Saturday, 1 June 2013

UPSC Exam-Civil Services Exam 2013 CSAT Original Paper- Part 2

UPSC Exam-Civil Services Exam 2013 CSAT Original Paper- Part 2
 


Direction for the following 4 (four) items:
         Read the following statements and answer the four items that follow:
         Five cities P, Q, R, S and T are connected by different modes of transport as follows:
         P and Q are connected by boat as well as rail
         S and R are connected by bus and boat.
         Q and T are connected by air only
         P and R are connected by boat only
         T and R are connected by rail and bus.
20.    Which mode of transport would help one to reach R starting from Q but without changing the mode of transport?
         a) Boat
         b) Rail
         c) Bus
         d) Air

        


Answer: a




21.    If a person visits each of the places starting from P and gets back to P, which of the following places must he visit twice?
         a) Q
         b) R
         c) S
         d) T

        



Answer: b




22.    Which one of the following pairs of cities is concerned by any of the routes directly without going to any other city?
         a) P and T
         b) T and S
         c) Q and R
         d) None of these

        


Answer: d




23.    Between which two cities among the pairs of cities given below are there maximum travel options available?
         a) Q and S
         b) P and R
         c) P and T
         d) Q and R

        


Answer: a




         Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
         Read the following passage and answer the three items that follow:
                        A tennis coach is trying to put together a team of four players for the forthcoming tournament. For this 7 players are available: makes A, B and C, and females W, X, Y and Z. All players have equal capability and at least 2 males will be there in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other. But, B cannot play with W, C cannot play with Z and W cannot play with Y.

24.    If Y is selected and B is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following groups?
         a) A, C, W and Y
         b) A, C, X and Y
         c) A, C, Y and Z
         d) A, W, Y and Z

        


Answer: b




25.    If B is selected and Y is rejected, the team will consist of which one of the following groups?
         a) A, B C and W
         b) A, B, C and Z
         c) A, B C and X
         d) A, W, Y and Z

        


Answer: c




26.    If all the three males are selected, then how many combinations of four member teams are possible?
         a) 1
         b) 2
         c) 3
         d) 4

        


Answer: b




27.    The music director of a film wants to select four persons to work on different aspects of the composition of a piece of music. Seven persons are available for this work; they are Rohit, Tanya, Shobha, Kaushal, Kunal, Mukesh and Jaswant.
         Rohit and Tanya will not work together. Kunal and Shobha will not work together. Mukesh and Kunal want to work together.
         Which of the following is the most acceptable group of people that can be selected by the music director?
a)     Rohit, Shobha, Kunal and Kaushal
b)     Tanya, Kaushal, Shobha and Rohit
c)      Tanya, Mukesh, Kunal and Jaswant
d)     Shobha, Tanya, Rohit and Mukesh

        


Answer: c




28.    Five people A, B, C, D and E are seated about a round table. Every chair is spaced equidistant from adjacent chairs.
         i) C is seated next to A.
         ii) A is seated two seats from D.
         iii) B is not seated next to A.
         Which of the following must be true?
I)  D is seated next to B.
II) E is seated next to A.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
a)     I only
b)     II only
c)      Both I and II
d)     Neither I and II

        


Answer: c




         Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
         Examine carefully the following statements and answer three items that follow:
         Out of four friends A, B, C and D,
         A and B play football and cricket,
         B and C play cricket and hockey,
         A and D play basketball and football,
         C and D play hockey and basketball.
29.    Who does not play hockey?
         a) D
         b) C
         c) B
         d) A

        


Answer: d




30.    Who plays football, basketball and hockey?
         a) D
         b) C
         c) B
         d) A

        


Answer: a




31.    Which game do B, C and D play?
         a) Basketball
         b) Hockey
         c) Cricket
         d) Football

        


Answer: b




32.    ‘Geeta is older than her cousin Meena. Meena’s brother Bipin is older than Geeta. When Meena and Bipin visit Geeta, they like to play chess. Meena wins the game more often than Geeta.
         Based on the above information, four conclusions, as given below, have been made. Which one of these logically follows from the information given above?
a)     While playing chess with Geeta and Meena, Bipin often loses.
b)     Geeta is the oldest among the three.
c)      Geeta hates to lose the game.
d)     Meena is the youngest of the three.

        



Answer: d




         Directions for the following 4 (four) items:
      Read the following passage and answer the four items that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the passage only.
         Passage
   Financial markets in India have acquired greater depth and liquidity over the years. Steady reforms since 1991 have led to growing linkage ad integration of the Indian economy and its financial system with the global economy. Weak global economic prospects and continuing uncertainties in the international financial markets therefore, have had their impact on the emerging market economies. Sovereign risk concerns, particularly in the Euro area, affected financial markets for the greater part of the year, with the contagion of Greece’s sovereign debt problem spreading to India and other economies by way of higher-than-normal levels of volatility.
The funding constraints in international financial markets could impact both the availability and cost of foreign funding for banks and corporate. Since the India financial system is bank dominated, bank’s ability to withstand stress is critical to overall financial stability. Indian banks, however, remain robust, notwithstanding a decline in capital to risk-weighted assets ratio and a rise in non-performing asset levels in the recent past. Capital adequacy levels remain above the regulatory requirements. The financial market infrastructure continues to function without any major disruption. With further globalization, consolidation, deregulation, and diversification of the financial system, the banking business may become more complex and riskier. Issues like risk and liquidity management and enhancing skill therefore assume greater significance.

33.    According to the passage, the financial markets in the emerging market economies including India had the adverse impact in recent years due to
         1. weak global economic prospects.
         2. uncertainties in the international financial markets.
         3. sovereign risk concerns in the Euro area.
         4. bad monsoons and the resultant crop loss.
         Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)     1 and 2 only
b)     1, 2 and 3
c)      2 and 3 only
d)     2, 3 and 4

        



Answer: b




34.    The Indian financial markets are affected by global changes mainly due to the
         a) increased inflow of remittances from abroad.
         b) enormous increase in the foreign exchange reserves.
         c) Growing global linkages and integration of the Indian financial markets.
         d) Contagion of Greece’s sovereign debt problem.
        
        



Answer: c




35.    According to the passage, in the Indian financial system, banks’ ability to withstand stress is critical to ensure overall financial stability because Indian financial system is
         a) controlled by the Government of India.
         b) less integrated with banks.
         c) controlled by Reserve Bank of India.
         d) dominated by banks.

        



Answer: d




36.    Risk and liquidity management assumes more importance in the India banking system in future due to
         1. further globalization.
         2. more consolidation and deregulation of the financial system.
         3. further diversification of the financial system.
         4. more financial inclusion in the economy
         Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a)     1, 2 and 3
b)     2, 3 and 4
c)      1 and 2 only
d)     3 and 4 only

        


Answer: a




37.    There are five hobby clubs in a college viz., photography, yachting, chess, electronics and gardening. The gardening group meets every second day, the electronics group meets every third day, the chess group meets every fourth day, the yachting group meets every fifth day and the photography group meets every sixth day. How many times to all the five groups meet on the same day within 180 days?
         a) 3
         b) 5
         c) 10
         d) 18

        



Answer: a




38.    A, B, C, D and E belong to five different cities P, Q, R, S and T (not, necessary in that order). Each one of them come from a different city. Further it is given that:
         1. B and C do not belong to Q.
         2. B and E do not belong to P and R.
         3. A and C do not belong to R, S and T.
         4. D and E do not belong to Q and T.
         Which one of the following statements is not correct?
a)     C belongs to P
b)     D belongs to R
c)      A belongs to Q
d)     B belongs to S

        



Answer: d




39.    Seven men, A, B, C, D, E, F and G are standing in a queue in that order. Each one is wearing a cap of a different colour like violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. D is able to see in front of him green and blue, but not violet. E can see violet and yellow, but not red. G can see caps of all colours other than orange. If E is wearing an indigo coloured cap, then the colour of the cap worn by F is
         a) Blue
         b) Violet
         c) Red
         d) Orange

        



Answer: c




40.    There are some balls of red, green and yellow colour lying on a table. There are as many red balls as there are yellow balls. There are twice as many yellow balls as there are green ones. The number of red balls
         a) is equal to the sum of yellow and green balls.
         b) is double the number of green balls.
         c) is equal to yellow balls minus green balls.
         d) cannot be ascertained.

        




Answer: b




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