PAPER - II PRELIMS MODEL TEST-21 - NEO IAS. PMT-21...TEST BOOKLET TARGET PRELIMS 2017 GENERAL...

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GENERAL STUDIES PAPER - II

PRELIMS MODEL TEST-21 Time Allowed: Two Hour Maximum Marks: 200

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Directions of the following 4 (four) items: Read the following three passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage -1 More and more office workers telecommute from offices in their own homes. The upside of telecommuting is both greater productivity and greater flexibility. Telecommuters produce, on average, 20% more than if they were to work in an office, and their flexible schedule allows them to balance both their family and work responsibilities.

1. The paragraph best supports the statement that telecommuters: (a) Produce products of best quality than workers who travel to the office. (b) get more work done in a given time period than workers who travel to the office. (c) are more flexible in their ideas than workers who travel to the office. (d) would do 20% more work if they were to work in an office.

Passage-2 The typical unhappy man is one who, having been deprived in youth of some normal satisfaction, some come to value this one kind of satisfaction more than any other, and has therefore given to his life a one-sided direction, together with a quite undue emphasis upon the achievement as opposed to the activities connected with it. There is, however, a further development which is very common in the present day. A man may feel so completely thwarted that he seeks no form of satisfaction, but only distraction and oblivion. He then becomes a devotee of ‘pleasure’. This is to say, he seeks to make life bearable by becoming less alive. Drunkenness, for example, is temporary suicide- the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation of unhappiness.

2. Drinking helps the unhappy only to (a) Concentrate harder (b) Get sublime happiness (c) Forget their dissatisfaction (d) Get the motivational needs fulfilled

Passage-3 We should preserve Nature to preserve life and beauty. A beautiful landscape, full of green vegetation, will not just attract our attention but will fill us with infinite satisfaction. Unfortunately, because of modernization, much of nature is now yielding to towns, roads and industrial areas. In a few places some Natural reserves are now being carved out to avert the danger of destroying Nature completely. Man will perish without Nature, so modem man should continue this struggle to save plants, which give us oxygen, from extinct ion. Moreover, Nature is essential to man’s health.

3. What does the writer suggest? (a) We should not modernize, so that Nature

can be preserved (b) While modernizing we should be careful

not to destroy Nature completely (c) All Nature has been destroyed by

modern living (d) Carving out Natural reserves will hamper

the growth of industries

4. According to the passage, (a) beauty is only skin-deep (b) everything is beautiful in its natural state (c) there is beauty in Nature (d) Nature is a moral teacher

5. Out of 80 students in a class, 25 are studying Commerce, 15 Mathematics and 13 Physics. 3 are studying Commerce and Mathematics, 4 are studying Mathematics and Physics and 2 are studying Commerce and Physics. 1 student is studying all the three subjects together. How many students are not studying any of the three subjects? (a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 15


6. Running at 3/4th of his usual speed, an athlete takes 5 minutes more to complete the race. What is the time he usually takes to run the same distance? (a) 15 minutes (b) 17 minutes (c) 20 minutes (d) 25 minutes

7. There are some benches in a classroom. If 4 students sit on each bench, then 3 benches are left unoccupied. However, if 3 students sit on each bench, 3 students are left standing. How many students are there in the class? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 64

8. In the time in which the second hand covers 3960 degrees, how many degrees does the hour hand move? (a) 11 (b) 33 (c) 5.5 (d) 55

9. A train covers a distance in 50 minutes, if it runs at a speed of 48kmph on an average. Find the speed at which the train must run to reduce the time of journey to 40 minutes. (a) 50 km/hr (b) 60 km/hr (c) 65 km/hr (d) 70 km/hr

Directions of the following 4 (four) items: Read the following three passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-4 The competitive civil-service system is designed to give candidates fair and equal treatment and to ensure that federal applicants are hired based on objective criteria. Hiring has to be based solely on a candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities (which you'll sometimes see abbreviated as ksa), and not on external factors such as race, religion, sex, and so on. Whereas employers in the private sector can hire employees for subjective reasons, federal employers must be able to justify their decision with objective evidence that the candidate is qualified.

10. The passage best supports the statement that (a) hiring in the private sector is inherently unfair. (b) ksa is not as important as test scores to federal employers. (c) federal hiring practices are simpler than those employed by the private sector. (d) the civil service strives to hire on the basis of a candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Passage-5 The heat-wave deepened during the following few days while Jack and I lazed about in the house and yards, wearing ragged shirts and discarded garments, because the more presentable ones were being packed by mother. She was obviously not strong enough to cycle down to Hampshire, where father and Jack had been one weekend, to see and rent a cottage in Ropley, near Alresford. From this prospective journey Jack had returned with half a dozen photographs taken with a plate-camera which he had made for himself, the aperture being a pinhole. This was only one of his many ingenious artefacts.

11. During the hot summer days, the author and Jack (a) were taking adventurous steps into the unknown (b) went visiting several churches in Ropley (c) were busy repairing a camera (d) were passing their time in idleness

Passage-6 There are far-less barbaric, everyday garden-variety laws that are used to intimidate, harass and incarcerate those who make the mistake of being without one of the two shields of amour that keep most of us safe from the might of the state privilege and silence. The Indian state is not iron-fisted and tyrannical for some of us: my interactions with government officials are breezy; policemen register my FIRs and follow them up. If I have to approach a court, I will not be in fear. But as with most things in India, my reality is the same as that of a tiny silver alone; I’ll need to keep my cloak of privilege and acquiescence wrapped tightly around me to stay warm.


There can be no greater critique of the sedition law than Mahatma Gandhi’s brilliant closing statement at this trial for sedition in 1922. But to even quote those words here would be doing a grave disservice to Gandhi’s life. Free India, for all its thoughtless and well thought-out tyrannies, is ours and free because Gandhi, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and thousands of others went to jail for sedition and worse. I have to hope that the Chhattisgarh government and the Indian state will prove themselves, belatedly, worthily of those sacrifices.

12. What is the central thought of the author in the passage? (a) A criticism of the sedition law and the call

for a movement for change (b) A critique of the sedition law and

emphasis on the need for change. (c) A criticism of the use of the law and the

hope that the Indian government will bring in change.

(d) A factual report of the current state of the Indian legal system and its discretionary nature.

13. From the last line of the first paragraph, it can be inferred that: (a) The author has to always make use of

his connections because the law is used to intimidate those with less privileges.

(b) The author hopes to convince the government to make changes in the law

(c) The author uses his privileges status to ensure that the law cannot be used against him under any circumstance.

(d) The author indicates that he has to make use of his privilege in order to avoid the negative aspects of the law

14. Rahul put his timepiece on the table in such a way that at 6 P.M. hour hand points to North. In which direction the minute hand will point at 9.15 P.M.? (a) south-east (b) east (c) north (d) west

15. Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper (X).

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

16. A triangle (here triangle ABC) is a two dimensional closed figure which can be formed using three sides. Here given are several sets of 3 sides which may or may not form a triangle. Which of the following sets cannot form a triangle ? Sets 1) AB = 58cm BC = 64cm AC = 72 2) AB = 87cm BC = 34cm AC = 52 3) AB = 59cm BC = 33cm AC = 98 (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) all of the above sets can form a triangle

17. The distance of the college and home of Rajeev is 80km. One day he was late by 1 hour than the normal time to leave for the college, so he increased his speed by 4km/h and thus he reached to college at the normal time. What is the changed (or increased) speed of Rajeev? (a) 28 km/h (b) 30 km/h (c) 40 km/h (d) 20 km/h

18. If MONKO is coded as 57637, then how KLJMN be coded in the same code? (a) 32456 (b) 34256 (c) 35156 (d) 32546

Directions of the following 4 (four) items: Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-7 A local man, staying on the top floor of an old wooden house, was awakened at midnight by a fire. Losing his way in a smoke-filled passage, he missed the stairway and went into another room. He


picked up a bundle to protect his face from the fire and immediately fell through the floor below where he managed to escape through a clear doorway. The “bundle” proved to be the baby of the Mayor’s wife. The “hero” was congratulated by all.

19. The man went into another room because (a) he did not know where exactly the stairway was. (b) the passage was full of smoke (c) he was extremely nervous (d) he stumbled on a bundle

Passage-8 Thousands of patients in India face the same harassment every day. With no upper limit to medical costs and no honest word on what procedures a patient actually needs and what is being recommended purely for financial gain, India’s health sector, especially privately-run hospitals, are coming under serious scrutiny.

This has now made the Planning Commission’s all-powerful high-level expert group on health suggest putting in place a patient’s charter of rights including ethical standards. According to the panel, India immediately needs a new National Health Regulatory and Development Authority (NHRDA) that will monitor and enforce essential health care regulations to control entry, quality, quantity and price. The recommendation is to set up the NHRDA which will be statutory empowers to regulate and monitor/audit both the public and the private sectors and ensure enforcement and redressal.

20. What does the author imply by “no honest word”? (a) Doctors and health care providers are

often dishonest (b) India’s health sector is in need of a

regulatory authority (c) Patients are not provided complete

information of recommended treatment (d) The harassment of patients that the

health sector is responsible for.

21. With reference to the passage, it can be inferred that (a) The patients charter of rights including

ethical standards will be strengthened (b) The patients charter of rights including

ethical standards was not already in existence

(c) The patents charter of rights will monitor and enforce essential healthcare regulations

(d) The patients charter or rights will need to be monitored in order to enforce essential healthcare regulations

22. With reference to the passage, which one of the following has been mentioned as the responsibilities of the NHRDA? (a) Providing the option of uncomplicated

financial backing to health providers. (b) Supervising and implementing contracts. (c) Ensuring that the health sector will ban

unethical doctors. (d) Supporting State Health Regulatory and

Development Authorities with corresponding powers.

23. It takes five minutes to pass a rumour from one person to two other persons. The tree of rumour continues. Find how many minutes does it take spread the rumour to 729 persons? (a) 45 min (b) 25 min (c) 30 min (d) 36 min

24. A girl counted in the following way on the fingers of her left hand: She started by calling the thumb 1, the index finger 2, middle finger 3, ring finger 4, little finger 5 and then reversed direction calling the ring finger 6, middle finger 7 and so on. She counted upto 1995. She ended counting on which finger? (a) Thumb (b) Index finger (c) Ring finger (d) Middle finger

25. If D is the brother of B, how B is related to C? To answer this question which of the statements is/are necessary? Statement 1. The son of D is the grandson of C. Statement 2. B is the sister of D. (a) only 1 (b) only 2 (c) either 1 or 2 (d) 1 and 2 both are required


26. The price of a car is Rs. 3,25,000. It was insured to 85% of its price. The car was damaged completely in an accident and the insurance company paid 90% of the insurance. What was the difference between the price of the car and the amount received? (a) Rs. 76,375 (b) Rs. 34,000 (c) Rs. 82,150 (d) Rs. 70,000

27. A set of figures carrying certain numbers is given. Assuming that the numbers in each figure follow a similar pattern, the missing number is

(a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 31

Directions of the following 5 (five) items: Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-9 Now-a-days we are amused by professionals. Why listen to your friends singing when you can hear the great singers of the world on the gramophone or the radio? Why read even a detective story if you can see one at the cinema, and why play football with players who are not very good when you can go, by train or car, to see some of the best players in your country playing an important match; or, if you have a television set, just sit comfortably at home and watch the same without the trouble of going outside?

28. The primary criticism of the author about his contemporaries is that (a) they are unprofessional and unskilled (b) they want to enjoy all the good things of

life (c) they waste all their time with

amusements (d) they have a lazy and mechanical attitude

towards amusements

29. The impression you get about the author is that he is (a) a cynic (b) an old timer (c) a social critic (d) a reformer

Passage-10 Young seekers after peace know that only equal trust shown to all the people of the earth and not just to a few of them, can lead to the healing of the wounds that tear them apart and so it is essential never to humiliate the members of a nation whose leaders have committed inhuman acts. Essential also is boundless concern for so many men and women who today, as exiles or immigrants, live on foreign soil. If every home was open to somebody of foreign origin, the racial problem would be partially solved.

30. For reconciliation and unity, it is essential: (a) To have no discrimination in the trust

shown to the people of the earth (b) To have young seekers after peace (c) To have confidence in at least a few of

the people (d) To punish the leaders who committed

inhuman sins.

31. Boundless concern should be shown to (a) One's own countrymen alone (b) The people belonging to our friendly

nations only

(c) The foreigners who just visit our country (d) All the exiles living away from their native

lands

32. The theme of the passage is (a) Rigid nationalism alone can help

peaceful co-existence (b) Trusting all the people of the earth may

lead to serious problems (c) Being cautious of others is a must to live

in peace (d) Concern for everyone irrespective of the

race or country


33. Which of the Answer Figures best fits the missing space in the Question Figure?

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

34. A tree gives 5 fruits on the first day of the season and with each passing day it doubles its production of fruits. A monkey eats five of its fruits every alternate day. At the end of the fifth day, how many fruits are there on the tree? (a) Either 140 or 145 (b) Either 75 or 80 (c) 140 (d) 80

35. Find out which of the figures (1), (2), (3) and (4) can be formed from the pieces given in figure (X).

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

36. Ravi's brother is 3 years senior to him. His father was 28 years of age when his sister was born while his mother was 26 years of age when he was born. If his sister was 4 years of age when his brother was born, what were the ages of Ravi's father and mother respectively when his brother was born? (a) 32 years, 23 years (b) 32 years, 29 years (c) 35 years, 29 years (d) 35 years, 33 years

37. Four subjects — Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology were taught in four consecutive periods of one hour each starting from 8.00 a.m. At what time was the Chemistry period scheduled ? Which of the following statements are required to answer the above question? Statement 1. Mathematics period ended at 10.00 a.m. which was preceded by Biology. Statement 2. Physics was scheduled in the last period. Statement 3. Mathematics period was immediately followed by Chemistry. (a) only I (b) only I or only II (c) only II (d) I and II together or I and III together

Directions of the following 3 (three) items: Read the following passages and answer the items that follow passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-11 More than a century later, the Earth seems to be literally falling to pieces – recent environmental setbacks include billions of tons of ice shelves breaking off in the Antarctic and unusually warm


temperatures in different parts of the world. Panic reactions range from predictions of sinking islands to lamenting the ill-effects of global warming induced by release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The trouble is that we are too obsessed with the climate change problem to even acknowledge the fact that the state of the planet hinges on much more. Climate change is at best a symptom of a far more complex malaise, just as a fever is most often only an indicator of something that’s gone awry in our body. It’s time for a complete and comprehensive planetary health check, that will examine the impacts of change in land use, loss of biodiversity, use of fertilizers and pesticides and consistent pollution of water bodies. This would overcome the limitations of evaluating how ecosystems work by reacting to just, one major environmental concern as is happening in the case of global warming. These considerations have been responsible for the setting up of an international panel, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Financed by four major international bodies, including the UN and the World Bank, the eco-panel was set up without much fuss last June, and is expected to determine, over a period of four years, and at a cost of $21 million, the state of the Earth’s ecosystems. The eco-panel will source inputs from more than 2000 natural and social scientists the world over. Put simply, the Earth will go through the equivalent of a thorough physical, so that biological, economic and social information can be collated to help scientists arrive at a final diagnosis. The newly-constituted eco-panel will have to ensure that data collection is more representative of the regions of the world. Today, we have the advantage of sourcing data from remote sensing satellites as well. The information thus gathered would have to be sorted out and analyzed by specialists, and also by generalists.

38. What is the comparison made between fever in our body and climate changes? (a) Like fever increases the body

temperature, climate changes are making the Earth hot.

(b) The comparison is made just to intensify the problems being discussed about our planet.

(c) Like fever is a symptom showing the body has some problems, climate changes show that the Earth has some problems.

(d) The fever comparison shows how ecosystems work.

39. What will be the task of the newly constituted eco-panel? (a) To collect appropriate data from different

regions of the world

(b) To manage the finances of the whole collection activity

(c) To source data from all over the world and systematically present it to scientists for consumption.

(d) To stop making panic reactions regarding climatic change

40. What is the primary concern of the passage? (a) The passage aims to convince the

government to provide adequate funds to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

(b) It shows the harmful effects of climate change

(c) The passage highlights the contribution of Millennium Ecosystem Assessment panel.

(d) It mentions the environmental challenges being faced by our planet and the need to assess the damage done to the earth.

41. In a joint family, there are father, mother, three married sons and one unmarried daughter. Of the sons, two of them has got two daughters each and one has a son. How many female members are there in the family? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9

42. Divide 500rupees among A, B, C and D, so that A and B together get thrice as much as C and D together, B gets four times of what C gets and C gets 1.5 times as much as D. Then, the value of what B gets, is (a) 300 (b) 75 (c) 125 (d) none of these

Direction for the following 3 (three) items: Consider the following information and answer the three items that follow:

Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. Aman, Maria, Joshua, Kevin, Saurabh and Deepika have come to participate in an inter-school sports meet held in Chennai. They play different sports and belong to different cities. The six sports are


Cricket, Tennis, Hockey, Football, Badminton and Volleyball, and the six cities are Chandigarh, Pune, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bhopal and Delhi. Some more details are given about their cities and participating games. They are,

• Kevin does not belong to Kolkata. • The student who is from Mumbai does not play Volleyball. • Saurabh belongs to neither Mumbai nor Kolkata. • Aman is from Chandigarh. • Neither Joshua nor Kevin plays Tennis. • The student who plays Hockey belongs to Bhopal. • Maria plays Volleyball and Saurabh does not play tennis. • Deepika, who plays neither Cricket nor Tennis, belongs to Delhi. • The student who is from Kolkata plays Badminton.

43. Which of the following combinations is correct when a person coming from a respective city and his particular sport is considered? (a) hockey-kolkata (b) Mumbai-cricket (c) volleyball-chandigarh (d) delhi-tennis

44. Which one of the following game is played by Aman? (a) football (b) cricket (c) volleyball (d) tennis

45. Which one of the following city does joshua belong? (a) Bhopal (b) Pune (c) Kolkata (d) Delhi

Directions of the following 3 (three) items: Read the following passages and answer the items that follow passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-12 Twenty years passed between the birth of my dream to be a public speaker and the fulfillment of that dream. During that time, I experienced disappointments, frustrations and, to be honest, considerable discouragement. It’s more than just a cliché that those with a dream are the ones who keep going when the going gets tough. Not only did I have a dream, the dream has me!

The calling was the motivating factor in my life and I will be forever grateful that the desire was so strong. I listened to other speakers when I had the opportunity. I read about speaking. I dreamt about speaking. I thought about speaking. And in my imagination, which has always been very active, I saw myself standing in front of audiences that were cheering, applauding and giving me standing ovations. In my imagination, I made literally hundreds of speeches and every one of them was absolutely magnificent II never stumbles, stuttered or failed.

46. Since the birth and till the fulfillment of the author’s dream, his experience could be best described as: (a) unpleasant (b) motivating (c) bemusing (d) fantastic

47. With reference to the passage, consider the following statements: 1. A learned mentor can change one’s life. 2. A dream motivates a person to achieve it

even if it is hard to do the same.

Which of the statements given above are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

48. To pursue his dream, the author: 1. reads about speaking. 2. listened to other speakers. 3. stopped speaking. Select the correct answer using the code given below. (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 only (d) 1 and 2

49. Cost of fencing a circular plot at the rate of Rs. 12 per meter is Rs. 2640. What will be the cost of carpeting the floor of the plot at the rate of Rs. 50 per square meter? (a) Rs. 181500 (b) Rs.186500 (c) Rs.192500 (d) Rs. 190500


50. Amy has to visit towns B and C in any order. The roads connecting these towns with her home are shown on the diagram. How many different routes can she take starting from A and returning to A, going through both B and C (but not more than once through each) and not travelling any road twice on the same trip?

(a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 4

51. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are the names of two rivers, three canals and two valleys. B, G and D are not canals. E and F are not rivers. C is canal, but A is a valley. B, F and G are not valleys. Which of the following are two rivers? (a) A and D (b) B and D (c) B and G (d) A and G

52. From the salary of Roja, 20% is deducted as house rent, 10% of rest she spends on children's education and 20% of balance she spends on watching movies. If her savings is Rs.11520/- then her total salary is: (a) 12000 (b) 16000 (c) 18000 (d) 20000

53. Seven men A, B, C, D, E, F and G are standing in a queue in that order. Each one is wearing a cap of a different colour like violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. D is able to see in front of him green and blue, but not violet. E can see violet and yellow, but not red. G can see caps of all colours other than orange. If E is wearing an indigo coloured cap, then the colour of the cap worn by F is (a) blue (b) violet (c) red (d) orange

Directions of the following 4 (four) items: Read the following passages and answer the items that follow passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-13 Though the RTI movement in India is well on its way to maturity and certainly transparency is an idea whose time has come, many hurdles still remain. Even where a good RTI law comes into effect, there are some critical backward and forward linkages that have to be factored in. the government must learn to maintain its records better if it is to efficiently service public requests for information. It needs to computerize and put more information suo motu in the public domain, thereby saving itself the time and cost of retrieving it each time it is asked for, and also facilitating easy and relatively safe access for the public.

Also, if the RTI is to mean anything, there must be a demystification of information. Government agencies must put out information in a form that is easily understandable information must be contextualized so that is significance is self-evident. But this runs counter to current trends where every discipline and each area is developing its private language and growth of technology and knowledge is thought to mean that more and more people will understand less and less.

As a forward linkage, it is important that the system provides quick relief and justice to those who have exposed wrong doing by using RTI. If evidence of corruption, or apathy or inefficiency piles up but no action is taken against those found guilty, an historic opportunity for empowering the common people and making the government answerable to them will be lost, perhaps forever.


54. Consider the following statements: 1. RTI movement in India is still at a

backward stage. 2. RTI needs to motivate the government to

maintain its records better. 3. Government should aim for

demystification of information and make it available for public in an easily understandable manner.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct according to the passage? (a) 3 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

55. What is the essential message being conveyed by the author of the passage? (a) RTI movement in India has many

loopholes and its present form is unacceptable.

(b) RTI is still evolving and the government still needs to do a lot of work to implement it effectively.

(c) The potential dangers of not implementing RTI effectively cannot be ignored.

(d) The government should concentrate on making information easily accessible to everyone.

56. Which of the statements given below can be correctly inferred from the passage? 1. RTI means empowering the common

people in a way that makes the government more responsible towards them.

2. Government agencies should put out information for public in a simple and easily comprehensible form.

3. Quick relief is not provided to who have used RTI to expose any wrongdoing.

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 only

57. Why must the government agencies put out information in an easily understandable manner? (a) To ensure that RTI is implemented. (b) To highlight that government is

concerned for the welfare of the people. (c) To make sure that the very purpose of

making the information accessible to the public or not defeated.

(d) To empower people against itself so as to make them responsible citizens.

58. A library contains three types of books. There are nine less Math books than the Physics books and fifteen more Math books than the Chemistry books. If there are 45 Math books, then how many books are there in the library? (a) 126 (b) 129 (c) 132 (d) 136

Direction for the following 2 (two) items: Study the following line graph carefully and give answers to questions that follow. Total number of males and females in five different companies


59. The number of females from company A is what percent of the total number of employees from company A? (a) 44% (b) 46% (c) 45% (d) 22%

60. what is the ratio of number of male and number of female employees in company D (a) 17:18 (b) 18:17 (c) 19:18 (d) 18:19

61. During an interview for the post of an editor in a prestigious publication, 5 members of selection board P, Q, R, S and T decided that the candidate which will be liked by the most of the members will be selected, four candidates were finally shortlisted for interview. The outcome of interview was in the following manner: (i) First candidate was liked by all except T and Q. (ii) Second candidate was liked by T. (iii) Third candidate was liked by Q. (iv) Fourth candidate was liked by all expect R. When first candidate was liked by R and P and second was liked by P and Q while R and S didn’t like third, but liked second. So who was finally selected in interview? (a) First (b) Second (c) Third (d) Fourth

62. Consider the following figure wherein one circle is inscribed within a square of side 4 cm and another circle is circumscribing it. What must be the ratio of the shaded area shown in the above figure to the total area of the outer circle?

(a) (8-π) : 2π (b) (4-2π) : π (c) (16-4π) : π (d) (4-π) : 2π

Directions of the following 2 (two) items: Read the following passages and answer the items that follow passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passasge-14 Vehicles do not move about the roads for mysterious reasons of their own. They move only because people want them to move in connection with the activities which the people are engaged in. traffic is therefore a ‘function of activities’, and because, in towns, activities mainly take place in buildings, traffic in towns is a ‘function of buildings’. The implications of this line of reasoning are inescapable.

63. The author says that traffic is a ‘function of activities’. He means that (a) human activities are taking place (b) human activities are dependent on traffic (c) traffic is connected with human activities (d) traffic is not dependent on human

activities

64. The author suggests by his argument that (a) to regulate traffic more policemen, have

to be employed (b) to regulate traffic, buildings have to be

taken into consideration (c) to regulate activities, traffic has to be

controlled (d) to understand the traffic problem, we

must examine the social context in which it is found

65. A sum of rupees 700 has to be used to give seven cash prizes to the students of a school for their overall academic performance. If each prize is rupees 20 less than its preceding prize, what is the least amount of the prize? (a) 30 rupees (b) 40 rupees (c) 60 rupees (d) 80 rupees


Direction for the following 2 (two) items: In the following diagram rectangle represents men, Triangle represents educated, Circle represents urban and square represents government employees.

66. Which one of the following represents a woman who is urban as well as government employee?

(a) 7 (b) 13 (c) 10 (d) 6

67. Which one of the following represents the educated men but not urban? (a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 11

Direction for the following 3 (three) items: Examine carefully the following information and answer the two items that follow: B, C, D, E, F, G, H and J are sitting around a circle facing towards the centre. B is the immediate neighbour of F and C. E is second to the left of F. G is second to the right of C. D is not an immediate neighbour of G. There are two persons between C and J.

68. Who is sitting opposite to D? (a) G (b) C (c) H (d) J

69. Who is to the immediate left of F? (a) J (b) D (c) E (d) H

70. Who is to the immediate right of C? (a) J (b) D (c) H (d) Can’t be determined

Directions of the following 2 (two) items: Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-15 Nationalism is only a curse when it becomes narrow and fanatical. Like so many other things available to man, say, religion, it can easily lead men astray. Nationalism can lead people into thinking only of themselves, of their own struggles. Of their own misery. It can also cause a nation to become suspicious and fearful of its neighbours to look upon itself as superior, and to become aggressive. And it is when nationalism impels a state to become expansionist and seek domination over others that it becomes a positive curse and harmful internationally.

71. From the passage, which of the following statements most correctly reflects the opinion of the author? (a) Nationalism makes people self-centered and self-concerted (b) It helps a nation to become superior to other nations (c) It regulates international relationships (d) It helps a nation to expand its territories and become powerful

Passage-16 Today's shopping mall has as its antecedents historical marketplaces, such as Greek agoras, European piazzas, and Asian bazaars. The purpose of these sites, as with the shopping mall, is both economic and social. People not only go to buy and sell wares, but also to be seen, catch up on news, and be part of the human drama.


72. Which of the following can be inferred from the above passage? (a) modern Americans spend an average of 15 hours a month in shopping malls. (b) shopping malls serve an important purpose in our culture. (c) shopping malls have a social as well as commercial function. (d) there are historical antecedents for almost everything in contemporary society.

73. Consider the following statements: (i) Some locks are keys. (ii) All keys are made from metal. (iii) Some metals are hard Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements? (a) all locks are keys (b) all keys are hard (c) some locks are hard (d) none of the above

74. In this question, a statement is followed by two assumptions numbered 1 and 2. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is/are implicit. Give answer (a) If only assumption 1 is implicit (b) If only assumption 2 is implicit (c) If both 1 and 2 are implicit (d) If neither 1 nor 2 is implicit Statement: If it does not rain throughout this month, most farmers will be in trouble. Assumptions 1. Timely rain is essential for farming 2. Most farmers are generally dependent on rains

75. A works twice as fast as B. If B can complete a work in 18 days independently, the number of days in which A and B can together finish the work is: (a) 4days (b) 6days (c) 8days (d) 10days

Direction for the following 2 (two) items: Study the below data and answer the following two questions Percentage of different employees in an organisation

Total number of employees = 7000 Serial

no. Type of employees Per cent of direct

recruit Per cent of promotee

I II III IV V VI VII

Officer grade 1 Officer grade 2 Steno Assistant Supervisor Clerk grade 1 Clerk grade 2

90 70 30 40 50 90 30

10 30 70 60 50 10 70


76. What is the difference in direct recruits and promotee in case of assistants?

(a) 210 (b) 280 (c) 180 (d) 110 77. The promotees clerk grade 1 is approximately, what per cent of that of direct recruits clerk grade 1?

(a) 10% (b) 9% (c) 11% (d) 10.50%

Directions of the following items: Read the following passage and answer the items that follow passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-17 Sushi, the thousand-year-old Japanese delicacy, started small in the United States, in a handful of restaurants in big cities. Today, sushi consumption in America is 50% greater than it was ten years ago and not just in restaurants. Sushi is also sold at concession stands in sports stadiums, university dining halls, and in supermarkets throughout the country.

78. Which of the following can be inferred from the above passage? (a) sushi is now a fast food as popular as hot dogs, burgers, and fries. (b) more sushi is sold in restaurants than in supermarkets. (c) Americans are more adventurous eaters than they were in the past. (d) sushi wasn't always widely available in the United States.

79. Twelve people form a club. By picking lots, one of them will host a dinner for all once in a month. The number of dinners a particular member has to host in 1 year is (a) one (b) zero (c) three (d) cannot be predicted

80. In a certain year, a school had 60% boys and 40% girls as students. In the next five years, the number of boys decreased by 10% and the number of girls increased by 10%. What is the change in total roll strength of the school in five years? (a) 3% increase (b) 2% decrease (c) 2%increase (d) 5%decrease

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