3. What is the author’s view on communication? 6.

For school annual day function, Seema was

(a) Active listening is the most critical aspect given the task to decorate the hall. She started
of effective communication. alone and completed 3/5th part of the decoration
work in just one week. Then Sarita joined her
(b) Effective communication relies solely on
and they both working together finished the
maintaining appropriate tone and body
decoration in 3 days. In how many days could
language.
Sarita alone complete the decoration work?
(c) Delivering bad news to others should be (a) 35 days
avoided by a leader. (b) 71 days
(d) Understand one’s own emotions helps in (c) 21 days
communicating effectively with others. (d) 25 days

7. In a group of 6 people, four children and two

4. Which of the following meaning of arithmetical
adults, four children have an average weight of
signs will yield the value ‘zero’ for the
40 kg. Weight of two adults - A and B is in the
expression given below?
ratio of 4:3. Average weight of all six people is
175 + 800 × 10 ÷ (1/5) + 159 – 90 × 18 + 5 50 kg. What is the weight of A?
(a) ‘+’ means ‘-‘, ‘-‘ means ‘×’, ‘×’ means ‘ ÷’, (a) 60 kg
‘÷’ means ‘ +’ (b) 70 kg
(b) ‘+’ means ‘ב, ‘ב means ‘-’, ‘-’ means ‘ ÷’, (c) 80 kg
‘÷’ means ‘ +’ (d) 90 kg

(c) ‘+’ means ‘-‘, ‘ב means ‘÷’, ‘÷’ means ‘

8. For the Diwali function in a society, a group
×’, ‘-’ means ‘ +’
consists of people of certain ages in such a way
(d) None of these
that each person has a 6-month difference in
their ages. If the youngest person is just 12
5. A three-digit number is such that the square of years old and the sum of the ages of all the
the number at the unit’s place when added to people is 450 years, then find out the total
the number at the hundred’s place gives the number of people who attended the function.
smallest two digit number. Which of the (a) 75
(b) 25
following statements are true?
(c) 55
(a) All the numbers that satisfy the condition
(d) None of these
form an Arithmetic Progression.
(b) There is only one number that satisfies the 9. Choose the option which is different from the
condition. others.
(c) There is no number which can satisfy the (a) 12, 15, 17, 19
condition. (b) 18, 21, 31, 41
(d) There are exactly two numbers which (c) 11, 14, 27, 83
(d) 10, 17, 31, 53
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10. If 8@9@10 = 9, 5@10@15 = 3, then what is 12. Based on the above passage, the following
the value of 17@12@14? assumptions have been made:
(a) 10
1. With increased adoption of electric
(b) 11
vehicles, the emission of greenhouse gases
(c) 6
(d) 7 has already started declining.
2. It is not possible to control the warming of
11. A vessel of capacity 126 litre is full of water. If earth due to greenhouse gases emission.
9 litre of the water is taken out and replaced by
Which of the assumptions given above is/are
the same amount of spirit and further 7 litre of
correct?
the mixture is taken out and replaced by the
same amount of spirit then find the amount of (a) 1 only
spirit in the mixture at the end of the 2nd (b) 2 only
process (in litre)? (c) Both 1 and 2
(a) 15.5
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) 15
Passage – 2
(c) 14.5
(d) 14 Sustainable infrastructure systems are those that are
planned, designed, constructed, operated, and
Directions for the following 3 (three) items: decommissioned in a manner that ensures economic,
Read the following three passages and answer the items
social, environmental (including climate resilience),
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
and institutional sustainability over the entire
should be based on the passages only.
Passage – 1 infrastructure life cycle. Sustainable infrastructure can
As Earth’s climate changes, it is impacting extreme include built infrastructure, natural infrastructure, or
weather across the planet. Human actions since the hybrid infrastructure that contains elements of both. To
Industrial Revolution, primarily the burning of fossil
achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
fuels, have caused greenhouse gases to rapidly rise in
and net zero emissions by 2050, significant investment
the atmosphere. As carbon dioxide, methane, and other
gases increase, they act as a blanket, trapping heat and in sustainable and resilient infrastructure is required.
warming the planet. In response, Earth’s air, and ocean The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
temperatures rise. According to the Intergovernmental Development (OECD) estimates that USD 6.9 trillion
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment
per year is needed up to 2050 for investment in
Report released in 2021, the human-caused rise in
infrastructure to meet development goals and create a
greenhouse gases has increased the frequency and
intensity of extreme weather events. NASA’s satellite low-carbon, climate-resilient future. Launched in 2018,
missions, including the upcoming Earth System the Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership (SIP) is a
Observatory, provide vital data for monitoring and platform to promote and support integrated approaches
responding to extreme weather events.
to sustainable infrastructure planning and development.

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13. Based on the above passage, the following 14. Which of the following statements can be
assumptions have been made: inferred from the above passage?

1. Current infrastructure systems are not at all 1. Embracing an ecological worldview will

sustainable. lead people to spend more time in nature.

2. We won't reach our shared climate goals 2. Human-centered (or "anthropocentric")

unless we invest in infrastructure that view is less ethical than the nature-centered

supports a healthy planet. (or "non-anthropocentric") perspective.

Which of the assumptions given above is/are Choose the correct answer using the codes

correct? given below.

(a) 1 only (a) 1 only

(b) 2 only (b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Passage – 3
15. Neha was teaching binary number system in
Environmental ethics is a branch of applied philosophy
her class. She asked her students to find the
that studies the conceptual foundations of
binary number of the sum of first ten natural
environmental values as well as more concrete issues
numbers. The correct answer would have been:
surrounding societal attitudes, actions, and policies to
(a) (110111)2
protect and sustain biodiversity and ecological systems.
(b) (100111)2
As we will see, there are many different environmental
(c) (110001)2
ethics one could hold, running the gamut from human-
(d) (101011)2
centered (or "anthropocentric") views to more nature-
centered (or "non-anthropocentric") perspectives. Non-
16. ABCD is a rectangle in which two distinct
anthropocentrists argue for the promotion of nature's
points on AD and BC each, and three distinct
intrinsic, rather than instrumental or use value to
points on AB and CD each are chosen. How
humans. For some ethicists and scientists, this attitude
many distinct triangles can be drawn using any
of respecting species and ecosystems for their own sake
three points as vertices out of these 10 points?
is a consequence of embracing an ecological
(a) 195
worldview; it flows out of an understanding of the
(b) 120
structure and function of ecological and evolutionary
(c) 252
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17. Sachin rode his bicycle Northward, then turned 21. The price of a necklace varies directly as the
left and rode 1 Km and again turned left and number of pearls in it. Also, it varies directly as
rode 2 Km. He found himself 1 km west of his
the square root of radius of a pearl. The price of
starting point. How far did he ride northward
initially? a necklace was Rs 300, when it had 200 pearls
(a) 1 km each of radius 4 cm. Find the radius of a pearl
(b) 2 km in a necklace having 180 pearls and costing Rs.
(c) 3 km
540.
(d) 5 km
(a) 3 cm
18. What is the unit digit in the expression (321)216 (b) 4 cm
– (216)115? (c) 16 cm
(a) 1
(d) 9 cm
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 0 Directions for the following 2 (two) items:
Read the following two passages and answer the items
19. If a number is divided by 72, we get 5 as
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
remainder. If the cube of that number is divided
by 9, what will be the remainder? should be based on the passages only.
(a) 1 Passage – 1
(b) 8 Traditional Indian thinking is mainly spiritualistic with
(c) 6
a firm belief that man has a soul within him as his real
(d) 2
being. This ‘soul’ aspect of a human person puts before
20. In the following Venn diagram, rectangle him a goal higher than any other goal to which our
represents urban couples, triangle represents
natural physical inclinations lead. The epics teach
children, circle represents rural couples and
ethical ideals and thoughts of the Hindu system. The
square represents educated people.
much-celebrated text of the Bhagavad Gita focuses on
moral actions coupled with attaining Brahmajnana. Gita
emphasizes both Karma Yoga (rightful actions) and
Gnana Yoga (rightful thoughts) for the attainment of
the Supreme Bliss. Besides all the scriptural texts, the

Which one of the following is correct? philosophical schools of Vedic and Vedantic traditions
(a) All the urban couples are educated. have focused well on ethical concepts and conduct
(b) Some rural couples are educated. based on their metaphysical and epistemological
(c) All urban couples have children.
positions.
(d) All rural couples have children.

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26. Find the greatest number by which 1135, 900 30. Shardul has a sum of money invested at a 4.6%
and 618 can be divided, leaving the same per annum interest rate for 2 years. If he had
remainder each time. invested the same sum at a 3.2% per annum
(a) 37
interest rate for the same time period, he would
(b) 47
(c) 57 receive Rs. 196 less. Find the sum he invested.
(d) 67 (a) Rs. 6870
(b) Rs. 7000
27. The ratio of density of 3 kinds of ethanol E1, E2 (c) Rs. 8700
and E3 is [Link]. The density of E1 is 27 gm/cc (d) Rs. 9200
and E1, E2, E3 are mixed in the ratio of [Link] by
weight. If a litre of E3 costs Rs 60, then find the
cost of E3 in 675 kg mixture of E1, E2 and E3. 31. There are eight persons in a family. A is the
(a) Rs. 600 father-in-law of D, who is the sister of E. F is
(b) Rs. 720 the brother of G. H is the daughter of C, who is
(c) Rs. 620 the elder son of B. D is the aunt of G. C is the
(d) Rs. 700 husband of E’s sister.
What is the relation between H and F and how
28. Two freight trains, one from Delhi to Mumbai
(X) and the other from Mumbai to Delhi (Y), many male members are there in the family?
start simultaneously. After they meet, the trains (a) Cousins, Can’t be determined
reach their destinations after 25 hours and 36 (b) Mother and Son, 4 male members
hours respectively. If the speed of the train X is (c) Married couple, Can’t be determined
72 km/h, then the speed of the train Y is: (d) Mother-in-law and Son-in-law, 5 male
(a) 86.4 km/h
members
(b) 60 km/h
(c) 50 km/h
(d) 103.68 km/h 32. Jupiter tailors is making a dress. For this dress
they need 1 meter of black fabric, 1.5 meters of
29. Ram, a detective sends encoded messages to his red fabric and 0.5 meter of white fabric. Black
office every day. He uses a code where in the fabric costs Rs. 950 per meter, red fabric costs
alphabets occurring at the odd places are
Rs. 775 per meter and white fabric costs Rs.700
replaced by alphabets that occur just before
them and the alphabets in the even places are per meter. If they buy just enough fabric to
replaced by alphabets that come immediately make that dress and also pay 5% GST on the
after them. In this system, the word bill, then what will be the approximate amount
‘SUCCESS’ is encoded as ‘RVBDDTR’. What spent by them?
shall be the code for RIGHT in this system? (a) Rs. 2162
(a) SGHIU
(b) Rs. 2485
(b) QJFGS
(c) SJFIS (c) Rs. 2285
(d) None of the above (d) Rs. 2585

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35. The figure given below represents a field with 37. If (-2) and (-3) are the roots of a quadratic

the measurements given in meters. equation x2 + px + 6 = 0, and another quadratic

equation x2 + px + k = 0 has equal roots, then
find the value of k.
(a) 5/2
(b) 6
(c) 25/4
(d) 4

38. In the following question, a series of letters and

Calculate the area of the field.
numbers is given, the terms of which follow
2
(a) 470 m
certain definite pattern. However, some terms
2
(b) 350 m in the series are missing.
2
(c) 525 m 4, 5, D, _, 9, _, I, J, _, 12, K, _, 8, _, H, I
(d) 455 m2 Which of the following terms will complete the
above series?
36. Raju takes the train from Delhi to Ahmedabad. (a) E, 10, 11, L, 9

After travailing 200 km the train stops at an (b) F, 8, 11, L, 7

isolated place due to some technical fault. After (c) C, 8, 9, K, 13

repair the train completes its remaining journey (d) F, 7, 10, J, 9

at 2/3 of its previous speed and reaches

39. Consider the following matrix.
Ahmedabad 4 hours late. If the train had
1 2 3 ?
broken-down 500 km further, the train would
2 4 4 1
have reached Ahmedabad station only 2 hours
3 6 5 3
late. What was the speed of the train before the
36 144 144 81
fault?
Find the missing term in the above matrix.
(a) 65 km/hour
(a) 5
(b) 125 km/hour
(b) 4
(c) 120 km/hour
(c) 2
(d) 85 km/hour
(d) 6

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40. The following pie chart showcases the 41. What is the profession of Q?
distribution of Rs. 60,000 invested by Suman in (a) Sportsperson
diverse sectors of stock market. (b) Politician
(c) Actor

Food Agricultur (d) None of these

Processing e sector
sector 12%
21% 42. What is the profession of S?
Housing
sector (a) Teacher
15%
(b) Musician
Energy
sector (c) Politician
14%
(d) None of these
Manufact
uring
Electronic sector 43. Which of the following is a/are couple(s)?
sector 21%
17% (a) PS only
(b) QR only
What is the average amount she invested in (c) Both PR and QS
housing sector, energy sector and
(d) Both PS and QR
manufacturing sector?
(a) Rs. 12600
44. Three different views of a dice are given below:
(b) Rs. 15600
(c) Rs. 13000
(d) Rs. 10000

Direction for the following 3 (three) Questions: Which symbol is opposite to the symbol ‘₹’?
Read the information given below carefully and answer (a) $
the 3 (three) items that follow. (b) ×
P, Q, R, S, W and V are members of a family. They are (c) #
singer, teacher, musician, actor, sportsperson and
(d) θ
politician, not necessarily in that order. P, the singer is
married to the lady teacher. The politician is married to
Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
the sportsperson. V, the actor is the son of Q and
Read the following three passages and answer the items
brother of W. R, the sportsperson is the daughter-in-law
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
of S. W is the unmarried musician. S is the grandmother
of V. There are two married couples in the family. should be based on the passages only.

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47. Based on the above passage, the following 50. Consider the following Statements and the
assumptions have been made. Conclusions:
1. There is a decline in the number of deaths P+Q means P is not smaller than Q.
caused due to infectious diseases in the P-Q means P is neither smaller than nor equal
country. to Q.
2. Indians are spending less on cereals and P×Q means P is neither greater than nor equal
pulses, and more on beverages, to Q.
refreshments and processed food. P÷Q means P is not greater than Q.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are P%Q means P is neither greater than nor
correct? smaller than Q.
(a) 1 only Statements:
(b) 2 only A×B, B÷C, C%D
(c) Both 1 and 2 Conclusions:
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (I) A×C
(II) B÷D
48. A couple invites five people for a party. At the (III) A–C
party all the members shake hands with each Which one of the above conclusions is/are
other. There is no handshake between the host correct in respect of the given statements?
couple. What is the total number of handshakes (a) Only (III) is true
in the party? (b) Only (II) is true
(a) 10 (c) Only (I) is true
(b) 24 (d) Only (I) and (II) are true
(c) 9
(d) 20 51. In a group of 6 dancers, there are two couples.
One of the couple dances Salsa and the other
49. Tanmay, Sonu, Pinku and Goli won a lottery. dances Ballerina. The other two are Kathak
The lottery amount is distributed amongst them dancer and Bharatanatyam dancer.
in the ratio [Link]. If the amount received by Bharatanatyam dancer’s wife is a poet and the
Pinku is Rs. 2260 more than that received by Kathak dancer is a spinster. How many female
Sonu, then what is the total amount received by members are there in this group of 6 dancers?
Tanmay and Goli? (a) More than 4
(a) Rs. 19020 (b) Less than 3
(b) Rs. 22608 (c) The number of female dancers is equal to
(c) Rs. 31640 the number of male dancers.
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52. If each vowel of the word Directions for the following 3 (three) items:
‘DETERMINATION’ is replaced by its next
letter in English alphabet and each consonant is Read the following two passages and answer the items
replaced by a letter that is two places before in that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
English alphabet, then what should be the sum
of the positional values of the 4th and 6th should be based on the passages only.
alphabet in the resulting word (consider the Passage – 1
value of A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, ……Z = 26)?
(a) 20 Modern medicine practitioners are being urged to be
(b) 15
more open to working with the traditional or alternative
(c) 17
(d) 26 systems of medicine and to move towards integrated

53. In the following question, various terms of an medicine for the larger good of the patients. While it is
alphabet series are given with one term missing appealing in principle, it would be good to examine the
as shown by (?).
B, DE, HIJ, ?, VWXYZ practical issues involved. The technical challenge is that
Choose the missing term out of the given
AYUSH is a heterogenous group and each of these
options.
(a) NOPQ therapeutic disciplines must be dealt with separately
(b) MNOP
(c) PQRS and would need a different decision. For
(d) LMNO pharmacological aspects, it might be easy to integrate
54. Consider the following figure series. once the evidence is generated. It is the prescription of
medicines which will remain a bone of contention. Can
a 'dosha' based management, proposed by Ayurveda,
Select a figure from the following alternatives work with the standard management protocols being
which would continue the above series.
(a) pushed in modern medicine?
55. Consider the following statements:
1. Heterogeneity in the traditional system.
(b) 2. Lack of surgical procedures in the
traditional system of medicine.
Based on the passage, which of the reasons
(c) mentioned above are the challenges in moving
towards an integrated system of medicine?
(a) 1 only
(d) (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
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56. Which of the following options is incorrect 58. If a = 5d/3, b + c = d, and c = 4d, and a, b, c
about the inference that can be drawn from the and d are natural numbers, then which of the
passage? following is definitely true?
(a) The modern and traditional medicinal
(a) (a + c) < (b + d)
systems are difficult to integrate.
(b) (a + b) > (c + d)
(b) More research into alternative medicines
(c) (a + d) > (2b + c)
could help in better decision-making and
(d) (a + d) < (b + c)
integration.
(c) Prescription of medicine in an integrated
system would be easier. 59. Raju wants to complete the 3rd floor of his
(d) An integrated system of medicine would be house by the date of his sister’s marriage.
beneficial for the society at large. Ram’s house is 120 meters away from Raju’s
Passage – 2 house. An angle of elevation of 30 degrees is
The world is on the verge of a fourth mass coral
made from the bottom of Ram’s house to the
bleaching event that could see wide swathes of tropical
top of the 2nd floor of Raju’s house. After the
reefs die, including parts of Australia's Great Barrier
3rd floor is completed, the angle of elevation
Reef, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) has said. Triggered by heat from the same point to the top of the 3rd floor

stress, coral bleaching occurs when corals expel the of Raju’s house is 60 degrees. Find out the
colourful algae living in their tissues. Coral bleaching height of the 3rd floor.
can be devastating for the ocean ecosystem, as well as (a) 18√5 meters
fisheries and tourism-based economies that depend on (b) 80√3 meters
healthy, colourful reefs to attract scuba divers and (c) 40√3 meters
snorkelers.
(d) 25√3 meters
57. According to the author, which among the
following is/are not the reason/reasons for coral
60. A group of six members meet for a party. In the
bleaching?
1. Release of polluted industrial and party hall there are six numbered chairs. The

residential waste into the oceans. secretary of the group sits on chair number 1
2. Global Warming. and the other members are free to sit on any of
3. Rising tourism-based economies. the chairs. In how many different ways can the
Select the correct answer using the code given members be seated?
below: (a) 24
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 120
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 720
(c) 2 only
(d) 240
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61. Consider the following statements: 64. Mahesh and Suresh are ranked 7th and 11th
(1) Mohan is older than Shayam but younger respectively from the top of their class. If the
than Sita. number of students in the class is 31, then what
(2) Sona and Mona are twins. will be the sum of the ranks of Mahesh and
(3) Sita is older than Mona but younger than
Suresh from the bottom of the class?
Raju.
(a) 44
(4) Raju is the eldest.
(b) 46
(5) Shyam is older than Sona.
(c) 48
How many statements given above are required (d) None of the above.
to determine the youngest person?
(a) Only two
Directions for the following 4 (four) items:
(b) Only three
Read the following four passages and answer the items
(c) All five
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
(d) Only four
should be based on the passages only.

Passage – 1
62. How many triangles are there in the following
figure? To create districts that are clusters of growth, a one-

size-fits-all policy does not work. The key to effective

administration is realising that India is composed of

many Indias, and a top-down approach alone will not

(a) Less than 20
work. While top-down policies can act as enablers, the
(b) More than 28
critical thrust should be on tailored responses. This
(c) In between 20 and 25
requires coordination across all levels of government,
(d) 27
agency and autonomy at the local level and a pervasive

presence of account-based accountability. Moreover, a

63. If the interior angle of a regular polygon is 3
times its exterior angle, then find the number of significant gap in the effective implementation of

diagonals in the polygon. programmes has been the limited availability of timely

(a) 25 and high-quality data at the district level. This

(b) 15 limitation severely hampers policymaking, particularly
(c) 20 in identifying the segments of the population that need
(d) 12 immediate, government assistance.

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68. Based on the above passage, the following 71. In the following figure, the angles ao and bo are
assumptions have been made: shown. The side CD of ∆ACD is produced to
1. The recently promulgated budget E, where BC and BD are bisectors of respective
emphasizes long-term progress over the angles.
garnering of transient public approbation.
2. India stands on the precipice of a
momentous upsurge in economic growth,
characterized by a confluence of favourable
factors.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are
correct?
Which one of the following options is correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) ao = 2bo
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (b) ao - bo = 90o
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) ao + 2bo = 90o
(d) 2ao = bo
69. Seven students – P, Q, R, S, T, U and V
appeared for a test. No two students scored the 72. Mr. Modi is to meet Prime ministers of 6
same number of marks. V scores more than P. countries to discuss about the challenges to the
P scores more than Q. Either R scores the max
world climate. In how many ways can they sit
and T scores the least or S scores the max and
around a round table so that the Prime minister
U or Q scores the least. If V is ranked fifth in
of Australia and Prime minister of England
the test, then which of the following statements
are true? always sit together?
(a) R is ranked second. (a) 210
(b) R is ranked fifth. (b) 360
(c) S is first. (c) 120
(d) T is ranked third. (d) 240

70. Five employees of a bank – A, B, C, D and E, 73. The ratio of the ages of Mohan and Sohan, five
apply for a leave, not necessarily in the given
years ago was 9:7, whereas at the same time,
order, on a particular day. The manager uses a
the ratio of the ages of Mohan and Rohan was
policy according to which the person who
6:2. Five years hence the ratio of the ages of
applies for the leave first of all is accepted
while the remaining are rejected. What is the Mohan and Sohan will become 11:9. What is
probability that A’s application is accepted? the sum of the present ages of all the three?
(a) 1 (a) 105 years
(b) 1/5 (b) 110 years
(c) 1/2 (c) 125 years
(d) Either 1 or 0 (d) 120 years

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74. Ram starts running at a speed of 2 Passage – 1

metres/second on a circular ground which has a The concept of natural resources refers to naturally
occurring living and non-living elements of the Earth
periphery of 400 metres. Shyam starts running
system, including plants, fish, and fungi, but also water,
on the same circular path 2.5 minutes after Ram
soil, and minerals. Natural resources make up a dense
and with a speed double than that of Ram, from
web of interdependence, forming ecosystems that also
the same point and in the same direction. What include humans. As such, the distribution of resources
will be Shyam’s position with respect to Ram shapes the face of our planet and the local

after Shyam completes one round? distinctiveness of our environments. People have
formed different types of cultural, spiritual, and
(a) 200 metres behind Ram
subsistence-based relationships with the natural
(b) 100 metres behind Ram
environment, adopting value systems that go beyond
(c) 100 metres ahead of Ram economic framings. Natural resources are often viewed
(d) 200 metres ahead of Ram as key assets driving development and wealth creation.
Over time and with progressive industrialization,

75. Raj’s wife enquired him the day on which his resource use increased. In some cases, exploitation
levels came to exceed resources’ natural regeneration
new shop will get inaugurated. Raj replied,
rates.
“My shop will open 1095 days after my
76. Which of the following statements reflects the
brother’s birthday this month”. If Raj’s most logical, rational, and crucial message
brother’s birthday is on Monday, then on which conveyed by the author of the passage?

day will Raj open his shop? (a) Natural resources are essential for the
planet and all living beings, but
(a) Monday
conspicuous consumption can disrupt their
(b) Thursday
natural balance.
(c) Wednesday
(b) Human beings living in artificial set up of
(d) Saturday cities are not a part of natural resources.
(c) At the current rate of consumption,

Directions for the following 3 (three) items: management of resources is not quite
required.
Read the following three passages and answer the items
(d) There is a need to inculcate awareness
that follow each passage. Your answers to these items
about the inherent value of natural
should be based on the passages only.
resources among people.

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Female labour force participation varies with income
The end of the Cold War sparked a debate over ideas of
per capita. When household income is higher and there
security in IR between ‘narrowers’ and ‘wideners’. The is more social protection, women can withdraw from
narrowers were concerned with the security of the state the market to work in their households and care for
children. At advanced-economy income levels, labour
and often focused on analyzing the military and force participation rebounds because of better
political stability between the United States and the education, lower fertility, access to labour-saving
household technology, and the availability of market-
Soviet Union. Dissatisfied with this, wideners sought to
based household services. Variations in the gender gap
include other types of threats that were not military and are significant even among OECD countries. For
that affected people rather than states. Whether one instance, the gender gap in the Japanese labour market
stands at 25 percentage points, compared with just over
agrees with the wideners or the narrowers, the end of 10 percentage points on average in the major advanced
the Cold War indicated that security was an essentially economies and only 6 percentage points in Sweden.
78. Consider the following assumptions:
contested concept – ‘a concept that generates debates
1. Women's labour force participation is
that cannot be resolved by reference to empirical influenced by the need for childcare and
household work.
evidence because the concept contains a clear
2. The rates of men's engagement in the
ideological or moral element and defies precise, workforce remain consistent across various
generally accepted definition’. economies.
Which of these assumptions is/are correct based
77. Which of the following statements can be
on the above passage?
inferred from the above passage? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
1. The paradigm of security in the field of
(c) Both 1 and 2
International Relations (IR) was influenced (d) Neither 1 nor 2
by the dynamics of the Cold War. 79. In a building there are 24 cylindrical pillars.
2. The debate between the proponents of a The radius of each pillar is 7 centimetres and
height is 4 metres. What will be the total base
restricted viewpoint and the advocates of a area covered by bases of all the pillars taken
broad perspective has been conclusively together?
(a) 0.0154 square metres
settled.
(b) 0.01254 square metres
Choose the correct answer using the codes (c) 0.3696 square metres
given below. (d) 0.1078 square metres

(a) 1 only 80. Find the next term in the following series.
8, 24, 12, 36, 18, 54, ?
(b) 2 only (a) 27
(c) Both 1 and 2 (b) 108
(c) 66
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) 72
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