reference to the passage, consider
the following statements?
1. Mussels are generally the dominant
species in intertidal ecosystems.
2. The survival of sea stars if generally
determined by the abundance of
mussels:
Which of the statemetns given above is/
are correct.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
48. Which of the following is/are implied
by the passage?
1. Mussels are always hard competitors
forsea stars.
2. Sea stars of the pacific coast have
reached the climax of their evolution
3. Sea stars constitute an important
component in the energy flow in
intertidal ecosystem.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 only
49. Consider the following assumptions:1. The food chains/ food web in an
ecosystem are influenced by keystone
species.
2. The presence of keystone species is a
specific characteristic of aquatic
ecosystems.
3. If the keystone species is completely
removed from an ecosystem, it will
lead to the collapse of the ecosystem.
With reference to the passage, which
of the above assump tions is/ are valid?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only(c) l and 3 o nly (d ) 1, 2 and 3
50. Consider the following argument:
In order to be a teacher one m ust gradu -
ate from college. All poets are poor, Some
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Mathematicians are poets. No college
graduate is p oor.
Which one of the following is n ot a validconclusion regarding the ab ove argumen t
(a) Some Mathematicians are not teachers.
(b) Some teachers are not Mathematicians.
(c) Teachers are not poor
(d) Poets are not teachers.
51. A studen t on her first 3 tests received an
average score of N points. If shel l
exceeds her previous average score by
20 points on her fourth test, then wh at is
the average score for the first 4 tests?
(a) N + 20 (b) N + 10
(c) N + 4 (d) N + 552. In a group of persons, 70% of the persons
are male and 30% of the persons are
married. If two-seventh s of the ma les are
married, wh at fraction of the females is
single?
(a) 2/ 7 (b) 1/ 3
(c) 3/ 7 (d) 2/ 3
53. The houses of A and B face each other
on a road goin g north-south, As b eing on
the western side. A comes out of his
hou se, turn s left, travels 5 km, turns right,
travels 5 km to the front of D s h ouse. Bdoes exactly the same and reaches the
front of Cs hou se. In this con text, wh ich
one of the following statemen ts is correct?
(a) C and D live on the same street.
(b) Cs house faces south.
(c) The houses of C and D are less than
20 km apart.
(d) None of the above
54. When reference to the passage, consider
the following statements. Expanding
hu man p opulation has an ad verse effect
on:(a) 1, 2, and 3 only
(b) 2, 4, and 5 only
(c) 3 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
55. T h e p a s s a ge m e n t i o n s t h a t s o m e
people have actually been harmed by
these changes. What does it imp ly?
1. The rapid expansion of population
has ad versely affected some people:
2. Sufficient efforts have not been mad e
to increase the produ ction of food an d
fibre
3. In the short term some people may be
harmed, but in the long term everyone
will benefit from mod ifications in the
Earths ecosystems.
Which of the statements given above is/
are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None of the statements given above
56. With reference to the passage, consider
the followin g statements
1. It is imp erative to modify the Earths
ecosystems for the well being of
mankind.
2. Technology can never replace all the
goods and services provided by
ecosystems.
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
Passage- 2
A moral act must be our own act; mu st spring
from our own will. If we act m echanically, there
is no moral content in our act, Such action wou ld
be moral, if we think it proper to act like a machine
and do so . For , in do ing so , we use our
discrimination. We should bear in mind thedistinction between acting mechanically and
acting intentionally. It m ay be moral of a king to
pard on a culpr it. But the m essenger carrying out
the order of par don p lays only a mechanical part
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in the Kings moral act. But if the m essenger were
to carry out the Kings ord er considering it to be
his duty, his action wou ld be a m oral one. Howcan a man understand morality who does not
use his own intelligence and p ower of thought,
but lets himself be swep t along like a log of wood
by a current ? Sometimes a m an d efies convention
and acts on his own w ith a view to absolute good.
57. Which of the following statements best
describe/describes the thought of the
writer ?
1. A moral act calls for using our
discretion.
2. Man should react to a s ituat ion
immediately.
3. Man must do his duty.
4. M a n s h ou l d b e a bl e to d e f y
convention in ord er to be moral. Select
the correct answer from the codes
given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 4
58. Which of the following statements is the
neares t def in i t ion of moral act ion ,
accordin g to the writer
(a) It is a mechanical action based on
official ord ers from su periors.
(b) It is an action based on our sense of
discretion.
(c) It is a clever action based on the
clarity of pu rpose.
(d) It is a religious action based on
understanding.
59. The passage contains a statement lets
himself be swep t along like a log of wood
by a current. Among the following
statements, which is/are nearest in
meaning to this?
1. A person does not use h is own
reason.
2. He is susceptible to influence/ pressure
3. He cannot withstand d ifficulties/
challenges
4. He is like a log of wood.
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below:(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 4
60. Consider the following d istance - time
graph. The graph shows three athletes
A, B and C running side by side for a
SO km race.
With reference to the above graph, consider
the following statem ents :
1. The race was won by A.
2. B was ahead mark of A up to 25 km
3. C ran very slowly from the beginning.
Which of the statements given above
is/ are correct ?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 o nly (d ) 1, 2 and 3
61. Consider the following figures
2 6
80 24
3 ?
120 35
What is the missing num ber
(a) 7 (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 10
62. Study the following figure:
A person goes from A to B always
moving to the right or down ward along
the lines. How m any different routes can
he adopt?
A
B
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below:
(a) 7 (b) 5
(c) 6 (d) 7
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63. Consider the fo llowing f igure and
answ er the item that follows:
What is the total number of triangles in
the above grid?
(a) 27 (b) 26
(c) 23 (d) 32
Directions for the following 9 (nine) items:
The following nine item s (Quest ions 64 to 72)are based on three passag e in english to test the
comprehension of Engl i sh language and
therefore these items do not have Hind i version
read each passage and answer the items
He walked several miles that day but could not
get anything to eat or drink except some dry bread
and som e water, which he got from cottagers and
farmers. As ninth fell, he slept und er a haystack
lying in a mead ow. H e felt frightened a t first, for
the wind blew awfully over the empty fields. He
felt cold and hungry, and w as feeling more lonely
than he had ever felt before. He, how ever, soon fell
asleep, being mu ch tired with his long walk. When
he got up next day, he was feeling terribly hungry
so he purchased a loaf of bread with a few coins
that he had.
64. When the night fell, he slept
(a) in the open field
(b) und er a pile of dry grass
(c) in a farmers cottage
(d) under a tree
65. He soon fell asleep b ecause
(a) he was exhausted
(b) he was all alone(c) he had not slept for days
(d) he was a very frightened
66. With reference to the passage, consider
the following statements :
1. He was walking through the coun-
tryside.
2. The cottagers and farmers gave himenough food so that he could sleep at
night with out feeling hu ngry. 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
Passage-ll
I opened the bag and p acked the boots in; and
then, just as I was going to close it, a horr ible idea
occurred to me. Had I packed m y toothbrush ? I
dont know how it is, but I never do know whether
Ive packed my toothbrush. My toothbrush is a
thing that hau nts m e wh en Im tr avelling, and
makes m y life a misery. I dr eam t hat I havent
packed it, and wake up in a cold perspiration,
and get out of bed and hunt for it. And in the
morning, I pack it before I have u sed it, and it is
always the last thing I turn ou t of the bag; and
then I repack and forget it, and have to rush
upstairs for it at the last m oment and carry it to
the railway station, wrapp ed up in my pocket-
handkerchief.
67. When he w as going to close the bag, the
idea that occurred to him was
(a) unpleasant (b) sad
(c) fantastic (d) amusing
68. What makes his life miserable whatever
he und ertake traveling?
(a) Going to railway station
(b) For getting the toothbrush
(c) Packing his bag
(d) Bad dreams
69. His toothbrush is f inal ly
(a) in his bag
(b) in his bed
(c) in his handkerchief
(d ) los t
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Passage-III
In spring, polar bear mothers emerge from dens
with three month old cubs. The mother bear hasfasted for as long as eight mon ths but that d oes
not stop the young from d emand ing full access
to her remaining reserves. If there are triplets, the
most per sistent stands to gain an extra meal and
it may have the meal at the expense of others. The
smallest of the litter forfeits many meals to
stronger siblings. Fem ales are p rotective *~* of
their cubs but tend to ignore family rivalry over
food. In 21 years of photograp hing polar bears,
Ive only once seen the smallest of triplets survive
till autum n.
70. Female polar bears give birth during(a) spring (b) summer
(c) autumn (d) winter
71. Mother bear
(a) takes sides over cubs
(b) lets the cubs fend for themselves
(c) feeds only their favourites
(d) sees that all cubs get an equal share
72. With reference to the passage, the
following assumptions have been made:
1. Polar bears fast as long as eight
mon ths d ue to non-availability of preof prey.
2. Polar bears always give bir th to
triplets.
Which of the assumptions given
above is/ are valid
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Directions for the followin g eight items:
Given below are eight items. Each item
describes a situation and is followed by four
possible responses. Indicate the response youfind-most appropr iate.
Choose only one resp onse for each item. The
responses will be evaluated based on the level of
app ropr iateness for the given situation.
Please attempt all the items. There is no
pen alty for wrong answers for these eight items.
73. You have been asked to give an explana-tion for not attendin g an imp ortant offi-
cial meetin g. Your immed iate boss wh o
has not informed you about the m eeting
is now putting pressure on you not to
place an allegation against h im/her. You
would
(a) send a written reply explaining the
fact.
(b) seek an appointment with the top boss
to explain the situation.
(c) adm it your fault to save the situation.
(d ) p u t t h e r esp o n s ib i li t y on th ecoordinator of the meeting for not
informing
74. A local thug (bad element) has started
illegal constru ction on your vacan t plot.
He has refused your request to vacate
and threatened you of dire consequ ences
in case you do n ot sell the property at a
cheap p rice to him . You w ould
(a) sell the property at a cheap price to
him
(b) go to the police for necessary action
(c) ask for help from your neighbour(d) Negotiate with the goon to get a higher
price.
75. You have to accomplish a very important
task for your headquarters within the
next two days. Sudd enly you meet with
an accident. our office insists that you
comp lete the task. you wou ld
(a) ask for an extension of deadline.
(b) inform headqu arters of your inability
to finish on time
(c) suggest alternate person to headquar-
ters who may d o the needful(d) stay away till you recover.
76. Yo u a re an o f f i ce r - i n -ch arg e fo r
providing b asic medical facilities to the
survivors of an earthq uak e affected area.
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Desp ite your b est possible effort, people
pu t allegations against you for making
money out of the fu nd s given for reliefyou would
(a) let an enquiry be set up to look into
the matter.
(b) ask your senior to appoint some other
person in your place
(c) not pay attention to allegations.
(d) stop und ertaking initiative till the
matter is resolved.
77. You have been made responsible to hire
boats at a sh ort notice to be u sed for an
area under flood. On seeing the price
mentioned by the boat owners youf o u n d t h a t t h e l o w e s t p r i c e w a s
app roximately three times m ore than th e
app roved rate of the G overnment. You
would
(a) reject the proposal and call for a fresh
price.
(b) accept the lowest price.
(c) refer the matter to the Government
and wait.
(d) threaten the boat owners about a
possible cancellation of the licence.
78. You are the officer-in-charge of a villageadmin istering d istribu tion of vaccine in
an isolated ep idemic hit village, and you
are left with only one vaccine. There is
a requiremen t of that vaccine from the
Gram Pradh an an d also a poor villager.
You are being pressurized by the G ram
pradh an to issue the vaccine to him .
You w ould
(a) initiate the procedur e to expedite the
next supply without issuing the
vaccine to either.
(b) arrange vaccine for the poor villager
from the distributor of another area.
(c) ask both to approach a doctor andget an input about the urgency,
(d ) a r r an g e v accin e fo r t h e Gram
Pradhan from the distr ibutor of
another area.
79. You have taken up a project to create
night-shelters for homeless people du ring
the winter season. Within a week of
establishing the shelters, you have
received complaints from the residents
of the area about the increase in theft
cases with a d emand remove the shelters.
You w ould
(a) ask them to lodge a written complaint
in the police station.
(b) assure residents of an enquiry into
the matter.
(c) ask r es id en t s t o con s id e r t h e
hum anitarian effort mad e.
(d) continue with the project and ignore
their comp laint.
80. You, as an administrative authority, have
been approached, by the daughter-in-
law of an influential person regarding
harassment by her in-laws on account ofinsu fficient dow ry. Her p arents are not
able to app roach you b ecause of social
pressures. You w ould
(a) call the in-laws for an explanation.
(b) counsel the lady to adjust, given such
a circumstance.
(c) take action after her parents approach
you.
(d) ask her to lodge a complaint with the
police.
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Answers
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (d)9. (b) 10. (a) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (b)
17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (c) 21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (c)25. (d) 26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (b) 30. (c) 31. (a) 32. (c)33. (a) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36. (a) 37. (b) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (b)41. (d) 42. (a) 43. (b) 44. (b) 45. (b) 46. (c) 47. (d) 48. (c)49. (c) 50. (b) 51. (d) 52. (d) 53. (c) 54. (c) 55. (a) 56. (c)57. (d) 58. (b) 59. (b) 60. (b) 61. (c) 62. (c) 63. (c) 64. (b)65. (a) 66. (a) 67. (a) 68. (b) 69. (c) 70. (d) 71. (b) 72. (d)73. (b) 74. (b) 75. (c) 76. (c) 77. (b) 78. (c) 79. (b) 80. (a)
3. We all know right to education is
fundamental right but according to the
passage it is different from others
statement 2 is irrelevant as developed
countries hve not been mentioned.
4. This may be painfully true for girls
because our society perm ites them only a
short childhood if at all.
68.
C
DE
Mother (Teacher)
Grandfather
Son
Grandmother(Doctor)
Father (Lawyer)
A
B
912.
Total person = 2878Male = 1652
Female = 28781652 = 1226
Total male person
who against the vote = 796
Undecided male = 31
Total male person
who voted for the
proposal = 829
Total female person
who voted for the
proposal = 600
Undecided female = 196
12. Rank of X from fron t is 14 and rank of y
is 32 from fron t.
Thus rank of Z will be32 14
232
+=
Thus, number of students in between/
and Z is 23 14 1 = 23 15 = 8
13. The government should side line with
minimal interference (third paragraph).
Change in s ize o f government Is
misleading. Hence (3) (4) can beeliminated and thus answer is (a)
14. The strategy of inclusive growth can be
effected on m eeting all the need s of every
by focussing citizen in the country.
Explanations
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18. Art forms and literacy wr itings (1) is not
mentioned . Social inequalities (2) are not
accepted as the norm. Only (3) & (4) are
mentioned. H ence the answ er (c) is correct.
20. To be a creative society Both var iety of
so c i a l mo v emen t s an d p o ten t i a l
contradictions and conflicts are the pre
requisites, hence answer is (c)
21.
Girls
Coaching
Students
Race
22. Statement 1 and 4 are tru e but statement 2
and 3 are absolutely false so answer is (a)
23. Statement 1 and 3 are true but 2 and 4 are
absolutely false so answer is (c)
29. Poor and unfortunate in every country
become to some extent other-word ly (First
paragraph)
31. The passage revolves aroun d the state ofmind of oppressed p eople and starvation
and m isery come under that.
32. The torture of the mind and spirits is
caused d ue to lack of equilibrium between
an external line and an internal line.
33. An incubation phase of the infection is
defined as the time from the infection
enters the body to the time symp toms are
manifested. So the answer is (a)
34. The region B is clearly indicating the tim e
when the symptoms are developing in
the body, the answ er is (b)35. The question talks about region of the curve
yielded effective relief only the region E
can denote it. So the answer is (c).
36. There are 4 routes to travel from A to B
and 6 routes from B to C number of ways
need to be mu ltiplied for finding num ber
of rout es from A to C. Thus, tota l number
of possible routes to travel from A to C
thus, total num ber of possible routes to
travel from A to C = 4 6 = 24.
37. This is an arithmetic progression.
First term = 200
Common difference = 50
Number of terms = 10
So, sum of these terms will be
= [2 ( 1) ]2
na n d+
= + = +10 10
(2 200 9 50) (400 450)2 2
= ` 4250
38. According to laws of reflection, the
direction of the reflected beam of light
from the mirror OP2will be opposite and
parallel to the directions S.
39. There will be only three colours requ ired
to fill the figure w ith the given cond itions
40. Factors of 15 and 48 is = 3 5 and 6
8 then tw o sides have to be 3 + 8 = 11
or 6 + 5 = 11
41. Assume there are x coins of` 1 and y
coins with ` 2. Thus
x + y = 50 (i)
x + 2y = 75 (ii)
thus x = 25 and y = 25
42.
LCM = 2
3
5
40, 42, 45
20, 21, 45
20, 7, 15
4, 7, 3
2 3 5 4 7 3 = 2520 cm
43. Speed of Bus = =160 km
40 km/ hr4 hours
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Speed of train =320 km
64 km/ hr5 hours
=
Thus, the required ratio is 40 : 64 = 5 : 8
44. ( ) ( )A B A B A B = +
= 60 + 30 10 = 80%
Now, 100 80 = 20 % students who
does not p lay either cricket or foodtball
45. Capacity of tank = 20 m 15 m 6m
1800m3 = 1800 1000 lit. (1 m 3 = 1000 lit.)
Daily consum ption of water = 4000
150 lit = 600000 lit
Thus nu mber of days for refill will be
1800 1000 lit
3 days600000 lit
=
48. Eventually only Mytilus (mussel) the
dominant comp etitor crowd out other. Sea
stars are the keystone species which
influences both rechness of comm unities
and flow of energy. Hence the answer.
Statement (2) has been not mentioned in
the passage
50.
51. Total score of 3 tests is 3N. Score on 4th
test = N + 20. So, total of 4 tests = 3 N +
N + 20. Average of f i r s t 4 tes t s
(4 N + 20)= (N + 5)
4
52. Let there be 100 per sons. 70 are m ale and
30 are married. So, 30 are female. Two
sevenths of male are m arried = 70 2/ 7
= 20. So, 10 females are also married . So,
20 females are unmarried out of 30. So,
fraction of unmarr ied females = 2/ 3.
54. Statement 1 and 2 is irrelevant . Statemen t
4 production of food and fibre is still
going on, but p otable fresh water an d bio-
diver sity d rastically affected. Hence c is
correct.
55. Statement 2 is wrong as the efforts are begin
taken and so is statement 3 the short term
gains have resulted into l ing term
degrad ation of others. Only 1st statements
correct some people have actually beenharmed.
57. Writer ta lks of moral act that sh ould be
don e by our ow n w ill (discretion) [first
statement] statement 4 stands for the
personal thinking and in order to be mora l
one can defy convention (Mechanical).
Hence only 1 and 4 are correct.
60. In this graph , low er the line, is, faster th e
person will. Thus initially, C was faster,
then B took the lead and finally A won
the race. Thus statement (1) and (2) are
correct and (3) is not correct.
62. Answer will be =4 3 2 1
62 1 2 1
/ =
/ /
63. Total num ber tr iangles will be = 12 + 7 +
3 + 1 = 23
64. Meaning of haystack is pile of d ry grass.
68. His tooth brush is the only thing that
haunts him.
70. By the time they emerge in spring; the
cubs are already three months old andthus the time of their birth falls in w inter.
71. She ignores th e rivalry hence lets the cubs
fend for themselves.
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72. The reason of their fasting has no been
mentioned. For second statement the
passage says If there are triplets... this
means it is not as a ru le to give birth to
triplets only. Hence both are incorrect.
73. Instead of acting und er pressure, it is always
in tune with the official etiquette to make the
top boss of the hierarchy aware of any
misunderstandings or any issues involved.
74. Instead of acting und er the pressure of any
goon an aware citizen must alwa ys consult
the police administration for their help
75. It is better to suggest headquarter an
alternate person w ho may d o the needful,
if there is no scope for extension.
76. This is an emergency situation, the first
resp onsibility of any m edical officer is to
g e t t h e j o b d o n e an d ad d ress t h e
situation.
77. As this is a crisis situation, the priority
must be to make the best out of the available
resources, and th e avert the crisis.
78. The best course of action here will be, I
ask both to approach a d octor and get an
input about the u rgency.
79. Option (a) sound s a bureaucratic reply of
the situation. Option (c) may not be liked
by the peop le. Option (d) may be m orally
wrong. So the op tion (b) is the best possible
answer un der the situation.
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