Passage-2
How best can the problems of floods and droughts be addressed so that the losses are minimal and the system becomes resilient? In this context, one important point that needs to be noted is that India gets too much water (about 75% of annual precipitation) during 120 days (June to September) and 'too little' for the remaining 245 days. This skewed water availability has to be managed and regulated for its consumption throughout the year.
53. Which one of the following best reflects the practical, rational and lasting solution?
a) Constructing huge concrete storage tanks and canals across country
b) Changing the cropping patterns and farming practices
c) Interlinking of rivers across the country
d) Buffer stocking of water through dams and recharging aquifers
54. If 15 x 14 x 13 x ... x 3 x 2 x 1 = 3m x n where m and n are positive integers, then what is the maximum value of m?
a) 7
b) 6
c) 5
d) 4
55. What is the value of X in the sequence 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, X ?
a) 248
b) 252
c) 258
d) 262
56. One non-zero digit, one vowel and one consonant from English alphabet (in capital) are to be used in forming passwords, such that each password has to start with a vowel and end with a consonant. How many such passwords can be generated?
a) 105
b) 525
c) 945
d) 1050
57. There are 9 cups placed on a table arranged in equal numbers of rows and columns out of which 6 cups contain coffee and 3 cups contain tea. In how many ways can they be arranged so that each row should contain at least one cup of coffee?
a) 18
b) 27
c) 54
d) 81
58. The sum of three consecutive integers is equal to their product. How many such possibilities are there?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) Only three
d) No such possibility is there
59. What is the number of numbers of the form 0. XY, where X and Y are distinct non-zero digits?
a) 72
b) 81
c) 90
d) 100
60. The average weight of A, B, C is 40 kg, the average weight of B, D, E is 42 kg and the weight of F is equal to that of B. What is the average weight of A, B, C, D, E and F ?
a) 40.5 kg
b) 40.8 kg
c) 41 kg
d) Cannot be determined as data is inadequate
Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your answer to these items should be based on the passages only.
Passage 1
For two or three generations past, ever increasing number of individuals have been living as workers merely, not as human beings. An excessive amount of labor is rule today in every circle of society, with the result that man’s spiritual element cannot thrive. He finds it very difficult to spend his little leisure in serious activities. He does not want to think; or he cannot even if he wants to. He seeks not self - improvement, but entertainment that would enable him to be mentally idle and to forget his usual activities. Therefore, the socalled culture of our age is dependent on cinema than on theater, more on newspaper, magazines and crime stories than on serious literature.
61. The passage is based on the idea that
a) Man should not work hard
b) The great evil of our age is overstrain
c) Man cannot think well
d) Man cannot care for his spiritual welfare
62. Man does not seek self-improvement because he
a) Is not intellectually capable
b) has no time to do so
c) Is distracted by materialism
d) Loves amusement and is mentally idle
Passage – 2
The demographic dividend, which has begun in India and is expected to last another few decades, is a great window of opportunity. The demographic dividend is basically a swelling in working age population, which conversely means that the relative ratio of young and very old will, for a while, be on decline. From the experience of the Ireland and China, we know that this can be a source of energy and an engine of economic growth. The demographic dividend tends to raise a nation’s saving rate since in any nation, it is the working age population that is the main saver. And since savings rate is an important driver of growth, this should help elevate our growth rate, the benefits of the demographic dividend depend on the quality of the working age population. And this implies bringing back the importance of education, acquisition of sills and human capital.
63. Which of the following would happen invariably in a country, when demographic dividend has begun to operate?
1. The number of illiterate people will decrease
2. Tha ratio of very old very young will decrease for a while
3. Population growth rate will quickly stabilize
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
64. With reference to the passage, which of the following inference can be drawn?
1. Demographic dividend is an essential condition for a country to rapidly increase its economic growth rate.
2. Promotion of higher education is an essential condition for a country for its rapid economic growth.
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
65. Five Friends P, Q, X, Y and Z purchased some notebooks. The relevant information is given below:
1. Z purchased 8 notebooks more than X did.
2. P and Q together purchased 21 notebooks.
3. Q purchased 5 notebooks less than P did.
4. X and Y together purchased 28 notebooks.
5. P purchased 5 notebooks more than X did.
If each notebook is priced Rs. 40, then what is the total cost of all the notebooks?
a) Rs. 2,600
b) Rs. 2,400
c) Rs. 2,360
d) Rs. 2,320
66. A man started from home at 14:30 hours and drove to village, arriving there when the village clock indicated 15:15 hours. After staying for 25 minutes, he drove back by a different route of length 1.25 times the first route at a rate twice as fast reaching home at 16:00 hours. As compared to the clock at home, the village clock is
a) 10 minutes slow
b) 5 minutes slow
c) 10 minutes fast
d) 5 minutes fast
67. A person X wants to distribute some pens among six children A, B, C, D, E and F. Suppose A gets twice the number of pens received by B, three times that of C, four times that of D, five times that of E and six times that of F. What is the minimum number of pens X should buy so that the number of pens each one gets is an even number?
a) 147
b) 150
c) 294
d) 300
68. Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting equidistant from each other around a circular table (facing the centre of the table).
Consider the Question and two statements given below :
Question : Who is sitting on the immediate left of A?
Statement-1 : B is sitting opposite to C and D is sitting opposite to E.
Statement-2 : F is sitting on the immediate left of B.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
a) Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
b) Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
c) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are sufficient to answer the Question
d) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
69. Consider the Question and two statements given below :
Question : What is the age of Manisha?
Statement-1 : Manisha is 24 years younger than her mother.
Statement-2 : 5 years later, the ages of Manisha and her mother will be in the ratio 3:5.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?
a) Statement-1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
b) Statement-2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question
c) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are sufficient to answer the Question
d) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not sufficient to answer the Question
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