Civil Service exam 2013 – CSAT Model Test
paper 3-Part 1
Directions
for the following 9 (1-9) items:
Read the
following three passages and answer the items that follow each passage
and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
should be based on the passages only.
Passage
1
To
summarize, the food security bill does not significantly expand PDS coverage or
entitlements (in terms of quantities or prices) at the national level. In some
states, e.g. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. It may lead to
states being forced to cut back on current coverage or entitlements of some
households. The bill fails to get rid of
the inevitable conundrum that results from trying to accurately identify 'poor'
households. It does not take on board the lessons from the past decade that
food security and poverty are two separate issues and previous attempts at
identifying the poor have been disastrous.
If the current framework is not modified, it is quite certain that the
curse of targeting errors will remain. The current framework of the bill, with
respect to the PDS, needs to be revamped
Corruption
in the PDS has been a major concern for the past few years, and especially in
the debates on the NFSB. Critics have pointed to the high rates of diversion -
e.g., according to a Planning Commission estimate for 1997-2001 half of the PDS
grain was diverted. Therefore, the
critics suggest, the PDS cannot deliver food subsidies to the poor in a
satisfactory manner. However, what the
critics have failed to take on board is the performance of the PDS in more
recent years, especially when we look at trends in diversion at the state
level.
A field
survey of the PDS in 2011 in nine states suggests that there has been an
impressive revival in most states. The
survey included a careful accounting of purchases of PDS grain by BPL
households in the sample. Respondents
were asked three complementary questions to arrive at a reliable estimate of
the extent to which they were able to secure their full entitlements (i) how
much they 'normally' get from the PDS outlet' (ii) how much they got the last
time they bought PDS grain; and (iii) how much they bought, month by month,
from March to June 2011.
1. Consider the following assumptions
1. The
food security bill has been unable to resolve related issues that have lingered
on from the past.
2. The
bill, in its current form, has been completed with inputs from experts in the
field
With
reference to the above passage, which of the given assumptions is/are valid?
a) 1 only
b) 2
only
c) Both
1 and 2
d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: A
2. Which of the following is/are stated as
a reason for why the PDS is unable to satisfactorily deliver food subsidies?
1. The
presence of corruption in the PDS.
2. The
diversion of the PDS grain for other purposes
3. The
low performance of the PDS in recent years
With
reference to the above passage which of the following options is/are valid?
a) 1
only
b) 1 and
2 only
c) 2 and
3 only
d) 1,2
& 3
Answer: B
3. Three questions were asked of BPL
families in the passage. Which of the following options would best explain the
further use of these three questions?
a)
Ascertaining the full entitlement of BPL households
b)
Understanding the benefits that accrued to BPL households over the years
c) The
average food grain required to be distributed every month
d) The
performance of nine states on the distribution of food grain to BPL families
Answer: D
Passage
2
The
Sinai Peninsula has nurtured the essential ingredients of a classic security
vacuum, a population marginalised and on the periphery of a weak state; an
influx of arms from Libya; Bedouin tribesmen who run the guns; jihadi
militants; gas pipelines; and a long and as yet unsecured border with Israel.
To make the situation more complex, there is the old sore of Egypt 's border crossing into Gaza Gaza
4. With reference to the above passage,
consider the following statements
1.
Security vacuum refers to marginalized population
2. At
Rafah border usual state of things has now been restored
Which of
the statement is/are valid?
a) 1
only
b) 2
only
c) Both
1 and 2
d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: B
5. Consider the following assumptions
1.
Bedouin tribesmen have a notable clout in Sinai
2. Rafah
border is a sensitive area
As per
the above passage, which of the assumptions is/are valid?
a) 1
only
b) 2
only
c) Both
1 and 2
d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: D
6. Consider the following assumptions
1.
Agreement on regularising cross-border traffic and closing the tunnels has
resulted in restoration of status quo.
2. The
meeting between Morsi and Ismail Haniya delayed the attack by 10 days.
According
to the passage, which of the assumptions is/are valid?
a) 1
only
b) 2
only
c) Both
1 and 2
d) Neither
1 nor 2
Answer: D
Passage
3
The
implementation of programmes for the urban poor is beset with enormous
problems. The problem of inadequate funding has been compounded by
under-utilisation of Central funds, diversion of funds released for specific
programmes, and ineffective expenditure.
Monitoring at the Central level has been weak and ineffective. Success
stories have not been publicised or adopted on a wider scale. The understanding of the programmes, their
objective and modalities relating to implementation has been weak and
superficial, leading to inaction in many areas that are of vital concern to the
urban poor. There are few master plans
and very little effort at monitoring the benefits that are expected to flow to
the target communities. In addition, there has been too much emphasis on
engineering or the 'works' aspects of programmes without adequate understanding
of the social, psychological and other dynamics of poverty. The beneficiaries
have not been consulted nor given a voice in the implementation of
programmes. When there is a deceleration
of economic growth, especially when governments experience fiscal constraints
and need to reduce deficits, allocation of funds for the social sector suffers.
7. With reference to the above passage,
consider the following statements
1. Inadequate funding is a bigger problem than
under-utilisation of Central funds
2. The
problem of inadequate funding and that of under-utilisation of Central funds
are closely similar
Which of
the statements can be concluded?
a) 1
only
b) 2
only
c) Both
1 and 2
d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: A
8. Consider the following assumptions
1. Weak
monitoring has led to ineffective expenditure
2.
Success stories can be utilized to propagate a good image
As per
the above passage, which of the give assumptions is/are valid?
a) 1
only
b) 2
only
c) Both
1 and 2
d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: D
9. Consider the following statements
1.
Beneficiaries have been sidelined in the implementation of the programmes
2. Funds
for social sector decline when there is a deceleration of economic growth
According
to the above passage, which of the assumptions is/are valid?
a) 1
only
b) 2
only
c) Both
1 and 2
d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: C
a) 51 b)
153
c) 255 d) None of these
Answer: B
11. 4320
÷ 16 ÷ 9 = ?
a) 45 b)
36
c) 27 d) None of these
Answer: D
12. 125%
of 860 + 75% of 480 = ?
a) 1415 b)
1385
c) 1435 d) 1365
Answer: C
13.
1121.21 + 121.021 + 21.0021 =?
a) 1263.2331 b)
1263.2121
c) 1163.2121 d) 1163.2331
Answer: A
a) 75 b)
64
c) 56 d) 78
Answer: B
15.
384.996 x 15.001 + 44.99 = ?
a) 5280 b)
5420
c) 5820 d) 5480
Answer: C
16.
(12.001)2 x √725 = ?
a) 3560 b)
4120
c) 3720 d) 3880
Answer: D
17. Mr.
Baljit purchased 100 pieces of an article at the rate of Rs.480 per piece. He then listed the price so as to gain a
profit of 25%. While selling the
articles he offered a discount of 5%.
What is the percentage of profit earned in the deal?
a) 20.00 b)
15.00
c) 15.79 d) 18.75
Answer: D
18. The
number formed by interchanging the positions of digits of a two digit number is
less than the original number by 72.
What is the original two digit number?
a) 80 b)
91
c) 81 d) None of these
Answer: D
19.
Present ages of Leela and Shivani are in the ratio of 4 : 5 respectively. Three years hence this ratio becomes 5 :
6. What is the difference between their
present ages?
a) 5 years b)
6 years
c) 4
years d) 3 years
Answer: D
20.
Perimeter of a circle is equal to the perimeter of a square whose area is 484
cm2. What is the radius of the circle?
a) 22 cms b)
14 cms
c) 7 cms d) Cannot be determined
Answer: B
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