Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2012- CSAT paper-Part 4

Indian Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2012- CSAT Paper-Part 4

61. Consider the following statements:

 “Though quite expensive, television is not a luxury item, as one can learn may things through television.”

 Which one of the following is a valid inference from the above statement?

 (a) All expensive things are regarded as luxury.

(b) All essential things for learning are not luxury.

(c) Television is essential for learning.

(d) Television is not a luxury item

Answer: a

62. Mr. Kumar drives to work at an average speed of 48 km per hour. The time taken to cover the first 60% of the distance is 10 minutes more than the time taken to cover the remaining distance. How far is his office?

(a) 30 km

(b) 40 km

(c) 45 km

(d) 48 km

Answer: b

63. Gita is prettier than Sita but not as pretty as Rita. Then,

(a) Sita is not as pretty as Gita.

(b) Sita is prettier than Rita.

(c) Rita is not as pretty as Gita.

(d) Gita is prettier than Rita.

Answer: a

64. Given than,

1. A is the brother of B.

2. C is the father of A.

3. D is the brother of E.

4. E is the daughter of B.

 Then, the uncle of D is

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) E

Answer: a

65. Examine the following statements:

1. Rama scored more than Rani.

2. Rani scored less than Ratna.

3. Ratna scored more than Rama.

4. Padma scored more than Rama but less than Ratna.

 Who scored the highest?

(a) Rama

(b) Padma

(c) Rani

(d) Ratna

Answer: d

Directions for the following 8 (eight items) The following eight items (questions 66 to 73) 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.

Passage - 1

For fourteen and a half months I lived in my little cell or room in the Dehradun jail, and I began to feel as if I was almost a part of it. I was familiar with every bit of it, I knew every mark and dent on the whitewashed walls on the uneven floor and the ceiling with its moth-eaten rafters. In the little yard outside I greeted little tufts of grass and odd bits of stone as old friends. I was not alone in my cell, for several colonies of wasp and hornets lived there, and many lizards found a home behind and rafters, emerging in the evenings in search of prey.

66. Which of the following explains best the sentence in the passage “I was almost a part of it”?

(a) It was not alone in the cell.

(b) I was familiar with every bit of the cell.

(c) I greeted little tufts of grass like old friends.

(d) I felt quite at home in the cell.

Answer: d

67. The passage attempts to describe

 (a) The general conditions of the country’s jails.

(b) The prisoner’s capacity to notice the minute details of his surroundings

(c) The prisoner’s conscious efforts to overcome the loneliness.

(d) The prisoner’s ability to live happily with other creatures.

Answer: c

68. The author of the passage seems to suggest that

(a) it is possible to adjust oneself to uncongenial surroundings.

(b) the conditions in Indian prisons are not bad.

(c) it is not difficult to spend one’s time in a prison.

(d) there is a need to improve the conditions in our jails.

Answer: a

Passage - 2

We started pitching the highest camp that has ever been made. Everything took five times as long as it would have taken in a place where there was enough air to breathe; but at last we got the tent up, and when we crawled in, it was not too bad. There was only a light wind, and inside it was not too cold for us to take off our gloves. At night most climbers take off their boots; but I prefer to keep them on. Hillary, on the other hand, took his off and laid them next to his sleeping bag.

Answer: a

69. What does the expression “pitching the highest camp” imply?

(a) They reached the summit of the highest mountain in the world

(b) Those who climbed that far earlier did not pitch any camp.

(c) So far nobody has ever climbed that high.

(d) They were too many climbers and needed to pitch a big camp.

 Answer: c

70. They took a long time to finish the work because

(a) they were very tired.

(b) there was not enough air to breathe.

(c) it was very cold.

(d) it was very dark.

Answer: b

71. When they crawled into the tent

 (a) they took off their gloves because it was not very cold.

(b) they could not take off their gloves because it was very cold.

(c) they took of their gloves though it was very cold.

(d) they did not take off their gloves though it was not cold.

Answer: a

Passage - 3

A local man, staying on the top floor of an old wooden house, was awakened at midnight by a fire. Losing his way in a smoke-filled passage, he missed the stairway and went into another room. He picked up a bundle to protect his face from the fire and immediately fell through the floor below where he managed to escape through a clear doorway. The “bundle” proved to be the baby of the Mayor’s wife. The “hero” was congratulated by all.

72. The man went into another room because

(a) he did not know where exactly the stairway was.

(b) the passage was full of smoke.

(c) he was extremely nervous.

(d) he stumbled on a bundle.

Answer: a

73. The man was called a hero because he

(a) Expressed his willingness to risk his life to save others.

(b) Managed to escape from the fire

(c) Showed great courage in fighting the fire.

(d) Saved a life.

Answer: d

Directions for the following 7 (seven) items:

Given below are seven 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 item. There is no penalty for wrong answers for these seven items.

74. You have differences of opinion regarding the final report prepared by your subordinate that is to be submitted urgently. The subordinate is justifying the information given in the report. You would...

(a) Convince the subordinate that he is wrong.

(b) Tell him to reconsider the results.

(c) Revise the report on your own.

(d) Tell him not to justify the mistake.

Answer: b

75. You are competing with your batch mate for a prestigious award to be decided based on an oral presentation. Ten minutes are allowed for each presentation. You have been asked by the committee to finish on time. Your friend, however, is allowed more than the stipulated time period. You would....

(a) Lodge a complaint to the chairperson against the discrimination.

(b) Not listen to any justification from the committee.

(c) Ask for withdrawal of your name.

(d) Protest and leave the place.

Answer: a

76. You are handling a time-bound project. During the project review meeting, you find that the project is likely to get delayed due to lack of cooperation of the team members. You would...

(a) Warn the team members for their non-cooperation.

(b) Look into reasons for noncooperation.

(c) Ask for the replacement of team members.

(d) Ask for extension of time citing reasons.

Answer: b

77. You are chairperson of a state sports committee. You have received a complaint and later it was found that an athlete in the junior age category who has won a medal has crossed the age criteria by 5 days. You would...

 (a) Ask the screening committee for a clarification.

(b) Ask the athlete to return the medal.

(c) Ask the athlete to get an affidavit from the court declaring his/her age.

(d) Ask the members of the sports committee for their views.

Answer: c

78. You are handling a priority project and have been meeting all the deadlines and are therefore planning your leave during the project. Your immediate boss does not grant your leave citing the urgency of the project. You would...

(a) Proceed on leave without waiting for the sanction.

(b) Pretend to be sick and take leave.

(c) Approach higher authority to reconsider the leave application.

(d) Tell the boss that it is not justified.

Answer: c

79. You are involved in setting up a water supply project in a remote area. Full recovery of cost is impossible in any case. The income levels in the area are low and 25% of the population is below poverty line (BPL). When a decision has to be taken on pricing you would...

(a) Recommended that the supply of water be free of charge in all respects.

(b) Recommended that the users pay a one time fixed sum for the installation of taps and the usage of water be free.

(c) Recommend that a fixed monthly charge be levied only on the nonBPL families and for BPL families’ water should be free.

(d) Recommended that the users pay a charge based on the consumption of water with differentiated charges for nonBPL and BPL families.

Answer: d

80. As a citizen you have some work with a government department. The official calls you again and again; and without directly asking you, sends out feelers for a bride. You want to get your work done. You would...

(a) Give a bride

(b) Behave as if you not understood the feelers and persist with your application.

(c) Go to the higher officer for help verbally complaining about feelers.

(d) Send in a formal complaint.

Answer: d