UPSC Exam-Civil Services Exam 2013 CSAT Original Paper- Part 4
Directions for the following 5 (five) items:
Study the two figures given below and answer the five items that follow:
Figure 1: Number of Professors in selected disciplines in a
University by sex
Figure 2: Age of Physics Professors
61. How many Physics Professors belong to the age group 35 – 44?
a) 18
b) 16
c) 14
d) 12
Answer: B
62. Which
one of the following disciplines has the highest ratio of males to females?
a) Physics
b) Mathematics
c) Chemistry
d) Economics
Answer: A
63. What
percentage of all Psychology Professors are females?
a) 40%
b) 50%
c) 60%
d) 70%
Answer: C
64. If the
number of female Physics professors in the age group 25 – 34 equals % of all
the Physics Professors in pat age group, then what is the number of male
Physics Professors in the age group 25 – 34?
a) 9
b) 6
c) 3
d) 2
Answer: A
65. If the
Psychology professors in the University constitute 2% of all the professors in
the University, then what is the number of professors in the University?
a) 400
b) 500
c) 600
d) 700
Answer: B
66. Consider
the following figures:
Which
one of the following figures would logically come in the 7th
position indicated above by a questions mark?
Answer: D
Directions for
the following 8 (eight) items:
The
following eight items (items 67 to 74) 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:
English
Passage – 1
Seven-year-old Jim came home from the park without his new bicycle. “An
old man and a little boy borrowed it”, he explained. “They are going to bring
it back at four o’clock”. His parents were upset that he had given his
expensive new bicycle, but were secretly proud of his kindness and faith. Came
four o’clock, no bicycle. The parents were anxious. But at 4:30, the door bell
rang, and there stood a happy man and a boy, with the bicycle and a box of
chocolates. Jim suddenly disappeared into his bedroom, and then came running
out. “All right”, he said, after examining the bicycle. “You can have your
watch back!”
67. When
Jim came home without his bicycle, his parents
a) were angry with him
b) were worried
c) did not feel concerned
d) were eager to meet the
old man and the little boy
Answer: B
68. Jim
returned the watch to the old man and the little boy because
a) they gave him
chocolates.
b) his father was proud of
him.
c) he was satisfied with
the condition of his bicycle.
d) they were late only by
30 minutes.
Answer: C
English
Passage 2
It was already late when we set out for the next town, which according
to the map was about fifteen kilometers away on the other side of the hills.
There we felt that we would find a bed for the night. Darkness fell soon after
we left the village, but luckily we met no one as we drove swiftly along the
narrow winding road that led to the hills. As we climbed higher, it became
colder and rain began to fall, making it difficult at times to see the road. I
asked John, my companion, to drive more slowly. After we had travelled for
about twenty kilometers, there was still no sign of the town which was marked
on the map. We were beginning to get worried. Then without warning, the car
stopped and we found we had run out of petrol.
69. The
author asked John to drive more slowly because
a) the road led to the
hills
b) John was an
inexperienced driver
c) the road was not
clearly visible
d) they were in wilderness
Answer: C
70. The
travelers set out for the town although it was getting dark because
a) they were in a hurry
b) the next town was a
short distance away and was a hill-resort
c) they were in wilderness
d) the next town was a
short distance away and promised a goo and rest for the night
Answer: D
71. The
travelers were worried after twenty kilometers because
a) it was a lonely countryside
b) they probably feared of
having lost their way
c) the rain began to fall
d) it was getting colder
as they drove
Answer: B
English
Passage 3
A shout old lady was walking with her basket down the middle of a street
in Petrograd to the great confusion of the
traffic and no small peril to herself. It was pointed out to her that the
pavement was the place for foot-passenger, but she replied, “I’m going to walk
where I like. We’ve got liberty now”. It did not occur to the dear lady that if
liberty entitled the foot-passenger to walk down the middle of the road it also
entitled the taxi-driver to drive on the pavement, and that the end of such
liberty would be universal chaos. Everything would be getting in everybody
else’s way and nobody would get anywhere. Individual liberty would have become
social anarchy.
72. It was
pointed out to the lady that she should walk on the pavement because she was
a) a pedestrian
b) carrying a basket
c) stout
d) an old lady
Answer:
A
73. The
lady refused to move from the middle of the street because
a) she was not afraid of being killed
b) she felt that she is
entitled to do whatever she liked
c) she did not like
walking on the pavement
d) she was confused
Answer: B
74. The old
lady failed to realize that
a) she was not really free
b) her liberty was not
unlimited
c) she was an old person
d) roads are made for
motor vehicles only
Answer: B
Direction for the following 6 (six)
items:
Given below are six 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 answer for these six items.
75. You are
the head of your office. There are certain houses reserved for the allotment to
the office staff and you have been given the discretion to do so. A set of
rules for the allotment of the houses has been laid down by you and has been
made public. Year personal secretary, who is very close to you, comes to you
and pleads that as his father is seriously ill, he should be given priority in
allotment of a house. The office secretariat that examined the request as per
the rules turns down the request and recommends the procedure to be followed
according to the rules. You do not want to annoy year personal secretary. In
such circumstances, what would you do?
a) Call him over to your room and personally explain why the allotment
cannot be done.
b) Allot the house to him
to win his loyalty.
c) Agree with the office
note to show that you are not biased and that you do not indulge in
favouritism.
d) keep the file with you
and not pass any orders.
Answer: A/C
76. While
travelling in a Delhi-registered commercial taxi from Delhi to an adjacent city (another State),
your taxi driver informs you that as he has no permit for running the taxi in
that city, he will stop at its Transport Office and pay the prescribed fee of
Rs. Forty for a day. While paying the fee at the counter you find that the
transport clerk is taking an extra fifty rupees for which no receipt is being
given. You are in a hurry for your meeting. In such circumstances, what would
you do?
a) Go up to the counter and ask the clerk to give back the money which
he has illegally taken.
b) Do not interfere at all as
this is a matter between the taxi driver and the tax authorities.
c) Take note of the incident and
subsequently report the matter to the concerned authorities.
d) Treat it as a normal
affair and simply forget about it.
Answer: A /C
77. A
person lives in a far off village which is almost two hours by bus. The
villager’s neighbor is a very powerful landlord who is trying to occupy the
poor villager’s land by force. You are the District Magistrate and busy in a
meeting called by a local Minister. The villager has come all the way, by bus
and on foot, to see you and give an application seeking protection from the
powerful landlord. The villager keeps on waiting outside the meeting hall for
an hour. You come out of the meeting and are rushing to another meeting. The villager
follows you to submit his application. What would you do?
a) Tell him to wait for another two hours till you come back from your
next meeting.
b) Tell him that the matter is
actually to be dealt by a junior officer and that he should give the
application to him.
c) Call one of your senior
subordinate officers and ask him to solve the villager’s problem.
d) Quickly take the application
form him, ask him a few relevant questions regarding his problem and then
proceed to the meeting.
Answer: C / D
78. There
is a shortage of sugar in your District where you are the District Magistrate.
The Government has ordered that only a maximum amount of 30 kg sugar is to be
released for wedding celebrations. A son of your close friend is getting
married and your friend requests you to release at least 50 kg sugar for his
son’s wedding. He expresses annoyance when you tell him about the Government’s restrictions
on this matter. He feels that since you are the District Magistrate you can
release any amount. You do not want to spoil your friendship with him. In such
circumstances, how would you deal with the situation?
a) Release the extra amount of sugar which your friend has requested
for.
b) Refuse your friend the
extra amount and strictly follow the rules.
c) Show your friend the copy of
the Government instructions and then persuade him to accept the lower amount as
prescribed in the rules.
d) Advise him to directly apply
to the allotting authority and inform him that you do not interfere in this
matter.
Answer: C /D
79. You are
in-charge of implementing the Family Planning programme in an area where there
is a strong opposition to the present policy. You want to convince the
residents of the need for keeping small families. What would be the best way of
communicating this message?
a) By logically explaining to the residents the need for family planning
to improve the health and living standards.
b) By encouraging late
marriages and proper spacing of children.
c) By offering incentives
for adopting family planning devices.
d) By asking people who have
been sterilized or are using contraceptives to directly talk to the residents.
Answer: A /D
80. You are
a teacher in a University and are setting a question paper on a particular
subject. One of your colleagues, whose son is preparing for the examination on
that subject, comes to you and informs you that it is his son’s last chance to pass
that examination and whether you could help him by indicating what questions
are going to be in the examination. In the past, your colleague had helped you
in another matter. Year colleague informs you that his son will suffer from
depression if he fails in this examination. In such circumstances, what would
you do?
a) In view of the help he had given you, extend your help to him.
b) Regret that you cannot
be of any help to him.
c) Explain to your
colleague that this would be violating the trust of the University authorities
and you are not in a position to help him.
d) Report the conduct of
your colleague to the higher authorities.
Answer: C /D
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