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Friday, 31 May 2013

CSAT 2013 Paper II Solution

Directions for the following 2 (two) items :
Read the following passage and ansswer the two items that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the passage only.
Ecological research over the last quarter of the century has established the deleterious effects of habitat fragmentation duo to mining, highways and such Other intrusions on forests. When a large block of forests gets fragmented into smaller hits, I he edges of all these bits come into contact with human activities resulting in the degradation: of the entire forests. Continuity of forested landscapes and corridors gets disrupted affecting several extinction-prone species of wildlife. Habitat fragmentation is therefore considered as the most serious threat to biodiversity conssrvation.^J hoc grants of; forest lands to mining companies coupled with rampant illegal mining aggravating this threat.
1. What is the central focus of this passage ?
(a) Illegal mining in forests
[bl Extinction of wildlife
(cj Conservetion of nature
(d) disruption of habitat,
Ans. (d)
2. What is the purpose of maintaining the continuity of forested landscapes and corridors ?
1. Preservation of biodiversity,
2, Management of mineral resources,
3. Grant of forest lands for human activities.
Select he correct answer Using the codes given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 md 2
(c) 2 md 3
(d) 1, and 3
Ans. (a)
3. In a rare coin collection, there is one gold coin for every three non-gold coins. 10 more gold coins are added to the collection and the ratio of gold coins to non-gold coins would be 1:2. Based on the information, the total number of coins in the collection now becomes
(a) 90
(b) 80
(c) 60
(d) 50
Ans. (a)
4. A gardener has 1000 plants. He wants to plant them in such a way that the number of rows and the number of columns remains the some. What is the minimum number or plants that he needs more for this purpose ?
Ca) 14
(b) 24
(c) 32
(d) 34
5.  A sum of Rs. 700 has to be used to give seven cash prizes to the students of a school for their overall academic performance. If each prize is rs. 20 less than its preceding prize. what is the least value pjf the prize ?
(a) Rs. 30
(b) Rs. 40
(c) Rs. 60
(d) Rs. 80
Ans. (b)
6.  Out of 120 applications for a post, 70 are male and 80 have a driver’s license. What is the ratio between the minimum to maximum number of m. driver’s license ?
(a) 1 to 2
(b) 2 to 3
(c) 3 to 7
(d) 5 to 7
Ans. (c)
7.  In a garrison, there was food 1000 soldiers for one m< 10 days, 1000 more soldiers garrison. How long would th< able to carry on with the remain food ?
(a) 25 days
(b) 20 days
(c) 15 days
(d) 10 days
Ans. (d)
8. The tank-full petrol in Arun’s motor-cyclc lasts for 10 days. If he starts using 25% more everyday, how many days will the tank-full petrol last ?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
Ans. (d)
(a) Two hours
(b) Two and a half hours
(c) Five and a half hours
(d) Four hours
Ans. (a)
Directions for the following 7 (seven) 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 – I
The law in many parts of the world increasingly restricts the discharge of agricultural slurry into watercourses. The simplest and often the most economically sound practice returns ih» material to the land as semisolid manure or as sprayed slurry. This dilutes its concentration in the environment to what might have occurred . in a more primitive and sustainable type of agriculture and converts pollutant into fertilizer. Soil microorganisms decompose the organic components of sewage arid slurry and most of the mineral nutrients become available to be absorbed again by the vegetation.
The excess input of nutrients, both nitrogen and phosphorus based, from agricultural runoff (and human jsewage) has caused many ^healthy’ oligotrophia lakes (low nutrient concentrations, low plant productivity with abundant water weeds, and clear water) to change to eutrophic condition where high nutrient inputs lead to high phytoplankton productivity (sometimes dominated by bloom-forming toxic,species). This makes the water turbid, eliminates and, in jthe_ worst situations, leads to anoxia and fish kills; so called cultural eutrophication. Thus, important ecosystem services are lost, including the provisioning service of wild-caught fish and the cultural services associated with recreation.
The process of cultural eutrophication of lakes has been understood for some time. But only recently did scientists notice huge ‘dead zones’ in the oceans near river outlets, particularly those draining large catchment areas such as the Mississippi in North America and the Yangtze in China. The nutrient-enriched water flows through streams, rivers and lakes, and eventually to the estuary and ocean where the ecological impact may lie huge, killing virtually all invertebrates and fish in areas up to 70,000 km2 in extent More than 150 sea areas worldwide are now r egularly starved of oxygen as a result of decomposition of algal blooms, fuelled particularly hy nitrogen from agricultural runoff of fertilizers and sewage from large cities. Oceanic dead zones are typically associated with industrialized nations and usually lie off countries that subsidize their agriculture, encouraging fan ers to increase productivity and use more fertilizer.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 only
tb) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans. (b)
11. The passage refers to the conversion of “pollutant to fertilizer”. What is pollutant and what is fertilizer in this context ?
(a) Decomposed or ganic comp< aent of slurry is pollutant and microorganisms in soil constitute fertilizer.
(b) Discharged agricultural slurry is pollutant and decomposed surry in soil is fertilizer.
(c) Sprayed slurry is pollutant and watercourse is fertilizer.
(d) None of the above expressions is correct in this context.
Ans. (b)
12. According to the passage, what arc the effects of indiscriminate use of fertilizers ?
1. Addition of pollutants to the soil and water,
2. Destruction of decomposer microorganisms in soil.
3. Nutrient enrichment of water bodies.
4. Creation of algal blooms.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (b)
13.  What is/are the characteristics of a water body with cultural eutrophication ?
1. Loss of ecosystem services
2. Loss of flora and fauna
3. Loss of mineral nutrients
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (b)
14. What is the central theme »f this passage ?
(a) Appropriate legislation is ess< itial to protect the environment.
(b) Modern agriculture is responsible for the destruction of environment.
(c) Improper waste disposal from agriculture can destroy the aquatic ecosystems.
(d) Use of chemical fertilizers is undesirable in agriculture.
Ans. (c)
                                                     Passage – 2
The miseries of the world cannot be cured by physical help only. Until man’s nature changes, his physical needs will always arise, and miseries will always be felt, and no amount of physical help will remove them completely. The only solution of the problem is to make mankind pure. Ignorance is the mother of evil and of all the misery we see. It men have light, let them be pure and spiritually strong and educated; then alone will misery cease in the world. We may convert every house in the country into a charitable asylum, we may fill the land with hospitals, but human misery will continue until man’s character changes.
15.   According to the passage, which of the following statements is most likely to be true as the reason for man’s miscries ?
(a) The poor economic and social conditions prevailing in socicty.
(b) The refusal on the part of man tc change his character.
(c) The absence of physical and material help from his society.
(d) Ever increasing physical needs due to changing social structure.
Ans. (d)
16. With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made :
1. The author gives primary importance to physical and material help in eradicating human misery.
Which of the assumptions is/are valid ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (d)
17. Consider the following figures 1, 2,3 and 4 :
Ans. (b)
Directions for the following 2 (two) items :
In each item, there are two sets of figures; first four figures named Problem figures and next four figures named Answer figures indicated as (a), (b), (c) and (d). The problem figures follow a particular sequence. In accordance with the same, which one of the four answer figures should appear as the fifth figure ?
18.  Problem figures :
Ans. (c)
Ans. (b)
20. Consider the following diagrams :
x men, working at constant speed, do a certain job in y days. Which one or these diagrams shows the relation between x and y ?
(a) diagram I
{b) diagram II
(c) diagram III
(d) diagram IV
Ans. (d)
21. Consider the following matrix :
What is the number at ‘X’ in the above matrix ?
(a) 5
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 11
Ans. (c)
22. Four cars are hired at the rate of Rs. 6 per km plus the cost of diesel at ? 40 a litre. In this context, consider the details given in the following table :
Which ear maintained the maximum average speed ?
(a) Car A
(b) Car H
(c) Car C
(d) Car D
Ans. (a)
23. Examine the following three figures in which the numbers follow a specific pattern :
The missing number (?) in the third li^ure above is
(a) 7
(b) 16
(c) 21
(d) 28
Ans. (b)
24. A cube has six numbers marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on its faces. Three views of the cube ar£ shown below :
What possible numbers can exist on the two faces marked ® and (B), respectively on the cube ?
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 6 and 1
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 3 and 1
Ans. (a)
Direction for the following 5 (five) items :
25.1                   25.2
25. How many Physics professors belong to the age group 35 – 44 ?
(a) 18
(b )16
(c) 14
(d) 12
Ans. (b)
26. Which one of the following disciplines has the highest ratio of males to females ?
(a) Physics
(b) Mathematics
(c) Chemistry
(d) Economics
Ans. (a)
27. What percentage of all psychology professors are females ?
(a) 40%
(b) 50%
(c) 60%
(d) 70%
Ans. (c)
28. If the number of female Physics professors in the age group 25 – 34 equals 25% of all the Physics professors in that age group, then what is the number of male Physics professors in the age group, then what is the number of male physics professors in the age group 25-34?
(a) 9
(b) 6
(c) 3
(d) 2
Ans. (a)
(a) 400
(b) 500
(c) 600
(d) 700
Ans (b)
30. Consider the following figures :
Which one of the following figures would logically come in the 7th position indicated above by a question mark ?
Ans. (d)
Directions for the following 8 (eight) items:
Read the following four passages and answer the items that follow each passage. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
                                      Passage – 1
The subject of democracy has become severely muddled because of the way the rhetoric surrounding it has been used in recent years. There is, increasingly, an oddly confused dichotomy between those who want to ‘impose’ democracy on countries in the non-Western world (in these countries’ ‘own interest’, of course) and those who are opposed to such ‘imposition’ (because of the respect for the countries’ ‘own ways’). But the entire language of ‘imposition’, used by both sides, is extraordinarily inappropriate since it makes the implicit assumption that democracy belongs exclusively to the West, taking it to be a quintessentially ‘Western’ idea which has originated and flourished only in the West.
But the thesis and the pessimism it generates about the possibility of democratic practice in the world would be extremely hard to justify. There were several experiments in local democracy in ancient India. Indeed, in understanding the roots of democracy in the world, we have to take an interest in the history of people participation and public reasoning in different p. rts of the world. We have to look beyond thinking of democracy only in terms of European and American evolution. W( would fail to understand the pervasive jdemands for participatory living, on which Aristotle spoke with far-reaching insight, if we take democracy to be a kind of a specialized cultural product of the West.
(a) The subject of democracy is a muddle due to a desire to portray it as a Western concept, ‘alien’ to non-Western countries.
(b) The language of imposition of democracy is inappropriate. There is, however, a need to consider this concept in the backdrop of culture of ‘own ways’ of non-Western society.
(c) While democracy is not essentially a Western idea belonging exclusively to the West, the institutional structure of current democratic practices has been their contribution.
Ans. (c)
32.With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made :
Which of the above is/are valid assumption/assumptions ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (a)
                                Passage - 2
Corporate governance is based on principles such as conducting the business with all integrity and fairness, Being transparent with regard to all transacfionsTmaking all‘ the necessary disclosures and decisions, complying with all the laws of the land, accountability and responsibility towards the stakeholders and commitment to conducting business in an ethical wanner. Another point which is highlighted on corporate governance is the noo^for those in control to be able to distinguish between what are If personal and corporate funds whilefl “, managing a company.
3. The manager of a company should never invest his personal funds in the company’.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (a)
1. Good corporate governance leads to increase in share price of the company.
2. A company with good corporate governance always increases its business turnover rapidly.
3. Good corporate governance is the main criterion for foreign institutional investors when they decide to buy a company.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans. (a)
                                   Passage – 3
Malnutrition most commonly occurs between the ages of six months and two years. This happens despite the child’s food requirements being less than that of an older child. Malnutrition is often attributed to poverty, but it has been’Iound that even in households where adulls eat adequate^ fluanjljtics of food, more than 50 per cent of chiHlren-undcr-five do not consume enough food. The child’s dependence on someong else fpnH him/facr is primarily responsible for the malnutrition. Very often the mother is working and the responsibility of feeding the young child is left to an older sibling. It is therefore crucial to increase awareness regarding the cHiTd’s food needs aricTfiow to satisfy them. ,
35. According to the passage, malnutrition in children can be reduced
(a) if the children have regular intake of food,
(b) after they cross the age of five.
(c) if the food needs of younger children e known,
(d) if the responsibility of feeding younger children is given to adults.
Ans. (c)
2, awareness of nutritional needs is not propagated by the Public Health authorities.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. (d)
                                         Passage – 4
A number of empirical studies find that farmers are risk-averse, though only moderately in many cases. There is also evidence to show that farmers’ risk aversion results in cropping patterns and input use designed to reduce risk rather than to majdinize income. Farmers adopt a number of strategies_to^.manage and cope with agricultural risks. These include practices like_crop and field
diversification, non-farm employment, storage of stocks and strategic migration of family members. There are_ also institutions ranging from share tenancy to kinship, extended^ family and informal credit agencies. One major obstacle to risk sharing by farmers is that the same type of risks can affect a large number of farmers in the region. Empirical studies show that the traditional meLhods are not adequate. Hence there is a need for policy interventions, especially measures that cut across geographical regions.
Policies may aim at tackling agricultural risks directly or indirectly. Examples of risk-specific policies are_crop insurance, price stabilization and the development of varieties resistant to pests and diseases. Policies which affect risk indirectly are irrigation, subsidize^_credit and access to information. No single risk-specific policy is sufficient to reduce risk and is without side-effects, whereas policies not specific to risk influence the general situation and affect risks only indirectly. Crop insurance, as a policy measure to tackle agricultural risk directly, deserves careful consideration in the Indian context and in many other developing countries Because the majority of farmers depend on rain-fed agriculture andin many areas yield variability is the predominant cause of their income instability.
37. The need for policy intervention to mitigate risks in agriculture is because
(a) farmers are extremely risk-averse.
(b) farmers do not know how to mitigate risks.
(c) the methods adopted by farmers and existing risk sharing institutions are not adequate.
(d) majority of farmers depend on rain-fed agriculture.
Ans. (c)
38. Which of the following observations emerges from the above passage ?
(a) One can identify a single policy that can reduce risk without any side-effect.
(b) No single risk-specific policy is sufficient to reduce agricultural risk.
(c) Policies which affect risk indirectly can eliminate it.
(d) Government’s policy intervention can mitigate agricultural risk completely.
Ans. (b)
39.     Consider the following statements :
(i) A primary group is relatively smaller in size.
(ii) Intimacy is an essential characteristic of a primary group.
In the light of the above statements,
which one of the following is true ?
(a) All families are primary groups.
(b) All primary groups are families.
(c) A group of smaller size is always a primary group.
(d) Members of a primary group know each other intimately.
Ans. (d)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
Ans. (a)
Directions for the following 4 (four) items :
Read the following statements and answer the four items that follow :
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.
41. WTiich 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
Ans. (a)
42. If a person visits each of the places starting from P and gets back to P, which following places must he visit of the twice ?
(a) Q
(b) R
(c) S
(d) T
Ans. (b)
43. Which one of the following pairs of cities is connected by any of the routes directly without going to any other city ?
(a) P and T
(b) TandS
(c) Q and R
(d) None of these
Ans. (d)
(a) Q and S
(b) P and R
(c) P and T
(d) Q and R
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 : males 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.
(a) A, C, W and Y
(b) A, C, X and Y
(c) A, C, Y and Z
(d) A, W, Y and Z
(a) A, B, C and W
(b) A, B, C and Z
(c) A, B, C and X
(d) A, W, Y and Z
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
48. 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 RqHit, Tanya, Shobha, Kaushal, Kunal Mukesh and Jaswant.
(a) Rohit, Shobha, Kunal and Kaushal
(b) Tanya, Kaushal, Shobha and Rohit
(c) Tanya, Mukesh, Kunal and Jaswant
(d) shobha, Tanya, Rohit and Mukesh
49. 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 nor II
Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
Examine carefully the following statements and answer the 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.
50. Who does notplay hockey ?
(a) D
(b) C
(c) B
(d) A
Ans. (a)
51. Who plays football, basketball and ?
(a) D
(b) C
(c) B
(d) A
52. Which game do B, C and D play ?
(a) Basketball
(b) Hockey
(c) Cricket
(d) Football
53. 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.
(a) While playing chess with Geeta and Meena, Bipin often loses.
(b) Geeta is the oldest among the tjiree.
(c) Geeta hates to lose the game.
(d) Meena is the youngest of the three.
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.
Financial markets in India have acquired greater depth and liquidity over the years. Steady reforms since 1991 have led to growing linkages and 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 fundingjorbanks and corporates. Since the Indian financial system is bank dominated, banks* aBTIity to withstand stress is critical to overalf financial stability. Indian banks, however, remain robijpl, notwithstanding a decline in capital to risk-weighted assets ratio and a risejn non :jjeri^ming^ asset- levels in_,the recent past. Capital adequacy .levels remain above the regulatory requirements. The financial jnaxket infrastructure continues to function without any major disruption. With further globalization, consolidation, deregulation, and diversification of the financial system, the banking business may become” Inore complex and riskier. Issues hkjfrjskand liquidity management and enhancing skill therefore assume greater significance
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 code given below :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (b)
55. 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.

56. 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.
Ans. (d)
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 givepr below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2,3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 3 and 4 only
Ans. (a)
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 10
(d) 18
59.  A, B, C, D and E belong to five different cities P, Q, R, S and T (not necessarily in that order). Each one of them comes 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.
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
(a) Blue
(b) Violet
(c) Red
(d) Orange
61. 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 arc 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.
Ans. (b)
Directions for the following 2 (two) items :
Read the following passage and answer the two items that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the passage only.
Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown or black liquid with a strong smell. It is a complex mixture of many different substances, each with its own individual qualities. Most of them are combinations of hydrogen and carbon in varying proportions. Such hydrocarbons are also found in other forms” such as bitumen, asphalt and natural gas. Mineral oil originates from the carcasses of tiny animals and from plants that live in the sea. Over millions of years, these dead creatures form large deposits under the sea-Bed and ocean currents’cover them with a blanket of sand jind silt. As this mineral hardens,” it becomes sedimentary rock and effectively shuts out the oxygen, so preventing the complete decomposition ofthe marine deposits underneath. The layers of sedimentary rock become thicker and lieavier. Their pressure produces heat, which transforms the tiny carcasses into crude oil in a process that is still going on today.
62. Mineral oil deposits under the sea do not get completely decomposed because they
(a) are constantly washed by the ocean currents.
(b) become rock and prevent oxygen from entering them.
(c) contain a mixture of hydrogen and carbon.
(d) are carcasses of organisms lying in saline conditions.
63. Sedimentary rock leads to the formation of oil deposits because
(a) there are no saline conditions below it.
(b) it allows some dissolved oxygen to enter the dead organic matter below it.
(c) weight of overlying sediment layers ‘ causes the production of heat.
(d) it contains the substances that catalyze the chemical reactions required to change dead organisms into oil.
Ans. (c)

64. In a class of 45 students, a boy is ranked 20lh. When two boys joined, his rank was dropped by one. What is his new rank from the end ?
(a) 25th
(b) 26th
(d) 28th
(a) 2 min
(b) 3 min
(c) 4 min
(d) 6 min
Ans. (b)
(a) 24
(b) 33
(c) 42
(d) 66
Directions for the following 8 (eight) items:
English Passage – 1
Seven-year-old Jim came home from the park without his new bicycle. “An old man and a littfe boy borrowed it,” he explained.’ “They are going to bring it back at four o’clock.” His parents were upset that he had given his expensive new bicycle, but were secretly proud of his kindness and faith. Came fouro’clock no bicycle The parents were anxious. But at 4:30, the door bell rang, and there stood a happy man and a boy, with the bicycle and a box of_chocolates. Jim suddenly disappeared into his bedroom, and then came, running out. “All right,” he said, after examining the bicycle. “You can have your watch back !”
67. When Jim came home without his bicycle, his parents
(a) were angry with him.
(b) were worried.
(c) did not feel concerned.
(d) were eager to meet the old man and the little boy.
Ans. (b)
(a) they gave him chocolates.
(b) his father was proud of him.
(c) he was satisfied with the condition of his bicycle.
(d) they were late only by 30 minutes.
Ans. (c)
English Passage – 2
It was already late when we set out for the next town, which according to the map was about fifteen kilometres away on the other side of the hills. There we felt that we would find a bed for the night. Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met no one as weT drove swiftly along the narrow winding road that led to the hills. As we climbed higher, it became colder and rain began to fall, making it difficult at times to see the road. I asked John, my companion, to drive more slowly. After we had travelled for about twenty kilometres, there was still no sign of the town which was marked on the map. We were beginning to get worried. Then without warning, the car stopped and we found we had run out of petrol.
69. The author asked John to drive more slowly because
(a) the road led to the hills.
(b) John was an inexperienced driver,
(c) the road was not clearly visible.
(d) they were in wilderness.
70. The travellers set out for the town although it was getting dark because
(a) they were in a hurry.
(b) the next town was a short distance away and was a hill-resort.
(c) they were in wilderness.
(d) the next town was a short distance away and promised a good rest for the night.
Ans. (d)
71. The travellers were worried after twenty kilometres because
(a) it was a lonely countryside.
(b) they probably feared of having, lost their way.
(c) the rain began to fall.
(d) it was getting colder as they drove
Ans. (b)
English Passage – 3
A stout old lady was walking with her basket down the middle of a street in Petrograd to the great confusion of the traffic and no small peril to herself. It was pointed out to her that the pavement was the place for foot-passengers, but she replied, “I’m going to walk where I like. We’ve got liberty now.” It did not occur to the dear lady that if liberty entitled the foot-passenger to walk down the middle of the road it also entitled the taxi-driver to drive on the pavement, and that the end of such liberty would be universal chaos. Everything would be getting in everybody else’s-’ way and nobody would get anywhere. Individual liberty would have become social anarchy.
72. It was pointed out to the lady that she should walk on the pavement because she was/far?
(a) a pedestrian.
(b) carrying a basket.
(c) stout.
(d) an old lady.
(a) Ahe was not afraid of being killed.
(b) she felt that she is entitled to do whatever she liked.
(c) she did not like walking on the pavement.
(d) she was confused.
Ans. (b)
74. The old lady failed to realise that
(a) she was not really free.
(b) her liberty was not unlimited.
(c) she was an old person.
(d) roads are made for motor vehicles only.
Directions for the following 6 (six) items :
(b) Allot the house to him to win his loyalty.
(c) Agree with the office note to show that you arc not biased and that you do not indulge in favouritism.
(d) Keep the file with you and not pass any orders.
Ans. (c)
(d)  Treat it as a normal affair and simply forget about it.
Ans. (c)
77. A person lives in a far off village which is almost two hours by bus. The villager’s neighbour is a very powerful landlord who is trying to occupy the poor villager’s land by force. You are the District Magistrate and busy in a meeting called by a local Minister. The villager has come all the way, by bus and on foot, to see you and give an application seeking protection from the powerful landlord. The villager keeps on waiting outside the meeting hall for an hour. You come out of the meeting and are rushing to another meeting. The villager follows you to submit his application. What would you do ?
(b) Tell him that the matter is actually to be dealt by a junior officer and that he should give the application to him.
(d) Quickly take the application from him, ask him a few relevant questions regarding his problem am then proceed to the meeting.
78. There is a shortage of sugar in your District where you are the District Magistrate, The Government has ordered that only a maximum amount of 30 kg sugar is to be released for wedding celebrations. A son of your close friend is getting married and your friend requests you to release at least 50 kg sugar for his son’s wedding* He expresses annoyance when you tell him about the Government’s restrictions on this matter. He feels that since you are the District Magistrate you can release any amount. You do not want to spoil your friendship with him. In such circumstances, how would you deal with the situation ?
(a) Release the extra amount of sugar which your friend has requested for.
(b) Refuse your friend the extra amount strictly follow the rules,
(c) Show your friend the copy of the Government instructions and then persuade him to accept the lower amount as prescribed in the rules.
(d) Advise him to directly apply to the allotting authority and inform him that you do not interfere in this matter.
Ans. (c)
(b) By encouraging late marriages and proper spacing of children.
(c) By offering incentives for adopting family planning devices.
Ans. (d)
80.  You are a teacher in a University and are setting a question paper on a particular subject. One of your colleagues, whose son is preparing for the examination on that subject, comes to you and informs you that it is his son’s last chance to pass that examination and whether you could help him by indicating what questions are going to be in the examination, In the past, your colleague had helped you in another matter. Your colleague informs you that his son will suffer from depression if he fails in this examination. In such circumstances, what would you do ?
(b) Regret that you cannot be of any help to him.
(d) Report the conduct of your colleague to the higher authorities.
Ans. (c)

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