Civil Services Exam 2013-CSAT Model Test 3-Part 2
Directions
for the following 6 (21-26) items:
Read the
following two 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
There is
a general recognition that the transport sector has to improve the internal
generation of resources for funding the Plan.
In this context, tariff reform assumes crucial significance. Pricing for
many of the transport services has hitherto been influenced by public utility
considerations, giving rise to subsidies and concessions, many of which are
unmerited. The result has been a depletion of resources and consequent
contraction of investment. This has meant undersupply of service on the one hand
and the appropriation of "rent" by intermediaries on the other. Therefore, the pricing policy will, in
future, be based on full recovery of costs. Wherever subsidies or concessions
are regarded as essential on public policy considerations, attempts will be
made to provide these directly through the general budget or sectoral budgets
so that their costs become apparent and the health of the transport enterprise
is not impaired. Rigorous collection of service charges will also be emphasised
and leakages plugged through suitable enforcement mechanisms. Such reforms will
also make the transport sector more attractive for private investment. The
managerial efficiency and the initiative of private enterprise will be utilised
for collection of charges through franchise or contractual arrangements,
wherever feasible
21. Consider the following assumptions
1.
Transport sector is currently undergoing a financial crisis
2.
Current tariffs in the transport sector are inappropriate
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: D
22. With reference to the above passage,
consider the following statements
1.
Currently, resource generation strategy in transport sector needs change
2.
Tariff reform can help in improving resource generation for transport sector.
Which of
given statements is/are implied in the passage?
a) 1 only
b) 2
only
c) both
1 and 2
d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: C
23. Consider the following statements
1.
Public utility considerations affect the transport sector
2.
Depletion of resources is due to subsidies
With
reference to the above passage, which of the given statements is/are valid?
a) 1
only
b) 2
only
c) both
1 and 2
d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: C
Passage
2
With the
advancement in the frontiers of science, there is an emerging demand for
hi-tech minerals, which will have to be met.
This will call for earth scientists anticipating demand and exploring
and extracting these minerals with cost effective and environment-friendly
extraction technologies. Agencies of
both the Central and State Governments will have to play an important
promotional role in the exploration of these minerals.
The
Mineral surveys and exploration programmes to be carried out by the Central and
State agencies will also have to be targeted to take up concept-oriented
studies integrating geological, geo-physical both air-borne and ground) and
geochemical surveys appropriately linked up with laboratory studies/analysis
involving state-of-the are technologies.
Deeper probing of known deposits, intensive and extensive belt-wise
mineral exploration including covering areas out of the traditional mineral
belts and even basement rocks will also have to be undertaken.
Concerted
action plans need to be drawn up by the concerned organisations to acquire
higher capability in all fields of mineral exploration and development. This
will call for technology upgradation for field data
acquisition,
state-of-the-are laboratory back up and development of expertise. Focus areas
will include air-borne surveys, ground geo physical surveys, exploratory
drilling, marine survey, shifting to digital equipments for surveys, etc.
24. Consider the following statements
1.
Meeting the emerging demand for hi-tech minerals is an imperative
2.
Advancements in science have resulted in emerging demand for hi-tech minerals
As per
the above passage, which of the given statements is/are implied?
a) 1
only
b) 2
only
c) Both
1 and 2
d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: C
25. With reference to the above passage,
consider the following statements
1. Earth
scientists will come up with cost effective extraction technologies
2.
Promotion of the extraction hi-tech minerals is required
Which of
the statements is/are valid?
a) 1
only
b) 2
only
c) Both
1 and 2
d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: B
26. Consider the following statements
1.
Concept-oriented studies are an important component of mineral surveys and
exploration programmes.
2. The
area of mineral exploration can acquire higher capability through concerted
action plans
As per
above passage, which of given assumptions is/are valid?
a) 1
only
b) 2
only
c) Both
1 and 2
d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: B
27. Mr.
Rajesh spent 20% of his monthly income on grocery and household expenses. Out of the remaining he spent 25% on
children’s education, 20% on transport and 15% on entertainment. He is left with an amount of Rs. 14,400 after
incurring above expenses. What was his
monthly income?
a) 45,000 b)
24,000
c)
36,000 d) 32,000
Answer: A
28. A
and B together can complete a piece of work in 4 days. If A alone can complete the same piece of
work in 5 days, in how many days will B alone complete it?
a) 15 days b)
12 days
c) 9
days d) 20 days
Answer: D
29.
Three-fifth of a number is equal to 70% of another number. What is the ratio between the first number
and the second number respectively?
a) 7 : 6 b)
7 : 8
c) 3 : 4 d) 4 : 7
Answer: A
30. Consider the following arguments
Once you
have commitment to a goal, you need discipline and hard work in order to
achieve the goal
Which of
the following statements can be assumed in the above argument?
a)
Commitment to goal is less important than discipline and hard work
b)
Commitment does not include any element of discipline and hard work
c)
Discipline and hard work in equal measure help one achieve a goal
d)
Discipline and hard work, by themselves, can help one achieve any goal
Answer: B
31.
Number of students in a school in June every year increases by 10% from the
previous year. If the school had 2,400
students in June 2009, how many students did it have in June 2011?
a) 2,840 b)
2,880
c) 2,904 d) 2,920
Answer: C
32. Infant mortality in urban areas has
remained stagnant in recent years for the country as a whole, but has gone up
in several states. The declining trends in urban income while capturing poverty
do not capture such dangerously deteriorating living conditions among the poor.
Based on the above information, four
conclusions, as given below, have been made. Which one of these logically
follows from the information given above?
a)
Declining urban income levels has been the major contributor to infant
mortality in urban areas
b)
States should monitor poverty levels with greater care
c) Urban
income cannot measure poverty
d)
Infant mortality is more of a concern than average measures lead us to believe
Answer: D
Directions
(33-37): Study the following
pie charts carefully to answer these questions:
33. Number of students who got placement
from Mechanical is what percent of the total number of students studying
Engineering?
a) 8.22 b)
6.78
c) 7.68 d) 6.4
Answer: C
34. If
40% of the students studying Civil are girls how many girls are studying Civil?
a) 90 b)
160
c) 120 d) None of these
Answer: A
35.
Total Number of students who got placement from IT and Computer Science
together is approximately what percent of the total number of students studying
these two disciplines together?
a) 43 b)
70
c) 60 d) 65
Answer: B
36. What
is the respective ratio between number of students who got placement from IT
and the number of students studying Computer Science?
a) 108 : 325 b)
52 : 325
c) 208 :
325 d) None of these
Answer: D
37. What
percent of students studying Electronics got the placement?
a) 40 b)
60
c) 48 d) None of these
Answer: B
38. Over the last five years,
government-sponsored schemes have contributed to a significant increase in the
population covered by health insurance
in the country, scaling up at a pace possibly unseen elsewhere in the world.
Over 300 million people, or more than 25 percent of India's population, gained
access to some form of health insurance by 2010, up from 55 million in 2003-04.
More than 180 million of these were people below the poverty line.
Based on the above information, four
conclusions, as given below, have been made. Which one of these logically
follows from the information given below?
a)
Government-sponsored schemes have helped alleviate poverty at a faster pace
than anywhere else in the world
b)
Health insurance is essential to reduce poverty levels in the country
c) More
people in India
d) Majority
of the people who gained access to health insurance by 2010 were from below the
poverty line
Answer: D
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