Civil Services Exam-2014-CSAT Paper 2- Question and Answer Part 2
(a) he makes no profit and no loss.
According to the passage, the adverse impact of climate change on an ecosystem can be a
21. Six books are labeled A, B, C, D, E and F and
are placed side by side. Books B, C, E
and F have green covers while others have yellow covers.
Books A, B and D are new while the
rest are old volumes. Books A, B and C are law reports while the rest are medical extracts. Which two books are old medical
extracts and have green covers ?
(a) B and
C
(b) E and F
(c) C and
E
(d) C and
F
Answer:
B
22. A straight line segment is 36 cm long.
Points are to be
marked on the line from both the end points. From each end, the first point is at a distance of 1 cm from the end, the second point is at a distance of 2 cm from the first point and the third point is at a distance of 3 cm from the second point and so on. If the
points on the ends are not counted
and the common points are counted as one, what is the number of points ?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 16
Answer:
B
23. If Sohan, while selling two goats at the
same price, makes a profit of 10% on one
goat and suffers a loss of 10% on the
other.
(a) he makes no profit and no loss.
(b) he
makes a profit of 1%.
(c) he suffers a loss of 1%.
(d)
he suffers a loss of 2%.
Answer:
C
24. Out of a total of 120 musicians in a
club, 5% can play
all the three instruments, guitar, violin and
flute. It so happens that the number of musicians who can play any two and only two of the above instruments is 30. The number of musicians who can play the guitar
alone is 40. What is the total number of those who
can play violin alone or flute alone ?
(a) 45
(b) 44
(c) 38
(d) 30
Answer:
B
25. Six identical cards are placed on a table.
Each card has number `1’ marked on one side and number `2’ marked on its other side. All the six cards are placed in such a manner that the number `1’ is on the upper side. In one try, exactly four (neither more nor less) cards are turned upside down. In how many least number of tries can the cards be turned upside down such that all the
six cards show number `2’on the upper side?
(a)
3
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) This
cannot be achieved
Answer:
A
Directions for the following 8 (eight) items:
Read the
following two passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be
based on the passages only.
Passage – 1
The Himalayan
ecosystem is highly vulnerable to damage, both due to
geological reasons and on account of the stress caused by increased
pressure of population, exploitation of
natural resources and
other related challenges.
These aspects may be exacerbated due to the impact of climate change. It is possible
that climate change may adversely impact
the Himalayan ecosystem
through increased
temperature, altered precipitation patterns, episodes
of drought and
biotic influences. This would not only impact the very
sustenance of the indigenous communities in uplands but also the life of downstream
dwellers across the country and beyond. Therefore, there is an urgent need for giving special attention to sustain the Himalayan ecosystem. This would require conscious efforts for conserving all the representative systems.
dwellers across the country and beyond. Therefore, there is an urgent need for giving special attention to sustain the Himalayan ecosystem. This would require conscious efforts for conserving all the representative systems.
Further, it needs to be emphasized that the
endemics with restricted distribution, and most often with specialized habitat requirements,
are among the most vulnerable elements. In this respect the Himalayan biodiversity hotspot,
with rich endemic diversity, is vulnerable to climate change.
The threats include
possible loss of genetic resources in ecosystem services. Therefore, conservation of endemic elements in representative
ecosystem/habitats assumes a great significance while drawing conservation plans for
the region.
Towards achieving the above, we will have to
shift toward
contemporary conservation approaches, which include a paradigm
of landscape level interconnectivity between protected area systems. The concept advocates
a shift from the species-habitat focus to an inclusive focus on expanding the biogerographic
range so that natural adjustments to climate change can proceed without
being restrictive.
26. Consider the following statements:
According to the passage, the adverse impact of climate change on an ecosystem can be a
1. Permanent
disappearance of some of its flora and fauna.
2. Permanent
disappearance of ecosystem itself.
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
Answer:
A
27. Which one of the following statements best
implies the need to shift toward contemporary conservation approach?
(a)
Exploitation of natural resources causes a stress on the Himalayan ecosystem.
(b)
Climate change alters
precipitation patterns, causes episodes of drought and biotic interference.
(c) The
rich biodiversity, including endemic diversity, makes the Himalayan region a biodiversity
hotspot.
(d) The Himalayan biogeographic region should be enabled to adapt to climate
change smoothly.
Answer:
D
28. What is
the most important message conveyed
by the passage?
(a) Endemism is a characteristic feature of Himalayan
region.
(b) Conservation efforts should emphasize on biogeographic ranges rather
than on some
species or habitats
(c)
Climate change has adverse impact on the
Himalayan ecosystem
(d)
Without Himalayan ecosystem, the life of
the communities of
uplands and down streams will have no sustenance.
Answer:
B
29.With
reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. To maintain
natural ecosystems, exploitation of natural resources should be
completely avoided.
2. Not
only anthropogenic but also natural reasons can adversely affect it ecosystems.
3. Loss of
endemic diversity leads to the extinction of ecosystems.
Which of the
above assumptions is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2
only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
Answer:
B
Passage - 2
It is often forgotten that globalization is
not only
about policies
on international economic
relationships and transactions, but has equally to do with domestic policies of a nation.
Policy changes necessitated by meeting the internationally set conditions (by WTO etc.) Of free trade and investment flows obviously
affect domestic producers and investors. But the basic philosophy
underlying globalization emphasizes absolute freedom to markets to
determine prices and production and distribution patterns, and view government
interventions as processes that create distortions and bring in inefficiency. Thus, public enterprises have to be privatized through disinvestments and sales; sectors and activities hitherto reserved for the public sector have to be opened to the private sector. This logic extends to the social services like education
and health. Any restrictions on the adjustments in workforce by way of retrenchment of workers should also be removed and exit should be made easier by removing any restrictions on closures. Employment and wages should be governed by free play of market forces, as any measure to regulate them can discourage investment and also create inefficiency in production. Above all, in line with the overall philosophy of reduction in the role of the State, fiscal reforms should be undertaken to have generally low levels of taxation and government expenditure should be kept to the minimum to abide by the principle
of fiscal prudence. All these are policy actions on the domestic front and are not directly related to the core items of the globalization agenda, namely free international flow of goods and finance.
interventions as processes that create distortions and bring in inefficiency. Thus, public enterprises have to be privatized through disinvestments and sales; sectors and activities hitherto reserved for the public sector have to be opened to the private sector. This logic extends to the social services like education
and health. Any restrictions on the adjustments in workforce by way of retrenchment of workers should also be removed and exit should be made easier by removing any restrictions on closures. Employment and wages should be governed by free play of market forces, as any measure to regulate them can discourage investment and also create inefficiency in production. Above all, in line with the overall philosophy of reduction in the role of the State, fiscal reforms should be undertaken to have generally low levels of taxation and government expenditure should be kept to the minimum to abide by the principle
of fiscal prudence. All these are policy actions on the domestic front and are not directly related to the core items of the globalization agenda, namely free international flow of goods and finance.
30. According to the
passage, under the globalization,
government interventions are viewed as
processes leading to
(a) distortions and
inefficiency in the economy.
(b)
optimum use of resources.
(c) more
profitability to industries.
(d) free play of market forces with regard to industries. 31. According to the passage,the basic philosophy
of globalization is to
Answer:
A
31. According to the passage, the basic philosophy
of globalization is to
(a) give absolute freedom to producers
to determine
prices and production.
(b) give
freedom to producers
to evolve distribution patterns.
(c) give absolute freedom to markets to determine prices, production and employment.
(d) give
freedom to producers to import and export.
Answer:
C
32. According to the passage, which of the following is/are necessary
for
Ensuring
globalization?
1.
Privatization of public enterprises
2. Expansionary policy of public expenditure.
3. Free
play of market forces to determine wages and employment.
4.
Privatization of social services
like education and health
Select the
correct answer
using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2
and 3 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 2, 3
and 4
Answer:
C
33. According to the passage, in
the process of globalization the State should have
(a)
expanding role.
(b) reducing role.
(c)
statutory role.
(d) none
of the above roles.
Answer:
B
Directions for the following 4 (four) items:
The
following graph shows the average profit of two fruit-sellers
A and B in
thousands ( ) per year from the year 1995 to 2000. Consider the graph and answer the 4 (four) items that follow:
34. In which years is the average profit of A and B same?
(a) 1995
(b) 1996
(c) 1997
(d) 1998
Answer:
B
35. What is the difference between the average
profit of B and A in the year 1998?
(a) - 100
(b) - 1,000
(c) - 600
(d) - 300
Answer:
C
36. How much more
average profit did A make in the year 2000 than in the year
1999?
(a) 200
(b) 1,000
(c) 1,500
(d)
2,000
Answer:
D
37. What
is the trend of the average profit of B
from the year 1997 to the year 2000?
from the year 1997 to the year 2000?
(a) Non - increasing
(b)
Non - decreasing
(c) Steady
(d) Fluctuating
Answer:
B
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