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1. A number 12x +102 is divided by x, find the (c) Dice-2 and Dice-4 are sufficient to answer the
number of possible ways of x? Question.
(d) All four Dice are sufficient to answer the
(a) 4 Question.
(b) 6
(c) 8 4. What is the remainder when 232323....... 100
(d) Infinity digits is divided by 99 ?

2. Consider the following statements in respect (a) 61

of two natural numbers p and q such that p is a (b) 23
prime number and q is a composite number: (c) 24
(d) 60
1. p x q always be an odd number.
2. q/p can be a prime number. 2323232 so 50 set
3. p+q always be an even number. 23x50=1150 so rem is 61

Which of the above statements are correct? 5. Five friends P, Q, X, Y and Z purchased some
notebooks. The relevant information is given
(a) 2 only below:
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only I. Z purchased 8 notebooks more than X did.
(d) 1 and 2 only II. P and Q together purchased 21 notebooks.
III. Q purchased 5 notebooks less than P did.
Pxq, always not be an odd number and p+q, always IV. X and Y together purchased 28 notebooks.
not an even number. V. P purchased 5 notebooks more than X did.
Hence statements 1 & 3 are incorrect.q/p is possible
to get a prime number. If each notebook is priced Rs.40, then what is the
total cost of all the notebooks?
3. Each of the six faces of a cube is numbered by
one of the digits from 1 to 6. This cube is shown (a) 2650
in its four different positions in the figure i, ii, iii, (b) Rs. 2,400
and iv. (c) Rs. 2,360
(d) Rs. 2,600
Question : What is the number opposite to 4?
6. If X is between -3 and -1, and Y is between -1
and 1, then X2-Y2 is in between which of the
following?

(a)-9 and 1
(b) -9 and -1
Which one of the following is correct in respect (c) 0 and 8
of the above Question and Dice? (d) 0 and 9

(a) Dice-1 and Dice-2 are required to answer the

Question.
(b) Dice-3 and Dice-4 are sufficient to answer the
Question.

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 Passage 1
To be inwardly rich is much more arduous than to
be outwardly rich and famous; it needs much more
care, much closer attention. If you have a little talent
and know how to exploit it, you become famous, but
inward richness does not come about in that way.
To be inwardly rich, the mind has to understand
and put away the things that are not important, like
wanting to be famous.
7. What is the crucial message conveyed by the
passage?
(a) We are our own masters in all walks of life
(b) If you are inwardly rich, it you don’t mind
whether you are known or unknown
(c) Those who are outwardly rich can afford flattery
with money power
(d) We misconceive being famous as being
successful and focus outward elements
Passage 2
e-Kranti is an important pillar of the Digital India
programme. Digital technology for Education (e-
Education), Health (e-Healthcare), Farmers,
Financial Inclusion, Planning, Justice, Security,
Planning and Cyber Security are its target areas. It
goes beyond ensuring digital infrastructure
development. In fact, the Mission of e-Kranti is to
ensure delivering all Government services
electronically to citizens through integrated and
interoperable systems via multiple modes, while
ensuring efficiency, transparency and reliability of
such services at affordable costs.
8. Which of the following is the critical message
conveyed by the author?
(a) E-Governance is not translation, but
transformation
(b) Digital penetration will ensure wider changes in
governance outcomes
(c) Unless whole governance set-up is digitalized,
outcomes of e-Governance will be meagre
(d) BHIM App interoperability and its mounting
accessibility provides inclusive governance
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Passage 3
It is well known climate change challenges are
currently receiving more and more attention
worldwide. However, the effects these challenges
have on groundwater are not understood yet.
Groundwater is a valuable resource that supplies
many of the hydrologic needs of people and habitats
globally, constitutes a safety net against climate
change, contributes to streams in rivers and lakes,
supports the proper functioning of aquifers, and can
foster economic activities. We need agendas to
ensure robust decision making and the sustainable
use and management of these resources. This will
contribute directly to the achievement of SDG 6
(clean water and sanitation) and other explicitly
linked SDGs on poverty eradication (SDG 1), food
security (SDG 2), gender equality (SDG 5), and
combating climate change (SDG 13), among others.
9. Which of the following is most important and
best implied by the passage?
(a) Water intensive cropping needs to factor in
climate change impacts on it
(b) Of all the water sources, ground water is worst
hit as part of hydrological cycle
(c) A sustainable and prosperous future depends
on subsurface water
(d) Effects of climate change on Groundwater is
an out of sight crisis
Passage 4
87% of the world’s population – 4% more than in
2019 – live in countries where authorities are
willfully subverting their SDG commitments on
protecting civic space. Of particular importance to
our assessment is SDG target 16.10, ‘Ensure public
access to information and protect fundamental
freedoms, in accordance with national legislation
and international agreements.’ Nine of the ten
countries that have made the most progress on the
SDGs have a civic space rating as ‘open.’ While there
is certainly room for growth, it is important to note
that in a year of crisis, these countries did not stifle
free speech, repress civil society organizations, or
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target activists with restrictive laws. The lessons we 13. Pointing towards a photograph Mr. Ajit said,
can learn from these countries speak to the "She is my father's wife's son's only sister." What
importance of partnerships and cooperation is the relation of the person in the photograph
between civil society and governments. with Mr. Ajit?

10. Which of the following best describes the (a) Daughter

crux of the passage? (b) Mother's sister
(a) China’s progress on SDGs is less valuable than (c) Cousins
that of India (d) Sister
(b) Pressure groups are invisible empires
(c) Fundamental freedoms and SDGs are 14. Consider the following statements and
connected conclusions:
(d) Sustainable development unleashes space of
democracy Statement : K > I ≥ T ≥ E; O < R < K

11. Four sides of a rectangular Black Board are Conclusions

1012 metres, 1276 metres, 1716 metres and
2112 metres respectively. Find the greatest I. R < E
length of a scale which can measure the 4 sides II. O < T
of the Board completely?
(a) Neither Conclusion I nor II follows
(a) 45 (b) Both Conclusions I and II follow
(b) 47 (c) Only Conclusion II follows
(c) 44 (d) Either Conclusion I or II follows
(d) 46
15. Three Statements S1, S2 and S3 are given
below followed by a Question:
12. Consider the following data with regard to
production of cars (in lakhs) :
S1 : C is younger than D, but older than A.
S2 : D is older than B.
Year 2015 Year 2016 S3 : A is younger than B.
Country A 35 38
Questions:
Country B 45 47
Who among A, B, C and D is the youngest ?
Country C 88 93
Country D 75 79 Which one of the following is correct in respect
of the above Statements and the Question?
Country E 58 60.9
(a) S1 and S3 are sufficient to answer the Question.
In which of the countries, the production of (b) S1 and S2 together are sufficient to answer the
cars has increased by more than or equal to 5% Question.
in 2016 over 2015? (c) S2 and S3 together are sufficient to answer the
Question.
(a) B and E (d) All S1, S2 and S3 together are sufficient to
(b) A, C and D only answer the Question.
(c) A, C, D and E
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16. The difference between the compound
interest (compounded annually) and the simple
interest on a certain sum of money at 12% per
annum for 2 years is 72. What is the principal
amount?
(a) 6,500
(b) 6,000
(c) 5,500
(d) 5,000
17. A bag contains 15 red balls and 20 black
balls. Each ball is numbered either 1 or 2 or 3.
20% of the red balls are numbered 1 and 40% of
them are numbered 3. Similarly, among the
black balls, 45% are numbered 2 and 30% are
numbered 3. A boy picks a ball at random. He
wins if the ball is red and numbered 3 or if it is
black and numbered 1 or 2. What are the
chances of his winning?
(a) 1 / 2
(b) 4 / 7
(c) 5 / 9
(d) 12 / 13
18. Three cars A, B and C started from a point at
5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively and
travelled at uniform speeds of 60 km/hr, 80
km/hr and x km/hr respectively in the same
direction. If all the three met at another point at
the same instant during their journey, then
what is the value of x?
(a) 120 km/hr
(b) 110 km/hr
(c) 105 km/hr
(d) 100km/hr
Passage 1
Expert analysis makes it abundantly clear that we
need a fundamental change in how we manage the
land to limit climate change, reverse biodiversity
loss and create sustainable food systems. The five
strategies unanimously suggested in this changed
approach are – ecosystem restoration, expanding
and upgrading protected areas, diversifying farming
systems, transforming diets and shaping the
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bioeconomy responsibly – are very much in line
with the UNCCD’s efforts to better manage the land.
19. On the basis of above passage following
assumptions have been made:
1. Integrating, instead of separating, human lives
and land is central to the new approach
2. Centre-state cooperation for land-use planning is
essential due to their overlapping jurisdiction over
agriculture and essential commodities like food
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Passage 2
Funding an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity
framework will require a significant increase in
financial resources from all sources, including
official development assistance, governments’
domestic budgets, climate financing directed to
nature-based solutions, philanthropies,
corporations, and new sources of revenue. The
cause of concern is, hundreds of millions of dollars
are spent every year as agriculture, fisheries, and
other subsidies to incentivize activities that degrade
or destroy nature. All told, the finance gap for
protecting 30% of the planet is about USD700
billion a year. However, a new report shows that
this finance gap is not as large as it seems – it
accounts for just under one percent of global GDP,
and is a tiny fraction of the USD5.2 trillion we spend
in fossil fuel subsidies. Moreover, the benefits of
protecting nature outweigh the costs by at least 5:1.
The most positive investment ever!
20. Which of the following are the practical,
rational and scientific implications made by the
above passage?
1. Green bonds have high demand owing to greater
returns they give us
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2. Funding an ambitious post-2020 global diversity
framework requires eliminating negative money
Select correct statements:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Passage 3
With every new forest fire or flood, and with every
new report on the loss of wildlife or increase in
desertification, we are reminded that we urgently
need greater attention and efforts to conserve and
sustainably manage the world’s forests. Fewer
natural disasters, a more stable climate, healthier
people, and stronger economies are just some of the
benefits that we stand to gain from helping forests
to thrive. There is growing international concern
over the quality and availability of training and
education needed both to prepare those whose
daily work and decisions most closely impact the
sustainable management of forests, and to inform
new generations who will look after forest
resources in the future. We need talented students
to enter forest education programmes. We need
well-trained forest managers and policymakers.
21. On the basis of above passage following
assumptions have been made:
1. Keeping forests healthy is essential for keeping
people, economies, and the environment healthy as
well.
2. Sustainable management of forests requires up-
to-date training for forest managers and decision
makers.
3. Greater priority must be placed on the quality
and availability of forest education.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 & 2 only
(b) 2 & 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 & 3
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22. The author seems to argue that,
(a) Without enough health literacy, sustainability is
not guaranteed
(b) We may not be knowing much about forests
to take care of them properly
(c) Cultural model of conservation involves learning
traditional practices of forest management
(d) Best investment to save forests is to educate all
college goers
Passage 4
By creating the right policy environment, incentives
for innovation, and infrastructure, governments can
encourage companies to seize the opportunities of
new technologies and value chains linked to green
sectors. At the same time, they can accelerate the
shift of current carbon-intensive economic and
industrial structures onto greener trajectories,
enabling countries to meet global climate and
development goals under the Paris Agreement on
climate change and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development. Public support for change has
perhaps never been greater, and governments can
now direct this transition at a lower political and
financial cost – due in part to the oil price collapse
and low interest rates. Planned investments will
target three pillars: green energy infrastructure, the
green energy industry ecosystem, and low-carbon
and decentralized energy expansion, with specific
funds to support start-ups developing green
technologies.
23. On the basis of above passage following
assumptions have been made:
1. COVID-19 provides suitable conditions for green
industrial revolution
2. State socialistic model can enable the transition
more effectively than a market-centric model
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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24. Which of the following is the most rational,
crucial and logical inference that can be made
from the above passage?
(a) International cooperation can synergise MNCs to
lead the shift owing to the extraordinary money and
tech-power
(b) Fund shortage compels State to cooperate with
private sector
(c) Entrepreneurship is central to the transition to
green industrial scheme
(d) We are encountering a “once-in-a-lifetime”
opportunity to re-write the existing rulebook
25. A rectangular floor has to be decorated with
square tiles. Length and breadth of the floor is
35m and 49m respectively. If the side of one tile
is 7m, find the number of tiles needed to
decorate the floor.
(a) 35
(b) 56
(c) 49
(d) 63
26. A five-storeyed building with floors from I to
V is painted using four different colours and
only one colour is used to paint a floor. Consider
the following statements:
1. The middle three floors are painted in different
colours.
2. The second (II) and the fourth (IV) floors are
painted in different colours.
3. The first (I) and the fifth (V) floors are painted
red.
To ensure that any two consecutive floors have
different colours
(a) Only statement 2 is sufficient
(b) Only statement 3 is sufficient
(c) Statement 1 along with statement 2 is sufficient
(d) Statement 3 along with statement 2 is sufficient
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27. If x is greater than or equal to 50 and y is less
than or equal to 60, then which one of the
following is always correct?
(a) x is greater than y
(b) (y-x) is greater than 10
(c) (y-x) is less than or equal to 10
(d) (x + y) is greater than or equal to 110
28. What is the unit digit in the expansion of
(727 x 269)^10001?
(a) 3
(b) 1
(c) 9
(d) 7
29. While writing all the numbers from 800 to
1000, how many numbers occur in which the
digit at hundred's place is greater than the digit
at ten's place, and the digit at ten's place is
greater than the digit at unit's place?
(a) 61
(b) 64
(c) 74
(d) 71
30. A solid cube is cut into two cuboids of equal
volume. What is the ratio of total surface area of
the given cube to that of one of the cuboids?
(a) 2:1
(b) 3:2
(c) 4:3
(d) 5:3
31. Examine the following statements:
1. None but students are members of the club.
2. Some members of the club are married persons.
3. All married persons are invited for dance.
Which one of the following conclusions can be
drawn from the above statements?
(a) All students are invited for dance.
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(b) All married students of the club are invited
for dance.
(c) All members of the club are married persons.
(d) None of the above conclusions can be drawn.
Passage 1
Urgent action is needed to harness the power of
ICTs, and to put women at the forefront of
development. World leaders, have identified the
gender digital divide as a major roadblock to
women’s economic empowerment and participation
in the digital economy. Multiple studies reiterate the
finding that extreme gender inequalities exist in
internet access, digital skills, and online rights
across developing countries. Across urban poor
areas in 10 cities, including Lagos, Nairobi, Jakarta
and Bogotá, women are 50% less likely than men to
be online, and 30-50% less likely than men in the
same communities to use the internet for economic
and political empowerment.
32. Which of the following are the logical and
practical implications made by the above
passage?
1. One cause of digital divide is high costs,
2. There is lack of digital know-how,
3. A crucial concern is scarcity of content that is
relevant and empowering for women,
4. Patriarchal barriers to women speaking freely
and privately online have limited their access
Select correct answer using the code given
below:
(a) 1 & 2 only
(b) 2, 3 & 4only
(c) 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 & 4
33. On the basis of above passage following
assumptions have been made:
1. Collect ICT data disaggregated by gender, income,
and location will go a long way in bridging the gap
2. We have to develop more public access solutions
to offer free or subsidised internet access for those
unable to afford it.
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3. Immediate efforts to enshrine digital rights into
Part-III of the constitution is required
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 & 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) All the above
Passage 2
Capacity building is the cornerstone of any
implementation action geared towards a goal. If we
are committed to producing a meaningful shift in
the way we address our self-appointed goals, and to
enhancing the efficiency of current approaches to it,
capacity building is the key which offers all involved
stakeholders the possibility of abandoning their role
as passive spectators, and becoming engaged actors
of change. Wherever we live in the North or the
South, capacity building is a universal tool for
forging the path to success, to a genuinely global
way of life. How do we build the capacity to enhance
the quality of life of future generations? From basic
daily actions to complex development agendas, can
be learned about and nurtured by means of
knowledge sharing, including through education,
training and awareness-raising programmes and
initiatives. At higher education levels, countries are
reporting efforts undertaken to build the capacity of
new generations of scientists to deepen their
knowledge of a rapidly evolving ideas and to master
interdisciplinary approaches. Non-formal education
initiatives and programmes are also crucial to
catalyze public interest in pathways to success.
34. On the basis of above passage, which of the
following is the most scientific and crucial
inference?
(a) Capacity building can improve people
participation in governance
(b) Capacity building integrates horizontals and
verticals creating favourable cost: benefit ratios
(c) Capacity building expands intersectoral
awareness and knowledge
(d) Capacity building provides the basis for
making the appropriate choices
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35. On the basis of above passage, following
assumptions have been made:
1. Universities as a repository of authoritative
scientific information, is increasingly supporting
world in solving critical problems facing humankind
2. Websites, newspaper articles, television
programmes and movies, contribute to raising
awareness among citizen various issues, impacts
and solutions.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Passage 3
With data becoming a critical component in most
industries, there are opportunities galore for
exploring new career dimensions. The first
necessary step for all working professionals is to get
familiar with the fundamentals of machine learning
and data management processes. In India, studies
indicate that 29% of AI professionals have more
than 10 years of work experience. As a result of the
huge demand for AI professionals, the number of
freshers joining the field has also grown 60% from
3,700 in 2018 to 6,000 by the end of 2019.On
account of limited talent pool available, the top
quality talent at premium costs is being deployed
for development of mission critical applications. In
some cases, the trend has been to disintegrate the
job and deploy a combination of junior and
experienced resources to speedily develop the
solutions, thus allowing the junior resources to also
get simultaneously trained on the job.
36. Which one of the following is the most logical
and rational inference that can be made from
the above passage?
(a) In the context of India’s jobless growth malady,
AI is going to be a game changer
(b) Number of experienced people in the industry
has a direct correlation with the knowledge of AI.
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(c) Data skills are the critical skills to be able to
get on to a fast track career and prevent
obsolescence at the workplace.
(d) A new trend of disintegrating jobs and
employing a combination of junior has erased the
hierarchical skill structures prevalent before AI.
Passage 4
India’s Personal Data Protection Bill, introduced in
the Lok Sabha in late 2019 and referred to a joint
parliamentary panel, slots data into categories
defined by sensitivity and proposes penalties for
company executives found guilty of failing to secure
sensitive data. This would push data handlers to
double down on safety. While this focus on hackers
and extreme events is welcome, the Bill in its
current form lacks the underpinning of a clear
principle. In proposing a central authority with
excessive sway over entities that deal with data, it
empowers the state over the individual.
37. Which of the following is best implied by the
passage?
(a) It is legitimate for the state to demand data
localization from the data handlers.
(b) If law enforcers want data, they should prove
its role in welfare promotion
(c)State should have the legal right to our data.
(d) Unless judicial warrants are made mandatory
for all data demands, organs of the state could use it
for invasive ends.
38. On the basis of above passage following
assumptions has been made:
1. Proposed law would empower the state more
than citizens.
2. Instead of state pre-eminence, what should
underpin our data law is the principle of personal
data ownership.
3. Supreme Court judgment on privacy has
redefined relation between State and Citizens with
regard to data.
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Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
39. In a school every student is assigned a
unique identification number. A student is a
football player if and only if the identification
number is divisible by 12, whereas a student is a
cricketer if and only if the identification number
is divisible by 16. If every number from 1 to
1000 is assigned to a student, then how many of
them play cricket as well as football?
43. Find the number of zero’s in 1! X 2! X 3! X 4!
X 5! X - - - - - - - x 51!
(a) 235
(b) 274
(c) 262
(d) 12
44. Students of a class are made to sit in rows of
equal number of chairs. If number of students is
increased by 2 in each row, then the number of
rows decreases by 3. If number of students is
increased by 4 in each row, then the number of
rows decreases by 5. What is the number of
students in the class?

(a) 14 (a) 100

(b) 18 (b) 105
(c) 20 (c) 110
(d) 12 (d) 120

40. Consider the following statements :

1. The sum of 4 consecutive integers can be 100.

2. The product of three consecutive natural
numbers can be equal to their sum.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only Passage 1
(c) Both 1 and 2 Central to the human development approach is the
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 concept of capabilities. Capabilities—what people
can do and what they can become-are the
41. What is the remainder while 40 + 41 +42 + 43
equipment one has to pursue a life of value. Basic
+……….440 is divided by 17 ?
capabilities valued by virtually everyone include:
good health, access to knowledge, and a decent
(a) 4
material standard of living. Other capabilities
(b) 5
central to a fulfilling life could include the ability to
(c) 6
participate in the decisions that affect one’s life, to
(d) 1
have control over one’s living environment, to enjoy
freedom from violence, to have societal respect, and
42. What is the number of rectangles in a
to relax and have fun. Our capabilities are expanded
chessboard?
(or constrained) by our own efforts and by the
institutions and conditions of our society. People
(a) 1250
with extensive, well-developed capabilities have the
(b) 1296
tools they need to make their vision of “a good life” a
(c) 1266
reality. Those poor in capabilities are less able to
(d) 640

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chart their own course and to seize opportunities.
Without basic capabilities, human potential remains
unfulfilled.
The core premise of the capability approach is that
well-being should be defined by people’s real and
actual opportunities to undertake the pursuits that
they desire (often referred to as ‘capabilities to
function’) – and through these freedoms, be whom
they would like to be. One illustration of the
difference between capabilities to function and
formal freedoms is found in the area of educational
opportunity. All citizens have the formal freedom to
earn a college degree. However when comparing
students from low-income neighborhoods with
more affluent students, low-income students’ real
freedoms to attend college can be constrained by,
among other things, low quality local high schools
and financial considerations. The capability
approach to well-being,
which prioritizes the ability to actualize opportunity
into ‘beings and doings’, contrasts with other
theories of well-being which focus on subjective
measures, such as happiness, or on material means,
such as income.
45. What is the most critical, rational and logical
inference of the passage?
(a) Without basic capabilities, human potential
remains unfulfilled.
(b) Formal freedom is sufficient to develop one’s
capability.
(c) Capability approach does not consider
happiness as criteria of human development.
(d) We should focus more on Capability
development of people at lower strata.
46. On the basis of above passage following
assumptions has been made:
1. Formal freedoms, in this and many cases, are
necessary to develop true capabilities to function.
2. Core of capabilities approach is provisioning of
material means including income.
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Which of the assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Passage 2
Big data is a term that describes the large volume of
data – both structured and unstructured – that
inundates a business on a day-to-day basis.
However, it‘s not the amount of data that‘s
important. It‘s what organizations do with the data
that matters. Big data can be analyzed for insights
that lead to better decisions and strategic business
moves.The use of Big Data is becoming common
these days by the companies to outperform their
peers. In most industries, existing competitors and
new entrants alike will use the strategies resulting
from the analyzed data to compete, innovate and
capture value. Big Data helps the organizations to
create new growth opportunities and entirely new
categories of companies that can combine and
analyze industry data. These companies have ample
information about the products and services, buyers
and suppliers, consumer preferences that can be
captured and analyzed.
47. Which of the following is the most logical and
rational interference that can be made from the
above passage?
(a) Big data is all about the big quantity of the data.
(b) Big data helps organization in decision-
making and utilizing new business
opportunities.
(c) Big data include only structured data and mostly
used by new entrant to take an edge over pre-
established player.
(d) None of the above.
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 Passage 3
A significant number of victims of sexual violation at
the workplace came ahead and opened their voice.
On social media. This led to the creation of social
media courts which dispensed instant name and
shame. Judgments without any trial. Few cases went
to trial, but that also did not help. Retrospective
justice is severe at the best of the time. In these
cases, physical evidence was lacking, tracking
decades-old memories were tricky; witnesses lost
their certainty, etc. Add to this the best lawyers
which the money can buy and kangaroo courts start
looking more and more attractive?
48. What is the most logical and rational
inference that can be made from the above
passage?
(a) Social Media courts are participatory so they
make consensus judgments.
(b) Many of the victims opened up about the
cases which were years old.
(c) The accused were influential people so they
defended them anyway.
(d) Victims of the sexual violation often accused
persons who were not guilty of the crime.
49. Which of the following is the most logical
inference of the passage?
(a) All the graces of life are possible only when
we learn the art of living nobly.
(b) A nation large geographically and numerically
should not go for industrialization.
(c) Independent India adoption of Industrialization
was not in sync with the passage idea.
(d) Material life helps in high thinking which is not
possible through simple life.
50. A solid cube of 5 cm side, painted on all its
faces, is cut up into small cubes of 1 cm side.
How many cubes are surrounded by other cubes
from each side?
(a) 8
(b) 64
(c) 27
(d) 125
(n-2)3= 27
51. Integers listed from 600 to 1000. In how
many integers is the sum often digit 10?

Passage 4 (a) 9
I do not believe that industrialization is necessary in (b) 12
any case for any country. It is much less so for India. (c) 15
Indeed, I believe that Independent India can only (d) 14
discharge her duty towards a groaning world by
adopting a simple but ennobled life by developing 604,640,631,613,622,
her thousands of cottages and living at peace with 703,730,721,712,
the world. High thinking is inconsistent with 802,820,811,
complicated material life based on high speed 901,910
imposed on us by Mammon worship. Whether plain
living is possible for an isolated nation, however 52. Two taps X and Y are fixed to a water tank. If
large geographically and numerically, in the face of only X is opened, it drains out the full tank of
a world armed to the teeth and in the midst of pomp water in 20 minutes. If both X and Y are opened,
and circumstance is a question open to the doubt of then they drain out the full tank of water in 15
a sceptic. minutes. If only Y is opened, how long does it
take to drain out the full tank of water?

(a) 30 minutes
(b) 45 minutes
(c) 60 minutes
(d) 95 minutes

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53. Find the next term in the following series. Question:
2, 4, 11, 35, 145, X How many students are there in the class?

(a) 531 Which one of the following is correct in respect

(b) 671 of the Statements and the Question?
(c) 483
(d) 731 (a) Statement-1 alone is not sufficient to answer the
Question
2 x1 + 2= 4, 4 x 2 + 3 = 11, 11 x 3 + 4 = 35 (b) Statement-2 alone is not sufficient to answer the
35 x 4 + 5 = 145, Next number will be 145 x 5 + 6 = Question
731 (c) Either Statement-1 alone or Statement-2 alone is
sufficient to answer the Question
54. Statements: (d) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are
required to answer the Question
1. All Carrots are birds.
2. Some telephones are Carrots. 56. Consider the following multiplication
3. All bedsheets are telephone. problem:
(AB)× 6 = 2BB, where A and B are different non
Conclusion: zero digits. What is the value of (A + B)?

I. All bedsheet are birds (a) 9

II. Some bedsheet are birds (b) 12
III. Some birds are telephone (c) 8
IV. All telephone are birds (d) Cannot be determined due to insufficient data

Which of the following is correct? Passage 1

(a) Only I follows According to Descartes we know that the self exists
(b) Only II follows and that God exists. In fact Descartes believed that
(c) Only I and III follow we apprehend the existence of these things – along
(d) Only III follows with other abstract rational concepts like numbers
geometry and truth itself – innately,In other words
humans are born with a set of in-built truths. Locke
was on board with some of Descartes’ work but he
didn’t share Descartes’ high opinion of humankind.
After all do we really behave as though we’re
innately supplied with rational ideas? Babies for
example didn’t strike Locke as beings endowed with
innate rational principles. Locke thought we came
55. Consider two Statements and a Question: by ideas through sensation. As infants we’re
exposed to all kinds of sensations which through
Statement-1: repetition we slowly organize into patterns and
Ram is 5 ranks below Mohan and is 27th from the understandings. From these early sensations we
bottom. develop powers of reflection as we learn to observe
our own mental workings. Sensation and reflection
Statement-2:
according to Locke’s theory of empiricism make up
Syam is 4 ranks above Mohan and is 37th from the
the fundamentals of human knowledge. But as
top.
Locke himself acknowledged we’re each exposed to

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a unique set of sensations and reflections. By
Locke’s logic Descartes’ idea that we all apprehend
concepts like love or justice in the same way just
didn’t hold up.
57. Which of the following is implied by the
passage?
(a) According to Locke humans are born with a set
of in-built truths.
(b) According to Locke sensation and perception
are fundamental of human knowledge.
(c) According to Locke we perceive love and Justice
in a same way.
(d) According to Locke we apprehend the existence
of things like abstract rational concept like numbers
geometry and truth itself innately.
Passage 2
In Kerala, we have heard of the temple of
Sabarimala, of the god Ayyappa, the son of Shiva
and Vishnu, who is raised by a local king and who
transforms into a great warrior; one who can
domesticate tigers and who kills the demoness,
Mahishi. We are told that he had a companion called
Vavar. Vavar, or Babar, is described as a Sufi saint
who came from Arabia to Kerala, or a pirate, who
travelled to Kerala and disturbed the sea merchants
who traded between Kerala and Arabia. He was
subdued or overpowered by Ayyappa. After which
Vavar became Ayyappa’s friend. A dargah in his
memory is built, which is visited by pilgrims who
visit Sabarimala each year. There is a sword of
Vavar-swami, indicating military roots. He is
considered to be the companion, friend, devotee, as
well as messenger of Lord Ayyappa.
58. What is the main idea of the passage?
(a) The story of famous god Ayyappa in the
Sabarimala temple.
(b) The passage talks about the relationship
between Vavar and Ayyappa.
(c) The passage talks about how various gods came
in existence.
(d) The passage highlights the importance of good
over evil.
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Passage 3
Grand weddings have become a norm with parents
putting all their life savings into the ceremonies and
even taking loans. The virus scare has set an
example for how parties can be conducted in a
reasonable and responsible manner. The virus is an
enemy of humanity, but if we can learn good things
during the pandemic, it will be all to the good.
59. What is the most logical inference from the
passage?
(a) A crisis can be changed into the opportunity to
learn.
(b) Virus has destroyed the Indian marriage
culture.
(c) After pandemic marriage will happen in
reasonable and responsible manner.
(d) Pandemic has changed the expenditure pattern
of the society.
Passage 4
It’s unlikely that there is any one cause for India’s
failure at the Olympics. factors like poor
administration probably have some role to play.
And then there are intangibles like India’s often-
cited lack of a sporting culture. The latter is
historically untrue—Sen makes that clear enough,
reaching as far back as the sportingcontests in the
Ramayana and Mahabharata. In current
circumstances, however, a de-emphasis of sports in
culture is understandable. More conventional career
choices are better when sporting achievement often
doesn’t ensure economic security and there is no
social safety net to mitigate the cost of failing. Most
important determinant of this is public information
about the Olympics, what the event means, and
athletic opportunities and so on. Better informed—
and better connected via road networks—
populations translate to larger effective
participating populations and better performance at
the Olympics. Unfortunately, these structural factors
mean that India’s performance at the Rio Olympics
is unlikely to stray significantly from the norm. Most
important determinant of this is public information
about the Olympics,what the event means, and
athletic opportunities and so on. Better informed—
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and better connected via road networks— 63. What number will come in the place of ‘?’.
populations translate to larger effective 2, 6, 12, 20, ?, 42, 56...
participating populations and better performance at
the Olympics. (a) 24
(b) 26
60. Consider the following statements (c) 28
(d) 30
1. Historically India lacks sporting culture.
2. China and USA does better because they have well 64. If in a certain language, APPROACH is written
developed sporting culture. as YRNTMCF, then OBJECTIVE is written as

Which of the following is correct based on (a) MGDHGAVXIG

passage? (b) MDHGAVHTG
(c) MDHGAVGXC
(a) 1 only (d) MDGHAVITG
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 65. Which date of June 2051 among the following
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is Monday?

(a) 4
61. Consider the following statements
(b) 5
(c) 6
1. Providing government job to all Athletes for
(d) 7
social safety nets.
2. Ensuring more participation and information
66. If all the numbers from 401 to 600 are
dissemination about Olympics.
written, what is the total number of times does
the digit 5 ?
What author suggests improving India’s
appear?
performance at Olympics?

(a) 131
(a) 1 only
(b) 138
(b) 2 only
(c) 139
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 140
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

67. Statement:
62. A student has to get 30% marks to pass in an
1. Some radios are mobiles.
examination. Suppose he gets 50 marks and fails
2. All mobiles are computers.
by 10 marks, then what are the maximum marks
3. Some computers are watches.
in the examination?

Conclusion-I :
(a) 100
Certainly some radios are computers.
(b) 150
(c) 200
Conclusion-II :
(d) 300
Certainly some mobiles are watches.
30 ----60
Conclusion-III :
100 ----x
Certainly some computers are mobiles.
x=200

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Which one of the following is correct? and land-based ecosystems. Soils contain roughly
2,344 Gt (1 gigatonne = 1 billion tonnes) of organic
(a) Only Conclusion-I carbon, making this the largest terrestrial pool. Soil
(b) Only Conclusion-II organic carbon (SOC) comes from plants, animals,
(c) Only Conclusion-I and Conclusion-III microbes, leaves and wood, mostly found in the first
(d) Only Conclusion-I and Conclusion-II metre or so. There are many conditions and
processes that determine changes to SOC content
68. A solid spherical ball made of iron is melted including temperature, rainfall, vegetation, soil
and two new balls are made whose diameters management and land-use change. Moreover,
are in the ratio of 1 : 2. The ratio of the volume carbon sequestration in soils has the potential to
of the smaller new ball to the original ball is offset GHG emissions from fossil fuels by up to 15%
annually. In contrast, it has been estimated that SOC
(a) 1 : 3 in India has reduced from 30% to 60% in cultivated
(b) 1 : 5 soils compared with soils that are not disturbed.
(c) 2 : 9
(d) 1 : 9 71. On the basis of above passage, following
assumptions have been made:
69. How many different sums can be formed
with the denomination Rs. 2, Rs. 5, Rs.20, Rs 50 1. UNCCD resolutions for land degradation
and Rs. 100 taking at least three denominations neutrality should be strictly followed
without repetition at a time? 2. It is a win-win for farmers and overall ecology if
soil organic carbon is conserved
(a) 16
(b) 15 Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(c) 14
(d) 10 (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
70. Using 3, 3, 4, 5, 5 as digits, how many distinct (c) Both 1 & 2
numbers greater than 50000 can be formed? (d) Neither 1 nor 2

(a) 3 72. With reference to the above passage, which

(b) 6 of the following are the most rational and
(c) 9 practical implications?
(d) 12
1. Green revolution states should move to low-
Passage 1 fertilizer production
Policy is usually focussed on reducing greenhouse 2. Promotion of organic fertilizers is need of the
gas (GHG) emissions from the electricity sector, hour
transport and industry. There has, however, been a 3. Traditional knowledge for soil-friendliness of
renewed interest in understanding how soils can farmers attains special place in soil conservation
serve as a sink for carbon dioxide since atmospheric
concentrations of carbon dioxide have crossed 410 Select the correct answer using the code given
parts per million and oceans are already turning below:
acidic. Besides, increasing soil carbon offers a range
of co-benefits and this would buy us time before (a) 1 only
other technologies can help us transition to a zero- (b) 3 only
carbon lifestyle. Significant carbon pools on earth (c) 1 & 3 only
are found in the earth’s crust, oceans, atmosphere (d) 2 & 3 only

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 Passage 2 Consider the following for the next three items:
One aspect is the idolised view of democracy as an In a certain town of population size 1,00,000
inimitably just form of government where people three types of newspapers (I, II and III) are
have the right to equal share of political power that available. The percentages of the people in the
empowers the people. However, judging by the town who read these papers are as follows:
history of violence, this could be an absolutely off
the mark argument within real-world politics. It Newspaper Proportion of readers
only shows that political participation has the
potential of making people more irrational, I 10%
prejudiced and mean. It pulls apart, impedes the II 30%
social order and creates antagonists of civic order.
III 5%
73. Which one of the following is best implied by Both I and II 8%
the passage?
Both II and III 4%
(a) Dispute resolution mechanisms need to be Both I and III 2%
strengthened to resolve conflicts in democracy
All the three (I , II and III) 1%
(b) Deepening democracy can give solutions to all
ills of the ideal
(c) For all problems of democracy, more and more 76. What is the number of people who read only
democracy is the solution one newspaper?
(d) A higher form of life that democracy
promises seems to evade the public (a) 20,000
(b) 25,000
74. If the annual income of X is 20% more than (c) 30,000
that of Y, then the income of Y is less than that of (d) 35,000
X by p%. What is the value of p?
77. What is the number of people who read at
(a) 10 least two newspapers?
(b) 16 2/3
(c) 17 1/3 (a) 12,000
(d) 20 (b) 13,000
(c) 14,000
75. A cloth of 3 m width is used to make a (d) 15,000
conical tent 12 m in diameter with a slant height
of 7 m. What is the length of the cloth? (Take л = 78. What is the number of people who do not
22/7) read any of these three newspapers?

(a) 21 m (a) 62,000

(b) 28 m (b) 64,000
(c) 44 m (c) 66,000
(d) 66 m (d) 68,000

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79. In a conference, out of a total 100
participants, 70 are Indians. If 60 of the total
participants are vegetarian, then which of the
following statements is/are correct?

1. At least 30 Indian participants are vegetarian.

2. At least 10 Indian participants are non-
vegetarian.

Select the correct answer using the codes. given

below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

80. Identify the figure that completes the

pattern.

(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 4

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