UPSC CSE Prelims Paper 2 (CSAT) Mock Test - 21 (June 5, 2021) - UPSC MCQ

Bigtime Consulting Group had 59 employees on its rolls at its India office. Of these 59 employees, 4 were born to billionair fathers. Others belonged to a middle or upper middle class families and graduated from one of the IITs and or IIMs. With the exception of the 4 who were born to billionaire fathers, others decided to save some money out of their respectable pay packet. They had 3 options. Option A was to invest in the ELSS scheme of Templeton Fund. Option B was to invest in the ULIP plan of ICICI Prudential and option C was to invest in National Savings Certificate (NSC). All those who decided to save money decided to save the same amount of money and investment in at least one of the three options. At the end of the year, while computing tax returns, the office chartered accountant remembered the following facts.
(i) 7 of them used all three options.
(ii) The number of those who saved in National Savings and Templeton but not in ICICI Prudential was the same as those who decided not to save.
(iii) More people opted for National Savings Certificate than the other two options.
(iv) Number of investors in Templeton fund was the least.
(v) It was also known that the sum of the numbers of those who invested only in Templeton Fund and only in ICICI Pru was the same as those who invested only in National Savings Certificate.
(vi) One half of all those who invested in National Savings alone.
(vii) 25 of the employees invested in more than one option.

Q. What is the least number of people who would have invested in ICICI and NSC but not in Templeton?

Bigtime Consulting Group had 59 employees on its rolls at its India office. Of these 59 employees, 4 were born to billionair fathers. Others belonged to a middle or upper middle class families and graduated from one of the IITs and or IIMs. With the exception of the 4 who were born to billionaire fathers, others decided to save some money out of their respectable pay packet. They had 3 options. Option A was to invest in the ELSS scheme of Templeton Fund. Option B was to invest in the ULIP plan of ICICI Prudential and option C was to invest in National Savings Certificate (NSC). All those who decided to save money decided to save the same amount of money and investment in at least one of the three options. At the end of the year, while computing tax returns, the office chartered accountant remembered the following facts.
(i) 7 of them used all three options.
(ii) The number of those who saved in National Savings and Templeton but not in ICICI Prudential was the same as those who decided not to save.
(iii) More people opted for National Savings Certificate than the other two options.
(iv) Number of investors in Templeton fund was the least.
(v) It was also known that the sum of the numbers of those who invested only in Templeton Fund and only in ICICI Pru was the same as those who invested only in National Savings Certificate.
(vi) One half of all those who invested in National Savings alone.
(vii) 25 of the employees invested in more than one option.

Q. How many more people invested only in ICICI than those who invested only in Templeton?

Bigtime Consulting Group had 59 employees on its rolls at its India office. Of these 59 employees, 4 were born to billionair fathers. Others belonged to a middle or upper middle class families and graduated from one of the IITs and or IIMs. With the exception of the 4 who were born to billionaire fathers, others decided to save some money out of their respectable pay packet. They had 3 options. Option A was to invest in the ELSS scheme of Templeton Fund. Option B was to invest in the ULIP plan of ICICI Prudential and option C was to invest in National Savings Certificate (NSC). All those who decided to save money decided to save the same amount of money and investment in at least one of the three options. At the end of the year, while computing tax returns, the office chartered accountant remembered the following facts.
(i) 7 of them used all three options.
(ii) The number of those who saved in National Savings and Templeton but not in ICICI Prudential was the same as those who decided not to save.
(iii) More people opted for National Savings Certificate than the other two options.
(iv) Number of investors in Templeton fund was the least.
(v) It was also known that the sum of the numbers of those who invested only in Templeton Fund and only in ICICI Pru was the same as those who invested only in National Savings Certificate.
(vi) One half of all those who invested in National Savings alone.
(vii) 25 of the employees invested in more than one option.

Q. 

Which of the following is correct about the following two statements?
I. 6 of the employees have invested in only Templeton
II. 9 of the employees have invested in Templeton and ICICI but not in NSC

Bigtime Consulting Group had 59 employees on its rolls at its India office. Of these 59 employees, 4 were born to billionair fathers. Others belonged to a middle or upper middle class families and graduated from one of the IITs and or IIMs. With the exception of the 4 who were born to billionaire fathers, others decided to save some money out of their respectable pay packet. They had 3 options. Option A was to invest in the ELSS scheme of Templeton Fund. Option B was to invest in the ULIP plan of ICICI Prudential and option C was to invest in National Savings Certificate (NSC). All those who decided to save money decided to save the same amount of money and investment in at least one of the three options. At the end of the year, while computing tax returns, the office chartered accountant remembered the following facts.
(i) 7 of them used all three options.
(ii) The number of those who saved in National Savings and Templeton but not in ICICI Prudential was the same as those who decided not to save.
(iii) More people opted for National Savings Certificate than the other two options.
(iv) Number of investors in Templeton fund was the least.
(v) It was also known that the sum of the numbers of those who invested only in Templeton Fund and only in ICICI Pru was the same as those who invested only in National Savings Certificate.
(vi) One half of all those who invested in National Savings alone.
(vii) 25 of the employees invested in more than one option.

Q. Which of the following clues is redundant to answer the questions?

Bigtime Consulting Group had 59 employees on its rolls at its India office. Of these 59 employees, 4 were born to billionair fathers. Others belonged to a middle or upper middle class families and graduated from one of the IITs and or IIMs. With the exception of the 4 who were born to billionaire fathers, others decided to save some money out of their respectable pay packet. They had 3 options. Option A was to invest in the ELSS scheme of Templeton Fund. Option B was to invest in the ULIP plan of ICICI Prudential and option C was to invest in National Savings Certificate (NSC). All those who decided to save money decided to save the same amount of money and investment in at least one of the three options. At the end of the year, while computing tax returns, the office chartered accountant remembered the following facts.
(i) 7 of them used all three options.
(ii) The number of those who saved in National Savings and Templeton but not in ICICI Prudential was the same as those who decided not to save.
(iii) More people opted for National Savings Certificate than the other two options.
(iv) Number of investors in Templeton fund was the least.
(v) It was also known that the sum of the numbers of those who invested only in Templeton Fund and only in ICICI Pru was the same as those who invested only in National Savings Certificate.
(vi) One half of all those who invested in National Savings alone.
(vii) 25 of the employees invested in more than one option.

Q. How many people invested in NSC?

Six employees P, Q, R, S, T and U are working in ABC publishing company. All of them have been assigned composing of different books. All the books are for General Awareness but have been named as Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V and Part VI. These are two females in the group.
No female member has been assigned composing part III and VI. Q is a woman and she is composing part IV. T, a woman, is not composing part II.

Q. Who is composing part II?

Six employees P, Q, R, S, T and U are working in ABC publishing company. All of them have been assigned composing of different books. All the books are for General Awareness but have been named as Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V and Part VI. These are two females in the group.
No female member has been assigned composing part III and VI. Q is a woman and she is composing part IV. T, a woman, is not composing part II.

Q. Who is composing Part III?

Six employees P, Q, R, S, T and U are working in ABC publishing company. All of them have been assigned composing of different books. All the books are for General Awareness but have been named as Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V and Part VI. These are two females in the group.
No female member has been assigned composing part III and VI. Q is a woman and she is composing part IV. T, a woman, is not composing part II.

Q. If the women employees delay their duty then which parts of General Awareness will be affected the most?

The length of one diagonal of a rhombus is 80% of the other diagonal. The area of the rhombus is how many times the square of the length of the longer diagonal?

Sanjay has 35 pens and Mohan has 40 pens. These two, along with four other friends, collect their pens together. If Sanjay takes back his pens, the average number of pens with the rest of them is 20. What will be the average number of pens with the rest of them, if Mohan also takes back his pens?

The average age of four brothers is 12 yrs. If the age of their mother is also included,the average is increased by 5 yrs. The age of the mother (in years) is

Pointing towards a girl in the picture, Sarita said, " She is the mother of Meha whose father is my son" How is Sarita related to girl in Picture?

Mr. 'A' meets Mrs. 'B'. B is the mother of a son C and a daughter D. E is the mother of A. C is married and has one son. E is the daughter - in - law of B. How is A related to B?

A boy goes to see a picture and sees a man siting to his left and found that the man was his relative. The man was the husband of the sister of his mother. How is the man related to the boy?

A, B, C, D and E are members of the same family. There are two fathers, two sons, two wives three males and two females. The teacher was the wife of a lawyer who was the son a doctor. E is not a male, neither also a wife of a professional. C is the youngest person in the family and D is the eldest. B is a male.

Q. How is D related to E?

A, B, C, D and E are members of the same family. There are two fathers, two sons, two wives three males and two females. The teacher was the wife of a lawyer who was the son a doctor. E is not a male, neither also a wife of a professional. C is the youngest person in the family and D is the eldest. B is a male.

Q. Who are the females in the group?

Hands of a clock are set such that both hands are coincident at a point showing 5 on the dial. The time the clock will show when they are coincident again for the first time is

L, M, N and P are sitting around a circle and facing the centre. P is to the immediate left of N. L is between N and M. What is the position of M ?

It is essential that we mitigate the emissions of greenhouse gases .and thus avoid some of the worst impacts of climate change that would take place in coming years and decades. Mitigation would require a major shift in the way we produce and consume energy. A shift away from overwhelming dependence on fossil fuels is now long overdue, but unfortunately, technological development has been slow arid inadequate largely because government policies have not promoted investments in research and development, myopically as a result of relatively low prices of oil. It is now, therefore, imperative for a country like India treating the opportunity of harnessing renewable energy on a large scale as a national imperative. This country is extremely well endowed with solar, wind and biomass sources of energy. Where we have lagged, unfortunately, is in our ability to develop and to create technological solutions for harnessing these resources. 
One particular trajectory for carrying out stringent mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions assessed by the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) clearly shows the need for ensuring that global emissions of greenhouse gases peak no later than 2015 and reduce rapidly thereafter. The cost associated with such a trajectory is truly modest" and would amount, in the estimation of IPCC, to not more than 3 percent of the global GDP in 2030. In other words, the level of prosperity that the world would have reached without mitigation would at worst be postponed by a few months or a year at the most. This is clearly not a very high price to pay for protecting hundreds of millions of people from the worst risks associated with climate change. Any such effort, however, would require lifestyles to change appropriately also. Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions is not a mere technological fix, and clearly requires changes in lifestyles and transformation of a country's economic structure, whereby effective reduction in emissions is brought about, such as through the consumption of much lower quantities of animal protein. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has determined that the emissions from the livestock sector amount to 18 percent of the total. The reduction of emissions from this source is entirely in the hands of human beings, who have never questioned the impacts that their dietary habits of consuming more and more animal protein are bringing about. Mitigation overall has huge co-benefits, such as lower air pollution and health benefits, higher energy security and greater employment.

Q. 

According to the passage, which of the following would help in the mitigation of greenhouse gases?
1. Reducing the consumption of meat 
2. Rapid economic liberalization 
3. Reducing the consumerism 
4. Modern management practices of livestock 

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It is essential that we mitigate the emissions of greenhouse gases .and thus avoid some of the worst impacts of climate change that would take place in coming years and decades. Mitigation would require a major shift in the way we produce and consume energy. A shift away from overwhelming dependence on fossil fuels is now long overdue, but unfortunately, technological development has been slow arid inadequate largely because government policies have not promoted investments in research and development, myopically as a result of relatively low prices of oil. It is now, therefore, imperative for a country like India treating the opportunity of harnessing renewable energy on a large scale as a national imperative. This country is extremely well endowed with solar, wind and biomass sources of energy. Where we have lagged, unfortunately, is in our ability to develop and to create technological solutions for harnessing these resources. 
One particular trajectory for carrying out stringent mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions assessed by the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) clearly shows the need for ensuring that global emissions of greenhouse gases peak no later than 2015 and reduce rapidly thereafter. The cost associated with such a trajectory is truly modest" and would amount, in the estimation of IPCC, to not more than 3 percent of the global GDP in 2030. In other words, the level of prosperity that the world would have reached without mitigation would at worst be postponed by a few months or a year at the most. This is clearly not a very high price to pay for protecting hundreds of millions of people from the worst risks associated with climate change. Any such effort, however, would require lifestyles to change appropriately also. Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions is not a mere technological fix, and clearly requires changes in lifestyles and transformation of a country's economic structure, whereby effective reduction in emissions is brought about, such as through the consumption of much lower quantities of animal protein. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has determined that the emissions from the livestock sector amount to 18 percent of the total. The reduction of emissions from this source is entirely in the hands of human beings, who have never questioned the impacts that their dietary habits of consuming more and more animal protein are bringing about. Mitigation overall has huge co-benefits, such as lower air pollution and health benefits, higher energy security and greater employment.

Q. 

Why do we continue to depend on the fossil fuels heavily? 
1. Inadequate technological development 
2. Inadequate funds for research and development 
3. Inadequate availability of alternative sources of energy 

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It is essential that we mitigate the emissions of greenhouse gases .and thus avoid some of the worst impacts of climate change that would take place in coming years and decades. Mitigation would require a major shift in the way we produce and consume energy. A shift away from overwhelming dependence on fossil fuels is now long overdue, but unfortunately, technological development has been slow arid inadequate largely because government policies have not promoted investments in research and development, myopically as a result of relatively low prices of oil. It is now, therefore, imperative for a country like India treating the opportunity of harnessing renewable energy on a large scale as a national imperative. This country is extremely well endowed with solar, wind and biomass sources of energy. Where we have lagged, unfortunately, is in our ability to develop and to create technological solutions for harnessing these resources. 
One particular trajectory for carrying out stringent mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions assessed by the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) clearly shows the need for ensuring that global emissions of greenhouse gases peak no later than 2015 and reduce rapidly thereafter. The cost associated with such a trajectory is truly modest" and would amount, in the estimation of IPCC, to not more than 3 percent of the global GDP in 2030. In other words, the level of prosperity that the world would have reached without mitigation would at worst be postponed by a few months or a year at the most. This is clearly not a very high price to pay for protecting hundreds of millions of people from the worst risks associated with climate change. Any such effort, however, would require lifestyles to change appropriately also. Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions is not a mere technological fix, and clearly requires changes in lifestyles and transformation of a country's economic structure, whereby effective reduction in emissions is brought about, such as through the consumption of much lower quantities of animal protein. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has determined that the emissions from the livestock sector amount to 18 percent of the total. The reduction of emissions from this source is entirely in the hands of human beings, who have never questioned the impacts that their dietary habits of consuming more and more animal protein are bringing about. Mitigation overall has huge co-benefits, such as lower air pollution and health benefits, higher energy security and greater employment.

Q. 

According to the passage, how does the mitigation of greenhouse gases help us? 
1. Reduces expenditure on public health 
2. Reduces dependence on livestock 
3. Reduces energy requirements 
4. Reduces rate of global climate change 

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It is essential that we mitigate the emissions of greenhouse gases .and thus avoid some of the worst impacts of climate change that would take place in coming years and decades. Mitigation would require a major shift in the way we produce and consume energy. A shift away from overwhelming dependence on fossil fuels is now long overdue, but unfortunately, technological development has been slow arid inadequate largely because government policies have not promoted investments in research and development, myopically as a result of relatively low prices of oil. It is now, therefore, imperative for a country like India treating the opportunity of harnessing renewable energy on a large scale as a national imperative. This country is extremely well endowed with solar, wind and biomass sources of energy. Where we have lagged, unfortunately, is in our ability to develop and to create technological solutions for harnessing these resources. 
One particular trajectory for carrying out stringent mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions assessed by the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) clearly shows the need for ensuring that global emissions of greenhouse gases peak no later than 2015 and reduce rapidly thereafter. The cost associated with such a trajectory is truly modest" and would amount, in the estimation of IPCC, to not more than 3 percent of the global GDP in 2030. In other words, the level of prosperity that the world would have reached without mitigation would at worst be postponed by a few months or a year at the most. This is clearly not a very high price to pay for protecting hundreds of millions of people from the worst risks associated with climate change. Any such effort, however, would require lifestyles to change appropriately also. Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions is not a mere technological fix, and clearly requires changes in lifestyles and transformation of a country's economic structure, whereby effective reduction in emissions is brought about, such as through the consumption of much lower quantities of animal protein. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has determined that the emissions from the livestock sector amount to 18 percent of the total. The reduction of emissions from this source is entirely in the hands of human beings, who have never questioned the impacts that their dietary habits of consuming more and more animal protein are bringing about. Mitigation overall has huge co-benefits, such as lower air pollution and health benefits, higher energy security and greater employment.

Q. What is the essential message of the passage?

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 found that even in households where adults eat adequate quantities of food, more than 50 per cent of children-under-five do not consume enough food. The child’s dependence on someone else to feed him/her 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 child’s food needs and how to satisfy them.

Q. 

According to the author, poverty is not the main cause of malnutrition, but the fact that
1. taking care of younger ones is not a priority for working mothers.
2. awareness of nutritional needs is not propagated by the Public Health authorities.

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In order to boost sales of toys at times other than the peak sale time – Christmas – manufacturers use many techniques-Character toys from movies or TV serials are promoted and all sets are ‘collectible’ by their young purchasers. Collections, however, never appear to be complete, because as soon as all the characters are acquired, the child then requires the ‘car’, the ‘phone’ , the ‘mobile phone’, and even the ‘aeroplane’ to ensure a happy environment for the toys. Ultimately, the elusive final piece of the series is attained just as the manufacturer and promoter release the next series of ‘collectibles’.

Q. The prime aim of the manufacturer and promoter is to ensure that :

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 maximize 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 methods 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 arc crop insurance, price stabilization and the development of varieties resistant to pests and diseases. Policies which affect risk indirectly are irrigation, subsidized 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 and in many areas yield variability is the predominant cause of their income instability.

Q. The need for policy intervention to mitigate risks in agriculture is because

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 maximize 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 methods 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 arc crop insurance, price stabilization and the development of varieties resistant to pests and diseases. Policies which affect risk indirectly are irrigation, subsidized 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 and in many areas yield variability is the predominant cause of their income instability.

Q. Which of the following observations emerges from the above passage?

How many rectangles are there in the following figure?