UPSC CSE Prelims Paper 2 (CSAT) Mock Test - 6 - UPSC MCQ

In the passage, the authors tell that the Indian elementary education system is at poor condition compared to other communist countries despite the fact that it’s claimed India’s planning was socialist. They emphasise explicitly that the poor condition is because of our own mistakes rather than only “socialist planning”. 

Option (A) is nowhere mentioned in passage and only comparison is made with socialist countries.

Option (B) is not the authors’ viewpoint as they criticise that Communist countries considered elementary education socialist commitment but not India. 

Option (C) is not correct as though a comparison has been made, it’s not said that they are the best for elementary education. 

• The passage tells that the Indian elementary education system was at poor condition compared to other communist countries despite the fact that it’s claimed India’s planning was socialist. The assumption thus is that India’s elementary education system was poor. 
• Option (A) is not mentioned anywhere in the passage and only a comparison with communist countries is made.
• Option (C) contradicts the line of the passage “To see the huge neglect of school education in India’s planning in that period”.
• Option (D) is incorrect as the second last line clearly specifies that poor elementary education is because of indigenous folly, for the example-caste system.

Given:

Total toys in basket = 65 

He takes out 25 toys and puts back 18 toys in 1^st attempt

He takes out 22 toys and puts back 17 toys in 2^nd attempt

He takes out 18 toys in the final attempt

Net toys out of the basket in 1^st attempt = 25 – 18 = 7 toys 

Net toys out of the basket in 2^nd attempt = 22 – 17 = 5 toys 

Net toys out in final attempt = 18 toys

Total toys out of the basket = 7 + 5 + 18 = 30 toys

Total toys in the basket = 65 – 30 = 35 toys

∴ There are 35 toys inside and 30 toys outside the basket.

A is heavier than D but not as heavy as B.

B > A > D

D is heavier than C.

B > A > D > C

E and B are not as heavy as F. E is heavier than A. 

Case 1 : F > E > B > A > D > C

Case 2 : F > B > E > A > D > C

In both the cases, C is the lightest box.

• See how each letter has been shifted forward by an increasing amount:

  • 1st letter: S → T (shift by +1)

  • 2nd letter: A → C (shift by +2)

  • 3rd letter: M → P (shift by +3)

  • 4th letter: P → T (shift by +4)

  • 5th letter: L → Q (shift by +5)

  • 6th letter: E → K (shift by +6)

Similarly,
 

• 1st letter: A +1 → B

• 2nd letter: M +2 → O (M→N is +1, N→O is +2)

• 3rd letter: P +3 → S (P→Q is +1, Q→R is +2, R→S is +3)

• 4th letter: L +4 → P (L→M+1, M→N+2, N→O+3, O→P+4)

• 5th letter: E +5 → J (E→F+1, F→G+2, G→H+3, H→I+4, I→J+5)

• 6th letter: S +6 → Y (S→T+1, T→U+2, U→V+3, V→W+4, W→X+5, X→Y+6)

Therefore, BOSPJY is the correct answer.

Total salary = Rs. 32000 per month
From the pie chart,
Budget for clothing = 8%
So, the estimated expenses for clothing
Budget for Grocery = 20%
So, the estimated expenses for clothing
Therefore, the budget estimated by the family on Clothing and Grocery together = Rs. (2560 + 6400) = Rs. 8960.

Since Veeru killed Gabbar and a person cannot be killed by someone who is weaker than him, hence Statement 1 is correct.

Statement 2 cannot be inferred from the given information.

Drawing the diagram according to the given information:

Distance

Therefore, Pratik is 10 km from the starting point.

These statements are mentioned in the passage:

''The force also protects the lives and the properties of law-abiding men.'' So, option (A) is implied in the passage.

''But the bad citizen is only restrained from breaking these laws by fear of the consequence of his actions.'' So, option (C) is implied in the passage.

''And the necessary steps to compel the bad citizen to act as a good citizen are taken by this force. '' So, option (D) is implied in the passage.

Given:

The average salary of all employees in a company = Rs. 5,000 per employee.

The average salary of all 15 employees of technical staff = Rs. 6,500 per employee.

The average salary of Non-technical staff = Rs. 4,500 per employee.

Average salary

Let the total number of employees in the company be .

Sum of salaries of all employees

According to the question:

Sum of salaries of technical staff

Number of non-technical staff

So, Sum of salaries of non-technical staff

Sum of salaries of all employees Sum of salaries of technical staff + Sum of salaries of non-technical staff

Number of non-technical employees

There are non-technical employees in the company.

• The passage discusses how the totalitarian regimes are fearful of civil society. It also discusses that by completely destroying civil society the regimes will in fact encourage more dissent. Thus they are also irrational in their approach. Therefore, Option (A) is correct.
• Option (B) is incorrect. Socialism is not discussed in the passage. Only Soviet ideology is discussed.
• Option (C) is also incorrect. This is because it can’t be concluded if the demerits of civil society first emerged in Russia or not.
• Option (D) is incorrect because it was Lenin’s belief that the destruction of civil society was crucial to totalitarian dictatorship. The passage however disagrees with this view. 

The triangles are:

Triangle ABL, Triangle BLK. Triangle BMK, Triangle BMC, Triangle CMJ, Triangle CDJ, Triangle DEJ, Triangle MKJ, Triangle EJN, Triangle JIN, Triangle ENF, Triangle NFI, Triangle FIH, Triangle FGH, Triangle ABK, Triangle BCK, Triangle BCJ, Triangle KBJ, Triangle JCE, Triangle EFJ, Triangle IFJ, Triangle FEI, Triangle FGI, Triangle CKA, Triangle CKE, Triangle CEI, Triangle EGI, Triangle CJK, Triangle EJI.

Thus, there are 29 triangles.

Let the radius of the swimming pool be 'r' metre.

The breadth of shaded part metre 

Therefore metre

Let the area of the circle

Given, the area of the concrete wall surrounding the pool is that of the pool. 

According to the question,

metre because metre

1st Column 

16 + 13 = 29 

and 29 – 14 = 15

2nd Column 

28 + 12 = 40 

and 40 –10 = 30

3rd Column 

29 + 16 = 45 

and 45 – 15 = 30

The passage mentions that Washington was given extraordinary powers (or even dictatorial powers), but it does not suggest him as a dictator. So, statement 1 is incorrect.

According to the passage, “Europe has known all of these...we ignore the transitional dictatorships.”, it is evident that Europe has had all the three types of dictators mentioned in the passage. Therefore, statement 2 is correct.

According to the 4th line of the passage, one can say that revolutions coincide with the time when institutions are not in place. It will be wrong to say that only when institutions are not in place, dictatorship emerges. So, statement 3 is also incorrect.

Let the value of the memento be Rs. . 

Then, pay for seven week's work = Rs. .

Pay for one week's work Rs.

Pay for four week's work Rs.   ............(i)

Now, this is equivalent to Rs.    ............(ii)

Equating (i) and (ii), we get

Rs.

The letters A, B, D and E are on the adjacent faces of face C. 

Therefore, some other letters lie opposite ‘C’. 

The letters B, C and E are on the adjacent faces of face D. 

Therefore, A lies opposite D.

Let the scheduled appointment day be DD.

• Raju arrived on Friday and was two days early, so

  D=Friday+2  days=Sunday. D = Friday + 2days = Sunday

• If instead he had arrived on the following Wednesday (i.e.the Wednesday after that Friday), that Wednesday falls three days after Sunday.

• Therefore, he would have been 3 days late.

According to the passage, “to the extent that available technology limits potential growth, it will be difficult to maintain high growth rates where productivity has increased close to potential levels”. Therefore, Option (D) is correct. 

Option (A) is incorrect as there is no such information about centrally sponsored schemes in the passage. 

Similarly, option (B) is incorrect as the passage nowhere recommends such a move. 

Option (C) is irrelevant to the passage and therefore incorrect.

Let us note the following:

An implication is a conclusion that can be drawn from the passage although it is not explicitly stated.

The second option can be found directly mentioned in the passage.

It need not be implied.

The third option is implicit as the author says human activities make water eutrophic.

As per the author oligotrophic water is good for drinking as long as it is not turned eutrophic by human activities.

Thus, it is implicit that eutrophic water is not good for drinking.

Given :

One of the vessels gets drained in 3 hours

Another vessel gets drained in 5 hours.

Let the time be 't' after which first vessel has volume 3 times the second vessel.

Let the volume of both vessels be 'v'

The first vessel gets drained in 3 hours

Water drained by first vessel in one hour will be litres

Water drained by first vessel in t hours will be litres

Same for second vessel

Water drained by second vessel in t hours will be litres

Water left in first vessel after t hours = litres

Water left in second vessel after t hours = litres

Now according to the question

⇒ 5 - t = 15 - 5t

⇒ 5t - t = 15 - 5

⇒ 4t = 10

⇒ t = 2.5 hours

Let us note the following:

An inference can always be logically deduced from the information given in the passage.

It is never directly stated in the passage. 

The first and the second options find a direct mention in the passage.

So, these are not inferences.

The first and the second options have been used to prove the third option.

The author says that mere planting trees will not help.

The amount also needs to be huge.

Thus, the third option is the correct inference.

A is taller than M, but shorter than P.

P > A > M

L is taller than P.

L > P

C is shorter than M.

M > C

The final arrangement is: L > P > A > M > C

Therefore, C is the shortest among all.

Hence, the correct option is (C).

Let us note the following:

An inference can always be logically deduced from the information given in the passage.

It is never directly stated in the passage. 

The second and the third options find a direct mention in the passage.

These are not inferences.

The author explains what may be the impact of the disappearance of ice on seal expeditions.

Let us note the following:

An implication is a conclusion that can be drawn from the passage although it is not explicitly stated.

The author has given examples explaining how biodiversity loss impacts the economy and society.

Hence, the third option is the correct implication.

The first, second, and fourth options are used to prove the third option.

These find a direct mention in the passage.

Hence, these are not implications.

Let us note the following:

The main idea or the main theme is the main context to which the passage relates.

The has used several instances and examples to prove the first option.

The second, third, and fourth options are used individually to prove the first option.

​So, the correct answer is Music encourages creativity and teamwork.

Let us note the following:

The given question is a direct question.

To find its answer one needs to go through all the lines carefully.

From the passage, we find that the first, second, and third options are given directly in the passage.

Let us note the following:

An assumption is a statement that must be true, for the given information to be true.

An assumption can never be logically deduced from the given information.

It contains some new information.

In the given passage, the author has explained the methods to stop binge eating.

Thus, the author has accepted that binge eating is bad for health without any proof. So, the third option is correct.

The methods to stop binge eating given by the author imply that binge eating is a bad habit.

By no means can it be understood that the author has assumed binge eating to be a disease. So, the first option is incorrect.

The second option is given directly in the passage. So, it is not an assumption.

The fourth option does not appear to be related to any part of the passage. So, the fourth option is not relevant.