UPSC Exam-Civil Services Exam 2013-CSAT Model Test 2-Part 3

Civil Services Exam 2013-CSAT Model Test 2-Part 3

Passage 2

At last, India and Pakistan have put their signatures to a visa agreement that is forward looking, even if it falls far short of the ideal of freeing up all travel between the two countries.  The new agreement allows at least some categories of citizens in both countries to meet more easily, and with fewer restrictions.   Earlier citizens of either country could visit three cities in the other.  This has now changed to five cities.  Under the old system, visitors had to enter and exit through the same point; in the new one, they can exit and enter from any of three designated points, which in India now includes Chennai. Visitors over 65 years of age can obtain visas on arrival at the Wagah-Attari land crossing.  But the two sides continue to remain firm on not allowing individual tourist visas; perhaps the only two countries in the world to do so.  In keeping with the new trade winds blowing across the subcontinent, businesspersons are the main beneficiaries.  Their visas are now in a separate category: they will be fast-tracked, issued for longer durations and multiple visits to as many as 10 cities will be allowed.  The SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry expects bilateral trade to double from its present annual level of $ 2.56 billion within a year as a result.  That may be an exaggeration; there still remain other barriers that need to come down for trade to take off.

However, deficient, the visa agreement is still a sign that the countries can move beyond just talk of normalisation, to take a concrete step that may help achieve this goal.  At their meeting in Islamabad, the foreign ministers of Pakistan and India emphasised the need to learn from history without being held hostage to it.  India has shown it has the ability to move forward from the 2008 attacks in Mumbai while hoping Pakistan brings the perpetrators to book; for its own sake too.  It is important that Islamabad does this and clamps down on terror outfits.

41. Which of the following can be inferred about the changes that have taken place in the visa agreement between India and Pakistan?

a) The visa processes may have changed but the attitude of the authorities remains the same

b) The previous visa rules were more restrictive than the ones in the new agreement.

c) Both countries remain firm on not changing any long-standing strictures.

d) The quantum of trade between the two countries will not change to a large extent.

Answer: B

42. What does the author imply when he states the foreign ministers emphasising 'need to learn from history without being held hostage to it'?

a) The dialogue process after the Mumbai attacks has been extremely challenging.

b) The two countries have faced hurt and despair due to their own actions against each other

c) The two countries have to learn from the past and handle the present with a mature outlook

d) The two countries can learn from past mistakes and must not dwell on the negatives for too long

Answer: C

43. Which of the following reflects the author's attitude towards the new visa agreement?

a) Suspicious                       

b) Hopeful

c) Skeptical               

d) Dismissive

Answer: B

44. What is sixty five percent of two-fifth of 1800?

a) 454                        

b) 424            

c) 456                                    

d) 468            

Answer: D

45. The simple interest accrued in 2 years on a principal of Rs.24, 000 is one-eighth of the principal. What is the rate of simple interest p.c.p.a?

a) 5                            

b) 4.5                         

c) 6.25                                   

d) 7.25                                   

Answer: C

46. The ratio between the present ages of Indhu and Lakhvir is 5:7 respectively. After eight years Indhu’s age will be 28 years. What was lakhvir’s  age 6 years ago?

a) 22 years                

b) 28 years                

c) 34 years                

d) 21 years                

Answer: A

47. Rajeev consistently runs 325 meters every day except on Sundays when he runs 500 meters. How many kilometers will he run in two weeks?(in this question week starts from Monday)

a) 5.7km                    

b) 2.5km                    

c) 3.2km                    

d) 4.9km                    

Answer: D

48. The body weight of seven boys is recorded as 67kg, 45kg, 87kg, 65kg, 86kg, 54kg and 58kg. What is the average body weight of all seven boys?

a) 68kg                                  

b) 66kg                                  

c) 64kg                                  

d) 62kg                                  

Answer: B

49. Ranjeet purchased an item for Rs. 3,500 and sold it at the loss of 25%. From that amount he purchased another item and sold it at the gain of 20%. What is his overall gain/loss?

a) Loss of 240                      

b) gain of 120           

c) loss of 350                        

d) Neither gain nor less       

Answer: C

50. Six men can complete a work in 48 hrs. in how mnay hrs will 24 men complete the same piece of work?

a) 18                                      

b) 16                          

c) 12                                      

d) 24                          

Answer: C

Directions for the following 6 (51-56) items:

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

Passage 1

Sound investment and foreign trade policies play an important role in promoting and sustaining a high rate of growth as well as exports.  Foreign direct investment (FDI) enhances technological strengths and economic efficiency of domestic production, besides augmenting domestic resource availability and reducing dependence on external borrowings.  It also boosts exports and ensures a smooth and effective transition to a more open economy. The rate of foreign direct investment has started picking up in response to the improved policy environment.  However, India is not yet able to attract foreign direct investment commensurate with its potential.  Many of the smaller countries in Asia as well as China are able to attract much larger inflows of foreign investment.  It should be possible to achieve foreign direct investment of US $ 10 billion per annum in the next two or three years.  In order to stimulate FDI inflows, the list of industries for which automatic approval up to 51 per cent foreign equity participation has been permitted will be suitably enlarged to cover, among others, mining and exploration services.  Besides, this limit will be raised to 74 per cent.  Foreign equity participation upto 100 per cent will be considered in selected sectors such as hotels, tourism etc.

51. Consider the following statements

1. Investment and foreign trade policies are imperative for a higher rate of growth.

2. Domestic production can be influenced by foreign direct investment

As per 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: B

52. With reference to the above passage, consider the following assumptions

1. Domestic resource availability may increase due to foreign direct investment.

2. Foreign direct investment has shown improvement in the recent past.

Which of the given assumptions is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

53. Consider the following statements

1. India's potential to draw foreign direct investment is higher than the current levels of foreign direct investment.

2. Many small countries are better than India in terms of attracting foreign direct investment

As per the above passage, which of the given statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Passage 2

The social scenario in the country has been fast changing due to rapid urbanisation and industrialisation. The unending flow of rural population to the already crowded cities and towns in search of employment has resulted in serious problems like overcrowding, emergence of pavement/slum dwellings, breakdown of joint family system, unemployment, poverty etc. In this process, certain categories of population, who failed to cope with these rapid changes, have started lagging behind the rest of the society due to their vulnerability. They include Persons with Disabilities viz. - locomotor, visual, hearing, drug addicts, alcoholics, sex workers, beggars etc, and the Other Disadvantaged viz. - the elderly, the destitute, the deserted, street children etc.  All these categories need special attention of the State because of the vulnerabilities and the disabilities they suffer from.

54. Consider the following statements

1. Only the people who can cope with rapid changes can move ahead in this era of urbanisation

2. Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation has affected the social scenario of the country.

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: B

55.  With reference to the above passage, consider the following statements

1. Joint family system is a component of the social scenario of the country

2. Vulnerable section must go the State for help

Which of the given statement is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

56. Consider the following statements

1. The author is worried about the vulnerable sections of the society.

2. Constant flow of rural population to crowded cities is a source of serious problems.

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: B

Direction (57-61): In each question below are two statements followed by two conclusion (I) and (II) you have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of thr given conclusion logically follows from the given statements

Disregarding commonly known facts.

Give Answer a) if only conclusion I follow

Give Answer b) if only conclusion II follows

Give Answer c) if either conclusion I or II follows

Give Answer d) if neither conclusion I nor II follows

Give Answer e) if both conclusions I and II one follow

57. STATEMENTS: All volcanoes are craters.                                      

  No crater is a mountain

CONCLUSIONS:     (I) some volcanoes are mountains                         

(II) No mountain is a volcano

Answer: B

58. STATEMENTS: some lines are circles                                                           

 all circles are balls

CONCLUSIONS:     (I) All balls being lines is a possibility

                        (II) there is possibility that some

                             balls are neither circles nor lines

Answer: E

59. STATEMENTS: All cats are dogs                                                         

 some dogs are elephants

CONCLUSIONS:     (I) All elephants being cats is a possibility     

                                      

                        (II) All elephants can never be dogs

Answer: D

60. STATEMENTS: No air is wind                                                                           

All winds are typhoons

CONCLUSIONS:     (I) No air is typhoon                                                  

(II) All are being typhoons is a possibility

                                  

Answer: D

61. STATEMENTS: Some diamonds are stones                                                    

All rocks are stones

CONCLUSIONS:     (I) No rock is a diamond                                                      

(II) All diamonds being stone is a possibility

                                  

Answer: B