Friday 17 May 2013

UPSC Exam-Civil Service Exam 2013-CSAT Model Test 1-Part 3

Civil Service Exam 2013-CSAT Model Test 1-Part 3


Direction (40-43): In a class there are seven students (including boys and girls) A, B, C, D, E, F and G. They sit on three benches I, II and III. Such that at least two students on each bench and at least one girl on each bench. C who is a girl student, does not sit with A, E and D. F the boy student sits with only B. A sits on the bench I with his best friends. G sits on the bench III. E is the brother of C.

40. How many girls are there out of these 7 students?
a) 3                            
b) 3 or 4
c) 4                             
d) Data inadequate




Answer:  B





41. Which of the following is the group of girls?
a) BAC                                  
b) BFC
c) BCD                                  
d) CDF




Answer:  C





42. Who sits with C?
a) B                            
b) D
c) G                            
d) E




Answer:  C





43. On which bench there are three students?
a) Bench I                 
b) Bench II
c) Bench III               
d) Bench I or II




Answer:  A





Directions for the following 7 (44-50) items:
Read the following one passage and answer the items that follow each passage. You answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage 1
Rural India faces serious shortages - power, water, health facilities, roads, etc; these are known and recognised. However, the role of technology in solving these and other problems is barely acknowledged and the actual availability of technology in rural areas is marginal. The backbone of the rural economy is agriculture which also provides sustenance to over half the country's population. The 'Green Revolution' of the 1970s was, in fact, powered by the scientific work in various agricultural research institutions. While some fault the Green Revolution for excessive exploitation of water and land resources through overuse of fertilisers, it did bring about a wheat surplus and prosperity in certain pockets of the country.
In rural India today, there is a dire inadequacy of both science (i.e. knowledge) and technology ( which derives from science and manifests itself in physical form). The scope to apply technology to both farm and non-farm activities in rural areas is huge, as are the potential benefits. In fact, crop yields are far lower than what they are in demonstrations farms, where science and technology are more fully applied. Technologies that reduce power consumption of pumps are vital, unfortunately, their use is minimal, since agricultural power is free or largely subsidised.  Similarly, there is little incentive to optimise - through technology or otherwise-water use, especially in irrigated areas (a third of total arable land), given employment and incomes, and at present deployment of technology is marginal.  Cold storage and cold-chains for transportation to market is of great importance for may agricultural products - particularly, fruits and vegetables- but are non-existent. These are clearly technologies with an immediate return on investment and benefits for all: the farmer, the end-consumer, the technology provider.  However regulatory and structural barriers are holding back investments.
Power is a key requirement in rural areas, for agricultural as well as domestic use. Technology can provide reliable power, at comparatively low cost in a decentralised manner.  However, this needs to be upgraded and scaled in a big way, with emphasis on renewable and non-polluting technologies.  Reliable and low cost means of transporting goods and people is an essential need for rural areas.  The bullock-cart and the tractor-trailer are at present the vehicles of choice.  Surely, technology can provide a better, cheaper and more efficient solution? Information related to commodity prices, agricultural practices, weather etc., is crucial for the farmer. Technology can provide these through mobile phones, which is a proven technology; however, the challenge to ensure connectivity remains. Thus there is a pressing need for technology as currently economic growth - though skewed and iniquitous - has created an economically attractive market in rural India.

44. According to the author, which of the following is/are the problem/s facing India's rural population?

1. Unavailability of healthcare facilities
2. The technological advancements which have been borrowed from abroad have not been suitably adapted to the Indian scenario.
3. Lack of awareness about the importance of utilising technology in the agricultural sector
a) 1 only
b) 3 only
c) Both 2 and 3
d) None of the above




Answer:  A





45. What could be the main objective of the author in writing this passage?
a) criticise farmers for not utilising experimental, low cost post-harvesting technology
b) exhort the government to subsidise the cost of utilising technology
c) advocate broadening the scope of research and use of technology in agriculture
d) promote a second Green Revolution




Answer:  C





46. According to the passage, what is/are the roles of mobile technology in the rural economy?
1. It will not play a large role since the technology is largely untested.
2. It provides opportunities for farmers to manipulate commodity prices
3. It will largely be beneficial since such technology is cheap
a) 1 only
b) both 2 and 3
c) 3 only
d) None of the above





Answer:  D




47. Which of the following is currently not a threat to the rural economy, according to the passage?
1. Inadequate rural infrastructure such as roads
2. Excessive utilisation of technology
3. Fluctuating power supply
a) both 2 and 3
b) Both 1 and 2
c) 1 only
d) 2 only




Answer:  A





Passage 2
Malnutrition most commonly occurs between the ages of six months and two years. This happens despite the child's food requirements being less than that of an older child.  Malnutrition is often attributed to poverty, but it has been found that even in households where adults eat adequate quantities of food, more than 50 per cent of children under five do not consume enough food. The child's dependence on someone else to feed him/her is primarily responsible for the malnutrition. Very often the mother is working and the responsibility of feeding the young child is left to an older sibling. It is therefore crucial to increase awareness regarding the child's food needs and how to satisfy them.

48. Consider the following statements about malnutrition
I. Malnutrition occurs as a small child requires more food than an older child.
II. Malnutrition occurs mainly because of poverty.
III. Malnutrition occurs because of lack of nutritive feeding habits
Which of the statements given above is/are correct in the light of the passage?
a) I only
b) II only
c) I, II and II
d) None of them




Answer:  D





49. Malnutrition in children can be reduced by creating an awareness of
a) nutritive values of food
b) the food needs of younger children
c) regular intake of food
d) balanced diet





Answer:  B





50.  The author reasons that poverty is not the main cause of malnutrition because
I. adults in poor families eat good quantities of food
II. children are malnourished whatever the economic status of the family
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) I only
b) II only
c) Neither I nor II
d) Both I and II




Answer:  C





Direction (51-55): In each of the following questions two statements are given. Which are followed by four conclusions (1), (2), (3) and (4). Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.

51. Statements: No door is dog.
All the dogs are cats.
       Conclusions: No door is cat.
No cat is door.
Some cats are dogs.
All the cats are dogs.
a)    Only (2) and (4) 
b)    b) Only (1) and (3)
c) Only (3) and (4)   
d) Only (3)    
e) All the four




Answer:  D





52. Statements: All green are blue.
All blue are white.
      Conclusions: Some blue are green.
Some white are green.
Some green are not white.
All white are blue.
a) Only (1) and (2)   
b) Only (1) and (3)
c) Only (1) and (4)    
d) Only (2) and (4)





Answer:  A




53. Statements: All men are vertebrates.
 Some mammals are vertebrates.
       Conclusions: All men are mammals.
  All mammals are men.
  Some vertebrates are mammals.
 All vertebrates are men.
a) Only (4)                
b) Only (2)    
c) Only (3)
d) Only (1)                
e) Only (1) and (3)




Answer:  C




           
54.Statements: All the phones are scales.
All the scales are calculators.
     Conclusions:  All the calculators are scales.
All the phones are calculators
All the scales are phones.
Some calculators are phones.
a) Only (1) and (4)   
b) Only (3) and (4)
c) Only (2) and (4)   
d) Only (1) and (2)
e) Only (1) and (3)




Answer:  C





55. Statements: Some tables are T.V.
Some T.V. are radios.
       Conclusions: Some tables are radios.
 Some radios are tables.
All the radios are T.V.
All the T.V. are tables.
a) Only (2) and (4)   
b) Only (1) and (3)
c) Only (4)                 
d) Only (1) and (4)
e) None of the four.




Answer:  E





Direction (56-59): In each of the following questions there are three statements. Which are followed by three or four conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.

56. Statements: Some rats are cats.
Some cats are dogs.
No dog is cow.
       Conclusions: No cow is cat.
No dog is rat.
Some cats are rats.
a) Only (1)                
b) Only (1) and (2)
c) Only (1) and (3)   
d) Only (2) and (3)
e) Only (3)




Answer:  E





57. Statements: All the books are papers.
Some papers are journals.
Some journals are calendars.
    Conclusions: Some journals are books.
Some calendars are papers.
Some books are journals.
Some books are calendars.
a) Only (1)    
b) Only (2)    
c) Only (3)
d) Only (4)    
e) None of the four




Answer:  E





58. Statements: All the bottles are boxes.
All the boxes are bags.
Some bags are trays.
    Conclusions: Some bottles are trays.
Some trays are boxes.
All the bottles are bags.
Some trays are bags.
a) Only (3) and (4)   
b) Only (1) and (2)
c) Only (2) and (3)   
d) Only (1) and (4)




Answer:  A





59. Statements: Some cars are jeeps.
All the boxes are jeeps.
All the pens are cars.
      Conclusions: Some cars are boxes.
No pen is jeep.
Some boxes are cars.
a) None of three      
b) Only (1) and (2)
c) Only (1) and (3)   
d) Only (2) and (3)




Answer:  A

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