Mock Test 35 (CSAT Unit Test 8) 31-May-19 1724

Total Marks : 200
Mock Test 35 ( CSAT Unit Test 8) Mark Scored : 68.33
1 A dealer sold a TV at a loss of 2.5%. Had he sold it for Rs. 100 more, he would have gained 7.5%. To
gain 12.5% he should sell it for
A. Rs 2200
B. Rs 1000
C. Rs 1100
D. Rs 1125
Your Answer : D
Correct Answer : D
Answer Justification :
Explanation –
Let C.P be Rs.x then,(107.5 % of x) – (97.5 % of x) = 100

=> 10% of x = 100
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2 Mahesh rows to the place 80 km away and back in 20 hours. that he can row 8 km
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Explanation:
If Mahesh moves 8 km downstream in X hours
Downstream speed = 8/X kmph
upstream speed = 4/X kmph
Now 80/(8/X) + 80/(4/X)=20
X=2/3
downstream Speed = 8/(2/3)= 12 kmph
upstream Speed = 4/(2/3)= 6 kmph
Rate of the stream = (12+6)/2= 9 kmph
3 A man purchased wheat worth Rs. 400. He sold 3/4 at a loss of 10% and the reminder at a gain of 10%.
On the whole he gets
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Total Marks : 200
A. loss of 5%
B. gain of 5
C. loss of 19%
D. loss of 6%
Your Answer : A
Correct Answer : A
Explanation – C.P of 3/4th = Rs. (3/4 x 400) = Rs. 300,

C.P of 1/4th = Rs. 100
∴ Total S.P = (90% of Rs. 300 + 110% of Rs. 100) = Rs. 380
Loss = (20/400 x 100)% = 5%
4 Anusha can do a piece of work in 18 days and Sri can do the same work in 9 days. They started the
work. After 3 days Rani joined them, who can complete alone the same whole work
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A. 7 days 95
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3 days(1/18+1/9)+ x days(1/18+1/9+1/3) =1
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total =3+1 = 4 days.
5 The CP of 18 articles is equal to SP 15 articles .Find the gain or loss percentage
A. 15%
B. 18%
C. 20%
D. 22%
Your Answer : C
Correct Answer : C
Explanation:
Total Marks : 200
CP of each article = Rs.1

CP of 18 articles = Rs.18
SP of 15 articles = Rs. 18
Gain = (3/15) × 100 = 20%
6 (6-10)Study the following table carefully to answer the given questions
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D. 420
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430*170/100 = 430+301 = 731
Qualified = 731*50/100 = 365.5 = 366
7 The no of students qualified from Assam in 2007 is 246, then what is the ratio of Qualified students
and not Qualified students in the same year in Assam?
A. 59:41
B. 41:59
C. 59:46
D. 42:55
Your Answer : B
Correct Answer : B
Total Marks : 200
Explanation :
41% = 246
100% = 600
246:354 = 41 : 59
8 If the total number of students Qualified in 2008 in all the states together is 712, then the no of
students Qualified in state UP is what % of the total no of students appeared in the State UP(round off
to the whole number) ?
A. 64%
B. 56%
C. 50%
D. 48%
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9 Find the average number
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C. 340
D. 360
Your Answer : C
Correct Answer : C
Explanation:
Avg =[400*68% + 670*62% + 520*76% + 266 + 630*56%]/5
= 272+415+395+266+353/5
= 1701/5 = 340.2 = 340
10 What is the difference between the no of students Qualified in 2009 and 2007 in all the states
together?
Total Marks : 200
A. 52
B. 69
C. 43
D. 37
Your Answer : A
Correct Answer : A
Explanation:
2007: 395+292+246 = 933
2009 : 353 + 250 + 382 = 985
Diff = 985 – 933 =52
11 Two trains of equal lengths take 10 seconds and 15 seconds respectively to cross a telegraph post. If
the length of each train be 120 metres, in what time (in seconds) will they cross 9 9 other travelling
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A. 12 sec
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Speed of the first train = [120 / 10] m/sec = 12 m/sec.
Speed of the second train = [120 / 15] m/sec = 8 m/sec.
Relative speed = (12 + 8) = m/sec = 20 m/sec.
Required time = (120 + 120) / 20 sec = 12 sec.
12 A, B and C invests rupees 8000, 12000 and 10000 respectively in a business. At the end of the year
the balance sheet shows a loss of 40% of the initial investment. Find the share of loss of B.
A. 4000
B. 4500
C. 4800
D. 5000
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : C
Total Marks : 200
Explanation:
Total loss after one year = 30000*40/100 = 12000
share of B = (40/10)*12000 = 4800
13 The difference between the Simple Interest and Compound Interest on a certain sum for 2 years at
15% Interest is Rs. 90. Find the Principal?
A. 2500
B. 3000
C. 3500
D. 4000
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : D
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14 A milkman buys some milk. If he s
_ a it at rupees 10 a litre, he losses 400 rupees but when he sells it
sells
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at 12 a litre, he gains 800 rupees.
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C. N litre
600
D. 800 litre
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : C
Explanation:
10x=s-400
12x=s+800
2x=1200
X=600
15 The length and breadth of a rectangle are increased by 20% and 30%.The area of the resulting
rectangle exceeds the area of the original rectangle by?
Total Marks : 200
A. 50%
B. 65%
C. 56%
D. 156%
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : C
Explanation:
(120/100) ×(130/100) ×100=156.

156-100=56.
16 Ravi sold a smartphone for Rs. 30,000. Had he offered a discount of 10% on the selling price (SP), he
would have earned a profit of 35%. What is the cost price? 99 1
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A. Rs. 20,000
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27,000 = CP*135*/100
CP = 20000
17 If x% of y is equal to z then what percentage of z is x?
A. y2/100
B. x2/100
C. 1002/y
D. 1002/x
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : C
Explanation:
Total Marks : 200
(x/100)y=z;
(x/z)=(100/y).
(x/z) ×100=100×(100/y)=>1002/y.
18 Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 20 minutes and 40 minutes. If both pipes are opened
simultaneously, after how much time should B be closed so that the tank is full in 18 minutes ?
A. 10 min
B. 9 min
C. 4 min
D. 7 min
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : C
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Remaining = 40 – 36 = 4 units
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Time for B be closed so that the tank is full in
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_s6ablack balls. 2 balls are drawn at random. What is the probability
19 A box contains 10 white balls and
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that they are of the same colour?
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B. 2 ish
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D. ⅕
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : A
Explanation:
10C2 = 10*9/2 = 45
6C2 = 6*5/2 = 15
16C2 = 16*15/2 = 120
P = 45+15/120 = 60/120 = ½
Total Marks : 200
20 (20-21): Three statements follow below the question asked. How many statement(s) would
be required to answer the questions from the options given below?
Q. By selling an article what is the profit percent gained?
(A) 5% discount is given on list price.
(B) If discount is not given 20% profit is gained.
(C) The cost price of the article is Rs. 5,000.
A. Only A and B
B. Only A and C
C. Only B and C
D. All A, B and C together
Your Answer : C
Correct Answer : A
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(A) Length of the plot is twice its breadth.
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All A, B and C together are required to answer the question.
22 (22-24)Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions:
P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Y are ten members of the family. P is married to Y. Q is daughter of X. Y
and X are brothers. T is sister of Q. U is mother-in-law of P. X is the son of V. R is the mother of T. S
is the son of R. W is the mother-in-law of Y.
Q. How is P related to X?
A. Sister
B. Mother
C. Father
D. Sister-in-law
Total Marks : 200
Your Answer : D
Correct Answer : D
23 How is S related to R?
A. Grandfather
B. Son
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C. Grandmother
D. Mother
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D. Mother
Your Answer : C
Correct Answer : C
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25 In how many different ways can the letters of the word KINETIC arranged so that the vowels never
come together?
A. 5460
B. 4600
C. 2160
Total Marks : 200
D. 5040
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
7 letters = 7! /2!= 5040/2 = 2520
Vowels => I I E = 3!/2! =6/2 = 3
Consonants 4 + all vowels considered as 1 = 4+1 = 5 => 5! = 120
120*3 = 360
No of ways the vowels never come together = 2520 – 360 = 2160
26 The average temperature in Delhi for the first four days of the month was reported as 58 degrees. It
reported as 60 degrees for 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th days. The ratio of the temperatures of 1st and 5th
day was 7 : 8. Find the temperature on the first day. 99 1
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A. 42 deg.
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D. 68 deg.
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A+B+C+D
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B+C+D+E = 60*4
Subtract both, E – A = 8
So 8x – 7x = 8, x = 8
So temperature of A(1st day) = 7x = 7*8=56 deg.
27 B is twice older than C and A is 2 years older than B. If the total of all of their ages is 27, what will be
total of the ages of A and C 6 years hence?
A. 17
B. 29
C. 28
D. 23
Your Answer : B
Correct Answer : B
Total Marks : 200
Explanation:
Let C’s present age = x, then B’s = 2x, and A’s = 2x+2
Given: x+2x+(2x+2) = 27
Solve, x = 5
A’s present age = 2x+2 = 12
C’s present age = x = 5
6 years after (A+C)’s age = 12+5+6+6 = 29
28 Find the wrong number series given below

18, 55, 167, 504, 1516, 4660
A. 4660
B. 167
C. 55
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55 * 3 + 2 = 167
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29 Area of a N
rectangle is equal to the area of the circle whose radius is 21 cms. If the length and the
breadth of the rectangle are in the ratio 14 : 11 respectively, what is its perimeter?
A. 142 cm
B. 140 cm
C. 132 cm
D. 150 cm
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : D
Explanation:
l * b = 22/7 * 21 * 21 = 1386
l = 14x, b = 11x
so, 14x * 11x = 1386
Total Marks : 200
solve, we get x = 3
therefore, l = 14*3 = 42, b = 11*3 = 33
perimeter = 2(42+33)
30 (30-34)Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions
In a College there are 1200 students who have visited 5 different cities
– Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, Mumbai and Jodhpur.
Forty five percent of the total students are boys.
Thirty percent of the total girls visited Mumbai.
Two-fifths of the total girls visited Delhi.
Number of girls who visited Jodhpur is half of the girls visited Delhi.
Two-thirds of the remaining girls visited Kolkata.
Total no of students who visited Mumbai is 300.
Twenty percent of the total boys visited Delhi.
Forty percent of the total boys visited Jodhpur.
Equal no of boys visited Kolkata and Varanasi.
Q. What is the total no of girls who visited Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata together ?99
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A. 432 9
B. 524
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D. 506
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Girls = 264+198+44 =506
31 What is the average no of boys who visited Jodhpur, Varanasi and Mumbai ?
A. 187
B. 125
C. 321
D. 245
Total Marks : 200
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Avg Male = 216+57+102/3 = 125
32 Total no of boys who visited Kolkata is what percentage of the total no of girls ?
A. 8.7%
B. 37.8%
C. 26.9%
D. 12.6%
Your Answer : 9 9
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% = 57*100/660 = 8.63% = 8.7%
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33 What is the ratio between the total
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B. 9:7
C. 11:9is
D.
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Your Answer : C
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
G = 660
B = 540
660:540 = 66:54 = 11:9
34 What is the difference between the total no of boys students visited Delhi, Varanasi to total no of girls
students visited Kolkata and Jodhpur ?
A. 78
Total Marks : 200
B. 56
C. 34
D. 11
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : D
Explanation:
D+V = 108+57 = 165
K+J = 44+132 = 176
Difference = 176-165 =11
35 How many four digits number can be formed by using the digits 0, 2, 4, 6, 7 if repetition of digits is
allowed?
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A. 625
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D. 36
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First place can be filled up by using only one of 4 digits (except 0, since 0 at the first place is
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meaningless).
Second place can be filled up by using all the five digits (as repetition is allowed).
Similarly, third and fourth place can be filled up by using all the five digits.
Total numbers = 4 × 5 × 5 × 5 = 500
36 In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘DRASTIC’ be arranged in such a way that the
vowels always come together?
A. 720
B. 360
C. 1440
D. 540
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : C
Total Marks : 200
Explanation:
Total letters = D, R, A, S, T, I, C (7)

Total vowels = A, I (2)
∴ Required no. of ways = 6! × 2!
= 1440
37 Out of three numbers, the first is twice the second and is half of the third. If the average of the three
numbers is 56, what will be the difference between the highest no. and the lowest one?
A. 72
B. 70
C. 80
D. 75
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Correct Answer : A 3 8
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38 Directions (38-41): Read the following passage and answer the questions based on it.
The Bangalore office of Infosys has 1200 executives. Out of these, 880 subscribe to the Time
magazine and 650 subscribe to the Economist. Each executive may subscribe to either the Time or
the Economist or both. If an executive is picked at random, find the probability that
Q. He has subscribed to the Time magazine.
A. 11/15
B. 11/12
C. 7/15
D. 7/11
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : A
Total Marks : 200
Explanation:
Total executives = 1200
Subscribed for Time magazine = 880
Subscribed for Economy = 650
No. of executives subscribed for both = (880 + 650) – 1200 = 330
Required probability = 880/1200 = 11/15
39 He has subscribed to the Economist.
A. 13/21
B. 13/20
C. 13/24
D. 12/30
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : C
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40 He has subscribed
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A. 22/40
B. 11/40
C. 12/20
D. 4/20
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : B
Explanation:
No. of executives subscribed for both = (880 + 650) – 1200 = 330
Total Marks : 200
Required probability=330/1200=11/40
41 If among the executives who have subscribed to the Time magazine, an executive is picked at
random. What is the probability that he has also subscribed to the Economist?
A. ⅜
B. ⅝
C. ⅔
D. ⅛
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : A
Explanation:
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42 Find the least number which when divided6by 10, 11, 15 and 22 leaves 3, 4, 8 and 15 as remainders,
respectively. 72 n
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A. 332
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B. 323 - n
C. 233 a B
D. 325 ish
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Your Answer : B
Correct Answer : B
Explanation:
Least number which when divided by 10, 11, 15 and 22 so as to leave 3, 4, 8 and 15 as remainders,
respectively will be equal to [LCM (10, 11, 15, 22) –7]
Since, LCM of 10, 11, 15 and 22 is 330
∴ The required number = 330 – 7 = 323
43 Find out the number of words consisting of 3 consonants and 2 vowels out of 8 consonants and 3
vowels available.
A. 1050
Total Marks : 200
B. 168
C. 20160
D. 25200
Your Answer : B
Correct Answer : C
Explanation:
For consonants = 8C3 and for vowels = 3C2
And for 5 words arrangement = 5!
So total 8C3 * 3C2 * 5!
44 6 men and 8 women can complete a work in 10 days and 8 men and 22 women can complete the
same work in 5 days. What is the number of days in which 34 women will complete thrice the same
work? 99 1
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C. 15 days
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B
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6m + 8w = 10
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N = 5 days so 40m + 110w = 1 day
8m + 22w
So 60m + 80w = 40m + 110w . It gives 1m = (3/2) w
6m + 8w = 10, so 6*(3/2)w + 8w = 10, so 17 w do 1 work in 10 days, so 34 w thrice work in
(17*10*3)/34 = 15 days.
45 Ratio of the age of A to age of B is 2 : 3. The difference in the ages of B and C is 15 and the ratio of
the age of A to C is 4 : 9. Find the total of the ages of A, B and C.
A. 90
B. 95
C. 45
D. 105
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : B
Total Marks : 200
Explanation:
B/A = 3/2 and A/C = 4/9
So B : A : C = 3*4 : 2*4 : 2*9 = 6 : 4 : 9
So 9x – 6x = 15, this gives x = 5
So age of A = 4x = 20
Age of B = 6x = 30
Age of C = 9x = 45
46 Two pipes P and Q can fill a tank in 6 hours and 8 hours respectively. If they are opened on alternate
hours and if pipe P is opened first, in how many hours, the tank shall be full?
A. 10 hrs
B. 9.30hrs
C. 6.45hrs
D. 10.30hrs
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Correct Answer : C
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47 Directions (47-48): Study
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isfamily members A, B, C, D, E and F and all of them are of different age. D is older than
There are six
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only one person. E is older than B and D but not as old as A. B is not the youngest. C is oldest in the
family. The age of A is 35 year and the age of person who is third youngest is 30 years.
Q. Who is second oldest in the family?
A. A
B. B
C. D
D. E
Your Answer : A
Correct Answer : A
Explanation:
C>A>E>B>D>F
Total Marks : 200
48 What is the possible age of E?
A. 42 years
B. 32 years
C. 55 years
D. 19 years
Your Answer : B
Correct Answer : B
Ans B.
49 Statement: As there is a great demand, every person seeking tickets of the programme will be given
only five tickets.
Assumptions: 1 99
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2. No one is interested in getting more than five tickets. 38 5
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Clearly, the organizers are adopting this policy not to reduce the sale but to cope up with great
demand so that everyone can get the ticket. So, 1 is not implicit. Also, due to great demand, the
maximum number of tickets one person can get has been reduced to five. So, 2 is also not implicit.
50 Statement: Unemployment allowance should be given to all unemployed Indian youth above 18 years
of age.
Assumptions:
1. There are unemployed youth in India who needs monetary support.
2. The government has sufficient funds to provide allowance to all unemployed youth.
A. Only assumption 1 is implicit

B. Only assumption 2 is implicit
C. Either 1 or 2 is implicit
D. Neither 1 nor 2 is implicit
Total Marks : 200
Your Answer : D
Correct Answer : A
Explanation:
1 directly follows from the statement and so is implicit. Also, the statement is a suggestion and does
not tell about a government policy or its position of funds. So, 2 is not implicit.
51 Read the following 8 passages and answer the 8 questions that follow
Passage 1
Food waste management is a complex subject with no easy answers. A 2011 report by the Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) illustrates the scale of the challenge. It states that globally, one third
of the food produced is wasted, amounting to a loss of $750 billion. This wasted food makes its
journey to landfill sites. According to a government report, India suffers approximately 45 to 50 per
cent post-harvest loss per annum. Not only is food being wasted as millions go 1 99 but the
hungry,
corresponding environmental footprint is also very high with resources used
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to waste. The report adds that, ‘the blue water footprint (i.e. the consumption of surface and
groundwater resources) of food wastage is about 250 km³, which is
n - 9 equivalent to the annual water
discharge of the Volga river, or three times the volume of Lake
uneaten food vainly occupies almost 1.4 billion hectarescofo i or close to 30 perproduced
.land Geneva. Finally, but
cent of the world’s
agricultural land area. o o.
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go into producing
C. In light of B
a growing water crisis, wastage of food should be made a criminal act
D. Food h
issecurity can’t be ensured till the time we find a solution to the problem of food wastage
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Your Answer :
Correct Answer : B
Ans. B. A and D convey the same meaning though they are differently worded and is not the most
critical passage as the passage focusses on the significant amount of resources that go into making
that food in terms of land, water etc. Hence the most critical and accurate inference is B as the
option stresses upon the amount of resources that go into producing waste food. Hence B
Total Marks : 200
52 Passage 2
One important area of moral psychology concerns the inherent selfishness of humans. 17th century
British philosopher Thomas Hobbes held that many, if not all, of our actions are prompted by selfish
desires. Even if an action seems selfless, such as donating to charity, there are still selfish causes for
this, such as experiencing power over other people. This view is called psychological egoism and
maintains that self-oriented interests ultimately motivate all human actions. Closely related to
psychological egoism is a view called psychological hedonism which is the view that pleasure is the
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specific driving force behind all of our actions. 18 century British philosopher Joseph Butler agreed
that instinctive selfishness and pleasure prompt much of our conduct. However, Butler argued that
we also have an inherent psychological capacity to show benevolence to others. This view is
called psychological altruism and maintains that at least some of our actions are motivated by
instinctive benevolence.
Q. With reference to the above passage, which of the following option best captures how the views of
Butler differed from that of Hobbes?
1. Not all benevolence is dictated by selfish or hedonistic motives
2. Some benevolence is dictated by selfish motives while others are dictated by pleasure motive
A. 1 only
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closely related. The difference
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actions are guided by- instinctive benevolence. Hence A.
a B
53 Passage N3
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Countries with greater primary care orientation have lower rate of mortality and better health
outcomes. Developed countries including the UK, Canada, the Netherlands and Sweden that have
substantially improved health outcomes, have given due priority to designing primary care to address
their population’s needs and health problems.
Q. Which of the following is the most logical and accurate corollary to the above passage?
A. To improve health outcomes, focussing on secondary and tertiary care is not as important as
focussing on primary care
B. a significant proportion of the overall budgeted expenditure for healthcare should go towards
improving primary health care
C. Alternative medical systems like Ayurveda should be introduced at primary healthcare level
D. The status of primary healthcare in developed countries is indicative of the level of research
and development there
Your Answer : B
Correct Answer : B
Total Marks : 200
Ans. B. Statement I is wrong as the passage does not say that secondary and tertiary healthcare is
not important. B is correct as the passage states that countries with better health outcomes have
better primary healthcare and thus investing in primary healthcare would seem prudent from the
point of view of having better health outcomes. Hence B.
54 Passage 4
People with invisible disabilities continue to be excluded from participation and inclusion by the
general public, the media and even the disability movement. Imagine two people waiting at a bus
stop. The bus pulls up and someone jumps out with a small box to create an additional step. The
woman using crutches uses the step, pulls herself up with the handrail, and is offered a seat in the
bus. The bus pulls away. Left behind is the man with a paralysing anxiety disability which stops him
from using any public transport. Both people have disabilities, yet we naturally assume that the
person with crutches is the only disabled one.
Q. Which of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be drawn from the above
passage?
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A. People who cannot participate fully in society include those with problems such as renal
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failure, chronic back pain, mental illness and intellectual disability should be cared for
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B. Inclusiveness and equality in society cannot be attained -without caring for those who have
invisible disability o .in
o.cthe plight of differently abled
C. The government of the day does little to address
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aha different set of rights compared to those with
D. Those with hidden disabilities should have
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Statement a is more of a corollary than inference. Statement C is not true as the passage
talks about how in general we do not pay heed to the needs of those with hidden disabilities.
Statement d is out rightly wrong Hence B.
55 Passage 5
Beijing’s success in controlling air pollution was not because of regulating car use through the ‘odd-
even’ measure as its efficient public transport systems covers 70% of trips. Current solutions to
climate change also stress social transformation.
Q. Which of the following is the most logical and critical inference that can be drawn from the above
passage?
A. Social transformation along with effective regulation is the key to tackling air pollution
B. The problem of air pollution can’t be tackled through regulatory interventions any longer
C. Odd even scheme needs to be shunned as its effectiveness in India is doubtful
D. None of the above
Your Answer : A
Total Marks : 200
Correct Answer : A
Ans. A. A is correct as the passage talks about the relevance of effective regulatory architecture in
Beijing along with social transformation as the key to tackling the problem of air pollution. Hence A.
56 Passage 6
A sustainable sanitation ecosystem includes not only access to toilets, but also effective evacuation,
transport, and treatment of waste along with reuse or responsible disposal of the treated product.
SBM’s focus has been on improving access to toilets, however, the same focus has not been given to
management beyond the toilet. As a result, human waste largely goes untreated and ends up in the
environment, posing significant threat to water sources and human health.
Q. Which of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from the above
passage?
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A. Swachh Bharat Mission’s focus is misdirected
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B. Swachh Bharat Mission has failed in achieving its objectives
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C. Creating a sustainable ecosystem requires much more than a numerical
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tries to convey that it n
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a B
made in the passage. The focus of the passage is sustainable sanitation ecosystem and not the
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problems created by human waste. Hence C is the most logical and rational inference.
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57 Passage 7
InSight won’t be looking for life on Mars. It will study its insides — what it’s made of, how that
material is layered and how much heat seeps out of it. This is important because Earth and Mars
used to be similar — warm, wet and shrouded in thick atmospheres — before they took different
paths 3-4 billion years ago. Mars stopped changing, while Earth continued to evolve.
Q. Based on your understanding of the passage, which of the following is true about InSight
1. InSight will not be able to tell us why life on Mars is not possible
2. InSight will help in comparison of Earth and Mars and explain their different evolutionary journey
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Your Answer : B
Correct Answer : B
Total Marks : 200
Ans. B. Statement I is wrong as the mission will not be explicitly helpful in finding life on Mars but
will help us in understanding why life on Mars is not possible. Hence B.
58 Passage 8
Since Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Outliers, popularized the concept, many now believe that to become
world-class in a skill, they must complete 10,000 hours of deliberate practice in order to beat the
competition, going as deep as possible into one field. Modern polymaths like Elon Musk, Steve Jobs
go against the grain of this popular advice, building atypical combinations of skills and
knowledge across fields and then integrating them to create breakthrough ideas and even brand new
fields and industries where there is little competition.
Q. Which of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be drawn from the
passage?
A. Specialists find it difficult to succeed in a world where diversity of knowledge is more
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important than depth of knowledge
B. Being a polymath is a recipe for success in modern knowledge economies
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C. The future belongs to the integrators, those who are willing to think0 8across different
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Ans. C. A is wrong as the passage is talking about polymaths which cant be generalized for
specialists as well. B isnwrong
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the examples. C is correct based on the reading of the passage.
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Passage 1
The main concern of cyber warfare is through attacking the physical backbone of the Internet —
submarine cables. About 97 per cent of all international data is carried out on such cables, according
to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Often, academicians and strategists fail to
acknowledge that cutting or sabotaging a Fibre Optic submerged cable carrying Internet traffic, with
the intent to disrupt traffic and cause losses, is an action of cyber warfare, where neither a DDoS
(Distributed Denial of Service) attack nor a Zero Day vulnerability is exploited, but sabotagers get
successful in bringing in an Internet blackout in a region or state.
Q. Which of the following is the key focus area of the passage ?
A. The threats posed by DDoS and other forms of cyber crime

B. The limitations of our understanding of cyber crime
C. The need to upgrade our understanding of cyber warfare to be prepared for all eventualities
D. The perverse ways in which the minds cyber warfare perpetrators work
Your Answer :
Total Marks : 200
Correct Answer : C
Ans. C. The focus of the passage is on recognising the physical destruction of undersea cables,
which does not come under the traditional way of cyber warfare. Hence C is the focus area.
60 Passage 2
Hotels and restaurants need to sharpen their communication to customers to enable them to order
optimally. For example, minimum and maximum number of people attending events, like conferences
and weddings, must be given more accurately so that the waste is minimised. A methodology should
be developed by the food industry for levying charges for food waste, which will naturally result in
waste reduction. In San Francisco, Germany and Singapore, restaurants have categorically stated
that if food is wasted, an extra charge will be levied. Other examples of simple messaging to
customers include a signboard in a McDonalds outlet in Gurgaon: ‘30 per cent less wastage, 100 per
cent credit to you. Thanks for making every sachet of ketchup count.’ Similarly, a small roadside
restaurant in South India has a message on food waste, which reads, ‘Food waste does not matter to
99 is not to make
me or you, but it matters to the country. If you waste, pay extra.’ The intention here
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money, but to make the customer conscious and thus help
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D. Customer consciousness a_can be easily swayed by tugging at their conscience
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Ans. A. The focus of the passage is on explaining how the problem of food wastage can be tackled by
appropriate steps and messaging. Hence A is the most logical and critical inference.
61 Passage 3
Indian cotton was the gasoline for the Industrial Revolution in Britain as well as the accelerator of
railway projects in India. Shashi Tharoor has famously remarked that India “paid for its own
oppression” under British rule. India has exported cotton and fabrics to Europe since the 16th
century — in the process procuring its own slavery and that of Africa.
Q. The purpose of the passage is to
A. Trace the history of how colonization of India began

B. Highlight the role that cotton played in oppression of India
C. Trace the factors that contributed to the growth of slavery
D. Highlight the past glory of India in cotton trade
Total Marks : 200
Your Answer : B
Correct Answer : B
Ans. B. The key focus of the passage becomes clear from the phrase that India paid for its own
oppression because of cotton which means that the passage focusses on the role cotton played in
oppression of India. Hence B.
62 Passage 4
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, along with internet penetration and access to smartphones, has
changed the outlook of people everywhere. Everyone can see how others live and this has raised their
aspirations and expectations. People are demanding improved infrastructure to meet their
aspirations.
This aspiration is particularly acute in the developing world, given the poor infrastructure and huge
development financing needs. It is estimated that infrastructure investments needed in energy,
transport, telecommunications, water and sanitation, education, and health projects will amount to
more than 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) in developing countries. 1 99
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Q. Which of the following is the most logical and critical corollary to the above
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The last line of 2para makes it clear that even meeting basic needs of people would
require huge investment in developing countries and thus matching their expectations through
investment in infrastructure is going to prove to be a tedious task.
63 Passage 5
Had Karl Marx, whose revolutionary theories gave historical legitimacy and intellectual heft to
people’s revolution, been alive, he would have been deeply distressed. The ragtag groups of
insurgents in Indian forests, purporting to engineer the “rise of the proletariat”, have played into the
hands of their own leadership. However, the revelation of steep economic inequality between Naxal
foot soldiers and their supreme bosses doesn’t underscore an accidental contradiction. The rich and
poor divide has been a defining feature of Marxist-Communist governments around the world in the
last 100-odd years. And, yet, the very rank and file, so intoxicated by the Maoist-Marxist-Leninist
opium, fail to see the stark disparities.
Q. Which of the following is the most logical and rational inference that can be drawn from the
passage?
A. Marxism has several underlying problems that have been exposed by the performance of the
Total Marks : 200
communist governments around the world

B. The red foot soldiers of India, if they remove the glasses of ignorance from their eyes, will no
longer be intoxicated by the ideology they are fighting for
C. Inequality is a defining feature of all societies
D. Marxism is a utopia which can never be attained
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : B
Ans. B. The central focus of the passage is on the LWEs who are fighting an ideological battle,
where their ideology is guilty of the same crimes as the ideology they are fighting for. Hence B.
64 Passage 6
A well-written code of conduct clarifies an organization’s mission, values and principles, linking
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them with standards of professional conduct. The code articulates the values the9organization wishes
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to foster in leaders and employees and, in doing so, defines desired behavior.9As a result, written
codes of conduct or ethics can become benchmarks against which individual 8 08 and organizational
performance can be measured.
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Q. Which of the following is/are assumption(s) that have been made
n - in the passage?
1. Written code of conduct is not as effective as oral codeco
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2. Organizations can become more successful if their
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Ans. B. Statement I is wrong as the passage talks about the benefits of having a written code of
conduct, which means that the vice versa of the statement is true. Statement 2 is correct
assumption as per the passage. Hence B.
65 Passage 7
The dual-use dilemma occurs when a piece of research or technology can both benefit and harm
humanity. Once the technology, drug, chemical or biological agent is developed it can be used for
good or bad. This forces researchers to make an ethical judgement on whether they should continue
their work.
Q. Which of the following technology would lead to dual use dilemma?
1. Genetic modification technology
2. Crispr-Cas9
3. 3D printing
Total Marks : 200
A. 1,2
B. 2,3
C. 3
D. 1,2,3
Your Answer : A
Correct Answer : C
Ans. C. Apart from 3D printing both the technologies cause sizeable harm and can be developed
both for good or bad. Hence C.
66 Passage 8
During the colonial period, the British government in India had indeed been putting the theory of
comparative advantage into practice — to the disadvantage of most Indians. In his book The
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Discovery of India , Nehru described how the colonial government systematically9strangulated Indian
1
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entrepreneurship. Writing from his prison cell in Ahmednagar Fort in the early Nehru argued
that the fundamental requirements for a modern India included “a heavy 8 engineering machine-
making industry, scientific research institutes, and electric power.” 53
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Q. In the light of the argument in the above passage, which one-of the following statements follows
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A. Post independence India did not focus yon ho
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Ans. C. The passage talks about Nehru’s dream of economic resurgence of India which he led
through economic planning, focus on heavy industries and creation of IITs. Hence C.
Passage 1
In March 2018, fishermen hauled 400 kg of fishing nets out of the sea in a few locations off Kerala’s south coast. There are many
such reports of divers regularly making underwater trips just to extract nets that have sunk to the ocean floor off India’s coasts,
ranging from Tamil Nadu to Maharashtra. The problem of ghost gear (any fishing equipment that has been lost, discarded or
abandoned in water bodies) has grown from a fishing fallout that people had not heard of to one that is now difficult to ignore.
And rightly so, for the consequences of marine debris are many. Between 2011 and 2018 alone, the Olive Ridley Project, a U.K.
registered charity that removes ghost nets and protects sea turtles, recorded 601 sea turtles being entangled in ghost gear near the
Maldives, of which 528 were Olive Ridleys — the same species that come in thousands to Odisha’s coasts to nest. Other casualties
worldwide include whales, dolphins, sharks and even pelagic birds. In 2016, when a team of marine biologists reviewed 76
publications and other sources of literature on ghost gear from across the world, they found that over 5,400 marine animals
belonging to 40 different species were recorded as entangled in ghost gear, or associated with it. This analysis also showed a huge
gap in data from the Indian, Southern and Arctic Oceans, prompting the team to recommend that future studies focus on these
areas. Yet, two years later, there are still no data pertaining to the extent of prevalence of ghost gear off India’s coast.
Q. The key focus area of the passage is
Total Marks : 200
A. Emphasizing on the need for data collection to understand the magnitude of the problem
B. Emphasizing on the ill effects of ghost gear
C. Highlight that the problems on account of ghost gear can no longer be ignored
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : C
Ans. C. The focus becomes clear from the last line of the first para which says that the problems on
account of ghost gear is tough to ignore and needs to be tackled. Hence C.
68 Which of the following is the most logical and critical corollary to the above passage?
A. Policy makers need to focus attention on the problem of ghost gear

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The danger to marine animals on account of human generated waste is1immense
C. 0 89in sea
There is a need to hold fishermen accountable for the gear they leave
D. to8tackle the problem of ghost
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Ans. D. A is a very generic option
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inference to the passage. C is again not rational as it is impossible to do so. D
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In many places, large-scale migration of male members leads to greater participation of women in
agriculture. This can be in terms of greater work pressure as well as more decision-making power.
Though essentially seen as a feminisation movement in agriculture, the reports cites the example
of rural China, where a recent paper found that by hiring labour and buying agricultural services,
women are spending reduced hours on farms. "We observe developing countries where migration has
led to a broader decision-making by women, and others where it has translated more into a higher
work burden without empowering women. There are always cultural aspects and nuances to uphold
when analysing a specific country. However, women often take heavy burden of agricultural tasks..
Q. Which of the following is the most logical and critical corollary to the above passage?
A. a gender-sensitive approach to agriculture where women are empowered and their rights are
protected is a positive aim
B. Certain patriarchal societies can never allow women to gain an empowered decision making
status
C. Feminization of agriculture has helped in uplifting the status of women and must be promoted
D. Outmigration of male members proves beneficial for women and must be promoted
Total Marks : 200
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : A
Ans. A. B is wrong as the option talks about patriarchal societies which is not the focus of the
passage. A is correct as the passage talks about the improved status of women as a result of
migration of men which leads to feminization of agriculture.. Hence incorporating gender sensitive
strategy into agricultural policies will yield better outcomes for females. Hence A is the most
rational and critical corollary.
Passage 1
As work in neurosciences indicates, the acquisition of literacy necessitated a new circuit in our
species’ brain more than 6,000 years ago. That circuit evolved from a very simple mechanism for
decoding basic information, like the number of goats in one’s herd, to the present, highly elaborated
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reading brain. My research depicts how the present reading brain enables the development of some
91the analogical
of our most important intellectual and affective processes: internalized knowledge,
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reasoning, and inference; perspective-taking and empathy; critical analysis and generation of
insight. Research surfacing in many parts of the world now cautions that 3
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“deep reading” processes may be under threat as we move into -digital-based modes of reading.
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This is not a simple, binary issue of print vs digital reading .and
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scholar Sherry Turkle has written, we do not err as a society o when we innovate, but when we ignore
what we disrupt or diminish while innovating. In this o ohinge moment between print and digital
y ah in the expert reading circuit, what our
cultures, society needs to confront what is diminishing
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children and older students are not developing,
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blueprint like vision or language;_sit needs an environment to develop. Further, it will adapt to that
environment’s requirementsh –a
from different writing systems to the characteristics of whatever
n is medium advantages processes that are fast, multi-task oriented and
medium is used. If the dominant
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well-suited for large volumes of information, like the current digital medium, so will the reading
circuit. As UCLA
i s hapsychologist Patricia Greenfield writes, the result is that less attention and time will
N to slower, time-demanding deep reading processes, like inference, critical analysis and
be allocated
empathy, all of which are indispensable to learning at any age.
Q. With reference to the above passage, which of the following option(s) is/are correct with regards
to reading?
1. A single reading of any text is never effective, multiple readings are required to grasp the meaning
2. The culture of reading in the present age is deteriorating as what we are doing is skim reading
rather than deep reading
3. Reading has an important role to play in developing our critical faculties
A. 1,2
B. 2,3
C. 1,2,3
D. 1,3
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : B
Total Marks : 200
Ans. B. Statement 1 is incorrect as the passage states talks about the positive effects of deep
reading as it helps us in developing our critical faculties, but does not talk about multiple readings
of text to decode the meaning. That is the focus of postmodernism. Statement 2 is correct as that is
the focus area of the passage. Statement 3 is mentioned in the passage itself. Hence B is the correct
answer.
71 Which of the following is the most rational and critical inference that can be drawn from the passage?
A. We need to cultivate a new kind of brain: a “bi-literate” reading brain capable of the deepest
forms of thought in either digital or traditional mediums.
B. critical analysis, empathy and other deep reading processes could become the unintended
“collateral damage” of our digital culture
C. The advent of the digital age has spoiled people’s reading habits
D. When the reading brain skims texts, we don’t have time to grasp complexity, to understand
another’s feelings or to perceive beauty
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processes as prevalent today rather than focusing
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issue. A can be a corollary but not the inference.
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i sh countries have launched programmes to attract private investments into
Many developing
N projects. India has experienced a rapid increase in the number of public-private
infrastructure
partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects during the last two decades. The government has
established institutional structures in the ministry of finance and line ministries to scale up PPP
projects. A fast-growing economy and public-sector capabilities to prepare, procure and implement
PPP projects have played a key role in creating markets and improving efficiency gains. The
electricity and road sectors have attracted the lion’s share of PPP investments in India. India’s energy
efficiency market, estimated to be more than $12 billion per year, is one of the largest untapped
energy-efficiency markets in the world. Ports and railways have also attracted investment, but at the
lower end.
Commercial banks have dominated the financing of infrastructure projects. This amounts to the
government transferring a huge amount of risk from public to the private sector. With the structure
of financing such that there is heavy reliance of private financing on the public sector and with heavy
termination clauses included in PPP contracts, the government is potentially exposed to fiscal risks.
Q. According to the passage, which of the following is true about PPP projects in India?
1. The number of foreign partners financing PPP infrastructure projects have been few in the past.
2. Regulatory and policy measures to make PPP projects more efficient have yielded results
Total Marks : 200
A. 1
B. 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : C
Ans. C. Statement I is correct as the passage states that Commercial banks have dominated the
financing of infrastructure projects which means that foreign investment has been less. Statement II
is correct as the passage talks about the steps taken by the government to boost PPP and the result
it is having in terms of greater investment in road and electricity sector. Hence C
73 Which of the following is/are reason(s) behind the growth of PPP sector in India?
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1. Creation of institutional mechanism to facilitate PPP sector in India
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capital in India. On the contrary the passage states that such projects have been financed by
commercial banks. Statement II is wrong as the passage doesn’t state that getting loans by banks is
easy in India. Hence D
74 Passage 3
There is good news. The 2018 Global Status Report - Towards a Zero-Emission, Efficient and Resilient Buildings
and Construction Sector, highlights that emissions from buildings and construction may have peaked in the past
few years, with energy efficiency gains in areas such as heating, lighting and cooking and with more offices and
homes being powered by cleaner forms of energy. The study was written by the International Energy Agency and
UN Environment.
Efficiency gains are also being realised through shifts towards energy saving technologies like heat pumps,
improved windows and insulation, the use of less energy-intensive materials, and buildings design. However, the
report underlines that the buildings sector – a huge engine of the global economy – still accounts for a significant
39 percent of total energy-related CO2emissions and 36 percent of final energy use. The number of new buildings
is likely to grow rapidly in the coming years, especially in Africa and Asia. This rapid growth will challenge the
target of a 30 percent energy intensity improvement in buildings by 2030, needed to put the sector on track to
meet the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement.
Q. Which of the following option most accurately captures the essence of the report?
Total Marks : 200
A. Air conditioning in buildings is a huge energy guzzler

B. Energy efficiency in buildings will help us move towards a cleaner and greener future
C. Despite improvement in energy efficiency of buildings, there is still a long way to go
D. Improvement in technology has helped in improving the energy efficiency of buildings
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : C
Ans. C. The focus of the report is on explaining that buildings sector has made some huge progress
in improving its energy efficiency, yet, it remains one of the largest contributors to climate change
and thus there is a scope for improvement. Hence C.
75 Which of the following is /are assumptions that have been made in the passage?
1. Heating, lighting and cooking were significant contributors to energy consumption in buildings
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majority of the new buildings will be in Asia and Africa. Hence C.
76 Passage 4
Space exploration demands extraordinary technologies, and has helped to produce some of them. But
it also requires extraordinary human qualities: for astronauts, great bravery, but for everyone,
ingenuity, imagination, discipline, and even a sort of altruism. The scientists and engineers, and the
astronauts themselves, all need to work for decades for little material reward: New Horizons will
bring nothing back but knowledge. There is nothing to exploit in the outer reaches of the solar
system, just the boundless satisfaction of understanding the universe a little bit better.
Q. Based on your understanding of the passage, why does the author say that space exploration
requires altruism?
A. It is because the scientists derive very little monetary gains out of it

B. It is because they are in pursuit of knowledge, the noblest of all motives
C. They have to spend extraordinary amount of time and effort leaving them very little time for
other pursuits
Total Marks : 200
D. It is because they work for decades with little else to show for their work but a better
understanding of our universe
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : D
Ans. D. The author calls the people in the field of space exploration as altruistic because they work
for years, in big teams, put in a lot of effort and gain little else for their years of hard work but the
satisfaction of having decoded some secret of the universe. Hence D.
77 Read the following passage and answer the 4 questions that follow
Passage 1
For a manifesto to succeed, it must speak to our hearts like a poem while infecting the mind with
images and ideas that are dazzlingly new. It needs to open our eyes to the true causes of the
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bewildering, disturbing, exciting changes occurring around us, exposing the possibilities with which
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our current reality is pregnant.
No manifesto has better succeeded in doing all this than the one published 0
Liverpool Street, London. Commissioned by English revolutionaries,5The 38Communist Manifesto (or
the Manifesto of the Communist Party, as it was first published)-was 9 authored by two young Germans
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ahEurope – the spectre of communism”), have a
As a work of political literature, the manifesto remains Its most infamous lines,
including the opening one (“A spectre is haunting y
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compelled to wonder: “Should I conform
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the outrageous fortune bestowed _supon me by history’s irresistible forces? Or should I join these
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people: conform to an established order that is crumbling and incapable of reproducing itself, or
oppose it, at considerable personal cost, in search of new ways of working, playing and living
together? Even though communist parties have disappeared almost entirely from the political scene,
the spirit of communism driving the manifesto is proving hard to silence.
Q. Which of the following is the key message being conveyed by the author?
A. Communist Manifesto is a timeless document

B. The proclamation of end of history signalling the death of communist ideology at the fall of
USSR was premature
C. Democracy has failed its believers
D. Globalization has brought inequality and poverty to many
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : B
Ans. B. Option a is wrong as the passage does talk about Communist Manifesto, but the last
Total Marks : 200
paragraph makes it clear that the author is trying to draw comparisons with recent times by using
Communist Manifesto. Option C and option D are extraneous to the central idea of the passage.
Option b is correct as the passage does say that the spirit of communism driving the manifesto is
proving hard to silence.
78 What does the author mean when he talks about the dilemma facing young people in the last
paragraph of the passage?
A. Whether or not to renege on the progress made towards globalization

B. Whether or not to continue supporting the idea of democracy as the most favoured way to
choose government
C. Whether or not to continue supporting the economic system of capitalism while witnessing its
flaws
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3. It should speak
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C. 1 only
D. 3 only
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : A
Ans. A. The first paragraph talks about what makes a manifesto successful. It explains that for a
manifesto to be successful it should open our eyes to the realities that confront us and should speak
to our hearts and minds. Hence both I and iii are correct. Thus A is the correct option.
80 Which of the following is/are assumption(s) that have been made in the passage?
Total Marks : 200
1. Communism is a superior system to capitalism

2. Inequalities caused by capitalism is creating problems for the people inhabiting the current word
A. 1
B. 2
C. 1&2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Your Answer :
Correct Answer : C
Ans. C. Statement I is correct because of the last line of the passage which states that the spirit of
communism is proving hard to silence in response to the problems caused due to capitalism.
Statement ii is correct as the passage does talk about the dilemma facing people because of the
crumbling system that confronts us. Hence C 9 9
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Let C.P be Rs.x then,(107.5 % of x) – (97.5 % of x) = 100

Explanation – C.P of 3/4th = Rs. (3/4 x 400) = Rs. 300,

5 The CP of 18 articles is equal to SP 15 articles .Find the gain or loss percentage

CP of each article = Rs.1

6 (6-10)Study the following table carefully to answer the given questions

(120/100) ×(130/100) ×100=156.

17 If x% of y is equal to z then what percentage of z is x?

All A, B and C together are required to answer the question.

28 Find the wrong number series given below

30 (30-34)Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions

Girls = 264+198+44 =506

Avg Male = 216+57+102/3 = 125

Total letters = D, R, A, S, T, I, C (7)

39 He has subscribed to the Economist.

48 What is the possible age of E?

A. Only assumption 1 is implicit

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A. The threats posed by DDoS and other forms of cyber crime

A. Trace the history of how colonization of India began

communist governments around the world

A. Policy makers need to focus attention on the problem of ghost gear

A. Air conditioning in buildings is a huge energy guzzler

A. It is because the scientists derive very little monetary gains out of it

A. Communist Manifesto is a timeless document

A. Whether or not to renege on the progress made towards globalization

1. Communism is a superior system to capitalism

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