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rings are no older than the first dinosaurs, nor
SECTION I - ENGLISH younger than the last of them—that is, they are
somewhere between 200m and 70m years old.
Instructions: Read the passage carefully and That timing fits well with a theory put forward in
answer the following questions 2016, by Matija Cuk of the SETI Institute, in
California and his colleagues. They suggest that
NOT everything looks lovelier the longer and at around the same time as the rings came into
closer its inspection. But Saturn does. It is being an old set of moons orbiting Saturn
gorgeous through Earthly telescopes. However, destroyed themselves, and from their remains
the 13 years of close observation provided by emerged not only the rings but also the planet’s
Cassini, an American spacecraft, showed the current suite of inner moons—Rhea, Dione,
planet, its moons and its remarkable rings off Tethys, Enceladus and Mimas. . . .
better and better, revealing finer structures,
striking novelties and greater drama. . . . Dr Cuk and his colleagues used computer
simulations of Saturn’s moons’ orbits as a sort of
By and large the big things in the solar time machine. Looking at the rate at which tidal
system—planets and moons—are thought of as friction is causing these orbits to lengthen they
having been around since the beginning. The extrapolated backwards to find out what those
suggestion that rings and moons are new is, orbits would have looked like in the past. They
though, made even more interesting by the fact discovered that about 100m years ago the orbits
that one of those moons, Enceladus, is widely of two of them, Tethys and Dione, would have
considered the most promising site in the solar interacted in a way that left the planes in which
system on which to look for alien life. If they orbit markedly tilted. But their orbits are
Enceladus is both young and bears life, that life untitled. The obvious, if unsettling, conclusion
must have come into being quickly. This is also was that this interaction never happened—and
believed to have been the case on Earth. Were it thus that at the time when it should have
true on Enceladus, that would encourage the idea happened, Dione and Tethys were simply not
that life evolves easily when conditions are right. there. They must have come into being later. . . .
One reason for thinking Saturn’s rings are young 1. Based on information provided in the passage,
is that they are bright. The solar system is we can infer that, in addition to water ice,
suffused with comet dust, and comet dust is dark. Saturn’s rings might also have small amounts of:
Leaving Saturn’s ring system (which Cassini has
shown to be more than 90% water ice) out in (a) methane and rock particles.
such a mist is like leaving laundry hanging on a
line downwind from a smokestack: it will get (b) helium and methane.
dirty. The lighter the rings are, the faster this will
(c) helium and comet dust.
happen, for the less mass they contain, the less
celestial pollution they can absorb before they
(d) rock particles and comet dust.
start to discolour. . . . Jeff Cuzzi, a scientist at
America’s space agency, NASA, who helped run 2. Based on information provided in the passage,
Cassini, told the Lunar and Planetary Science we can conclude all of the following EXCEPT:
Conference in Houston that combining the mass
estimates with Cassini’s measurements of the (a) none of Saturn’s moons ever had suitable
density of comet-dust near Saturn suggests the conditions for life to evolve.
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(b) Thethys and Dione are less than 100 million (d) demonstrate how the orbital patterns of
years old. Saturn’s rings and moons change over time.
(c) Saturn’s lighter rings discolour faster than

rings with greater mass.
Instructions: Read the passage carefully and
(d) Saturn’s rings were created from the remains answer the questions given
of older moons.
More and more companies, government agencies,
3. The phrase “leaving laundry hanging on a line educational institutions and philanthropic
downwind from a smokestack” is used to explain organisations are today in the grip of a new
how the ringed planet: phenomenon: ‘metric fixation’. The key
components of metric fixation are the belief that
(a) rings lose mass over time. it is possible - and desirable - to replace
professional judgment (acquired through
(b) rings discolour and darken over time.
personal experience and talent) with numerical
indicators of comparative performance based
(c) moons create a gap between the rings.
upon standardised data (metrics); and that the
(d) atmosphere absorbs comet dust. best way to motivate people within these
organisations is by attaching rewards and
4. Data provided by Cassini challenged the penalties to their measured performance.
assumption that:
The rewards can be monetary, in the form of pay
(a) new celestial bodies can form from the for performance, say, or reputational, in the form
destruction of old celestial bodies. of college rankings, hospital ratings, surgical
report cards and so on. But the most dramatic
(b) all big things in the solar system have been negative effect of metric fixation is its propensity
around since the beginning. to incentivise gaming: that is, encouraging
professionals to maximise the metrics in ways that
(c) there was life on earth when Saturn’s rings
are at odds with the larger purpose of the
were being formed.
organisation. If the rate of major crimes in a
district becomes the metric according to which
(d) Saturn’s ring system is composed mostly of
police officers are promoted, then some officers
water ice.
will respond by simply not recording crimes or
5. The main objective of the passage is to: downgrading them from major offences to
misdemeanours. Or take the case of surgeons.
(a) highlight the beauty, finer structures and When the metrics of success and failure are made
celestial drama of Saturn’s rings and moons. public - affecting their reputation and income -
some surgeons will improve their metric scores by
(b) establish that Saturn’s rings and inner moons refusing to operate on patients with more
have been around since the beginning of time. complex problems, whose surgical outcomes are
more likely to be negative. Who suffers? The
(c) provide evidence that Saturn’s rings and
patients who don’t get operated upon.
moons are recent creations.
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When reward is tied to measured performance, (a) school funding and sanctions are tied to yearly

metric fixation invites just this sort of gaming. improvement shown on tests.
But metric fixation also leads to a variety of more
subtle unintended negative consequences. These (b) standardised test scores can be critical in
include goal displacement, which comes in many determining a student’s educational future.
varieties: when performance is judged by a few
(c) assessment is dependent on the teacher's
measures, and the stakes are high (keeping one’s
subjective evaluation of students' class
job, getting a pay rise or raising the stock price at
participation.
the time that stock options are vested), people
focus on satisfying those measures - often at the
(d) the focus is more on test-taking skills than on
expense of other, more important organisational
higher order thinking and problem-solving.
goals that are not measured. The best-known
example is ‘teaching to the test’, a widespread 7. What main point does the author want to
phenomenon that has distorted primary and convey through the examples of the police officer
secondary education in the United States since and the surgeon?
the adoption of the No Child Left Behind Act of
2001. (a) Some professionals are likely to be
significantly influenced by the design of
Short-termism is another negative. Measured performance measurement systems.
performance encourages what the US sociologist
Robert K Merton in 1936 called ‘the imperious (b) Metrics-linked rewards may encourage
immediacy of interests … where the actor’s unethical behaviour among some professionals.
paramount concern with the foreseen immediate
consequences excludes consideration of further (c) Critical public roles should not be evaluated
or other consequences’. In short, advancing on metrics-based performance measures.
short-term goals at the expense of long-range
(d) The actions of police officers and surgeons
considerations. This problem is endemic to
have a significantly impact on society.
publicly traded corporations that sacrifice
long-term research and development, and the
8. Which of the following is NOT a consequence
development of their staff, to the perceived
of the 'metric fixation' phenomenon mentioned
imperatives of the quarterly report.
in the passage?
To the debit side of the ledger must also be added
(a) Finding a way to show better results without
the transactional costs of metrics: the expenditure
actually improving performance.
of employee time by those tasked with compiling
and processing the metrics in the first place - not (b) Improving cooperation among employees
to mention the time required to actually read leading to increased organisational effectiveness
them. . . . in the long run.
6. All of the following can be a possible feature (c) Deviating from organisationally important
of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, objectives to measurable yet less important
EXCEPT: objectives.
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from an ATM? . . . [N]o country in the world has
(d) Short-term orientation induced by frequent made accessing education or health or policing or
measurement of performance. dispute resolution as easy as an ATM, because the
nature of these activities requires individuals to
9. Of the following, which would have added the
use their discretion in a positive way. Technology
least depth to the author’s argument?
can certainly facilitate this in a variety of ways if it
is seen as one part of an overall approach, but the
(a) Assessment of the pros and cons of a
evidence so far in education, for instance, is that
professional judgment-based evaluation system.
just adding computers alone doesn’t make
(b) An analysis of the reasons why metrics education any better. . .
fixation is becoming popular despite its
The dangerous illusion of technology is that it
drawbacks.
can create stronger, top down accountability of
(c) A comparative case study of metrics- and service providers in implementation-intensive
non-metrics-based evaluation, and its impact on services within existing public sector
the main goals of an organisation. organisations. One notion is that electronic
management information systems (EMIS) keep
(d) More real-life illustrations of the better track of inputs and those aspects of
consequences of employees and professionals personnel that are ‘EMIS visible’ can lead to
gaming metrics-based performance measurement better services. A recent study examined attempts
systems. to increase attendance of Auxiliary Nurse
Midwife (ANMs) at clinics in Rajasthan, which
10. What is the main idea that the author is involved high-tech time clocks to monitor
trying to highlight in the passage? attendance. The study’s title says it all: Band-Aids
on a Corpse . . . e-governance can be just as bad as
(a) Performance measurement needs to be precise
any other governance when the real issue is
and cost-effective to be useful for evaluating
people and their motivation. For services to
organizational performance.
improve, the people providing the services have
to want to do a better job with the skills they
(b) Evaluating performance by using measurable
have. A study of medical care in Delhi found that
performance metrics may misguide
even though providers, in the public sector had
organisational goal achievement.
much better skills than private sector providers
(c) Long-term organisational goals should not be their provision of care in actual practice was
ignored for short-term measures of organisational much worse.
success.
In implementation-intensive services the key to
(d) All kinds of organisations are now relying on success is face-to-face interactions between a
metrics to measure performance and to give teacher, a nurse, a policeman, an extension agent
rewards and punishments. and a citizen. This relationship is about power.
Amartya Sen’s . . . report on education in West
Instructions: Read the passage carefully and Bengal had a supremely telling anecdote in which
answer the questions given the villagers forced the teacher to attend school,
but then, when the parents went off to work, the
Will a day come when India’s poor can access teacher did not teach, but forced the children to
government services as easily as drawing cash massage his feet. . . . As long as the system
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empowers providers over citizens, technology is
irrelevant. (a) the nurses attended the clinics, but the clinics
were ill-equipped.
The answer to successfully providing basic
services is to create systems that provide both (b) the clinics were better funded, but
autonomy and accountability. In basic education performance monitoring did not result in any
for instance, the answer to poor teaching is not improvement.
controlling teachers more . . . The key . . . is to
(c) the nurses who attended the clinics were too
hire teachers who want to teach and let them
poorly trained to provide appropriate medical
teach, expressing their professionalism and
care.
vocation as a teacher through autonomy in the
classroom. This autonomy has to be matched
(d) the electronic monitoring system was a
with accountability for results—not just
superficial solution to a serious problem.
narrowly measured through test scores, but
broadly for the quality of the education they 13. The author questions the use of monitoring
provide. systems in services that involve face-to-face
interaction between service providers and clients
A recent study in Uttar Pradesh showed that if,
because such systems:
somehow, all civil service teachers could be
replaced with contract teachers, the state could (a) do not improve services that need committed
save a billion dollars a year in revenue and double service providers.
student learning. Just the additional autonomy
and accountability of contracts through local (b) are ineffective because they are managed by
groups—even without complementary system the government.
changes in information and empowerment—led
to that much improvement. The first step to (c) improve the skills but do not increase the
being part of the solution is to create motivation of service providers.
performance information accessible to those
(d) are not as effective in the public sector as they
outside of the government. . . .
are in the private sector.
11. According to the author, service delivery in
14. The main purpose of the passage is to:
Indian education can be improved in all of the
following ways EXCEPT through:
(a) argue that some types of services can be
improved by providing independence and
(a) access to information on the quality of
requiring accountability.
teaching.
(b) analyse the shortcomings of
(b) elimination of government involvement.
government-appointed nurses and their
(c) recruitment of motivated teachers. management through technology.
(d) use of technology. (c) critique the government’s involvement in

educational activities and other
12. In the context of the passage, we can infer implementation-intensive services.
that the title “Band Aids on a Corpse” (in
paragraph 2) suggests that:
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could be explained by convergent evolution—in
(d) find a solution to the problem of poor service which two populations evolve the same trait by
delivery in education by examining different coincidence—but the underlying genetic
strategies. similarities between the two groups rules that
out. Alternately, some scientists had suggested
15. Which of the following, IF TRUE, would
that the white-lipped variety had simply spread
undermine the passage’s main argument?
over the whole continent, then been wiped out
everywhere besides Ireland and the Pyrenees, but
(a) If it were proven that increase in autonomy of
the researchers say their sampling and subsequent
service providers leads to an exponential increase
DNA analysis eliminate that possibility too. “If
in their work ethic and sense of responsibility.
the snails naturally colonized Ireland, you would
(b) If it were proven that service providers in the expect to find some of the same genetic type in
private sector have better skills than those in the other areas of Europe, especially Britain. We just
public sector. don’t find them,” Davidson, the lead author, said
in a press statement. Moreover, if they’d
(c) Empowerment of service providers leads to gradually spread across the continent, there
increased complacency and rigged performance would be some genetic variation within the
results. white-lipped type, because evolution would
introduce variety over the thousands of years it
(d) If absolute instead of moderate technological would have taken them to spread from the
surveillance is exercised over the performance of Pyrenees to Ireland. That variation doesn’t exist,
service providers. at least in the genes sampled. This means that
rather than the organism gradually expanding its
Instructions: Read the passage carefully and
range, large populations instead were somehow
answer the questions given
moved en mass to the other location within the
space of a few dozen generations, ensuring a lack
Grove snails as a whole are distributed all over
of genetic variety.
Europe, but a specific variety of the snail, with a
distinctive white-lipped shell, is found exclusively
“There is a very clear pattern, which is difficult to
in Ireland and in the Pyrenees mountains that lie
explain except by involving humans,” Davidson
on the border between France and Spain. The
said. Humans, after all, colonized Ireland roughly
researchers sampled a total of 423 snail specimens
9,000 years ago, and the oldest fossil evidence of
from 36 sites distributed across Europe, with an
grove snails in Ireland dates to roughly the same
emphasis on gathering large numbers of the
era. Additionally, there is archaeological evidence
white-lipped variety. When they sequenced genes
of early sea trade between the ancient peoples of
from the mitochondrial DNA of each of these
Spain and Ireland via the Atlantic and even
snails and used algorithms to analyze the genetic
evidence that humans routinely ate these types of
diversity between them, they found that. . . a
snails before the advent of agriculture, as their
distinct lineage (the snails with the white-lipped
burnt shells have been found in Stone Age trash
shells) was indeed endemic to the two very
heaps.
specific and distant places in question.
The simplest explanation, then? Boats. These
Explaining this is tricky. Previously, some had
snails may have inadvertently traveled on the
speculated that the strange distributions of
floor of the small, coasthugging skiffs these early
creatures such as the whitelipped grove snails
humans used for travel, or they may have been
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intentionally carried to Ireland by the seafarers as
a food source. “The highways of the past were (d) the seafarers who traveled from the Pyrenees
rivers and the ocean-as the river that flanks the to Ireland might have carried white-lipped grove
Pyrenees was an ancient trade route to the snails with them as edibles.
Atlantic, what we’re actually seeing might be the
18. Which one of the following makes the author
long lasting legacy of snails that hitched a ride…as
eliminate convergent evolution as a probable
humans travelled from the South of France to
explanation for why white-lipped grove snails are
Ireland 8,000 years ago,” Davidson said.
found in Ireland and the Pyrenees?
16. The passage outlines several hypotheses and
(a) The coincidental evolution of similar traits
evidence related to white-lipped grove snails to
(white-lipped shell) in the grove snails of Ireland
arrive at the most convincing explanation for:
and the Pyrenees.
(a) why the white-lipped variety of grove snails
(b) The absence of genetic variation between
are found only in Ireland and the Pyrenees.
white-lipped grove snails of Ireland and the
(b) why the white-lipped variety of grove snails Pyrenees.
were wiped out everywhere except in Ireland and
(c) The absence of genetic similarities between
the Pyrenees.
white-lipped grove snails of Ireland and snails
(c) how the white-lipped variety of grove snails from other parts of Europe, especially Britain.
might have migrated from the Pyrenees to
(d) The distinct lineage of white-lipped grove
Ireland.
snails found specifically in Ireland and the
(d) how the white-lipped variety of grove snails Pyrenees.
independently evolved in Ireland and the
19. All of the following evidence supports the
Pyrenees.
passage’s explanation of sea travel/trade
17. In paragraph 4, the evidence that “humans EXCEPT:
routinely ate these types of snails before the
(a) the oldest fossil evidence of white-lipped
advent of agriculture” can be used to conclude
grove snails in Ireland dates back to roughly
that:
9,000 years ago, the time when humans colonised
(a) white-lipped grove snails may have Ireland.
inadvertently traveled from the Pyrenees to
(b) archaeological evidence of early sea trade
Ireland on the floor of the small, coast-hugging
between the ancient peoples of Spain and Ireland
skiffs that early seafarers used for travel.
via the Atlantic Ocean.
(b) 9,000 years ago, during the Stone Age,
(c) absence of genetic variation within the
humans traveled from the South of France to
white-lipped grove snails of Ireland and the
Ireland via the Atlantic Ocean.
Pyrenees, whose genes were sampled.
(c) rivers and oceans in the Stone Age facilitated
(d) the coincidental existence of similar traits in
trade in white-lipped grove snails.
the white-lipped grove snails of Ireland and the
Pyrenees because of convergent evolution.
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would be more likely to contribute than another.
Instructions: Read the passage carefully and Optimal hiring depends on context. Optimal
answer the given questions teams will be diverse.
The complexity of modern problems often Evidence for this claim can be seen in the way
precludes any one person from fully that papers and patents that combine diverse
understanding them. Factors contributing to ideas tend to rank as high impact. It can also be
rising obesity levels, for example, include found in the structure of the so-called random
transportation systems and infrastructure, media, decision forest, a state-of-the-art
convenience foods, changing social norms, machine-learning algorithm. Random forests
human biology and psychological factors. . . . The consist of ensembles of decision trees. If
multidimensional or layered character of complex classifying pictures, each tree makes a vote: is that
problems also undermines the principle of a picture of a fox or a dog? A weighted majority
meritocracy: the idea that the ‘best person’ rules. Random forests can serve many ends. They
should be hired. There is no best person. When can identify bank fraud and diseases, recommend
putting together an oncological research team, a ceiling fans and predict online dating behaviour.
biotech company such as Gilead or Genentech When building a forest, you do not select the best
would not construct a multiple-choice test and trees as they tend to make similar classifications.
hire the top scorers, or hire people whose resumes You want diversity. Programmers achieve that
score highest according to some performance diversity by training each tree on different data, a
criteria. Instead, they would seek diversity. They technique known as bagging. They also boost the
would build a team of people who bring diverse forest ‘cognitively’ by training trees on the
knowledge bases, tools and analytic skills. . . . hardest cases - those that the current forest gets
wrong. This ensures even more diversity and
Believers in a meritocracy might grant that teams
accurate forests.
ought to be diverse but then argue that
meritocratic principles should apply within each Yet the fallacy of meritocracy persists.
category. Thus the team should consist of the Corporations, non-profits, governments,
‘best’ mathematicians, the ‘best’ oncologists, and universities and even preschools test, score and
the ‘best’ biostatisticians from within the pool. hire the ‘best’. This all but guarantees not
That position suffers from a similar flaw. Even creating the best team. Ranking people by
with a knowledge domain, no test or criteria common criteria produces homogeneity. . . .
applied to individuals will produce the best team. That’s not likely to lead to breakthroughs.
Each of these domains possesses such depth and
breadth, that no test can exist. Consider the field 20. Which of the following conditions, if true,
of neuroscience. Upwards of 50,000 papers were would invalidate the passage’s main argument?
published last year covering various techniques,
domains of enquiry and levels of analysis, ranging (a) If it were proven that teams characterised by
from molecules and synapses up through diversity end up being conflicted about problems
networks of neurons. Given that complexity, any and take a long time to arrive at a solution.
attempt to rank a collection of neuroscientists
(b) If a new machine-learning algorithm were
from best to worst, as if they were competitors in
developed that proved to be more effective than
the 50-metre butterfly, must fail. What could be
the random decision forest.
true is that given a specific task and the
composition of a particular team, one scientist
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(a) If the types of decision trees in each ensemble
(c) If top-scorers possessed multidisciplinary of the forest were doubled.
knowledge that enabled them to look at a
problem from several perspectives. (b) If a large number of decision trees in the
ensemble were trained on data derived from easy
(d) If assessment tests were made more extensive cases.
and rigorous.
(c) If the types of ensembles of decision trees in
21. Which of the following best describes the the forest were doubled.
purpose of the example of neuroscience?
(d) If a large number of decision trees in the
(a) In narrow fields of knowledge, a meaningful ensemble were trained on data derived from easy
assessment of expertise has always been possible. and hard cases.
(b) Unlike other fields of knowledge, 24. On the basis of the passage, which of the
neuroscience is an exceptionally complex field, following teams is likely to be most effective in
making a meaningful assessment of solving the problem of rising obesity levels?
neuroscientists impossible.
(a) A specialised team of nutritionists from
(c) In the modern age, every field of knowledge is various countries, who are also trained in the
so vast that a meaningful assessment of merit is machine-learning algorithm of random decision
impossible. forest.
(d) Neuroscience is an advanced field of science (b) A team of nutritionists, psychologists, urban
because of its connections with other branches of planners and media personnel, who have each
science like oncology and biostatistics. scored a distinction in their respective subject
tests.
22. The author critiques meritocracy for all the
following reasons EXCEPT that: (c) A specialised team of top nutritionists from
various countries, who also possess some
(a) an ideal team comprises of best individuals
knowledge of psychology.
from diverse fields of knowledge.
(d) A team of nutritionists, psychologists, urban
(b) diversity and context-specificity are important
planners and media personnel, who have each
for making major advances in any field.
performed well in their respective subject tests.
(c) modern problems are multifaceted and
25. The four sentences (labelled 1,2,3,4) given in
require varied skill-sets to be solved.
this question, when properly sequenced, form a
coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled
(d) criteria designed to assess merit are
with a number. Decide on the proper sequence of
insufficient to test expertise in any field of
order of the sentences and key in this sequence of
knowledge.
four numbers as your answer:
23. Which of the following conditions would
1. In the era of smart world, however, ‘Universal
weaken the efficacy of a random decision forest?
Basic Income’ is an ineffective instrument which
cannot address the potential breakdown of the
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social contract when large swathes of the
population would effectively be unemployed. (b) Statistical and empirical weaknesses stand in
the way of inferring any relationship between
2. In the era of industrial revolution, the sports participation and deviance.
abolition of child labour, poor laws and the
growth of trade unions helped families cope with (c) Sports participation is linked to class and
the pressures of mechanised work. cultural variables such as education, income, and
social capital.
3. Growing inequality could be matched by a
creeping authoritarianism that is bolstered by (d) Contradicting the previous optimism, latter
technology that is increasingly able to peer into researchers have proved that there is no
the deepest vestiges of our lives. consistent relationship between sports
participation and deviance.
4. New institutions emerge which recognise ways
in which workers could contribute to and benefit 27. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and
by economic growth when, rather than if, their 4) given in this question, when properly
jobs are automated. sequenced, form a coherent paragraph.
Decide on the proper order for the sentences
(a) 4213 (b) 2314 (c) 4321 (d) 4231 and key in this sequence of four numbers as
your answer.
26. The passage given below is followed by
four summaries. Choose the option that best 1. Self-management is thus defined as the
captures the author’s position. ‘individual’s ability to manage the symptoms,
treatment, physical and psychosocial
The early optimism about sport's deterrent consequences and lifestyle changes inherent in
effects on delinquency was premature as living with a chronic condition’.
researchers failed to find any consistent
relationships between sports participation and 2. Most people with progressive diseases like
deviance. As the initial studies were based upon dementia prefer to have control over their own
cross-sectional data and the effects captured were lives and health-care for as long as possible.
short-term, it was problematic to test and verify
the temporal sequencing of events suggested by 3. Having control means, among other things,
the deterrence theory. The correlation between that patients themselves perform
sport and delinquency could not be disentangled self-management activities.
from class and cultural variables known.
4. Supporting people in decisions and actions
Choosing individuals to play sports in the first
that promote self-management is called
place was problematic, which became more acute
self-management support requiring a cooperative
in the subsequent decades as researchers began to
relationship between the patient, the family, and
document just how closely sports participation
the professionals.
was linked to social class indicators.
(a) 2314 (b) 2134 (c) 2431 (d) 2413
(a) There is a direct relationship between sport
participation and delinquency but it needs more
28. The passage given below is followed by
empirical evidence.
four summaries. Choose the option that best
captures the author’s position:
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A Japanese government panel announced that it 2. Companies in many countries routinely engage

recommends regulating only genetically modified in such activities which means that the employees
organisms that have had foreign genes are left with unpaid entitlements
permanently introduced into their genomes and
not those whose endogenous genes have been 3. Deliberate and systematic liquidation of a
edited. The only stipulation is that researchers company to avoid liabilities and then restarting
and businesses will have to register their the business is called phoenixing.
modifications to plants or animals with the
4. The Australian Minister for Revenue and
government, with the exception of microbes
Services discovered in an audit that phoenixing
cultured in contained environments. Reactions
had cost the Australian economy between $2.9bn
to the decision are mixed. While lauding the
and $5.1bn last year.
potential benefits of genome editing, an editorial
opposes across-the-board permission. Unforeseen
(a) 3241 (b) 3421 (c) 4123 (d) 4231
risks in gene editing cannot be ruled out. All
genetically modified products must go through 30. The four sentences (labelled 1,2,3,4) given in
the same safety and labeling processes regardless this question, when properly sequenced, form a
of method. coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled
with a number. Decide on the proper sequence of
(a) Excepting microbes cultured in contained
order of the sentences and key in this sequence of
environments from the regulations of genome
four numbers as your answer:
editing is premature.
1. They would rather do virtuous side projects
(b) Creating categories within genetically
assiduously as long as these would not compel
modified products in terms of transgenic
them into doing their day jobs more honourably
modification and genome editing advances
or reduce the profit margins.
science but defies laws.
2. They would fund a million of the buzzwordy
(c) Exempting from regulations the editing of
programs rather than fundamentally question the
endogenous genes is not desirable as this
rules of their game or alter their own behavior to
procedure might be risk-prone.
reduce the harm of the existing distorted,
inefficient and unfair rules.
(d) A government panel in Japan says transgenic
modification and genome editing are not the
3. Like the dieter who would rather do anything
same.
to lose weight than actually eat less, the business
elite would save the world through
29. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4)
social-impact-investing and
given in this question, when properly sequenced,
philanthro-capitalism.
form a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper
order for the sentences and key in this sequence
4. Doing the right thing — and moving away
of four numbers as your answer.
from their win-win mentality — would involve
real sacrifice; instead, it’s easier to focus on their
1. It was his taxpayers who had to shell out as
pet projects and initiatives.
much as $1.6bn over 10 years to employees of
failed companies.
(a) 3241 (b) 2341 (c) 3421 (d) 4123
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31. The passage given below is followed by four (a) To come to compromise with someone
summaries. Choose the option that best captures
the author’s position. Should the moral (b) A constant source of annoyance to someone
obligation to rescue and aid persons in grave
(c) To put someone at ease
peril, felt by a few, be enforced by the criminal
law? Should we follow the lead of a number of
(d) To desert someone in his difficulties
European countries and enact bad Samaritan
laws? Proponents of bad Samaritan laws must 34. To play second fiddle
overcome at least three different sorts of
obstacles. First, they must show the laws are (a) To be happy, cheerful and healthy
morally legitimate in principle, that is, that the
duty to aid others is a proper candidate for legal (b) To reduce the importance of one’s senior
enforcement. Second, they must show that this
(c) To support the role and view of another
duty to aid can be defined in a way that can be
person
fairly enforced by the courts. Third, they must
show that the benefits of the laws are worth their
(d) To do back seat driving
problems, risks and costs.
35. To beg the question
(a) A number of European countries that have
successfully enacted bad Samaritan laws may (a) To refer to
serve as model statutes.
(b) To take for granted
(b) Everyone agrees that people ought to aid
others, the only debate is whether to have a law (c) To raise objections
on it.
(d) To be discussed
(c) If bad Samaritan laws are found to be legally
sound and enforceable they must be enacted.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
(d) Bad Samaritan laws may be desirable but they
need to be tested for legal soundness.
36. What is the name of Russia’s first COVID-19
Directions: Following are some proverbs or vaccine?
idioms. Choose the correct options which
mentions the correct meaning of the a)Sputnik V b)Koronas
idiom/proverb.
c)Cosmos d)Meridian
32. To keep one’s temper
37. The US-brokered a historic peace agreement
(a) To become hungry (b) To be in a good between Israel and which nation on August 13,
mood 2020?
(c) To be aloof from (d) None of these a)Saudi Arabia b)Qatar
33. To leave someone in the lurch
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c)UAE d)Bahrain c)Malaysia d)Indonesia
38. A 2,300 km long Optical Fibre Cable was 43. Which nation declared a state of
inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on 10th environmental emergency on August 7, 2020?
August connecting this union territory with
Chennai. a)Maldives b)Mauritius
a)Puducherry c)Indonesia d)Malaysia
b)Lakshadweep 44.Which nation has ended loan and oil supply

to Pakistan?
c)Andaman and Nicobar Islands
a)China b)Russia c)Saudi Arabia d)UAE
d)Dadra and Nagar Haveli
45. Who has been selected as Joe Biden’s
39. When was the 78th anniversary of Quit India vice-presidential running mate for US Elections
Day observed? 2020?
a)August 6th b)August 7th a)Nikki Haley b)Nancy Pelosi
c)August 8th d)August 9th c)Kamala Harris d)Michele Obama
40. Which state is set to launch the Arunodoi 46. India extends assistance of USD 1 Million to
Scheme to provide financial assistance to 17 lakh Antigua and Barbuda for COVID-19 response.
families? What is the capital of Antigua and Barbuda?
a) Castries b) Saint John’s
a)Jharkhand b)Assam c) Basseterre d) Port Louis

c)Tripura d)West Bengal 47. The Katra to Delhi express road corridor is
expected to be completed by which year?
41. Which bloc has announced €1.65 million a) 2021 b) 2024 c) 2023 d) 2022
humanitarian aid for flood victims in India,
Bangladesh and Nepal? 48. Who heads the three-judge bench of Supreme
Court which passed judgement that daughters
a)EU b)SAARC have equal birthright to inherit property with
retrospective effect?
c)ASEAN d)BRICS a) Justice Arun Mishra b) Justice DipakMisra
c) Justice Indu Malhotra d) Justice Vineet Saran
42.Mt. Sinabung erupted on August 10, 2020
spewing columns of smoke and ash into the sky. 49. The Moira bananas, HarmalChillies&Khaje
The active volcano is located in which country? of which state has got GI tag recently?
a) Maharashtra b) Karnataka
a)The Philippines b)Thailand c) Goa d) Gujarat

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50. Which state cabinet has approved a financial d) Defence Electronics Research Laboratory
bid for the implementation of GangadharMeher (DLRL)
lift canal system?
a) Assam b) Bihar c) Jharkhand d) Odisha 57. Who launched “Transparent Taxation –
Honoring the Honest” platform of Income tax
51. Which state government planned to launch department?
the country's first electric vehicle park? a) Anurag Singh Thakur b) Nirmala Sitharaman
a) Tamil Nadu b) Uttarakhand c) Nitin Gadkari d) Narendra Modi
c) Andhra Pradesh d) Gujarat
58. Name the app which has won “AtmaNirbhar
52. India’s deepest underground rail ventilation App Innovation Challenge” in social category.
shaft is completed by which metro rail a) Chingari b) Teen Patti
corporation? c) Quikr d) Goibibo
a) Kolkata Metro b) Mumbai Metro
c) Chennai Metro d) Bengaluru Metro 59. Mollem national park is located in which
state?
53. Which country has tested a ballistic missile a) Maharashtra b) Karnataka
interceptor named ‘Arrow-2’? c) Goa d) Gujarat
a) Kuwait b) Iran c) UAE d) Israel
60. Where is the HQ of Ordnance Factory Board
54. Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) located?
has found 66 new exoplanets recently. The TESS a) Bengaluru b) Pune
belongs to which space agency? c) Chennai d) Kolkata
a) Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
b) National Aeronautics and Space 61. Which company along with NITI Aayog’s
Administration (NASA) Atal Innovation Mission released the 2nd edition
c) Centre national d’étudesspatiales (CNES) of Student Entrepreneurship Program?
d) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) a) HCL Technologies
b) Tata Consultancy Services
55. Name the country which shares AI based c) Dell Technologies
technology and high-end equipment with AIIMS d) Tech Mahindra
Delhi.
a) Jordon b) Egypt 62. How many tribal freedom fighter museums
c) Syria d) Israel are under development by ministry of tribal
affairs to recognize the contribution of the tribal
56. Name the organization which has developed a freedom fighters?
microwave device named ‘Atulya’ that can a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9
disinfect any premises in just 30 seconds.
a) Defence Research & Development 63. Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh
Establishment (DRDE) Shekhawat has launched the Swachh Bharat
b) Defence Institute of Psychological Research Mission (SBM) academy. What is the
(DIPR) constituency of Gajendra Singh Shekhawat?
c) Defence Institute of Advanced Technology
(DIAT)
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70. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited deployed
a) Jodhpur b) Ambala two Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) for
operations at ________.
a) Himachal Pradesh b) Jammu & Kashmir
c) Vizianagaram d) Dhubri
c) Ladakh d) Uttarakhand
64. Who launched KrishiMegh along with the
KVC ALUNET recently?
a) Prakash Javadekar b) Narendra Modi
LEGAL APTITUDE
c) Prahlad Patel d) Narendra Singh Tomar
71. Principle: According to law, a person is
65. As per Ministry of Petroleum and Natural deemed to have attained the age of majority when
Gas’s guidelines, the entity with net worth of at he completes the age of 18 years, except in the
least ______ is eligible for obtaining the case of a person where a guardian of a minor’s
liberalized license to sell petrol and diesel to both person or property ha s been appointed under the
retail & bulk consumers. Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 or where the
a) 750 Crore b) 1000 Crore superintendence of a minor’s property is assumed
c) 500 Crore d) 200 Crore by a Court of Wards. Indian law expressly forbids
a minor from entering into a contract. Hence,
66. On occasion of ______ foundation day, the any contract entered into by a minor is void ab
TRIFED launched its own virtual office network initio regardless of whether the other party was
to spearhead Tribal socio-economic aware of his minority or not. Further, though a
development. minor is not competent to contract, nothing in
a) 41st b) 37th c) 33rd d) 28th the Contract Act prevents him from making the
other party bound to the minor.
67. The National Agricultural Higher Education
Project (NAHEP) was funded by Government of Facts: Lal executed a promissory note in favour of
India and which bank? Gurudutt, aged 16 years stating that he would
a) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) pay Gurudutt a sum of Rs. 2 Lakhs when he
b) New Development Bank (NDB) attains the age of majority. On attaining the age
c) Asian Development Bank (ADB) of 18, Gurudutt demanded the amount from Lal,
d) World Bank (WB) who refused to pay. Gurudutt wants to take legal
action against Lal. Identify the most appropriate
68. Find the company which unveiled ‘Special legal position from the following:
Revival Campaign’ to revive lapsed policies.
a) United India Insurance b) State Bank of India A. Gurudutt should not have entered into a
c) Bank of Baroda d) Life Insurance Corporation contract with Lal when he was a minor.

69. Who heads the “National Expert Group on B. Lal was not aware of the fact that Gurudutt
Vaccine Administration” formulated by central was a minor.
government?
C. Lal argues that as per the Guardians and
a) Amitabh Kant b) AjitDoval
Wards Act, 1890, Gurudutt can claim the money
c) Rajiv Kumar d) VK Paul
only after he attains the age of 21.

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D. A promissory note duly executed in favour of D. X is liable for theft as he took A’s property
a minor is not void and can be sued upon by him, without X’s permission.
because he though incompetent to contract, may
yet accept a benefit. 73. Principle: Every agreement, by which any
party is restricted absolutely from enforcing his
72. Principle: In criminal law, misappropriation right in respect of any contract, by the usual legal
is the intentional, illegal use of the property or proceedings in the ordinary Tribunals, is void to
funds of another person for one's own use or that extent. The law also provides that nobody
other unauthorized purpose, particularly by a can confer jurisdiction to a civil court by an
public official, a trustee of a trust, an executor or agreement between parties.
administrator of a dead person's estate or by any
person with a responsibility to care for and Facts: A and B entered into a valid contract for
protect another's assets. Embezzlement is rendering certain services. A clause in the
misappropriation when the funds involved have contract was that in case any dispute arose out of
been lawfully entrusted to the embezzler. On the the contract; it shall be referred to for Arbitration
contrary, theft is the illegal taking of another only. Is the contract valid?
person's property or services without that
A. Arbitrator cannot be termed as an ordinary
person's permission or consent with the intent to
Tribunal. Hence, the agreement is void and
deprive the rightful owner of it.
would be unenforceable.
Facts: A went for swimming at the Municipal
B. The parties were trying to confer jurisdiction
Swimming Pool. A handed over all his valuables,
to some authority to decide a dispute and hence
including some cash to X, the guard on duty for
the clause would be invalid.
safe custody, as notified by the Municipality.
After swimming for an hour, A came out and
C. The contract is valid but the clause regarding
searched for X. He found another guard on duty
Arbitration is void.
and that guard informed A that X had gone
home after completing his shift and did not hand D. Arbitration is also valid dispute settlement
over anything to be given to A. A registered a machinery recognized by law and hence the
complaint with the police. X was traced but he entire contract is valid.
told the police that he sold all the valuables and
the entire cash was used for drinking liquor. 74. Principle: Every agreement, of which the
What offence, if any, was/were committed by X? object or consideration is opposed to public
policy, is void. An agreement which has the
A. If at all X is liable, it is for criminal tendency to injure public interest or public
misappropriation only. welfare is one against public policy. What
constitutes an injury to public interest or public
B. X is liable for criminal misappropriation and
welfare would depend upon the times and the
embezzlement.
circumstances.
C. X is not guilty of criminal misappropriation as
Facts: ‘A’ promises to obtain for ‘B’ an
he did not make any personal gain out of those
employment in the public service, and ‘B’
items with him.
promises to pay rupees 5,00,000/ to ‘A’.
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A. The agreement is valid, as it is a contract D. As Soloman did not use the loan amount for
between two parties with their free consent. his use and hence, no action can be initiated
against him.
B. The agreement is void because rupees
5,00,000/ is excessive. 76. Principle: When a person who has made a
promise to another person to do something does
C. The agreement is void, as the object and not fulfill his promise, the other person becomes
consideration for it is opposed to public policy. entitled to receive, from the person who did not
fulfill his promise, compensation in the form of
D. The agreement is valid, as it is with
money.
consideration for public service.
Facts: ‘X’ made a promise to ‘Y’ to repair his car
75. Principle: According to the law of trade
engine. ‘Y’ made the payment for repair. After
unions in India, no suit or other legal proceeding
the repair, ‘Y’ went for a drive in the same car.
shall be maintainable in any civil court against
While driving the car, ‘Y’ met with an accident
any registered trade union or any officer or
due to bursting of a tyre.
member thereof in respect of any act done in
contemplation or in furtherance of a trade A. ‘X’ will not be entitled to receive
dispute. compensation.
Facts: Soloman, the Secretary of a registered B. ‘Y’ will not be entitled to receive compensation

Trade Union took a loan from a Bank for the from ‘X’.
higher education of his daughter. Soon after
completing the course she was married to an NRI C. ‘X’ will be entitled to receive compensation
Engineer. Solomon did not repay the loan. The from ‘Y’ in the form of money.
Bank demanded the payments from Soloman and
warned him that the Bank will take suitable legal D. ‘Y’ will be entitled to receive compensation
action against him. Identify the legal position in from ‘X’ in the form of money
this regard.
77. Principle: An agreement, the terms of which
A. The Bank can file a suit for recovery of the are not certain, or capable of being made certain,
loan amount against Soloman as he took the loan is void.
for a personal purpose and in such case no
Facts: Sunder agreed to take Bhola’s penthouse
immunity will work.
on rent for three years at the rate of rupees 12, 00,
B. The Bank cannot initiate any action against 000/ per annum provided the house was put to
Soloman as he is the Secretary of a Registered thorough repairs and the living rooms were
Trade Union. decorated according to contemporary style.
C. The Bank can recover the loan amount from A. It is a voidable contract at the option of Bhola.
the Trade Union as Soloman is the Secretary of
B. There is a valid contract because there is an
the Union.
offer from Sunder and acceptance from Bhola
C. There is a valid contract because all the terms

of contract are certain and not vague as the rent is
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fixed by both of them and the term ‘present style’ under the definition, the material included must
only can be interpreted to mean the latest style. have been fabricated or altered significantly in
order to represent something it is actually not.
D. There is no valid contract because it has vague
and uncertain terms, as the term ‘present style’ Facts: John was a publisher of ancient books and
may mean one thing to Sunder and another to papers. In one of his books on the World Wars,
Bhola. he gave photographs of some letters written by
famous historical personalities. A researcher in
78. Principle: According to Sec. 2 of the history noted that in the pictures of some of the
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, ‘Industrial dispute letters printed in the book, John had added some
means any dispute or difference between words or sentences in his own handwriting to
employers and employers or between employers give completeness to the sentences, so that the
and workmen or between workmen and readers will get a clear picture of the writer’s
workmen, which is connected with the intention. The researcher challenges the
employment or non employment or the terms of originality of those pictures and claims that the
employment or with the conditions of labour of book containing the forged letters should be
any person’. banned. Examine the validity of the researcher’s
demand.
Facts: The employees of DK Enterprises met the
management and requested half a day leave to A. The additions were made to give clarity to the
allow them to celebrate a lunar eclipse, which was original document and did not in any sense
going to happen two days later. The management change the contents of the documents and hence
refused the request. Does this situation amount there is no forgery as alleged by the researcher.
to an ‘industrial dispute’?
B. As forgery amounts to adding or deleting
A. No as declaring holidays is a prerogative of the anything from an original document, the demand
employer. So, no industrial dispute. of the researcher is valid.
B. No as Lunar eclipse is unconnected with C. The additions in the letters were made by the
employment. publisher in his own handwriting would have
made material alteration to the original meaning
C. As the difference of opinion between the
and hence amounted to forgery.
employees and employer is on declaration of
holiday it amounts to an issue connected with D. Allowing forged publications to be circulated
employment or with the terms of employment among the public is as good as committing fraud
and hence, an industrial dispute. on the public, so the publication should be
banned.
D. Yes, because there is some difference of
opinion it would be an industrial dispute. 80. Principle: A violation of a legal right of
someone, whether results in a legal injury or not,
79. Principle: When a person falsifies something
gives rise to an action in tort for compensation.
with the intent to deceive another person or
At the same time, an action by someone, which
entity is forgery and is a criminal act. Changing or
results in some loss or damage to somebody else is
adding the signature on a document, deleting it,
not actionable, if there is no violation of a right of
using or possessing the false writing is also
that somebody.
considered forgery. In the case of writing to fall
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Facts: AB Coaching Centre was a popular CLAT from where she heard the sound. Noticing that
coaching academy with several good trainers. A the servant was going to cry for help, Sanju
lot of aspirants used to attend its coaching classes grabbed her and covered her mouth with his
from all over and was making good profit. This hands and dragged her into the nearby room. The
was going on for the past several years. During a other two were collecting whatever they could
session, T, one of the very good and popular from the room. When they were ready to go out
trainers of ABCC, had some difference of of the house, they looked for Sanju and found
opinion with the owner of ABCC and left the him committing rape on the servant. They all left
coaching centre. In August 2016, T started the house and the servant reported the matter to
another Entrance Coaching Centre closer to the police and identified Sanju. Subsequently, all
ABCC which resulted in a substantial drop in its three were arrested in connection with the
students and huge financial loss. The owner of offences of house breaking, burglary and rape.
ABCC wants to file a case against T for the loss Identify the legal liability of the three.
sustained by ABCC. What do you think is the
right legal position? A. Only Sanju will be liable for rape as he was the
one who actually committed the offence.
A. T will be liable to compensate the loss to
ABCC. B. All three are liable for all the offences as there
was common intention to commit the crimes.
B. T started the new coaching centre near ABCC
intentionally, and shall be liable to compensate C. Only Dilbag and Sushil are liable for burglary
the loss of ABCC. in looting the house, and all three will be liable
for housebreaking and rape as they did not stop
C. ‘T’ should have consulted ABCC before Sanju from committing the offence and hence
starting his coaching centre. were accomplice to the offence.
D. T has not violated any of ABCC’s legal rights D. Sanju will be liable only for housebreaking
though they sustained some financial loss, and are and rape as he did not participate in the burglary.
not legally bound to compensate ABCC.
82. Principle: An offer made by one party when
81. Principle: Section 34 of Indian Penal Code accepted by another makes it a contract.
provides that ‘When a criminal act is done by
several persons in furtherance of the common Transactions:
intention of all, each of such persons is liable for
1. P offered to sell his house for Rs. 20 lakhs to R;
that act in the same manner as if it were done by
R told P that he was interested to buy a house for
him alone.’
15 lakhs only.
Facts: Three vagabonds, Sanju, Dilbag and Sushil
2. C was looking for a house for not more than
decided to commit burglary. In the night, Sushil
25 lakhs; P informed C that his house was
opened the lock and they broke into a rich man’s
available for 20 lakhs.
house when the entire family was on a pilgrimage.
Sanju had gone to that house earlier in
3. K wanted to buy some old furniture; L told K
connection with some cleaning job. There was
that he would sell his furniture for Rs. 10, 000.
only a servant lady in the house. Hearing some
sounds from the master bedroom, the servant
switched on the lights and went up to the room
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4. R advertised to sell his old car for a price of Rs. responsibility as a bailee. Bailee is a person or
Three lakhs; S found the advertisement and party to whom goods are delivered for a purpose,
offered to buy it for Rs. 2 lakhs 50 thousand; R such as custody or repair, without transfer of
agrees to sell it to S. ownership. The finder of the goods legally can
sell the goods found by him under certain
Which among the above is actually a contract? circumstances including the situation that the
owner refuses to pay the lawful charges of the
A. Situation 3 only is a contract
finder.
B. Situations 1 and 2 are contracts
Facts: P, a college student, while coming out of a
Cricket stadium found a necklace, studded with
C. Situation 4 only is a contract
apparently precious diamonds. P kept it for two
D. Situations 2 and 4 are contracts days thinking that the owner would notify it in a
local newspaper. Since he did not notice any such
notification, P published a small classified
advertisement in a local newspaper. In two days’
83. Principle: Where one of the parties to a time, P was contacted by a film actor claiming
contract was in a position to dominate the that it was her Necklace and requested P to
decision of the other party, the contract is return it to her. P told her that she should
enforceable only at the option of the party who compensate him for the advertisement charges
was in a position to dominate the decision of the then only he would return it otherwise he will sell
other party. it and make good his expenses. The film star told
P that she had advertised in a national newspaper
Facts: A doctor asked his patient to make a
about her lost Necklace which was lost
payment of rupees Ten Lakh for treatment of his
somewhere in the Cricket Stadium. The
fever. The patient paid an amount of rupees Five
advertisement was published for three
Lakh and promised to pay the remaining amount
consecutive days incurring a large expenditure for
after the treatment. After treatment the patient
her. Mentioning all this she refuses to pay P and
recovered from fever. The doctor demanded the
claims the Necklace back. Which among the
remaining amount from the patient. The patient
following is the most appropriate answer to this?
refused to pay.
A. As it was wrong on the part of P to bargain
A. The contract is enforceable against the patient
over a property belonging to a celebrity and he
by the doctor.
should have accepted some gift which might have
been given by the film star and returned the
B. The contract is enforceable against the doctor.
Necklace instead of threatening her that he
C. The contract is not enforceable without the would sell it.
consent of the patient.
B. As the film star had notified in the newspaper,
D. The contract is not enforceable as the doctor P ought to have read it and contacted her instead
was in a dominating position. of publishing another notification. So he cannot
claim any compensation.
84. Principle: According to law, a person who
finds goods belonging to another and takes them
into his custody, is subject to the same
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C. P was requesting the film star for the actual hence Navin will not get any relief from the High
expenditure incurred by him before returning the Court.
Necklace. This request is legally sustainable.
D. The Company’s circular is illegal and has to be
D. The film star was right in refusing P, as she did quashed by the Court.
not offer any reward for anyone who would
return the Necklace. 86. Principle: Contract is a written or spoken
agreement, with specific terms between two or
85. Principle: The Constitution of India more persons or entities in which there is a
guarantees certain fundamental rights to its promise to do something in return for a valuable
citizens. The Constitution also provides that benefit known as consideration. Such an
these rights cannot be taken away by state even by agreement is intended to be enforceable by law. A
a law. For violation of this, the person adversely unilateral contract is one in which there is a
affected by the law may approach the High promise to pay or give other consideration in
Court or the Supreme Court for the issuance of return for actual performance.
an appropriate writ. One of these rights includes
the freedom to form an association that implies Facts: A Toilet Soap Manufacturing Company in
the right to join an association or not to join such India in order to promote the sale of their
an association. product, published an advertisement in all the
Newspapers on January 1, 2017 that the
Facts: Owing to some industrial disturbances Company has kept a model ignition key of an
created by XATU, one of the several trade unions Audi A3 Car. The advertisement also stated that
in AB Chemicals (Pvt) Ltd., the Company is sued whoever gets the said key before December 31,
a circular to all its employees that as far as 2017 from a soap bar will be gifted with the Audi
possible the employees may disassociate with A3 Car. Mr. Martin, a foreigner who came to
XATU. Navin is an employee of AB Chemicals India as a Tourist who was staying in a Hotel
and the current General Secretary of XATU. found a Key similar to the same Car Ignition Key.
Aggrieved by this circular, which affected the Mr. Martin brought this matter to the notice of
fundamental rights of his and other members of the Hotel Manager. The Manager informed Mr.
the Union, he approached the High Court of the Martin about the Company’s advertisement on
state for relief. Identify the most reasonable legal January 1, 2017. Mr. Martin wants to claim the
proposition. Car. Will he succeed?
A. Circular issued by a Company amounts to law A. No. The Soap Company has not entered into
in the constitutional sense and hence the High a contract with Mr. Martin as he was not in India
Court can issue a writ as pleaded for by Navin. on January 1, 2017 when the advertisement was
published.
B. The circular interferes with the freedom
guaranteed by the Constitution and hence the B. Mr. Martin obtained the Key before the
High Court can issue an appropriate writ. stipulated date from the Soap Bar. So he is
covered by the offer of the Soap Company and
C. The prohibition against any imposition of can claim the car.
restriction against a fundamental right is not
applicable to anybody other than the state and C. No. Actual intention of the Company was to
promote the sale of the Soap.
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D. The Hotel Manager who could legally claim during the inquiry into his proposal, Zameer
the Car as he was the one actually purchased the deliberately concealed the fact of his medical
soap for the use in the Hotel. treatment for a serious ailment, which he had
undergone only a few weeks ago.
87. Principle: Penal laws provide that whoever
voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the A. The concealment of fact by Zameer amounted
order of nature with any man or woman, shall be to fraud.
punished for rape.
B. The act of Zameer amounted to innocent
Facts: A Police Officer found a man engaged in misrepresentation.
carnal intercourse with an animal. The Police
Officer arrested the man and produced him C. The act of Zameer did not amount to any
before the Court. misrepresentation.
A. Court will not punish the police officer. D. The act of Zameer did not amount to fraud, as

disclosing the fact would have resulted in
B. Court will punish the police officer. exposure of his privacy.
C. Court will not punish the man for rape. 90. Principle: There are legal provisions to give
authority to a person to use necessary force
D. Court will punish the man for rape. against an assailant or wrongdoer for the purpose
of protecting one’s own body and property as
88. Principle: Acceptance of a proposal must be
also another’s body and property when
absolute and unqualified.
immediate aid from the state machinery is not
readily available; and in so doing he is not
Facts: ‘A’ made a proposal to sell his motorcycle
answerable in law for his deeds.
to ‘B’ for rupees 25, 000/. ‘B’ agreed to buy it for
rupees 24,000/. ‘A’ sold his motorcycle to ‘C’ for
Facts: X, a rich man was taking his morning walk.
26,000/ the next day. ‘B’ sues ‘A’ for damages.
Due to the threat of robbers in the locality, he
was carrying his pistol also. From the opposite
A. ‘B’ will get the difference of rupees 1,000/
direction, another person was coming with a
only
ferocious looking dog. All of a sudden, the dog
B. ‘B’ will not get any damages from ‘A’ which was on a chain held by the owner, started
barking at X. The owner of the dog called the dog
C. ‘B’ will get damages from ‘A’ to be calm. They crossed each other without any
problem. But suddenly, the dog started barking
D. ‘B’ can proceed against ‘C’ again from a distance. X immediately took out his
pistol. By seeing the pistol the dog stopped
89. Principle: It is a case of fraud where a party to
barking and started walking with the owner.
a contract knows or believes a fact to be true, but
However, X shot at the dog which died instantly.
conceals it actively from the other party with a
The owner of the dog files a complaint against X,
view to induce that person to enter into the
which in due course reached the Magistrate
contract.
Court. X pleads the right of private defence.
Decide.
Facts: While taking a life insurance policy, in
reply to questions by the insurance company
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A. There was no imminent danger to X as the without knowledge or against the will of the
dog stopped barking and was walking with the person.
owner. Hence, shooting it amounted to excessive
use of the right of private defence and X is liable Facts: A, B and C were having a party in a Bar
for killing the dog. where A persuaded B and C to take alcoholic
drinks. On the persistent persuasion B and C also
B. The right of private defence is available to consumed alcohol along with A. B and C had
persons against assailants or wrongdoers only and never consumed alcohol before. After
a dog does not fall in this category. intoxication, there was some argument between
B and C where C pushed B with full force
C. Shooting a fierce dog is not to be brought causing serious injury to B.
under the criminal law. So the case should be
dismissed. (A) C is liable
D. As there was no guarantee that the dog would (B) C is not liable because he was intoxicated
not bark again, shooting it was a precautionary
measure and hence within the right available to X (C) A is liable because A persuaded them to
under law. consume alcohol whereas they had never
consumed alcohol
91. Principle: Nothing is an offence by reason of
any harm it may cause to another person, if it is (D) A and C both are liable
done in good faith and for the benefit of that
93. Principle: Everyone has the right of private
person even without that person‘s consent.
defence to defend his body and property by use
Facts: A is attacked by a Lion and Lion drags him of reasonable force unless that person had time to
while he is crying for help. B, a passerby picks up have recourse to protection of public authorities.
A‘s gun in good faith and fires at Lion which
Facts: X receives information at 5.00 pm that Y
injures A. B has never used the gun before.
along with few friends is planning to burn his
(A) B is liable for the injury because he knew that crop at midnight which is ready to be harvested.
he can injure A as he has never used any gun He does not inform the village Police Station
before which was just one kilometer away. He gathers
his family members and directs them to collect
(B) B is not liable as he has done the act in good some weapons in the form of swords and lathis to
faith protect his field/crop. At around 11.00 pm Y and
his aides attack the crop and a severe fight ensues
(C) B is liable because he has not taken A‘s wherein Y is seriously injured.
consent before firing
(A) X is not liable as he was exercising his right of
(D) B is liable because he has used A‘s gun private defence
without his consent
(B) X and his family are not liable for the injuries
92. Principle: Nothing is an offence if it is done caused as they were exercising the right of private
under intoxication and the person committing defence
the offence was incapable to understand the
nature of the Act. Intoxication should be (C) X is liable
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(D) X and his family is liable as they have not (A) A has not committed any offence since he
informed the police does not cause any specific injury to any specific
person
94. Principle: Anyone who induces or attempts
to induce a voter to vote in a particular manner (B) A has not committed any offence because he
on the ground that the voter will face divine does not gain any advantage from persons living
displeasure, shall be guilty of the offence of in the vicinity
interfering with free exercise of the right to vote.
(C) A has committed public nuisance
Facts: During election campaign period one
candidate X told the voters that if they do not (D) A has not committed any offence because the
vote for her, voters will be cursed because the alleged acts are done on the fields owned and
election candidate is the God‘s own child and used by him and acts are done without any
those who do not vote for her, they will not be intention to cause harm.
liked by God.
96. Principle: Death caused by rash or negligent
(A) X has committed an offence act of a person is an offence.
(B) X has not committed an offence because she Facts: X was driving his SUV car in a lonely road
only narrated what she felt leading to a forest at 160 km per hour. Suddenly,
someone appears from the forest on the road and
(C) X has not committed an offence because she in the resultant accident, the car hits the
has freedom of speech and expression commuter causing his death.
(D) X has not committed an offence because she (A) X is not guilty of an offence as the accident
did not compel anyone to vote for her has occurred on a lonely road
95. Principle: Doing an act which causes (B) X is not guilty because there was no intention

common injury, danger or annoyance to the to kill the deceased
public or which is likely to cause such injury or
annoyance is Public nuisance. A common (C) X is guilty of an offence death by rash or
nuisance is not excused because it causes some negligent act
nuisance or advantage.
(D) X is not guilty because he was also injured in
Facts: A farmer having large farmlands burns the accident
crop residue (stubble) on his fields after
97. Principle: Whoever causes death by rash or
harvesting the crop to make the field ready for the
negligent act commits an offence.
next crop as this is the easy, fast and convenient
method of making the field ready for the next
Facts: X is having a house on the roadside which
crop. His farmlands are adjoining a densely
is also having a street on the back of the house.
inhabited residential area and people pass
He has a lawn on the back of his house where he
through the smoke while travelling on the road
has built a toilet. To prevent the intruders from
adjoining his farmlands. The smoke caused by
entering his house, he got the fence charged with
fire also enters the houses in the colony.
a high voltage live electric wire. Z was passing
through the street in the backyard of the house of
X and sat down to take rest near the fence. While
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getting up, his hands came in contact with the pulls up a Muslim women‘s veil in public in good
fence which was connected to high voltage faith without her consent causing annoyance to
electric wire causing his death. her.
(A) X has not committed any offence because he (A) X is a renowned social worker and he has
has right to prevent trespass committed no offence because his motive was
good
(B) X has committed an offence of causing death
by rash and negligent act (B) X acted in good faith to liberate her from
clutches of tradition and has hence has
(C) X has committed no offence because he does committed no offence
not have any enmity with X
(C) X has done the act in public and not in
(D) X has committed an offence of Murder secrecy therefore had not committed any offence
98. Principle: Killing is not murder, if it is (D) X has committed an offence by use of
committed in a sudden fight without criminal force
pre-meditation in a heat of passion upon a
sudden quarrel. 100. Principle: Inducing any animal to move or
to change its motion and thereby intentionally
Facts: X and Y were buying liquor from a liquor causing fear of injury or annoyance to others by
shop at 7 pm. Y abused X and there was a quarrel such act, is an offence of use of criminal force.
between them. X told Y that he will not spare
him and Y shouted that his house is adjoining the Facts: X incites his dog to chase and run after his
shop only and if X had the guts, he can come neighbor Y, to teach Y to stay away from him.
anytime. X went back to his shop which was The act is done without neighbors consent and
nearby, procured a knife and went to Y‘s against his will.
residence at 9 pm and stabbed him to death.
(A) X has committed no offence
(A) X has committed murder
(B) X has committed no offence because no harm
(B) X has not committed an offence of murder is caused to Y
since it was committed in sudden fight in a heat
of passion (C) X has committed no offence because he
intention only to put fear in the mind of Y
(C) X has not committed murder of Y because he
had no enimity with Y (D) X has committed an offence of use of
criminal force
(D) X has committed no offence
101. Principle: A spouse is not permitted to put
99. Principle: Use of criminal force intentionally in evidence in any court, any communication
knowing that it would cause or is likely to cause during marriage between the spouses without the
injury or annoyance to the person against whom consent of the person who made the
force is used, is an offence. communication.
Facts: X, a renowned social worker who had Facts: X who is the wife of Y saw her husband (Y)

launched a movement for liberation of women, coming out of the neighbor’s house at 6.00 am in
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the morning. Y told his wife X that he has (B) Oral evidence to prove payment is not
murdered the neighbor and handed over the allowed
jewelry of that neighbor to his wife.
(C) Oral evidence is always allowed to prove all
(A) X is allowed to appear as a witness in court to facts
depose that her husband has told her that he
committed a murder (D) Oral evidence is generally disallowed
(B) X is not allowed to appear as a witness at all in 104. Principle: Employer is liable for the injury

any court caused to the employee in the course of his
employment.
(C) X is not allowed to appear as a witness to
depose what was told by the husband to her, Facts: X organized a party and hired a caterer.
however, she can depose what she saw During the party, generator set went out of order
and he requested one employee of caterer i.e. Y to
(D) X is an independent woman and she can do bring the mechanic on his vehicle and promised
whatever she wants. to pay 1000 for the same to Y. Y met with an
accident while going to fetch the mechanic and
102. Principle: Oral evidence must always be he seeks compensation.
direct i.e. of the person who says he saw the event
and hearsay evidence is no evidence. (A) X is liable as Y was working in the course of
employment offered by X
Facts: X was told by Y (whom X trusts) that Z
has murdered A (B) X is not liable as Y is not his employee
(A) Statement of X is admissible (C) X is liable because party was organized by
him
(B) Statement of X is not admissible because he
has not seen Z murdering A (D) Caterer is liable as Y is his employee
(C) Statement of X is admissible because he trusts 105. Principle: Master is liable for the acts of his
Y and Y never tells a lie servant done in the course of his duties.
(D) Statement of X is admissible because he is a Facts: X hired an employee Y in his construction
renowned social activist and has a huge business. Y was the property in-charge who
reputation to fight for the truth received construction material and gave receipts
for the material received by him. Z claimed
103. Principle: Terms of any written contract can payment for cement supplied to X which was
be proved by producing the written contract only duly received by Y. X denied the payment on the
and oral evidence is excluded. ground that he has only received half of the
material and the balance was mis-utilized by the
Facts: A gives B a receipt for money paid by B.
employee Y.
Oral evidence is offered to prove payment.
(A) X is liable for the entire amount
(A) Oral evidence to prove payment is allowed
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(B) X is liable for the part amount only i.e. for 109 Fill in the blank:
payment of the cost of half of the material
257, 291, ________, 365, 405
(C) X is not liable for the
misconduct/embezzlement of his employee (A) 313
(D) Z can claim the balance payment only from Y (B) 322
(C) 327
(D) 343
SECTION IV - REASONING
110. Manoj walks a distance of 5 meters towards
106. If in English Alphabet e and every alternate
North, and then he turns to east and walks a
letter from e onwards is written in Capitals, then
distance of 10 meters. Then he turns to his right
how will the sixth months from March be coded?
and covers a distance of 15 meters. He then turns
to his left and covers a distance of 15 meters.
(A) SEPTEmbER
Which direction is he facing now?
(B) SEptEMbEr
(A) North
(C) SepTeMber
(B) East
(D) SEPtEmbER
(C) West
107. If in a certain code, Clever is written as
(D) South
XOVEVI, then Smart would written as
111. A man introduces a girl as the daughter of
(A) HZNGI
the sister of his father. How the girl is related to
(B) HNZIG the man
(C) GHNGI (A) Daughter
(D) GIHZN (B) Niece
108. Fill in the blank: (C) Grand daughter
Q4RT, ___________ , QRT6, QR7T, Q8RT (D) Cousin
(A) QTR7 Read the following information for questions

112 to 115 and chose the most appropriate
(B) QR5T option:
(C) RQ9T P and Q are good at driving motorcycles and

Jeep. R and P are good in driving Jeep and Lorry.
(D) TRQ6 R, S and T are good at driving MotorCycle and
lorries. T and R are good at driving Bus and
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Tempo. S and Q are good in driving Bus and number of gold coins in the first and second bag
Jeep. is 5, then how many coins are there in the first
bag?
112. Who is good at driving motorcycles, lorry
and tempo? (A) 7
(A) P (B) 9
(B) Q (C) 13
(C) T (D) 15
(D) S Examine the following numbers and identify the

next number:
113. Who is good at driving motorcycles, Jeeps
and Lorry but not buses? 117. 53, 50, 45, 38, 29, _____
(A) R (A) 11
(B) S (B) 17
(C) P (C) 18
(D) T (D) 21
114. Who is good at driving Tempo, 118. 20, 30, 42, 56, 72, ____
MotorCycle, Lorry but not Jeep?
(A) 82
(A) S
(B) 90
(B) T
(C) 92
(C) R
(D) 94
(D) Q
119. The words in the bottom row are related in
115. Who is good at driving all the vehicles? the same way as the words in the top row. Fill in
the blank.
(A) R
Rose, Flower, Plant
(B) P
Flat, House, …
(C) S
(A) City
(D) T
(B) Tent
116. In a bag there are some gold coins. In
another bag there are 1/3rd extra gold coins as (C) Building
compared to the first bag. If the difference in the
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(D) Village 124. Find the odd-man out:
120. If Ocean: Waves, then Desert: (A) http://www.scholar.google.com

——————
(B) http://www.manupatra.com
(A) Water
(C) http://www.lexisnexis.com
(B) Sand
(D) http://www.westlawindia.com
(C) Brave
125. Find the odd one out:
(D) Sand dunes
Symphony, Orchestra, Guitar, Mob
121. If 1 x 7 = 8, 2 x 7 = 16, 3 x 7 = 24, 4 x 7 = 32,
then what is the value of 9 x 7? (A) Guitar
(A) 63 (B) Orchestra
(B) 72 (C) Mob
(C) 81 (D) Symphony
(D) 90 Instructions for Question 126 to Question

130: Read the information given below to
122. Find the odd one out : answer the questions.
Onlookers, Theatre goers, Queue, Spectators (i) Mohan‘s reading schedule consists of reading
only subjects on a given day of the week.
(A) Onlookers
(ii) The subjects are Physics, Chemistry,
(B) Theatre goers Mathematics, Biology, and Social Science.
(C) Queue (iii) Monday to Saturday are reading days

including one day only for play. Sunday is a
(D) Spectators
complete holiday for Mohan.
123. Find the odd one out:
(iv) Mathematics day is neither on the first day
nor on the last day but earlier than the Chemistry
Heart, Lungs, Kidney, Skin, Liver
day.
(A) Skin
(v) Biology day is on the immediate next day of
(B) Lungs Chemistry day.
(C) Heart (vi) Physics day is on the immediate previous day

of the play day.
(D) Kidney
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(vii) Biology day and Social Science day have a 130. Which of the following is the correct
gap of two days between them. statement?
(viii) Social Science day is on the immediate next (A) Biology day is after Chemistry day
day of the play day.
(B) Physics day is on Wednesday
126. Which of the following days is the play day?
(C) Play day is on Monday
(A) Monday
(D) Chemistry day is earlier than Physics day
(B) Tuesday
Instructions for Question 131 to Question
(C) Wednesday 135: Read the information given below to
answer the questions.
(D) Thursday
A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H want to have dinner on
127. Physics day and Biology day have a gap of a round table and they have worked out the
how many days between them? following seating arrangements.
(A) One (a) A will sit beside C.
(B) Two (b) H will sit beside A.
(C) Three (c) C will sit beside E.
(D) Four (d) F will sit beside H.
128. Which day is Social Science day? (e) E will sit beside G.
(A) Monday (f) D will sit beside F.
(B) Tuesday (g) G will sit beside B.
(C) Wednesday (h) B will sit beside D.
(D) Thursday 131. Which of the following is wrong?
129. Which day is Mathematics day? (A) A will be to the immediate right of C
(A) Monday (B) D will be to the immediate left of B
(B) Tuesday (C) E will be to the immediate right of A
(C) Wednesday (D) F will be to the immediate left of D
(D) Thursday 132. Which of the following is correct?
(A) B will be to the immediate left of D
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(B) H will be to the immediate right of A 4. Some students are adults.
(C) C will be to the immediate right of F 5. No reading lover is an adult.
(D) B will be to the immediate left of H 6. Some men do not love reading.
133. A and F will become neighbors if: The set of statements is:
(A) B agrees to change her sitting position (A) 1, 3, 4
(B) C agrees to change her sitting position (B) 1, 5, 3
(C) G agrees to change her sitting position (C) 1, 2, 4
(D) H agrees to change her sitting position (D) 6, 2, 4
134. During sitting: 137. Statements:
(A) A will be directly facing C 1. All boys need books.
(B) B will be directly facing C 2. All girls need books.
(C) A will be directly facing B 3. Punjabis are girls.
(D) B will be directly facing D 4. Some Punjabis need books.
135. H will be sitting between: 5. All boys are girls.
(A) C and B 6. Some boys are Punjabis.
(B) A and F The set of statements is:
(C) D and C (A) 5, 4, 1
(D) E and G (B) 2, 5, 3
Instructions for Question 136 to Question (C) 6, 5, 3

138: Choose the set of three statements
where the third statement can be logically (D) 5, 2, 1
derived from the preceding two.
138. Statements:
136. Statements:
1. All human beings need education.
1. Some students love reading.
2. All teachers need training.
2. Some adults do not love reading.
3. Education is provided by the teachers.
3. Some students are not adults.
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4. X is a teacher. 140. Main statement: The computer will not
work if the operating system fails.
5. X needs training.
1. Operating system fails.
6. Students are the future of a nation.
2. Operating system does not fail.
The set of statements is:
3. The computer does not work.
(A) 1, 2, 5
4. The computer works.
(B) 2, 3, 4
The ordered pair of statements is:
(C) 2, 4, 5
(A) 2, 1
(D) 4, 5, 6
(B) 2, 3
Instructions for Question 139 to Question 140:
Each of the following questions has a main (C) 1, 4
statement followed by four statements: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Choose the ordered pair of statements where the (D) 4, 2
first statement implies the second, and the two
statements are logically consistent with the main
statement.
MATHEMATICS
139. Main statement: Only if the teaching
standard is destroyed, will the examination result Instructions
be poor.
There are 60 students in a class. These students
1. Examination result is poor. are divided into three groups A, B and C of 15,
20 and 25 students each. Groups A and C are
2. Teaching standard is not destroyed.
combined to form group D.
3. Examination result is not poor.
141. What is the average weight of the students in
group D?
4. Teaching standard is destroyed.
(a) More than the average weight of A
The ordered pair of statements is:
(b) More than the average weight of C
(A) 2, 3
(c) Less than the average weight of C
(B) 2, 4
(d) Cannot be determined
(C) 1, 3
142. A student gets an aggregate of 60% marks in
(D) 1, 2
five subjects in the ratio 10 : 9 : 8 : 7 : 6. If the
passing marks are 50% of the maximum marks
and each subject has the same maximum marks,
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in how many subjects did he pass the 40 km/hr on a parallel track, in 54 s. How long
examination? will the express train take to cross a platform of
400 m long?
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
(a) 36 s (b) 45 s (c) 27 s (d) None of these
143. In how many ways can eight directors, the
vice chairman and chairman of a firm be seated at 150. A student instead of finding the value of
a round table, if the chairman has to sit between 7/8 of a number, found the value of 7/18 of the
the vice chairman and a specific director? number. If his answer differed from the actual
one by 770, find the number
(a) 9! × 2 (b) 2 × 8!
(a) 1584 (b) 2520 (c) 1728 (d) 1656
(c) 2 × 7! (d) None of these

144. If log2log7 (x2 – x + 37) = 1, then what could
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be the value of ‘x’ ?
All our dreams can come true, if we have the
courage to pursue them
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) None of these
145. After allowing a discount of 11.11%, a trader
still makes a gain of 14.28%. At how many
percentage above the cost price does he mark on
his goods?
(a) 28.52% (b) 35% (c) 22.22% (d) None
146. If n is an integer, how many values of n will

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give an integral value of 16n +n7n + 6
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) None of these
147. A dealer buys dry fruits at Rs. 100, Rs. 80
and Rs. 60 per kilogram. He mixes them in the
ratio 3 : 4 : 5 by weight, and sells at a profit of
50%. At what price per kilogram does he sell the
dry fruit?
(a) Rs. 80 (b) Rs. 100 (c) Rs. 95 (d) None
148. Fresh grapes contain 90% water while dry

grapes contain 20% water. What is the weight of
dry grapes obtained from 20 kg fresh grapes?
(a) 2 kg (b) 2.5 kg (c) 2.4 kg (d) None
149. An express train travelling at 80 km/hr

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3. The phrase explains how clothes would darken
over time if left hanging and facing smokestack.
The phrase refers to the darkening of the Saturn's
rings under the influence of comet dust. Hence,
option B is the correct answer.
AILET TEST CODE: AC000 4. Referring to the first paragraph and first few
lines of the second paragraph, it was believed that
the celestial bodies had been existing from the
SECTION I - ENGLISH
beginning. However, the data provided by
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. Cassini gave an insight that the rings and moons
(d) 10. (b) 11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. of Saturn are newly created. Thus, it challenged
(a) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (c) 21. (c) 22. (a) 23. the earlier held notion. Hence, option B is the
(b) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (a) 28. (c) 29. (a) 30. correct answer.
(a) 31. (d) 32. (b) 33. (d) 34. (c) 35. (b)
5. Refer to the lines from the passage - "The
Explanation: suggestion that rings and moons are new is,"
"One reason for thinking Saturn’s rings are young
1. In the fourth paragraph, it is mentioned that is that they are bright.", "Cassini’s measurements
"they suggest that at around the same time as the of the density of comet-dust near Saturn suggests
rings came into being an old set of moons the rings are no older than the first dinosaurs, nor
orbiting Saturn destroyed themselves, and from younger than the last of them." Throughout the
their remains emerged not only the rings......". passage, the author has emphasized on the fact
From this, we can infer that the rings were that the rings and the moons of Saturn are recent
formed from the moons. Also, from the third phenomena. Option C is the most relevant in this
paragraph, it can be inferred that Saturn's rings context. Option A is not the primary objective of
consist of comet dust. Hence, option D is the the passage otherwise the author would not have
correct answer. detailed the timeline of the formation of the
moons and the rings of Saturn. Option B is
2. In the last paragraph, it is given that about factually wrong as per the information given in
100m years ago, Thethys and Dione were not the passage. Option D is out of context. Hence,
there. From the last line of the passage we can option C is the correct answer.
conclude that Thethys and Dione are less than
100 million years old. Option B can be 6. The author has criticized the No Child Left
concluded. In the third paragraph, it is Behind Act of 2001. So, it should be against what
mentioned "The lighter the rings are, the faster the author has supported in the passage. We
this will happen". Option C can be concluded. know that the author has been critical of metric
From the fourth paragraph, option D can be fixation. Therefore, the No Child Left Behind
concluded. Sufficient information has not been Act of 2001 must have the features of metric
provided from which we can conclude that none fixation. Option C cannot be a feature of the No
of Saturn’s moons ever had suitable conditions Child Left Behind Act of 2001 as it mentions the
for life to evolve. Hence, option A is the correct subjective evaluation of students based on their
answer. participation in the class which is against the
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theory of metric fixation. Hence, option C is the practices that are at odds with the larger purpose
correct answer. of the organization. He has also explained that
metric fixation will lead to goal displacement. In
7. In the second paragraph, the author discusses this light, option B is the most relevant. Option A
that one of the major drawbacks of metric is incorrect because it is against the author's view.
fixation is the rise in unethical behaviour in order Option C is narrow as it focuses on
to maximize the metrics. The author, further, short-termism only which is one of the ill-effects
goes on to give the examples of the police officer of metric fixation as mentioned in the passage.
and the surgeon to substantiate his claims. Option D does not state that the author is
Therefore, option B is the correct answer. Option criticizing the metric fixation method to measure
A does not mention that the influence would be the performance. Hence, option B is the correct
unethical and harmful in nature. Option C is the answer.
underlying message of the author but, he does
not explicitly provide the examples of the police 11. In the last line of the passage, the author
officer and the surgeon to prove this. Option D is mentions the availability of information which
too broad and has no specifics about the should be the first step towards solving the
unethical behaviour which could be encouraged service delivery in the Indian education system.
by metric fixation. In the penultimate paragraph, the author says
that the key is to hire those teachers who want to
8. From the second paragraph, we can say that teach. In other words, the author supports the
metric fixation encourages professionals to recruitment of motivated teachers. In the first
maximize the metrics in ways that are at odds paragraph, the author states that technology can
with the larger purpose of the organization. facilitate better service delivery in Indian
Option A is a consequence of metric fixation. education. The author has nowhere talked about
From the third paragraph, we can infer that the elimination of government involvement. He
metric fixation leads to goal displacement. The wants that the autonomy and accountability of
author has stated short-termism as a consequence the teachers should be increased. Hence, option B
of metric fixation in the penultimate paragraph. is the correct answer.
Option B as a consequence of metric fixation has
not been discussed in the paragraph. Hence, 12. The author has explained the phrase “Band
option B is the correct answer. Aids on a Corpse” by stating that " e-governance
can be just as bad as any other governance when
9. In the passage, the author has discussed the the real issue is people and their motivation."
ill-effects of metric fixation. He has discussed From this, we can infer that the solution was not
gaming of the metrics-based performance system
in detail. By providing more real-life illustrations intended to tackle the real cause of the problem
of the same, the author would not have added which was the motivation of the people. If people
any value to the main argument. Options A, B are not motivated, forcing them to come on time
and C are relevant to the discussion and will will act only as a specious way to deal with the
surely add weight to the main idea of the passage. issue. Hence, option D is the correct answer.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.
13. In the third paragraph, the author has given
10. The author has criticized the method of the example of a school where the villagers forced
metric fixation in the passage. He has stated that the teachers to come to school, but the teacher
metric fixation will lead professionals to adhere to instead of teaching indulged in various other
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non-productive activities. Further, the author variety of grove snails are found only in Ireland
also mentions that as long as the system and the Pyrenees. This is also evident from the
empowers providers over citizens, technology is last line of the first paragraph, the first line of the
irrelevant. So, the author wants to convey that second paragraph and the first line of the fourth
commitment and motivation are the primary paragraph. The author has not discussed the
requirements in systems which involve reasons why the snails were wiped out from the
face-to-face interaction between service providers other parts of the world. Option B is incorrect.
and clients. Therefore, using technology to The author has focused neither on migration nor
monitor in such scenarios will be ineffective. on the evolution of the snails. Option C and D
Hence, option A is the correct answer. are irrelevant. Hence, option A is the correct
answer.
14. The author has explained in the passage that
without increasing the autonomy and 17. In the fourth paragraph, the author states
accountability of the person involved in a job, that the appearance of grove snails and the arrival
monitoring systems will be ineffective in of humans in Ireland coincided. Further, the
improving the services. So, the author has author proves his point by mentioning the
advocated for making the persons more evidence that humans routinely ate these types of
responsible and give them more independence. snails before the advent of agriculture. From this,
Option A is the most relevant in this context. we can infer that people who came to colonize
Option B is narrow in the sense that the passage Ireland must have brought snails with them as
does not only focus on the case of nurses. Option edibles. Option D is the most relevant in this
C is irrelevant as the author does not criticize the context. Options B and C are out of context.
involvement of government. Option D is Option A might be factually true, but it cannot
incorrect because the author is not trying to find be concluded from the given sentence. Hence,
a solution, but he has proposed a solution to deal option D is the correct answer.
with the problem. Hence, option A is the correct
answer. 18. In the second paragraph, the author
mentions convergent evolution in which two
15. The author has argued in the passage and populations evolve the same trait by coincidence.
proposed some ways to increase productivity and In that case, if the traits are similar by mere
to make the systems more effective. Option C coincidence, the genetic structure must be
which states "Empowerment of service providers different as they are part of two distinct
leads to increased complacency and rigged populations. However, in the study, it was found
performance results." will undermine the author's that the two groups of snails have genetic
main argument because if empowerment of the similarities and thus, it cannot be a case of
service providers leads to rigged performance convergent evolution. Option B states the same.
results, the whole purpose will be defeated. Hence, option B is the correct answer.
Option A supports the passage's main idea.
Option B is irrelevant. Option D does not talk 19. In the second paragraph, the author
about the effect of implementing absolute mentions convergent evolution in which two
surveillance on the performance of service populations evolve the same trait by coincidence.
providers. Hence, option C is the correct answer. In that case, if the traits are similar by mere
coincidence, the genetic structure must be
16. Throughout the passage, the author has different as they are part of two distinct
contemplated the reasons why the white-lipped populations. However, in the study, it was found
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that the two groups of snails have genetic breadth, that no test can exist." From this, we can
similarities and thus, it cannot be a case of infer option D to be a valid reason. Option A is
convergent evolution. Thus, the author refutes not a reason why the author criticizes
the claim that convergent evolution can explain meritocracy. Hence, option A is the correct
the similarity in characteristics. Therefore, option answer.
C supports the passage’s explanation of sea
travel/trade while option D rejects. Hence, 23. In the last two lines of the third paragraph, it
option D is the correct answer. has been given that forest is cognitively boosted
by training the trees on the hardest cases. So, if a
20. Throughout the passage, the author has large number of decision trees in the ensemble
argued that each field of study has become so vast were trained on data derived from easy cases, the
that diversity in knowledge and skills is required forest will not get a cognitive boost and thus
to sail through. Meritocracy is not enough to weaken the efficacy of a random decision forest.
bring the required variety. This is the main idea Hence, option B is the correct answer.
presented by the author. Option A is distorted
because the author is not concerned about the 24. According to the author's main idea, the
negative consequences of his proposition and problem should be tackled by a diverse group of
how to deal with them. Option B is too narrow in members from different fields. On the basis of
its scope as it focuses on random decision trees this, we can eliminate options A and C because,
which is not the main idea. Option C addresses in these options, the expert team consists of only
the primary concerns which the author has and nutritionists. Out of options B and D, option D
thus, weakens the main idea of the passage. is better because it mentions a team of members
Option D is irrelevant as the author has no who have performed well in their respective field.
problem with the assessment tests. Hence, option In option B, the members are selected on the
C is the correct answer. parameter of meritocracy, which is not
concurrent with the author's viewpoint. Hence,
21. Just before giving the example of option D is the correct answer.
neuroscience, the author has mentioned that each
of these domains possesses such depth and 25. 4 should be the opening sentence since it
breadth, that no test can exist. From this we can states that new institutions recognize ways in
infer that the purpose behind mentioning which workers can contribute to the economy.
neuroscience as an example by the author is to The other 3 sentences provide examples and
show that each field is so complex now that a elaborate on the same and hence, sentence 4,
meaningful assessment of merit is impossible. which introduces the topic of discussion, should
Option C is the most relevant in this case. Hence, be the opening sentence. 2 talks about the period
option C is the correct answer. of industrial revolution. 1 talks about the smart
world. Chronologically, 1 should follow 2.
22. Option B is the main idea that the author Moreover, 2 talks about an example that
wants to express through the passage. So, it is one conformed to the point mentioned in sentence 4.
of the main reasons why the author criticizes On the other hand, 1 talks about an inadequacy.
meritocracy. Option C is also one of the reasons Therefore, 2 should have preceded 1. 3 should be
as conveyed by the author through the example the last sentence of the paragraph. Sentences
of neuroscientists in the second paragraph. The 4213 form a coherent paragraph and hence, 4213
author mentions in the second paragraph "each is the correct answer.
of these domains possesses such depth and
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products advances science but defies laws. No
26. The main points of the passage are that the such comparison has been made in the
relation between sports participation and paragraph. The legality of the issue has not been
deviation have not been established and that discussed and hence, we can eliminate option B.
there is not sufficient evidence to prove the Option D fails to capture the fact that
relationship. Option A is distorted because it endogenous gene editing is not devoid of risks.
states that the relationship is already established. Only option C captures the fact that exempting
Option B mentions all the relevant points. endogenous gene editing is not desirable due to
Option C does not talk about the relationship the risks involved. Therefore, option C is the
and hence, ruled out. Option D distorts what is right answer.
given in the paragraph by saying that latter
researchers have "proved" there is no consistent 29. 3 should be the opening sentence since it
relationship. Thus, it is can be eliminated. Hence, introduces the concept of phoenixing. Sentence 2
option B is the correct answer. logically continues sentence 1 by stating that
companies in many countries engage in such
27. 1 states that 'self management is 'thus' activities (Phoenixing). Sentence 2 should be
defined as the individual's ability to manage...'. followed by sentence 4 since it moves to a specific
Therefore, some details about self management instance (Australian minister's discovery) from
should have been provided before sentence 1. general statements. Sentence 1 should follow
Sentence 2 states that people with dementia sentence 4 since it states that it was 'his' taxpayers
prefer to have 'control' in their lives. Sentence 3 (Australian Minister's taxpayers or Australian
states what 'having control means'. Therefore, citizens) who had to foot the bill. Sentences 3241
sentences 2 and 3 form a mandatory pair. form a coherent paragraph. Therefore, 3241 is
Sentence 1 should follow sentence 3 since the correct answer.
sentence 3 states that 'having control means to
perform self management activities' and sentence 30. After reading all the sentences, we know that
1 defined self management activities. Sentence 4 the paragraph is about businessmen who, instead
should be the last sentence since it states what self of tackling the root causes, focus on superficial
management support is. Self management solutions. Statement 3 is the opening sentence as
support can be defined only after defining what it introduces the topic by comparing
self management is. Sentences 2314 form a businessmen with a dieter who is ready to do
coherent paragraph. Therefore, 2314 is the everything except eating less. Statement 2
correct answer. mentions the examples of some of the specious
solutions mentioned in statement 3. Statement 4
28. Let us note down the important points: The provides the reason why businessmen are hesitant
Japanese government recommends regulating to execute the genuine solutions which will bring
GM organisms in which foreign genes are real change. Statement 4 mentions the alternative
introduced, not those in which the endogenous taken by businessmen. The word 'rather' in
genes have been edited. The step has drawn statement 1 connects it with statement 4. Thus,
mixed reactions since there are some risks the correct order is 3 - 2 - 4 - 1. Hence, 3241 is the
involved in gene editing. Option A shifts the correct answer.
focus on exempting microbes. The central theme
of the passage is that endogenous gene editing is 31. In the given paragraph, the author has
not totally risk free. Therefore, we can eliminate discussed about Bad Samaritan laws and whether
option A. Option B states that categorizing GM it is enforceable by law. While answering the
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question, the author puts forward three points and UAE, under which Israel has agreed to
which she deems necessary for the suspend its plans to annex parts of the West
implementation of Bad Samaritan law. Only after Bank.
crossing the three obstacles mentioned by the
author, the law should be enacted. Option D is 38.(c)Andaman and Nicobar Islands: The
the most relevant in this context. Option A is submarine Optical Fibre Cable (OFC)
about implementing the law without any connecting Chennai and Port Blair was
conditions, which is not what the author wants inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
to convey. Option B does not mention anything on August 10, 2020 via video conferencing.
about the three obstacles. Option C is stated with Under the project, a 2,300 km long optical fibre
a firmness which is not the tone of the author. cable has been laid undersea between the two
The author says that the law may be enacted, not cities that will help enhance telecom and
must be enacted. Hence, option D is the correct Broadband connectivity in Andaman and
answer. Nicobar islands.
32. to remain calm : to not become angry, begin 39.(d) August 9th : President Ram Nath
shouting, etc. He was upset but kept his t emper. Kovind honoured and felicitated 202 freedom
fighters from across the country on August 9,
33. To leave someone in the lurch: to stop
2020 on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of
supporting someone in his difficult times.
Quit India Day. Every year, the President hosts
an at Home reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan on
34. To play second fiddle: to play a supporting
the anniversary of the Quit India Movement to
or minor role in relation to someone else.
honour freedom fighters.
35. To beg the question: assume the truth of an
argument without arguing it. 40.(b) Assam : The Assam state government is
all set to roll out Arunodoi Scheme from October
2, 2020, with an aim to provide financial
assistance to around 17 lakh families in the state.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Under the scheme, Rs 830 will be given every
36. (a) 37. (c) 38. (c) 39. (d) 40. (b) 41. (a) 42. (d) month to the eligible 17 lakh families to buy the
43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (c) 46. (b) 47. (c) 48. (a) 49. (c) essential items of food.
50. (d) 51. (a) 52. (a) 53. (d) 54. (b) 55. (d) 56. (c)
57. (d) 58. (a) 59. (c) 60. (d) 61. (c) 62. (d) 63. (a) 41.(a) EU: The European Union has announced
64. (d) 65. (c) 66. (c) 67. (d) 68. (d) 69. (d) 70. (c) €1.65 million humanitarian aid to support those
affected by severe flooding in South Asia, most
36. (a) Sputnik V: Russia has decided to name notably India, Bangladesh and Nepal.
its first COVID-19 vaccine as ‘Sputnik V’ after
the world’s first satellite. President Vladimir 42.(d) Indonesia: Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung
Putin announced the approval of the vaccine erupted on August 10, 2020 spewing massive
candidate less than two months of human testing tower of smoke and ash into the sky, plunging
amid skepticism from scientists. local communities and villages into darkness. Mt.
Sinabung, which was dormant volcano for almost
37.(c) UAE: US President Donald Trump has 400 years, roared back to life in 2010.
announced a historic peace deal between Israel
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43. (b) Mauritius : Mauritius' Prime Minister 48. (a) GorumaraNPIn accordance with the
Pravind Jugnauth declared a state of landmark judgment passed by three-judge Bench
environmental emergency on August 7, 2020 of Supreme Court (SC) headed by Justice Arun
after a shipwreck caused a massive fuel spill. A Mishra and comprised of Justices S Abdul Nazeer
Japanese-owned ship, which had ran aground on and MukeshkumarRasikbhai Shah, as per the
July 25, was leaking tons of oil. The ship is Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, the
reportedly carrying nearly 4000 tons of fuel oil daughters will have equal inheritance rights as of
and 200 tons of diesel on board. sons in the properties of fathers, grandfathers and
great-grandfathers right from the codification of
44. (c) Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia has ended its the law in 1956 i.e. it would have retrospective
loan and oil supply to Pakistan, ending the effect.
decades-long friendship between the two
countries. Pakistan has also been asked to pay 49. (c) The Geographical Indications Registry
back USD 1 billion to Saudi Arabia, which was headquartered in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) granted
given as a part of a $6.2 billion package Geographical Indications(GI) to Goa’s
announced by Saudi Arabia in November 2018. HarmalChillies which are grown only in Harmal
village and adjacent areas of Pernem
45. (c)Kamala Harris: Democratic presidential taluka(specifically in the coastal village of
candidate Joe Biden chose California Senator Arambol), Moira bananas, a unique banana
Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential running grown in Moira village of Bardez taluka Bicholim
mate for the 2020 US Elections on August 11, Taluka and Khaje, the traditional state sweet.
2020. This makes Harris the first black and Asian Khaje got a GI tag under foodstuffs falling in
American woman to compete on a major party's Class-30 and Moira Banana under Class-31.
presidential ticket in the United States.
50. (d) On August 12, 2020, the Odisha cabinet
headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
46. (b) As a part of India’s efforts to contain the
approved four mega drinking water projects in its
spread of COVID-19, India extended an
Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Balasore,
assistance of 1 million USD to the government of
Gajapati and Cuttack districts worth Rs 800.27
Antigua and Barbuda to combat the global
crore. These projects will provide drinking water
COVID-19 pandemic and to improve their
to 6.07 lakh additional population in 911 villages
health infrastructure and capacity.The capital
in these districts. It also approved the financial
and currency of Antigua and Barbuda are Saint
bid worth Rs 1138.63 crore for implementation
John’s & East Caribbean dollar respectively.
of the GangadharMeher Lift Canal System, an
47. (c) First-of-its-kind Katra (Union Territory of ambitious project that aims to provide assured
Jammu & Kashmir)-Delhi Express Road corridor irrigation to around 25,600 hectares of
works have begun and it is expected to be chronically drought-hit areas in Bijepur areas in
completed by 2023.It was announced by Union Bargarh district.
Minister for Development of North Eastern
51. (a) Tamil Nadu is planning to set up a park
Region (M-DoNER), Dr. Jitendra Singh. The
exclusively for the electric vehicle production
express Corridor is expected to reduce the travel
eco-system. This will be the country’s first
time between Katra and Delhi to around six and
electric vehicle park. The state is targeting around
half hours, the total outlay of the project is Rs.
Rs 50,000 crore investment in the EV segment
35, 000 crores.
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and announced a series of incentives to attract disintegrating COVID-19 virus in Nagpur,
investments in the EV space. Maharashtra and is developed by the Defence
Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune.
52. Recently, India’s deepest underground rail
ventilation shaft, which is an important part of 57. (d) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched
Kolkata’s East-West Metro line, has been a platform for “Transparent Taxation –
completed. The underground rail ventilation Honoring the Honest” via video conferencing
shaft is equal to a 15 storey building. The that provides faceless assessment and appeal and
underground rail ventilation shaft, which is 43.5 taxpayers’ charter, as a part of direct tax reforms.
metres deep, was completed jointly by Kolkata While the faceless assessment and taxpayers’
Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) and a private charter would be implemented from August 13
engineering firm, Afcons. itself but the faceless appeal system would be
available from September 25, 2020 i.e. on the
53. (d) Israel Defence Minister Benny Gantz, birth anniversary of DeendayalUpadhyaya..
announced that Israel has successfully tested their
advanced missile defence system, Arrow-2, a 58. (a) Centre has announced 24 winners in the
ballistic missile interceptor, which serves as the eight categories of “AatmaNirbhar App
top tier integrated Israeli shield built to withstand Innovation Challenge”,under this Challenge,
various missile salvoes, was built with the support Chingari emerged as a winner of ‘social’ category
of the United States of America.Arrow 2 is a and Koo, MaymyIndiamove, Asksarkar,
multi-layered system designed and manufactured myitreturn are some of the other apps that won
by Israel Aerospace Industries and Boeing, US the challenge, across eight categories.
based industry.
59. (c) The Mollem National Park is located in
54. Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite(TESS) Goa.
of National Aeronautics and Space
Administration(NASA) completed its primary 60. (d) Ordnance Factories is the oldest and
mission of imaging 75% of the starry sky during largest industrial setup under the Department of
the two-year survey and found 66 new exoplanets Defence Production (DPP) of the Ministry of
beyond the solar system, and around 2100 Defence (MoD). There are 41 Ordnance
candidates on which the astronomers are working Factories under the aegis of its corporate
on to confirm among others. headquarters in Kolkata, West Bengal.
55. (d) As part of Israel-India cooperation to fight 61. (c) NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission

the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, Israel has (AIM) in collaboration with Dell Technologies
shared Artificial Intelligence (AI) based has launched the 2nd edition of Student
technology and high-end equipment with All Entrepreneurship Program (SEP 2.0) for young
India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), innovators of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs).
Delhi, India. Objective of SEP: To accelerate the
entrepreneurial journey of young innovators who
56. (c) Union Minister for Road Transport and can play a major role in creating a new innovative
Highways and Micro, Small and Medium India.
Enterprises Nitin Gadkari has unveiled a
microwave device named ‘Atulya’ that can 62. (d) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs(MoTA)
disinfect any premises in just 30 seconds, announced that the nine Tribal Freedom Fighters
Museums that are under development by the
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Ministry of Tribal Affairs to recognize the Day on August 6, 2020. On the occasion
contribution of the tribal freedom fighters will be TRIFED Launches its Own Virtual Office
completed by the end of 2022. Network to Spearhead Tribal Socio-Economic
Development.
63. (a) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union
Minister for Jal Shakti launched the Swachh 67. (d) KrishiMegh, the data recovery centre of
Bharat Mission(SBM) Academy, an Interactive ICAR has been set up under the National
Voice Response (IVR) based free mobile online Agricultural Higher Education Project
training course with modules on the Open (NAHEP), which is funded by both the World
Defecation Free (ODF) Plus programme at an Bank and the Indian government.
event in New Delhi. It is launched as part of
‘GandagiMukt Bharat’, the ongoing week-long 68. (d) Life Insurance Corporation(LIC) has
behaviour change campaign.Union Minister- unveiled ‘Special Revival Campaign’ from
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat(Constituency- August 10 to October 9, 2020 to provide an
Jodhpur, Rajasthan). opportunity for its policyholders to revive lapsed
policies.
64. (d) Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’
Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar virtually 69. (d) Central Government has formulated an
launched the KrishiMegh (National Agricultural expert committee namely “National Expert
Research & Education System -Cloud Group on Vaccine Administration” under the
Infrastructure and Services) along with the KVC chairmanship of Dr VK Paul, a member (health)
ALUNET(KrishiVishwavidyalayaChhatr at the NITI (National Institution for
Alumni Network) and Online Accreditation Transforming India) Aayog to consider the
System for Higher Agricultural Educational logistics, ethical aspects of procurement, and
Institutions (HEI) on the lines of the Digital administration of COVID-19 vaccine in
India initiative. discussion with all state governments and vaccine
manufacturers.
65. In order to increase private sector
participation in the marketing of petrol and 70. (c) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
diesel, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural manufactured two Light Combat Helicopters
Gas has simplified the guidelines for grant of (LCH) have been deployed for operations at high
authorization for bulk and retail marketing of altitude (Ladakh sector) to support Indian Air
Motor Spirit (Petrol) and High Speed Diesel Force (IAF) missions amid prevailing situation on
(Diesel), Any entity with a net worth of at least the India-China border. Notably, the twin engine
Rs.500 crore is eligible for obtaining the LCH is the lightest attack helicopter in the world
liberalized license to sell petrol and diesel to both designed and developed by HAL to meet the
retail & bulk consumers and a net worth of Rs specific and unique requirements of Indian
250 crore can get a license to retail petrol and Armed Forces under the “AtmaNirbhar Bharat”.
diesel to either bulk or retail consumers.
66. (c) Tribal Cooperative Marketing LEGAL APTITUDE

Development Federation of India (TRIFED)
under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs reiterated its 71D, A promissory note duly executed in favour
commitment towards the transformation of of a minor is not void and can be sued upon by
tribal lives on the occasion of its 33rd Foundation
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him, because he though incompetent to contract, 83A, The contract is enforceable against the
may yet accept a benefit. patient by the doctor.
72B, X is liable for criminal misappropriation 84C, P was requesting the film star for the actual
and embezzlement. expenditure incurred by him before returning the
Necklace. This request is legally sustainable.
73D, Arbitration is also valid dispute settlement
machinery recognized by law and hence the 85B, The circular interferes with the freedom
entire contract is valid. guaranteed by the Constitution and hence the
High Court can issue an appropriate writ.
74C, The agreement is void, as the object and
consideration for it is opposed to public policy. 86B, Mr. Martin obtained the Key before the
stipulated date from the Soap Bar. So he is
75A, The Bank can file a suit for recovery of the covered by the offer of the Soap Company and
loan amount against Soloman as he took the loan can claim the car.
for a personal purpose and in such case no
immunity will work. 87C, Court will not punish the man for rape.
76B, ‘Y’ will not be entitled to receive 88B, ‘B’ will not get any damages from ‘A’
compensation from ‘X’.
89A, The concealment of fact by Zameer
77D, There is no valid contract because it has amounted to fraud.
vague and uncertain terms, as the term ‘present
style’ may mean one thing to Sunder and another 90A, There was no imminent danger to X as the
to Bhola. dog stopped barking and was walking with the
owner. Hence, shooting it amounted to excessive
78C, As the difference of opinion between the use of the right of private defence and X is liable
employees and employer is on declaration of for killing the dog.
holiday it amounts to an issue connected with
employment or with the terms of employment 91B, B is not liable as he has done the act in good
and hence, an industrial dispute. faith.
79A, The additions were made to give clarity to 92A, C is liable
the original document and did not in any sense
93D, X and his family is liable as they have not
change the contents of the documents and hence
informed the police
there is no forgery as alleged by the researcher.
94A, X has committed an offence
80D, T has not violated any of ABCC’s legal
rights though they sustained some financial loss,
95C, A has committed public nuisance
and are not legally bound to compensate ABCC.
96C, X is guilty of an offence death by rash or
81A, Only Sanju will be liable for rape as he was
negligent act
the one who actually committed the offence.
97B, X has committed an offence of causing
82C, Situation 4 only is a contract
death by rash and negligent act
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98A, X has committed murder
112C
99D, X has committed an offence by use of
criminal force
100D, X has committed an offence of use of

criminal force
101C, X is not allowed to appear as a witness to

depose what was told by the husband to her,
however, she can depose what she saw
113C
102B, Statement of X is not admissible because
he has not seen Z murdering A 114B

103A, Oral evidence to prove payment is allowed 115A

104A, X is liable as Y was working in the course
116D, Let the no. of coins in the 1st bag be 3x ,
of employment offered by X
then...no. of coins in 2nd bag = x+3x
A/Q , x+3x-3x = 5
105A, X is liable for the entire amount
=> x = 5.
Hence, in first bag there are 3x5 = 15 coins.
SECTION IV - REASONING

106B, Since E is an odd numbered alphabet, from
117C, 53–3 = 50 50–5 = 45 45–7 = 38 38–9 = 29
the question it is clear that all odd numbered
29–11= 18.
letters should be in Capital and all even

numbered letters should be in small.
118B,

107B, the letters are backward. For example,
119C
A=Z, B=Y, C=X……….,M=N.

120D
108B, the numerical is increasing by 1 and

shifting 1 to right.
121B, 1 x (7+1) = 8, 2 x (7+1) = 16, 3 x (7+1) =

24, 4 x (7+1) = 32
109C, 257 , 257 + 34= 291 , 291+ 36 = 327 ,

327+38 = 365 , 365 +40 = 405.
122C

123A
110B
124A
125C

111D
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126B, 10x + 9x +8x +7x +6x = 300
40x = 300
x = 300/40 = 7.5.
Marks in first subject = 10x = 10 *7.5 = 75.
Marks in second subject = 9x = 9 *7.5 = 67.5
Marks in third subject = 8x = 8 *7.5 = 60.
Marks in fourth subject = 7x = 7 * 7.5 = 52.5
Marks in last subject = 6 *7.5 = 45.
Thus, he passed in 4 subjects.
127D
128C 143. Chairman, Vice-Chairman and the director
129D can be made as a group such that Chairman sits
130A between the Vice- Chairman and the director.
This group can be formed in 2 ways. Each of the
131C, remaining 7 directors and the group can be
arranged in 7! ways.
=> Total number of ways = 2 X 7!
iven eq. can be reduced to x 2 – x + 37 = 49

144. G

So x can be either -3 or 4.
132B
133D
134C
135B

136B
137D
138C
139A
140D

SECTION V - MATHEMATICS
141. (d) 142. (c) 143. (c) 144. (c) 145. (a) 146. (d)
147. (d) 148. (b) 149. (c) 150. (a)
141. As data regarding weights of people is not

given, hence we can't determine the avg. weight
of people in group D.
142. L
et the full marks of each subject is 100. So, 148. Let the total weight of fresh grapes be 100
Total Mark in five subjects = 500. gm.
Student gets 60% aggregate marks i.e. 60% of 500
= 300 marks.
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papers to know the pattern or topics asked in
=> Fresh grapes have 90 gm of water and 10 gm AILET in current affairs and GK section. And
of fruit. then only prepare for static GK and current
affairs (topic wise). Solve Acing CLAT’s
When these grapes are dried, the amount of fruit
compendium of current affairs, which has mcqs
does not change.
monthly for AILET also.

=> 10 grams will become 80% of the content in
Legal Reasoning
dry grapes
Excellent Score: 28+
=> Weight of dry grapes = 10/0.8 = 12.5 gm Good Score: 24+
Need to improve if the score is below 20.
So, the weight of fresh grapes reduces to 1/8th of Solve previous year papers. This will increase
its original weight. your knowledge and will enhance your
understanding of different legal principles, terms
=> 20 kg of fresh grapes give 2.5 kg of dry grapes. and phrases. Other than this, practice of the right
material is the key to increase your score in the
legal section. You can refer to books like AP
COMPLETE TEST ANALYSIS Bharadwaj/Lucent. You can also solve past year
English old pattern papers of CLAT.
Excellent Score: 25+
Good Score: 20+ Logical Reasoning
Needs Improvement: If you are getting less Excellent Score: 23+
than 15, then you have a lot of scope to improve. Good Score: 18+
Practice daily RCs and you will surely improve Need to improve if the score is below 15. For
with time. When you read the RCs, read the questions of Analytical and Critical Reasoning,
passage carefully and do not rush while reading it. you can refer to books such as MK Pandey.
Try to read the questions first and then the Other than this, Previous Years Papers are one of
passage, it solves a lot of time in solving the RCs. the most important sources to practice from.
In this mock, RCs were of easy to moderate level,
very much solvable. Apart from vocabulary, solve Mathematics
six weeks to word power if you get time. Excellent Score: 7+
Good Score: 5+
General Knowledge Needs Improvement: If you are getting less
Excellent Score: 25+ than 5. Solve RS Agarwal properly. And you will
Good Score: 20+ find the questions very much solvable.
Needs Improvement: If you are getting less
than 15. All questions are from August 2020.
Read daily current affairs. Analyse previous year

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