Indian Civil Services Exam CSAT 2011 Paper II Questions 1-19

The Civil Services exam Prelims - CSAT General Studies Solved Question Paper II.

UPSC conducted Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2011 on 12 June 2011. You can read these questions and answers and prepare yourself for major competitive exams conducted by UPSC, State Civil Services, SSC, RBI, SBI and other major bodies of the Government of India.

Duration 2 hours    & 200 Marks

Directions for the following 8 (eight) items:

Read each of the following two passages and answer the items that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-I

For achieving inclusive growth there is-a critical need to rethink the-role of the State. The early debate among economists about the size of the Goverment can be misleading. The need of the hour is to have an enabling Government. India is too large and complex a nation for the State to be able to deliver all that is needed. Asking the Government to produse all the essential goods, create all the necessary jobs, and keep a curb on the prices of all goods is to lead to a large cumbersome bureaucracy and widespread corruption. The aim must be to stay with the objective of inclusive growth that was laid down by the founding fathers of the nation and also to take a more modern view of what the State can realistically deliver. This is what leads to the idea of an enabling State, that is, a Government that does not try to directly deliver to the citizens everything that they need. Instead, it (1) creates an enabling ethos for the market so that individual enterprise can flourish and citizens can, for the most part, provide for the needs of one another, and (2) steps in to help those who do not manage to do well for themselves, for there will always be individuals, no matter what the system, who need support and help. Hence we need a Government that, when it comes to the market, sets effective, incentive-compatible rules and remains on the sidelines with minimal interference, and, at the same time, plays an important role in directly helping the poor by ensuring  that they get basic education and health services and receive adequate  nutrition and food .

1. According to passage:

1. The objective of inclusive growth was laid down by the founding fathers of the nation.

2. Need of the hour is to have an enabling Government.

3. The Government should engage III maximum interference in market processes.

4. There is a need to change the size of the Government.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans: a

2. According to the passage, the strategy of inclusive growth can be effected by focusing on

(a) meeting all the needs of every citizen in the country.

(b) Increasing the regulations over the manufacturing sector.

(c) Controlling the distribution of manufacturing goods.

(d) Delivery of the basic services to the deprived sections of the society.

Ans: d

3. What constitutes an enabling Government?

1. A large bureaucracy.

2. Implementation of welfare programmes through representatives.

3. Creating an ethos that helps individual enterprise

4. Providing resources to those who are underprivileged.

5. Offering direct help to the poor regarding basic services.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 4 and 5 only
(c) 3, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Ans: c

4. Why is the State unable to deliver "all thai is needed"?

1. It does not have sufficient bureaucracy.

2. It does not promote inclusive growth.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: a

5. What is essential message being conveyed by the author of the passage?

(a) The objectives of inclusive growth laid down by the foundings fathers of the nation should be remembered.

(b) The Government needs to make available more schools and health services.

(c) The Government needs to establish markets and industries to meet the needs of the poor strata of the society.

(d) There is a need to rethink the role of the State in achieving inclusive growth.

Ans: d

Passage-2

The concept of 'creative society' refers to a phase of development of a society in which a large number of potential contradictions become articulate and active. This is most evident when oppressed social groups get politically mobilised and demand their rights. The upsurge of the peasants and tribals, the movements for regional autonomy and self-determination, the environmental movements, and the women's movements in the developing countries are signs of emergence of creative society in contemporary times. The forms of social movements and their intensity may vary from country to country and place to place within a country. But the very presence of movements for social transformation in various spheres of a society indicates the emergence of a creative society in a country.

6. What does the author imply by "creative society”?

1. A society where diverse art forms and literary writings seek incentive.

2. A society where social inequalities are accepted as the norm.

3. A society where a large number of contradictions are recognized.

4. A society where' the exploited and the oppressed groups grow conscious of. their human rights and upliftment.

Select the correct answerusing the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 4 only
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 4

Ans: c

7. What according to the passage are the manifestations of social movements?

1. Aggressiveness and being incendiary.

2. Instigation by external forces.

3. Quest for social equality and individual freedom.

4. Urge for granting privileges and self-respect to disparaged sections of the society.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans: c

8. With reference to the passage consider the following statements:
1. To be a creative society, it is essential to have a variety of social movements.
2. To be a creative society, it is imperative to have potential contradictions and conflicts.

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

Ans: a

9. Consider the following three statements:

1. Only students can participate in the race.

2. Some participants in the race are girls 3. All girl participants in the race are invited for coaching.

Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?

(a) All participants in the race are invited for coaching.

(b) All students are invited for coaching.

(c) All participants in the race are students.

 (d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct.

Ans: c

Directions for the following 2 (two) items:

Each of the following two items consists of four statements. Of these four statements, two cannot both be true, but both can be false. Study the statements carefully and identify the two that satisfy the above condition. Select the correct answer using the codes given below each set of statements:

10. Examine the following statements:

1. All animals are carnivorous.
2. Some animals are not carnivorous.
3. Animals are not carnivorous.
4. Some animals are carnivorous.

Codes:

(a) 1 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4

Ans: a

11. Examine the following statements:

1. All trains are run by diesel engine.

2. Some trains are run by diesel engine.

3. No train is run by diesel engine.

4. Some trains are not run by diesel engine.

Codes:

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1 and 4

Ans: c

12. Consider the four age pyramids given below namely A, B, C and D representing four different countries.

Which one of them indicates the declining population?

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D

Ans: c

13. The followings figures has four curves namely A, B, C and D, Study the figure and answer the item that follows.

Which curve indicates the exponential growth?

(a)   A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D

Ans: c

Directions for the following 2 (two) items:

The following pie charts show the break-up of disease categories recorded in the patients from two towns, Town A and Town B. Pie charts plot the disease Categories as percentage of the total number of patients. Based on these, answer the two items that follow the charts.

14. Which of the two towns has a higher number of persons with Diabetes?

(a) Town A
(b) Town B
(c) Same in Town A and Town B
(d) No inference can be drawn

Ans: d

15. What can we say about persons with more than one disease from these graphs?

(a) There are likely to be persons with more than one disease in Town A.

(b) There are likely to be persons with more than one disease in Town B.

(c) There’ are likely to be persons with more than one disease in both Towns A and B.

(d) No inference can be drawn.

Ans: b

16. Consider the following Velocity-Time graph. It shows two trains starting simultaneously on parallel tracks.

With reference to the above graph, which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Train B has an initial acceleration greater than that of Train A.
(b) Train B is faster than Train A at all times.
(c)  Both trains have the same velocity at time to'
(d) Both trains travel the same distance in time to units.

Ans: d

Directions for the following 6 (six) items:

Read each of the following two passages and answer the items that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-1

Ecosystems provide people with a variety of goods and services; food, clean water, clean air, flood control, soil stabilization, pollination, climate regulation, spritual fulfilment and aesthetic enjoyment, to name just a few. Most of these benefits either are irreplaceable or the technology necessary to replace them is prohibitively expensive. For example, potable fresh water can be provided by desalinating sea-water, but pnly great cost. The rapidly expanding human population has greatly modified the Earth's ecosystems to meet their increased requirements of some of the goods and services, particularly food, fresh water, timber,  fibre and fuel. These modifications have contributed substantially to human well being and economic development. The benefits have not been equally distributed. Some people have actually been harmed by these changes. Moreover, short-term increases in some ecosystem goods and services have come at the cost of the long-term degradation of others. For example, efforts to increase the production of food and fibre have decreased the ability of some ecosystems to provide clean water, regulate flooding and support biodiversity.

17. With reference to the passage, consider the following statements.
Expanding human' population has an adverse effect on:

1. Spiritual fulfilment
2. Aesthetic enjoyment
3. Potable fresh water
4. Production of food and fibre
5. Biodiversity

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2, 4 and 5 only
(c) 3 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Ans: c

18. The passage mentions that "some people have actually been harmed by these changes." What does it imply?

1. The rapid expansion of population has adversely affected some people.
2. Sufficient efforts have not been made to increase the production of food and fibre.
3. In the short term some people may be harmed, but in the long term everyone will benefit from modifications In the Earth's ecosystems.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None of the statements given above

Ans: a

19. With reference to the passage, consider the following statements:

1. It is imperative to modify the Earth's ecosystems for the well being of mankind.
2. Technology can never replace all the goods and services provided by ecosystems.

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

Ans: b