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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

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 Directions for the following three items

Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow the passages. Your answer to this item should be based on the passages only.

Passage 1

In an economic organisation, allowing mankind to benefits by the productivity of machines should lead to a very good life of leisure and much leisure is apt to be a tedious expect to those who have intelligent activities and interest. if a leisured population is to be happy, it must be an educated population, and must be educated with a view to enjoyment as well as to see the direction usefulness of technical knowledge.

41. Which of the following statements best reflects the underlying tone of the passage?

a) Only and educated population can best make use of a benefits of the economic progress.

b) All economic development should be aimed at the creation of the leisure

c) An increase in the educated population of a country leads to an increase in the happiness of the people

d) Use of machine should be encouraged in order to create a large Leisured population

Passage 2

If presence bring less thrill now that we are grown up, perhaps it is because we have too much already; or perhaps it is because we have lost the fullness of the joy of giving, and with it the fullness of a joy of receiving children's fear are poignant and their mistakes are acute, but they do not look too forward not too far backward. Their joys are clear and complete, because they have not yet learnt always to add 'but' to very proposition. Perhaps we are too cautious, to anxious, to sceptical. Perhaps some of our cares would shrink if we thought less about them and entered with more single-minded enjoyment into the happiness that Come our way.

42. with reference to the passage, which one of the following statements is correct?

a) it is not possible for adults to feet thrilled by presents.

b) There can be more than one reason why adults feel less 3 thrilled by presents.

c) The Author does not know why the adults feel less thrilled by presents.

d) adults have less capacity to feel the joy of loving or being loved.

43. The author of the passage is against

a) Worrying too much about the past and future

b) Being in the habit of thinking about presents

c) Not being thrilled by new things

d) Giving and receiving joy only partially

44. Let A, B and C represent distinct non-zero digits. Suppose x is the sum of all possible 3-digit numbers formed by A, B and C without repetition.

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 Why UPSC aspirants often ask that "Paper II CSAT will be removed in the coming year".

Will there be UPSC exam in 2023?

As per the UPSC calendar 2023, the Civil Services Preliminary examination will be conducted on May 28, 2023.

What is CSAT paper in UPSC?

CSAT or Civil Services Aptitude Test is one out of the two papers included in the UPSC prelims examination. It comprises questions to test the analytical ability, interpersonal skills and reasoning ability of candidates.

Is CSAT of UPSC difficult?

Even though you only need to score 33% marks in CSAT Paper- II, it can become a little difficult given the unpredictability of UPSC. We take the example of CSAT 2014. In 2014, the level of CSAT was a quantum jump from earlier years. Even scoring 100 seemed a difficult task for aspirants.

How many CSAT are there in UPSC?

There are two papers in UPSC Prelims- General Studies-1 and General Studies-2 (CSAT). General Studies has 100 questions whereas CSAT has 80 questions. Each paper carries 200 mark, and there will be ⅓ negative marking.

Who are eligible for CSAT exam?

CSAT (Paper II) is only a qualifying paper and a minimum of 33% marks are required to be eligible for clearing the UPSC Preliminary Exam. The final selection is based on the marks of Paper I only, given the candidate has scored 33% in the CSAT (Paper II).

Do people fail in CSAT?

Yes several students fail in CSAT despite their good performance in Paper-I.

How can I pass CSAT?

Keep every Sunday for CSAT practice and solve some questions from the numerous mock question papers found in the book. Candidates who are struggling with the CSAT paper should practice at least 1 hour daily. This can be reduced to weekly 3-4 hours or 1 mock paper per week depending on your requirement.

Can I skip Maths in CSAT?

By the Maths questions in the CSAT, your basic Ability to Accuracy and calculation will be judged. For this you need not do any special study on Maths, neither you need to have a Maths background.

Can I qualify CSAT with without Maths?

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1.Let A denotes the set of quadrilaterals having two diagonals equal and bisecting each other. Let B denotes the set of quadrilaterals having diagonals bisecting each other at 90. Then,  A ∩ B denotes

 (a) the set of parallelograms

 (b) the set of rhombuses

 (c) the set of squares

 (d) the set of rectangles

Ans: c

A= diagonal equal and bisecting each other.

A is square or rectangle. And B diagonal bisecting each other at 90°.

So, A ∪  B = the set of square

2. Out of 105 students taking an examination English and Mathematics, 80 students pass in English, 75 students fail students in both the subjects. How many students pass in only one subject?

 (a) 26

 (b) 30

 (c) 35

 (d) 45

Ans: d

Number of students failing in Mathematics= 105-75=30

Number of students tailing in English= 105-80=25

Number of students failing in 1 subject= (25+30) – 10= 45

3.If A and B are any two non-empty subsets of a set E, then what is A ∪ (A ∩ B) equal to?

 (a) A ∩ B

 (b) A ∪ B

 (c) A

 (d) B

Ans: C

Since, A and B are non-empty subsets of E.

∴A∪(A ∩ B) = A ∪( Shaded portion)= A

4. If A is a non- empty subset of a set E, then what is E∪(A ∩ Ø) – (A – Ø) equal to? E ∪(A∩Ø) equal to?

 (a) A

 (b) Complement of A

 (c) Ø

 (d) E

Ans: c

E ∪[(A ∩Ø) – ( A -Ø)]⇒E ∪[ Ø- A ]      [Because (A  ∩ Ø ) = fand (A – Ø)= A]

Here, A cannot be subtracted from f

5. Consider the following statements

Set of points of a given line is a finite set.

Intelligent students in a class is a set.

Good books in a school library is a set.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are not correct?

 (a) Only I

 (b) Both ll and III

 (c) Both I and II

 (d) I, II and III

Ans: d

The set of points of a given line is not a finite set

Here, we cannot decide, which students are intelligent

Here, we cannot decide, which books are good a school library

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• Decision Making & Problem-Solving
• Basic Numeracy (Class X Level)
• Logical Reasoning & Analytical Ability
• Interpersonal Skills including Communication Skills
• General Mental Ability
• Data Interpretation (Class X Level)
•  Reading Comprehensions

Study the paragraph and answer the questions that follow:-

The most important reason for this state of affairs, perhaps, is that India was the only country in the world to truly recognise the achievements of the Soviet Union-rather than merely focus on the debilitating faults that Communism brought to its people. The people of India realised that the achievement of one hundred percent literacy in a country much, much larger than its own and with similarly complicated ethnic and religious groupings, the rapid industrialization of a nation that was a primarily agrarian society when the Bolshevik revolution took place in 1917, the attendant revolutionary steps in science and technology, the accessibility of health care (primeval according to Western standards, perhaps, but not according to Indian ones) to the general population, and despite prohibition of the government of the time the vast outpourings in literature, music, art, etc. are momentous and remarkable feats in any country. In contrast, all that the West focused on were the massive human rights violations by the Soviet State on its people, the deliberate uprooting and mass migrations of ethnic peoples from one part of the country to another in the name of industrialization, the end of religion. In short, all the tools of information were employed to condemn the ideology of Communism, so much at variance with capitalist thinking. The difference with the Indian perception, I think here is, that while the Indians reacted as negatively to what the Soviet governments did to its people in the name of good governance (witness the imprisonment of Boris Pasternak and the formation of an international committee to put pressure for his release with Jawaharlal Nehru at its head), they took the pain not to condemn the people of that broad country in black and white terms; they understood that mingled in the shades of grey were grains of uniqueness (The Russians have never failed that characteristic in themselves; they have twice experimented with completely different ideologies, Communism and Capitalism both in the space of a century).

1.Which of the following statements according to the passage is correct?

a. India took heed of the weak faults of Russian policies and systems.

b. The process of industrialisation had already started when the Russian Revolution took place in 1917.

c. India seriously commended the achievements of Russia, i.e., hundred percent literacy and rapid industrialisation.

d. Literature, art and music received a setback during the communist regime in Russia.

2.The Indian perception of the Soviet Union was always

a. Neutral

b. Applauding

c. Counter-reactionary

d. Critical

3.The West did not focus on

a. Massive human rights violation of the Soviet state on its people.

b. Rapid growth of nuclear weapons in Russia.

c. Deliberate uprooting and mass migration of ethnic people in the name of industrialisation.

d. Both (a) and (c)

4.The passage is

a. Descriptive

b. Thought-provoking

c. Paradoxical

d. Analytical

1.Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?

a. 5 min

b. 10 min

c. 4 min

d. 9 min

2. A man wants to reach a window which is 40 feet above the ground. The distance from the foot of the ladder to the wall is 9 feet. How long should the ladder be?

a. 81 feet

b. 40 feet

c. 41 feet

d. 54 feet

3.A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a family consisting of four adults and three children, two of whom, F and G are girls. A and D are brothers and A is a doctor. E is an engineer married to one of the brothers and has two children. B is married to D and G is their child. Who is C?

a. E’s daughter

b. G’s brother

c. F’s father

d. A’s son

4.Roy and Kavi are working on an assignment. Roy takes 6 hours to type 32 pages on a computer, while Kavi takes 5 hours to type 40 pages. How much time will they take, working together on two different computers to type an assignment of 110 pages?

a. 8 hours 15 minutes

b. 10 hours

c. 7 hours 50 minutes

d. 6 hours 40 minutes

5.A man can cover a distance in 1hr 24min by covering 2/3 of the distance at 4 km/h and the rest at 5km/h. What is the total distance to be covered?

a. 4 km

b. 6 km

c. 10 km

d. 8 km

6.Out of 130 students appearing in an exam, 62 failed in Science, 52 failed in English, whereas 24 failed in both Science and English. The number of students who passed is

a. 50

b. 20

c. 40

d. 30

7. A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is a girl’s

a. Brother

b. Son

c. Nephew

d. Uncle

8. If TRANSFER is coded as RTNAFSRE, then ELEPHANT would be coded as

a. LEPEHATN

b. LEEPAHTN

c. LEPEAHTN

d. LEPEAHNT

9. A number series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and fill in the blank spaces.

1, 4, 27, 16, ?, 36, 343

a. 121

b. 244

c. 125

d. 81

10. All good athletes want to win and all athletes who want to win eat a well-balanced diet; therefore all athletes who do not cat a well-balanced diet are bad athletes.

The best conclusion from this statement is that

a. No bad athlete wants to win.

b. No athlete who does not eat a well-balanced diet is a good athlete.

c. Every athlete who eats a well-balanced diet is a good athlete.

d. All athletes who want to win are good athletes.