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been lost. Since these few months account formost of the rainfall and consequent freshwateravailability, the need for holding rainwater inreservoirs, for subsequently releasing it for useover the year, is a necessity nobody can afford tooverlook. Climate change will continue to affectweather conditions and create water shortagesand excesses. While millions suffer fromdroughts and floods, waters in the country'smany rivers flow unutilized, and are dischargedinto the sea every year.incentives apply to parents who decide onwhether to invest in their children's education.13. With reference to the above passage, thefollowing assumptions have been made:1. Lower tax rates in a country invariablytranslate into greater investments inhigher education.2. Investment in the education of childrenensures their economic freedom.3. Economic freedom has a positiveimpact on building up human capital.Which of the above assumptions is/arevalid?(a) 1 only(b) 2 only(c) 3 only(d) 1, 2 and 3Answer: C12. With reference to the above passage, whichof the following could be the mostrational and practical implications forIndia?1. Inter-linking of rivers should beundertaken.2. A network of dams and canals shouldbe built across the country for properdistribution of water.3. Farmers should be provided easy loansfor digging borewells.4. Usage of water for agriculture shouldbe regulated by law.5. Distribution of river water amongregions should be regulated by theUnion Government.Select the correct answer using the codegiven below.(a) 1 and 2(b) 2, 4 and 5(c) 1, 3 and 4(d) 2, 3 and 5Answer: APassage–4Our urban bodies cannot possibly ensuresustainable delivery of water in our cities unlessfinancing mechanisms are put in place. Waterdelivery requires heavy investment in collectingit from a natural source, treating it to make itpotable, and laying a distribution network ofpipes for delivery to the users. It also requiresinvestments in sewerage infrastructure andsewage treatment plants so that the sewers cancarry the wastewater to these plants to ensurethat no untreated sewage is discharged backinto natural water bodies. If our cities were richenough to meet the entire cost, water could bedelivered free. They are not.Passage–314. What is the most logical and crucialmessage conveyed by the passage?(a) Urban local bodies must recover coststhrough user charges.(b) Urban local bodies are not efficientenough to meet the water requirementsof our cities.(c) Water shortage in our cities is aperennial problem that cannot besolved.(d) In view of the water crisis in our cities,there is an urgent need to limit thepopulation of cities by adopting anupper limit of population size.Answer: BPeople will invest in education whenever theyare granted the economic freedom to fully enjoyits benefits. Again, this is for the obvious reasonthat the return on education increases as thelevel of economic freedom rises. When people,thanks to lower tax rates, are allowed to retainmost of the higher income that they gain fromeach incremental level of education, it makeseminent sense to invest in education. On theother hand, when the government decides to taxthe higher income of educated individuals ateven higher rates, it makes very little sense toinvest in educating oneself further. The sameHGY–D–LKUV/59B3

15. With reference to the above passage, thefollowing assumptions have been made:1. Rich cities only can ensure sustainabledelivery of water.2. Sustainable delivery of water in citiesmeans much more than supplyingwater to households.Which of the above assumptions is/arevalid?(a) 1 only(b) 2 only(c) Both 1 and 2(d) Neither 1 nor 2Answer: B4. Higher global prices of agriculturalcommodities are essential for India'spoverty reduction.Which of the above assumptions are valid?(a) 1 and 3(b) 2 and 4(c) 2 and 3(d) 3 and 4Answer: B17. Which one of the following statements bestreflects the critical message of thepassage?(a) India should create large-scale off-farmrural employment to reduce poverty inthe near future.Passage–5(b) India should create a large number offarmer producer companies.In India, agriculture still engages about half ofits workforce, and about 85 per cent of its farmsare small and marginal. Compared to China andVietnam, which haveexperiencedfaststructural and rural transformation, India'sstory is of slow transformation. As a result,poverty reduction in India was at a much slowerpace during 1988-2014, compared to China andVietnam. India's poverty reduction was slowduring 1988-2005, but during 2005-2012, itaccelerated dramatically—almost three timesfaster than during the earlier period. What didIndia do during this period? Research revealsthat the relative price scenario changedsignificantly (by more than 50%) in favour ofagriculture in the wake of rising global prices.This boosted private investments in agricultureby more than 50%. As a result, agri-GDP growthtouched 41% during 2007-2012 as against2.4% during 2002-2007. The net surplus ofagri-trade touched 25 billion in 2013-2014;real farm wages rose by 7% per annum. All thisled to unprecedented fall in poverty.(c) Private investment in agricultureshould be given priority over publicinvestment.(d) Inclusive agricultural growth is key toreduce poverty in the near future.Answer: D18. Two Statements SI and S2 are given belowwith regard to four numbers P, Q, R and Sfollowed by a Question:S1 : R is greater than P as well as Q.S2 : S is not the largest one.Question:Among four numbers P, Q, R and S, whichone is the largest?Which one of the following is correct inrespect of the above Statements and theQuestion?(a) SI alone is sufficient to answer theQuestion.16. With reference to the above passage, thefollowing assumptions have been made:1. Structural and rural transformation isimpossible when farms are mainlysmall and marginal.2. A good price incentive can triggerinvestments in agriculture.3. India needs to build value chains forhigh-value agri-products like livestockand horticulture.HGY–D–LKUV/59B(b) S2 alone is sufficient to answer theQuestion.(c) S1 and S2 together are sufficient toanswer the Question, but neither SIalone nor S2 alone is sufficient toanswer the Question.(d) SI and S2 together are not sufficient toanswer the Question.Answer: C4

19. Two Statements SI and S2 are given belowfollowed by a Question:S1:n is a prime number.S2:n leaves a remainder of 1 whendivided by 4.21. In the sum l 5 l l for which digit does the symbol stand?(a) 2(b) 3Question:(c) 4If n is a unique natural number between10 and 20, then what is n?(d) 5Answer: BWhich one of the following is correct inrespect of the above Statements and theQuestion?22. If you have two straight sticks of length 7.5feet and 3.25 feet, what is the minimum(a) SI alone is sufficient to answer theQuestion.length can you measure?(a) 0.05 foot(b) S2 alone is sufficient to answer theQuestion.(b) 0.25 foot(c) 1 foot(c) S1 and S2 together are sufficient toanswer the Question, but neither SIalone nor S2 alone is sufficient toanswer the Question.(d) 3.25 feetAnswer: B(d) SI and S2 together are not sufficient toanswer the Question.23. A simple mathematical operation in eachnumber of the sequence 14, 18, 20, 24, 30,Answer: D32, . results in a sequence with respect toprime numbers. Which one of the following20. Two Statements SI and S2 are given belowwith regard to two numbers followed by aQuestion:is the next number in the sequence?(a) 34S1:Their product is 21.(b) 36S2:Their sum is 10.(c) 38Question:(d) 40What are the two numbers?Answer: CWhich one of the following is correct inrespect of the above Statements and theQuestion?24. One page is torn from a booklet whose(a) SI alone is sufficient to answer theQuestion.of the numbers on the remaining pages is(b) S2 alone is sufficient to answer theQuestion.following numbers?pages are numbered in the usual mannerstarting from the first page as 1. The sum195. The torn page contains which of the(a) 5, 6(c) S1 and S2 together are sufficient toanswer the Question, but neither SIalone nor S2 alone is sufficient toanswer the Question.(b) 7, 8(c) 9, 10(d) 11, 12(d) SI and S2 together are not sufficient toanswer the Question.Answer: BAnswer: CHGY–D–LKUV/59B5

28. Consider the following data:25. Consider the following arrangement thathas some missing letters:Averagemarks inEnglishAveragemarks inHindiGirls98BoysOverall averagemarks878.8xabab b bcb dcdcded dThe missing letters which complete thearrangement are(a) a, b, c, d(b) a, b, d, e(c) a, c, c, eWhat is the value of x in the above table?(d) b, c, d, e(a) 7.8Answer: C(b) 7.6(c) 7.426. Let A3BC and DE2F be four-digit numberswhere each letter represents a differentdigit greater than 3. If the sum of thenumbers is 15902, then what is thedifference between the values of A and D?(d) 7.2Answer: A29. A family of two generations consisting ofsix members P, Q, R, S, T and U has threemales and three females. There are twomarried couples and two unmarriedsiblings. U is P’s daughter and Q is R’smother-in-law. T is an unmarried maleand S is a male. Which one of the followingis correct?(a) 1(b) 2(c) 3(d) 4Answer: C27. Two Statements SI and S2 are given belowfollowed by a Question:S1S2::(a) R is U's husband.(b) R is S's wife.There are not more than twofigures on any page of a 51-pagebook.(c) S is unmarried.(d) None of the aboveAnswer: BThere is at least one figure onevery page.30. If in a particular year 12th January is aSunday, then which one of the following iscorrect?Question:Are there more than 100 figures in thatbook?(a) 15th July is a Sunday if the year is aleap year.Which one of the following is correct inrespect of the above Statements and theQuestion?(b) 15th July is a Sunday if the year is not aleap year.(c) 12th July is a Sunday if the year is aleap year.(a) Both SI and S2 are sufficient to answerthe Question, but neither SI alone norS2 alone is sufficient to answer theQuestion.(d) 12th July is not a Sunday if the year is aleap year.Answer: C(b) S1 alone is sufficient to answer theQuestion.Directions for the following 6 (six) items:Read the following five passages and answerthe items that follow. Your answers to theseitems should be based on the passages only.(c) SI and S2 together are not sufficient toanswer the Question.(d) S2 alone is sufficient to answer theQuestion.Answer: CHGY–D–LKUV/59B6

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Passage–132. On the basis of the above passage, thefollowing assumptions have been made:1. State should have some institutions toensure its appropriate role in a digitalsociety.In India, over the last decade or so, labour hasbeen departing agriculture, but is only going toconstruction and unregistered manufacturingwhich are not markedly better jobs. Services,where labour tends to be most productive, arenot generating the additional jobs the countryneeds. India will need 24 million or so jobs overthe next decade. The new sector, e-commerce,can at best close only half the jobs gap. Onlythose sectors that drive domestic demand suchas health and education can comfortably fill theother half.2. State should ensure that privateparties do not violate the citizens' rightto privacy.3. Digital economy is not compatible withthe idea of not violating the citizens'privacy.Which of the above assumptions is/arevalid?(a) 1 and 2(b) 3 only31. Which one of the following is best impliedin the passage?(c) 1 and 3(d) 2 only(a) Strong measures need to be taken toreduce the rural to urban migration oflabour.Answer: APassage–3(b) The working condition in constructionand unregistered manufacturing needsto be improved.One of the biggest ironies around water is that itcomes from rivers and other wetlands. Yet it isseen as divorced from them. While water is usedas a resource, public policy does not alwaysgrasp that it is a part of the natural ecosystem.Efforts at engineering water systems are thusefforts at augmenting water supply rather thanstrengthening the capacities of ecologicalsystems.(c) Service sector has been reducing theproblem of unemployment.(d) Increased social sector spending isimperative for large-scale job creation.Answer: DPassage–233. Which one of the following is the mostlogical and rational inference that canbe made from the above passage?In India, the current focus on the right toprivacy is based on some new realities of thedigital age. A right is a substantive right only if itworks in all situations, and for everyone. A rightto free expression for an individual about herexploitation, for instance, is meaninglesswithout actual availability of security thatguarantees that private force cannot be used tothwart this right. The role of the State,therefore, is not just to abstain from preventingrightful free expression, but also to activelyensure that private parties are not able to blockit.HGY–D–LKUV/59B(a) Rivers and other wetlands should beprotected under Ramsar Convention.(b) Engineering water systems should bemodernized and further augmented.(c) Wetlands need to be reinforced as morethan just open sources of water.(d) Water supply should not be free of costso as to prevent its misuse or overuse.Answer: C7

onomic impacts, so that the potential ofthe technology can be harnessed whileminimizing negative impacts. Given theimportance of biotechnology in developingvarieties that can help in climate y as a part of the climate changeaction plan cannot be an option. Domesticregulation of biotechnology cannot be viewed inisolation of trade policy and obligations undervarious international treaties and conventions.Asset allocation is the most importantinvestment decision we will ever make andsadly, most of us do not give that decision, theimportance it deserves. We are adamant aboutseeking predictability with our future. We tendto think of investing in risky assets as extremelyvolatile and value eroding. We also dislikefluctuating returns and the loss of control ofinvestment. We think our money is best left idle,unproductive but safe. There is no asset that isrisk-free. We could lose our jobs, our homes canlose value, our banks can go bankrupt, ourbonds can default, the government can collapseand companies we chose fondly may cease toexist. But we cannot live life assuming that allthese extreme events are waiting to happen, andall at the same time. All these extreme forms ofrisks we know will not manifest at the sametime.35. With reference to the above passage, thefollowing assumptions have been made:1. Biotechnology regulation is an evolvingprocess.2. Participation of people is needed inpolicydecisionsregardingbiotechnology regulation.3. Biotechnology regulation should takeinto account socio-economic aspects indecision-making.4. Widerinvolvementofpoliticalexecutive in biotechnology regulationimproves its effectiveness in dealingwith the country's trade policies andinternational obligations.Which of the above assumptions are valid?(a) 1, 2 and 4 only(b) 1 and 3 only(c) 2, 3 and 4 only(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4Answer: B34. Which one of the following statements bestimplies the suggestion given by theauthor of the passage?(a) Distribute your wealth across differentkinds of assets so that your riskswould be minimized.(b) Risk-taking behaviour should be anecessarycomponentofyourpersonality if you want to generatewealth.(c) While making investments, find atrustworthyassetmanagementorganization which would manage yourwealth for you.(d) You should know that investing yourmoney is a risky business.Answer: A36. Which one of the following statements bestimplies the crux of the passage?(a) Precautionary principle is not givenimportance in current debate ondeveloping GM crops.(b) Biotechnology is not currently used inclimatechangemitigationandadaptation mechanisms.(c) Biotechnology's role is not confined tothe current priorities of developing GMcrops.(d) The negative impacts of biotechnologyare not properly understood.Answer: CPassage–5Although most of the Genetically Modified (GM)crops cultivated now are genetically engineeredfor a single trait, in future, crops geneticallyengineered for more than one trait will be thenorm. Thus, biotechnology's role in agricultureand the regulation of the same cannot beunderstood solely in the context of the currentgeneration of GM crops. Instead, there is a needto take a comprehen

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