UPSC Civils
Preliminary General Studies Paper - II
UPSC Civils
Preliminary General Studies Paper II 2011 Solutions
SET - B
(Exam Held On :
12-06-2011)
Time Allowed: Two Hours Maximum Marks: 200
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PAPER-II
Directions for the following 4 (four) items :
Read the following passage
and answer the items that follow. Your answers to these items should be based
on the passage only.
Passage
A
country under foreign domination seeks escape from the present in dreams of a
vanished age, and finds consolation in visions of past greatness. That is a
foolish and dangerous pastime in which many of us indulge. An equally
questionable practice for us in India is to imagine that we are still
spiritually great though we have come down in the world in other respects.
Spiritual or any other greatness cannot be founded on lack of freedom and
opportunity, or on starvation and misery. Many western writers have encouraged
that notion that Indians are other-worldly. I suppose the poor and unfortunate in
every country become to some extent other-worldly, unless they become
revolutionaries, for this world is evidently not meant for them. So also
subject peoples.
As a
man grows to maturity he is not entirely engrossed in, or satisfied with, the
external objective world. He seeks also some inner meaning, some psychological
and physical satisfactions. So also with peoples and civilizations as they
mature and grow adult. Every civilization and every people exhibit these
parallel streams of an external life and an internal life. Where they meet or
keep close to each other, there is an equilibrium and stability. When they
diverge conflict arises and the crises that torture the mind and spirit.
1. The passage mentions that
"this world is evidently not meant for them". It refers to people
who (b)
1. seek
freedom from foreign domination.
2. live in
starvation and misery.
3. become
revolutionaries.
Which of the statements
given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and
2
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and
3
(d) 3 only
2. Consider the following
assumptions : (a)
1. A country
under foreign domination cannot indulge in spiritual pursuit.
2. Poverty is
an impediment in the spiritual pursuit.
3. Subject
peoples may become other-worldly.
With reference to the
passage, which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?
(a) 1 and
2
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and
3
(d) 3 only
3. The passage thematically
centres on (a)
(a) the state of
mind of oppressed people
(b) starvation and
misery
(c) the growth of
civilization
(d) body, mind and
spirit of people in general
4. According
to the passage, the torture of the mind and spirit is caused
(c)
(a) by the impact of
foreign domination.
(b) by the desire to
escape from foreign domination and find consolation in visions of past
greatness.
(c) due to lack of
equilibrium between an external life and an internal life.
(d) due to one's
inability to be either revolutionary or other-worldly.
Directions for the following 3 (three)
items:
Read
the passage given below, study the graph that follows and answer the three
items given below the figure.
During
a party, a person was exposed to contaminated water. A few days later, he
developed fever and loose motions. He suffered for some days before going to a
doctor for treatment. On starting the treatment, he soon became better and
recovered completely a few days later. The following graph shows different
phases of the person's disease condition as regions A, B, C, D and E of the
curve.
5. Which region/regions of the curve correspond/corresponds to
incubation phase of the infection ? (a)
(a) A
only (b) B only
(c) B and C
(d) No part of the
curve indicates the incubation phase
6. Which region of the curve
indicates that the person began showing the symptoms of infection
? (b)
(a)
A
(b) B
(c)
C
(d) D
7. Which region of
the curve indicates that the treatment yielded effective relief
? (c)
(a)
C (b) D
(c) E
(d) The curve does
not indicate the treatment
8. There are
four routes to travel from city A to city B and six routes from city B to city
C. How many routes are possible to travel from the city A to city C
? (a)
(a)
24
(b) 12
(c)
10
(d) 8
9. A contract
on construction job specifies a penalty for delay in completion of the work
beyond a certain date is as follows : Rs. 200 for the first day, Rs. 250 for
the second day, Rs. 300 for the third day etc., the penalty for each succeeding
day being Rs. 50 more than that of the preceding day. How much penalty should
the contractor pay if he delays the work by 10 days ?
(b)
(a) Rs.
4950
(b) Rs. 4250
(c) Rs.
3600
(d) Rs. 650
10. Consider the following
figure and answer the item that follows :
In the figure shown above, OP1 and OP2
are two plane mirrors kept perpendicular to each other, S is the direction of a
beam of light falling on the mirror OP1. The direction of the reflected beam of
light from the mirror OP2 will be
(a) Perpendicular to
the direction S. (c)
(b) At 45° to the
direction S.
(c) Opposite and
parallel to the direction S.
(d) At 60° to the
direction S.
11. Consider the following
figure and answer the item that follows :
(a)
What is the minimum number of different colours required to paint the
figure given above such that no two adjacent regions have the same colour ?
(a)
3
(b) 4
(c)
5
(d) 6
12. Consider the following
figure and answer the item that follows :
A square is divided into four
rectangles as shown above. The lengths of the sides of rectangles are natural
numbers. The areas of two rectangles are indicated in the figure. What is the
length of each side of the square ? (d)
(a)
10 (b) 11
(c) 15
(d) Cannot be
determined as the given data are insufficient
Directions for the following 8 (eight)
items :
Read each of the following
two passages and answer the items thai follow. Your answers to these items
should be based on the passages only.
Passage-1
For
achieving inclusive growth there is a critical need to rethink the role of the
State. The early debate among economists about the size of the Government can
be misleading. The need of the hour is to have an enabling Government. India is
too large and complex a nation for the State to be able to deliver all that is
needed. Asking the Government to produce all the essential goods, create all
the necessary jobs, and keep a curb on the prices of all goods is to lead to a
large cumbersome bureaucracy and widespread corruption.
The aim
must be to stay with the objective of inclusive growth that was laid down by
the founding fathers of the nation and also to take a more modern view of what
the State can realistically deliver.
This is
what leads to the idea of an enabling State, that is, a Government that does
not try to directly deliver to the citizens everything that they need. Instead,
it (1) creates an enabling ethos for the market so that individual enterprise
can flourish and citizens can, for the most part, provide for the needs of one
another, and (2) steps in to help those who do not manage to do well for
themselves, for there will always be individuals, no matter what the system,
'who need support and help. Hence we need a Government that, when it comes to
the market, sets effective, incentive-compatible rules and remains on the
sidelines with minimal interference, and, at the same time, plays an important
role in directly helping the poor by ensuring that they get basic education and
health services and receive adequate nutrition and food.
13. According to the
passage : (a)
1. The
objective of inclusive growth was laid down by the founding fathers of the
nation.
2. Need of the
hour is to have an enabling Government.
3. The
Government should engage in maximum interference in market processes.
4. There is a
need to change the size of the Government.
Which of the statements
given above are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 4
only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
14. According to the
passage, the strategy of inclusive growth can be effected by focussing
on (d)
(a) Meeting all the
needs of every citizen in the country.
(b) Increasing the
regulations over the manufacturing sector.
(c) Controlling the
distribution of manufactured goods.
(d) Delivery of the
basic services to the deprived sections of the society,
15.
What
constitutes an enabling Government ?
1. A large
bureaucracy.
2.
Implementation of welfare programmes through representatives.
3. Creating an
ethos that helps individual enterprise.
4. Providing
resources to those who are underprivileged.
5. Offering
direct help to the poor regarding basic services.
Select the correct answer
from the codes given below :
(c)
(a) 1, 2 and 3
only (b) 4 and 5 only
(c) 3, 4 and 5
only (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
16. Why is the State
unable to deliver "all that is needed" ?
1. It does not
have sufficient bureaucracy. (d)
2. It does not
promote inclusive growth.
Select the correct answer
from the codes given below :
(a) 1
only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and
2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
17. What is the essential
message being conveyed by the author of the passage ? (d)
(a) The objectives
of inclusive growth laid down by the founding fathers of the nation should be
remembered.
(b) The Government
needs to make available more schools and health services.
(c) The Government
needs to establish markets and industries to meet the needs of the poor strata
of the society.
(d) There is a need
to rethink the role of the State in achieving inclusive growth.
Passage-2
The
concept of 'creative society' refers to a phase of development of a society in
which a large number of potential contradictions become articulate and active.
This is most evident when oppressed social groups get politically mobilised and
demand their rights. The upsurge of the peasants and tribals, the movements for
regional autonomy and self-determination, the environmental movements, and the
women's movements in the developing -eountries are signs of emergence of
creative society in contemporary times. The forms of social movements and their
intensity may vary from country to country and place to place within a country.
But the very presence of movements for social transformation in various spheres
of a society indicates the emergence of a creative society in a country.
18. What does the author
imply by "creative society" ?
1. A society
where diverse art forms and literary writings seek incentive.
2. A society
where social inequalities are accepted as the norm.
3. A society
where a large number of contradictions are recognised.
4. A society
where the exploited and the oppressed groups grow conscious of their human
rights and upliftment.
Select the correct answer
using the codes given below : (c)
(a) 1, 2 and
3
(b) 4 only
(c) 3 and
4
(d) 2 and 4
19. What according to the
passage are the manifestations of social movements ?
1.
Aggressiveness and being incendiary.
2. Instigation
by external forces.
3. Quest for
social equality and individual freedom.
4. Urge for
granting privileges and self-respect to disparaged sections of the society.
Select the correct answer
using the codes given below : (c)
(a) 1 and 3
only (b) 2 and 4
only
(c) 3 and 4
only (d) 1, 2, 3
and 4
20. With reference to the
passage, consider the following statements :
(c)
1. To be a
creative society, it is essential to have a variety of social movements.
2. To be a
creative society, it is imperative to have potential contradictions and
conflicts.
Which of the statements
given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1
only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and
2 (d) Neither 1 nor
2
21. Consider the following
three statements :
1. Only
students can participate in the race.
2. Some
participants in the race are girls.
3. All girl
participants in the race are invited for coaching.
Which one of the following
conclusions can be drawn from the above statements ? (c)
(a) All participants
in the race are invited for coaching.
(b) All students are
invited for coaching.
(c) All participants
in the race are students.
(d) None of the
statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct.
Directions for the following 2 (two) items
:
Each of
the following two items consists of four statements. Of these four statements,
two cannot both be true, but both can be false. Study the statements carefully
and identify the two that satisfy the above condition. Select the correct
answer using the codes given below each set of statements :
22. Examine the following
statements : (a)
1. All animals
are carnivorous.
2. Some
animals are not carnivorous.
3. Animals are
not carnivorous.
4. Some
animals are carnivorous.
Codes :
(a) 1 and
3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and
3
(d) 3 and 4
23. Examine the following
statements : (c)
1. All trains
are run by diesel engine.
2. Some trains
are run by diesel engine.
3. No train is
run by diesel engine.
4. Some trains
are not run by diesel engine.
Codes :
(a) 1 and
2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and
3
(d) 1 and 4
24. Consider the four age
pyramids given below namely A, B, C and D representing four different
countries. Which one of them indicates the declining population
? 
(a) A
(b) B
(c)
C
(d) D
25. The following figure has four curves
namely A, B, C and D. Study the figure and answer the item that
follows.
Which curve indicates the exponential growth ?
(a)
A
(b) B
(c)
C
(d) D
Directions for the following 2 (two)
items:
The
following pie charts show the break-up of disease categories recorded in the
patients from two towns, Town A and Town B. Pie charts plot the disease
categories as percentage of the total number of patients. Based on these,
answer the two items that follow the charts.
Distribution of diseases in Town - A
Distribution of diseases in Town - B
26. Which of the two towns
has a higher number of persons with Diabetes ?
(d)
(a) Town A
(b) Town B
(c) Same in Town A
and Town B
(d) No inference can
be drawn
27. What can we say about
persons with more than one disease from these graphs ? (b)
(a) There are likely
to be persons with more than one disease in Town A.
(b) There are likely
to be persons with more than one disease in Town B.
(c) There are likely
to be persons with more than one disease in both Towns A and B.
(d) No inference can
be drawn.
28. Consider the following
Velocity — Time graph. It shows two trains starting simultaneously on parallel
tracks.
With reference to the above graph, which one of the following
statements is not correct ? (d)
(a) Train B has an
initial acceleration greater than that of Train A.
(b) Train B is
faster than Train A at all times.
(c) Both trains have
the same velocity at time t0.
(d) Both trains
travel the same distance in time t0 units.
Directions for the following 5 (five)
items :
Read
the following passage and answer the items that follow. Your answers to these
items should be based on the passage only.
Passage
Now
India's children have a right-to receive at least eight years of education, the
gnawing question is whether it will remain on paper or become a reality. One
hardly needs a reminder that this right is different from the others enshrined
in the Constitution, that the beneficiary – a six year old child cannot demand
it, nor can she or he fight a legal battle when the right is denied or
violated. In all cases, it is the adult society which must act on behalf of the
child. In another peculiarity, where a child's right to education is denied, no
compensation offered later can be adequate or relevant. This is so because
childhood does not last. If a legal battle fought on behalf of a child is
eventually won, it may be of little use to the boy or girl because the
opportunity missed at school during childhood cannot serve the same purpose
later in life. This may be painfully true for girls because our society permits
them only a short childhood, if at all. The Right to Education (RTE) has become
law at a point in India's history when the ghastly practice of female
infanticide has resurfaced in the form of foeticide. This is "symptomatic
of a deeper turmoil" in society which is compounding the traditional
obstacles to the education of girls. Tenacious prejudice against the
intellectual potential of girls runs across our cultural diversity and the
system of education has not been able to address it.
29. With reference to the
passage, consider the following statements :
(d)
1. When children are denied
education, adult society does not act on behalf of them.
2. Right to
Education as a law cannot be enforced in the country.
Which of the statements
given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1
only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and
2 (d) Neither 1 nor
2
30. According to the
passage, what could be the traditional obstacles to the education of
girls? (b)
1. Inability
of parents to fight a legal battle when the Right to Education is denied to
their children.
2. The
traditional way of thinking about girls' role in society.
3. The
prejudice against the intellectual potential of girls.
4. Improper
system of education.
Select the correct answer
from the codes given below :
(a) 1 and 2
only (b) 2, 3 and 4
only
(c) 1, 3 and 4
only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
31. On the basis of the
passage, consider the following statements :
(d)
1. Right to
Education is a legal right and not a fundamental right.
2. For
realising the goal of universal education, the education system in the country
must be made identical to that of developed countries.
Which of the statements
given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1
only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and
2 (d) Neither 1 nor
2
32. Which one of the
following statements conveys the key message of the passage ?
(d)
(a) India has
declared that education is compulsory for its children.
(b) Adult society is
not keen on implementing the Right to Education.
(c) The Right to
Education, particularly of a girl child, needs to be safeguarded.
(d) The system of
education should address the issue of Right to Education.
33. Which one of the
following statements conveys the inference of the passage ?
(d)
(a) The society has
a tenacious prejudice against the intellectual potential of girls.
(b) Adults cannot be
relied upon to fight on behalf of children for their Right to Education.
(c) The legal fight
to get education for children is often protracted and prohibitive.
(d) There is no
sufficient substitute for education received in childhood.
Read the following
passage and answer the 3 (three) items that follow :
A, B,
C, D and E are members of the same family. There are two fathers, two sons, two
wives, three males and two females. The teacher was the wife of a lawyer who
was the son of a doctor. E is not a male, neither also a wife of a
professional. C is the youngest person in the family and D is the eldest. B is
a male.
34. How is D related to E
? (a)
(a)
Husband
(b) Son
(c)
Father
(d) Wife
35. Who are the females in
the group ? (c)
(a) C and
E
(b) C and D
(c) E and
A
(d) D and E
36. Whose wife is the
teacher ? (d)
(a)
C
(b) D
(c)
A
(d) B
Read the following
passage and answer the 3 (three) items that follow :
In a
survey regarding a proposed measure to be introduced, 2878 persons took part of
which 1652 were males. 1226 persons voted against the proposal of which 796
were males. 1425 persons voted for the proposal. 196 females were undecided.
(b)
37. How many females voted
for the proposal ?
(a)
430
(b) 600
(c)
624
(d) 640
38. How many males were undecided
? (a)
(a)
31
(b) 227
(c) 426
(d) 581
39. How many females were
not in favour of the proposal ?
(a)
430
(b) 496 (a)
(c)
586
(d) 1226
40. In a queue, Mr. X is
fourteenth from the front and Mr. Y is seventeenth from the end, while Mr. Z is
exactly in between Mr. X and Mr. Y. If Mr. X is ahead of Mr. Y and there are 48
persons in the queue, how many persons are there between Mr. X and Mr. Z
? (c)
(a)
6
(b) 7
(c)
8
(d) 9
Directions for the following 6 (six) items
:
Read
each of the following two passages and answer- the items that follow. Your
answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage-1
Ecosystems
provide people with a variety of goods and services; food, clean water, clean
air, flood control, soil stabilization, pollination, climate regulation,
spiritual fulfilment and aesthetic enjoyment, to name just a few. Most of these
benefits either are irreplaceable or the technology necessary to replace them
is prohibitively expensive. For example, potable fresh water can be provided by
desalinating sea-water, but only at great cost.
The
rapidly expanding human population has greatly modified the Earth's ecosystems
to meet their increased requirements of some of the goods and services,
particularly food, fresh water, timber, fibre and fuel. These modifications
have contributed substantially to human well being and economic development. The
benefits have not been equally distributed. Some people have actually been
harmed by these changes. Moreover, short-term increases in some ecosystem goods
and services have come at the cost of the long-term degradation of others. For
example, efforts to increase the production of food and fibre have decreased
the ability of some ecosystems to provide clean water, regulate flooding and
support biodiversity.
41. With reference to
the passage, consider the following statements. Expanding human population has
an adverse effect on : (c)
1. Spiritual
fulfilment
2. Aesthetic
enjoyment
3. Potable
fresh water
4. Production
of food and fibre
5.
Biodiversity
Which of the statements
given above are correct ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
only (b) 2, 4 and 5 only
(c) 3 and 5
only (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
42. The passage mentions that "some
people have actually been harmed by these changes". What does it imply
? (a)
1. The rapid
expansion of population has adversely affected some people:
2. Sufficient
efforts have not been made to increase the production of food and fibre.
3. In the short term some
people may be harmed, but in the long term everyone will benefit from
modifications in the Earth's ecosystems.
Which of the statements
given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None of the
statements given above
43. With reference to the
passage, consider the following statements :
(b)
1. It is
imperative to modify the Earth's ecosystems for the well being of mankind.
2. Technology
can never replace all the goods and services provided by ecosystems.
Which of the statements
given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1
only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and
2 (d) Neither 1 nor
2
Passage-2
A moral
act must be our own act; must spring from our own will. If we act mechanically,
there is no moral content in our act. Such action would be moral, if we think
it proper to act like a machine and do so. For, in doing so, we use our
discrimination. We should bear in mind the distinction between acting
mechanically and acting intentionally. It may be moral of a king to pardon a
culprit. But the messenger carrying out the order of pardon plays only a
mechanical part in the king's moral act. But if the messenger were to carry out
the king's order considering it to be his duty, his action would be a moral
one. How can a man understand morality who does not use his own intelligence
and power of thought, but lets himself be swept along like a log of wood by a
current ? Sometimes a man defies convention and acts on his own with a view to
absolute good.
44. Which of the following
statements best describe/describes the thought of the writer
? (d)
1. A moral act
calls for using our discretion.
2. Man should
react to a situation immediately.
3. Man must do
his duty.
4. Man should
be able to defy convention in order to be moral.
Select the correct answer
from the codes given below :
(a) 1
only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and
3
(d) 1 and 4
45. Which of the following
statements is the nearest definition of moral action, according to the writer ?
(a) It is a
mechanical action based on official orders from superiors.
(b)
(b) It is an action
based on our sense of discretion.
(c) It is a clever
action based on the clarity of purpose.
(d) It is a
religious action based on understanding.
46. The passage contains a statement
"lets himself be swept along like a log of wood by a current." Among
the following statements, which is/are nearest in meaning to this
? (b)
1. A person
does not use his own reason.
2. He is
susceptible to influence/pressure.
3. He cannot
withstand difficulties/ challenges.
4. He is like
a log of wood.
Select the correct answer
using the codes given below :
(a) 1
only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and
3
(d) 1 and 4
47. Consider the following
distance - time graph. The graph shows three athletes A, B and C running side
by side for a 30 km race.
With reference to the
above graph, consider the following statements :
(b)
1. The race
was won by A.
2. B was ahead
mark of A up to 25 km
3. C ran very
slowly from the beginning.
Which of the statements
given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1
only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
only (d) 1, 2 and 3
48. Consider the following figures
: (c)
What is the missing number ?
(a)
7
(b) 8
(c)
9
(d) 10
49. Study the following
figure : (c)
A person goes from A to B
always moving to the right or downwards along the lines. How many different
routes can he adopt ?
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below :
(a)
4
(b) 5
(c)
6
(d) 7
50. Consider the following
figure and answer the item that follows : 
What is the total number of triangles in the
above grid ?
(a)
27
(b) 26
(c)
23
(d) 22
51. A person has only Rs.
1 and Rs. 2 coins with her. If the total number of coins that she has is 50 and
the amount of money with her is Rs. 75, then the number of Rs. 1 and Rs. 2
coins are, respectively (d)
(a) 15 and
35
(b) 35 and 15
(c) 30 and
20
(d) 25 and 25
52. Three persons start
walking together and their steps measure 40 cm, 42 cm and 45 cm respectively.
What is the minimum distance each should walk so that each can cover the same
distance in complete steps ?
(a) 25 m 20
cm (b) 50 m
40 cm (a)
(c) 75 m 60
cm (d) 100 m
80 cm
53. If a bus travels 160
km in 4 hours and a train travels 320 km in 5 hours at uniform speeds, then
what is the ratio of the distances travelled by them in one hour
? (b)
(a) 8 :
5
(b) 5 : 8
(c) 4 :
5
(d) 1 : 2
54. There are 100 students in a particular
class. 60% students play cricket, 30O student play football and 10% students
play both the games. What is the number of students who play neither cricket
nor football ? (b)
(a)
25
(b) 20
(c)
18
(d) 15
55. A village having a
population of 4000 requires 150 litres of water per head per day. It has a tank
measuring 20 m x 15 m x 6 m. The water of this tank will last
for (b)
(a) 2
days
(b) 3 days
(c) 4
days
(d) 5 days
Directions for the following 4 (four)
items :
Read
the following passage and answer the items that follow. Your answers to these
items should be based on the passage only.
Passage
A
species that exerts an influence out of proportion to its abundance in an
ecosystem is called a keystone species. The keystone species may influence both
the species richness of communities and the flow of energy and materials
through ecosystems. The sea star Pisaster ochraceus, which lives in rocky
intertidal ecosystems on the Pacific coast of North America, is also an example
of a keystone species. Its preferred prey is the mussel Mytilus californianus.
In the absence of sea stars, these mussels crowd out other competitors in a
broad belt of the intertidal zone. By consuming mussels, sea star creates bare
spaces that are taken over by a variety of other species.
A study
at the University of Washington demonstrated the influence of Pisaster on
species richness by removing sea stars from selected parts of the intertidal
zone repeatedly over a period of five years. Two major changes occurred in the
areas from which sea stars were removed. First, the lower edge of the mussel
bed extended farther down into the intertidal zone, showing that sea stars are
able to eliminate mussels completely where they are covered with water most of
the time. Second, and more dramatically, 28 species of animals and algae
disappeared from the sea star removal zone. Eventually only Mytilus, the
dominant competitor, occupied the entire substratum. Through its effect on
competitive relationships, predation by Pisaster largely determines which
species live in these rocky intertidal ecosystems.
56. What is the crux of
the passage ? (c)
(a) Sea star has a
preferred prey.
(b) A preferred prey
determines the survival of a keystone species.
(c) Keystone species
ensures species diversity.
(d) Sea star is the
only keystone species on the Pacific coast of North America.
57. With reference to the
passage, consider the following statements :
(a)
1. Mussels are
generally the dominant species in intertidal ecosystems.
2. The
survival of sea stars if generally determined by the abundance of mussels.
Which of the statements
given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1
only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and
2 (d) Neither 1 nor
2
58. Which of the following
is/are implied by the passage ? (d)
1. Mussels are
always hard competitors for sea stars.
2. Sea stars
of the Pacific coast have reached the climax of their evolution.
3. Sea stars
constitute an important component in the energy flow in intertidal ecosystem.
Which of the statements
given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and
2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and
3
(d) 3 only
59. Consider the following
assumptions : (a)
1. The food
chains/food web in an ecosystem are influenced by keystone species.
2. The
presence of keystone species is a specific characteristic of aquatic
ecosystems.
3. If the
keystone species is completely removed from an .ecosystem, it will lead to the
collapse of the ecosystem.
With reference to the
passage, which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?
(a) 1
only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3
only (d) 1, 2 and 3
60. Consider the following
argument : (b)
"In order to be a
teacher one must graduate from college. All poets are poor. Some Mathematicians
are poets. No college graduate is poor."
Which one of the following
is not a valid conclusion regarding the above argument?
(a) Some
Mathematicians are not teachers.
(b) Some
teachers are not Mathematicians.
(c) Teachers are not
poor,
(d) Poets are not
teachers.
61. A student on her first
3 tests received an average score of N points. If shell exceeds her previous
average score by 20 points on her fourth test, then what is the average score
for the first 4 tests ? (d)
(a) N +
20
(b) N + 10
(c) N +
4
(d) N + 5
62. In a group of persons,
70% of the persons are male and 30% of the persons are married. If two-sevenths
of the males are married, what fraction of the females is single
? (d)
(a)
2/7
(b) 1/3
(c)
3/7
(d) 2/3
63. The houses of A and B
face each other on a road going north-south, A's being on the western side. A
comes out of his house, turns left, travels 5 km, turns right, travels 5 km to
the front of D's house. B does exactly the same and reaches the front of C's
house. In this context, which one of the following statements is correct
? (c)
(a) C and D live on
the same street.
(b) C's house faces
south.
(c) The houses of C
and D are less than 20 km apart.
(d) None of the
above
Directions for the following 9 (nine)
items :
The
following nine items (Questions 64 to 72) are based on three passages in
English to test the comprehension of English language and therefore these items
do not have Hindi version. Read each passage and answer the items that follow.
Passage-I
He
walked several miles that day but could not get anything to eat or drink except
some dry bread and some water, which he got from cottagers and farmers. As
night fell, he slept under a haystack lying in a meadow. He felt frightened at
first, for the wind blew awfully over the empty fields. He felt cold and
hungry, and was feeling more lonely than he had ever felt before. He, however,
soon fell asleep, being much tired with his long walk. When he got up next day,
he was feeling terribly hungry so he purchased a loaf of bread with a few coins
that he had.
64. When the night fell,
he slept (b)
(a) in the open
field
(b) under a pile of
dry grass
(c) in a farmer's
cottage
(d) under a tree
65. He soon fell asleep
because (a)
(a) he was exhausted
(b) he was all alone
(c) he had not slept
for days
(d) he was very
frightened
66. With reference to the
passage, consider the following statements :
(a)
1. He was walking
through the countryside.
2. The
cottagers and farmers gave him enough food so that he could sleep at night
without feeling hungry.
Which of the statements
given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1
only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and
2 (d) Neither 1 nor
2
Passage-II
I
opened the bag and packed the boots in; and then, just as I was going to close
it, a horrible idea occurred to me. Had I packed my toothbrush ? I don't know
how it is, but I never do know whether I've packed my toothbrush.
My
toothbrush is a thing that haunts me when I'm travelling, and makes my life a
misery. I dream that I haven't packed it, and wake up in a cold perspiration,
and get out of bed and hunt for it. And, in the morning, I pack it before I
have used it, and it is always the last thing I turn out of the bag; and then I
repack and forget it, and have to rush upstairs for it at the last moment and
carry it to the railway station, wrapped up in my pocket-handkerchief.
67. When he was going to
close the bag, the idea that occurred to him was
(a)
(a)
unpleasant
(b) sad
(c)
fantastic
(d) amusing
68. What makes his life
miserable whenever he undertakes travelling ?
(b)
(a) Going to railway
station
(b) Forgetting the
toothbrush
(c) Packing his bag
(d) Bad dreams
69. His toothbrush is
finally (c)
(a) in his bag
(b) in his bed
(c) in his
handkerchief
(d) lost
Passage-III
In
spring, polar bear mothers emerge from dens with three month old cubs. The
mother bear has fasted for as long as eight months but that does not stop the
young from demanding full access to her remaining reserves. If there are
triplets, the most persistent stands to gain an extra meal and it may have the
meal at the expense of others. The smallest of the litter forfeits many meals
to stronger siblings. Females are protective of their cubs but tend to ignore
family rivalry over food. In 21 years of photographing polar bears, I've only
once seen the smallest of triplets survive till autumn.
70. Female polar bears
give birth during (d)
(a)
spring
(b) summer
(c)
autumn
(d) winter
71. Mother
bear (b)
(a) takes sides over
cubs
(b) lets the cubs
fend for themselves
(c) feeds only their
favourites
(d) sees that all
cubs get an equal share
72. With reference to the passage, the
following assumptions have been made : (d)
1. Polar bears
fast as long as eight months due to non-availability of prey.
2. Polar bears
always give birth to triplets.
Which of the assumptions
given above is/are valid ?
(a) 1
only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and
2 (d) Neither 1 nor
2
Directions for the following 8 (eight)
items :
Given below are eight
items. Each item describes a situation and is followed by four possible
responses. Indicate the response you find- most appropriate. Choose only one
response for each item. The responses will be evaluated based on the level of
appropriateness for the given situation.
Please attempt all the
items. There is no penalty for wrong answers for these eight items.
73. You have been asked to
give an explanation for not attending an important official meeting. Your
immediate boss who has not informed you about the meeting is now putting
pressure on you not to place an allegation against him/her. You
would (a)
(a) send a written
reply explaining the fact.
(b) seek an
appointment with the top boss to explain the situation.
(c) admit your fault
to save the situation.
(d) put the
responsibility on the coordinator of the meeting for not informing.
74. A local thug (bad element) has started
illegal construction on your vacant plot. He has refused your request to vacate
and threatened you of dire consequences in case you do not sell the property at
a cheap price to him. You would (b)
(a) sell the
property at a cheap price to him.
(b) go to the police
for necessary action.
(c) ask for help
from your neighbours.
(d) negotiate with
the goon to get a higher price.
75. You have to accomplish
a very important task for your Headquarters within the next two days. Suddenly
you meet with an accident. Your office insists that you complete the task. You
would (c)
(a) ask for an
extension of deadline.
(b) inform
Headquarters of your inability to finish on time.
(c) suggest
alternate person to Headquarters who may do the needful.
(d) stay away till
you recover.
76. You are an
officer-in-charge for providing basic medical facilities to the survivors of an
earthquake affected area. Despite your best possible effort, people put
allegations against you for making money out of the funds given for relief. You
would (a)
(a) let an enquiry
be set up to look into the matter.
(b) ask your senior
to appoint some other person in your place.
(c) not pay
attention to allegations.
(d) stop undertaking
any initiative till the matter is resolved.
77. You have been made
responsible to hire boats at a short notice to be used for an area under flood.
On seeing the price mentioned by the boat owners you found that the lowest
price was approximately three times more than the approved rate of the
Government. You would (b)
(a) reject the
proposal and call for a fresh price.
(b) accept the
lowest price.
(c) refer the matter
to the Government and wait.
(d) threaten the
boat owners about a possible cancellation of the licence.
78. You are the
officer-in-charge of a village administering distribution of vaccine in an
isolated epidemic hit village, and you are left with only one vaccine. There is
a requirement of that vaccine from the Gram Pradhan and also a poor villager.
You are being pressurized by the Gram Pradhan to issue the vaccine to him. You
would (c)
(a) initiate the
procedure to expedite the next supply without issuing the vaccine to either.
(b) arrange vaccine for
the poor villager from the distributor of another area.
(c) ask both to
approach a doctor and get an input about the urgency,
(d) arrange vaccine
for the Gram Pradhan from the distributor of another area.
79. You have taken up a
project to create night-shelters for homeless people during the winter season.
Within a week of establishing the shelters, you have received complaints from
the residents of the area about the increase in theft cases with a demand to
remove the shelters. You would (a)
(a) ask them to
lodge a written complaint in the police station.
(b) assure residents
of an enquiry into the matter.
(c) ask residents to
consider the humanitarian effort made.
(d) continue with
the project and ignore their complaint.
80. You, as an administrative authority, have
been approached, by the daughter-in-law of an influential person regarding
harassment by her in-laws on account of insufficient dowry. Her parents are not
able to approach you because of social pressures. You would
(a) call the in-laws
for an explanation. (d)
(b) counsel the lady
to adjust, given such a circumstance.
(c) take action
after her parents approach you.
(d) ask her to lodge
a complaint with the police.
