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20 
majo r river systems 
14 
· e
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' 
are 
already 
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ter-
stresse ; 75% of 
the 
popul t· 
. 
a 
ion 
li
ves 
. 
w
a
ter
-stre ssed re
gi
ons
, a third 
of 
h 
. 
m 
. 
w om 
live in 
water
-scarc e areas. Climate 
chang e th d 
. 
. 
. 
.
, 
e emands 
of 
nsmg 
population and the 
need 
for 
• ul 
. 
agnc 
ture 
to 
keep 
pace, and increased 
rate of urb • 
. 
. . . 
a
ruzat ion
an
d 
m
dustrializat10n will exacerbate water
stress. 
Accor ding to the Constitution of India 
w
ater is a Stat.e subject and not that of th? 
Un
ion, 
except for regulation of inter-State rivers. 
Key 
to 
ensuri ng balance between competing 
dem
ands of various stakeholders is a basin-based 
app
roach to allocate water amongst constituent 
reg
ions 
and Stat.es. Allocating fair share of water 
Passage-2 
More than half of Indian women and almost 
a quarter of Indian men of working age suffe r 
from anaemia. According to studies, they are 
anywhere from 5 - 15% less productive than they 
could be, as a result thereof. India also has the 
large st tuberculosis burden in the ?orld, costing
170 million workdays to the country annually. 
But what is just as important as lost productivity 
now is lost potential in the future. It is becoming 
increasingl y clear that on many measures of 
cognitive ability, malnourished Indian children 
. perform two or three times worse than their 
adequately nourished peers. For an economy that 
·will be more dependent on highly skilled
workers, this poses a significant challenge. And it
is one that really should be addressed given
India's demographic outlook.
to them requires assessments based on objective 
crite 1ia, such as specificities of the river basin, 
size of dependent population, existing water use 
and demand, efficiency of use, projected future 
use, etc. while ensuring the environmental needs 
2.
Which one of the following statements best
reflects what is implied by the passage?
of the river and aquifers
. 
1. Which one of the following statements best 
reflects the most rational, practical and 
immediate action required to ensure fair and 
equitable allocation of water to different 
stakeholders ? 
(a) 
(b> 
le) 
1dJ 
A national, pragmat ic, legal and policy
framework for water allocation should
be made. 
All river systems of the country should
be linked and huge aquifers created. 
Water channels between regions of
water surplus and regions of water
deficit should be created. 
To nutigate water crisis, water demand
of sedori; imch as agriculture and 
indui;try 8hould be reduced. 
t.lJIG SUNK 
( 3-A) 
(a)
Education system must be strengthened
in rural areas.
(b) Large scale and effective 
implementation of skill development
programme is the need of the hour.
(c)
For economic developm ent, health and 
nutrition of only skilled workers needs
special attention. 
(d) For rapid econ
omic 
growt h as envisag ed 
by us, attent
ion should be paid 
to health
and nutrition of the people. 
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?
es 
o
nl
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Pas
sage-I 
We 
often hear about 
co 
0
. 
. 
n 
1ct s 
am 
diff erent States m India over rive 
ong
r w
at
ers 
Of th 
20 
majo r river systems 
14 
· e
d 
' 
are 
already 
wa
ter-
stresse ; 75% of 
the 
popul t· 
. 
a 
ion 
li
ves 
. 
w
a
ter
-stre ssed re
gi
ons
, a third 
of 
h 
. 
m 
. 
w om 
live in 
water
-scarc e areas. Climate 
chang e th d 
. 
. 
. 
.
, 
e emands 
of 
nsmg 
population and the 
need 
for 
• ul 
. 
agnc 
ture 
to 
keep 
pace, and increased 
rate of urb • 
. 
. . . 
a
ruzat ion
an
d 
m
dustrializat10n will exacerbate water
stress. 
Accor ding to the Constitution of India 
w
ater is a Stat.e subject and not that of th? 
Un
ion, 
except for regulation of inter-State rivers. 
Key 
to 
ensuri ng balance between competing 
dem
ands of various stakeholders is a basin-based 
app
roach to allocate water amongst constituent 
reg
ions 
and Stat.es. Allocating fair share of water 
Passage-2 
More than half of Indian women and almost 
a quarter of Indian men of working age suffe r 
from anaemia. According to studies, they are 
anywhere from 5 - 15% less productive than they 
could be, as a result thereof. India also has the 
large st tuberculosis burden in the ?orld, costing
170 million workdays to the country annually. 
But what is just as important as lost productivity 
now is lost potential in the future. It is becoming 
increasingl y clear that on many measures of 
cognitive ability, malnourished Indian children 
. perform two or three times worse than their 
adequately nourished peers. For an economy that 
·will be more dependent on highly skilled
workers, this poses a significant challenge. And it
is one that really should be addressed given
India's demographic outlook.
to them requires assessments based on objective 
crite 1ia, such as specificities of the river basin, 
size of dependent population, existing water use 
and demand, efficiency of use, projected future 
use, etc. while ensuring the environmental needs 
2.
Which one of the following statements best
reflects what is implied by the passage?
of the river and aquifers
. 
1. Which one of the following statements best 
reflects the most rational, practical and 
immediate action required to ensure fair and 
equitable allocation of water to different 
stakeholders ? 
(a) 
(b> 
le) 
1dJ 
A national, pragmat ic, legal and policy
framework for water allocation should
be made. 
All river systems of the country should
be linked and huge aquifers created. 
Water channels between regions of
water surplus and regions of water
deficit should be created. 
To nutigate water crisis, water demand
of sedori; imch as agriculture and 
indui;try 8hould be reduced. 
t.lJIG SUNK 
( 3-A) 
(a)
Education system must be strengthened
in rural areas.
(b) Large scale and effective 
implementation of skill development
programme is the need of the hour.
(c)
For economic developm ent, health and 
nutrition of only skilled workers needs
special attention. 
(d) For rapid econ
omic 
growt h as envisag ed 
by us, attent
ion should be paid 
to health
and nutrition of the people. 
Pass age-s 
In 
India, a m
ajo rit
y 
o
f £ 
ar
m
ers 
are
arg
inal 
and small, less 
ed 
Ill 
. 
ucated 
and
P
osses s 
low 
adaptive 
?
ap
abili
t
i
es 
t
o 
chm
ate
ch
an
ge, 
perhaps because 
of 
cre
dit
d 
. 
an 
oth
er 
co
nst ramts. So, one 
ca
nnot
. 
. exp
ect 
au
tonomous adaptation 
to 
cli
m
ate
h 
4. Raj has te n pairs of red, nine pairs of white
and eight pairs of black shoes in a box. If he
randomly picks shoes one by one (without
replacement) from the box to get a red pair of
shoes to wear, what is the maximum number
of attempts he has to make ?
'
f 
. 
'
bl 
c 
an
ge. 
Ev
en 1 1t was poss 1 e, 
it 
would 
not 
be
suffi
cient to offset los
se
s 
fr om
1
. 
. 
c 1m
ate 
ch
ange. To deal with 
t
his, 
a
dap
tatio
n to
cli
mate change is paramo
u
nt, 
alo
ngs
ide 
a
fas t mitigation response . 
An
oth
er sol
utio
n is
to 
have a planne d 
or 
polic
y-driven
ada
pta tion, 
which . would . require 
the
governm ent to come up with policy
reco
mmend ations. Perceptio n is a neces sary
pre
-requisite . for adapta tion. 
Whethe r
far mers are. adapting 
_
agricultural practice s
to 
climate change depends on whether they
per
ceive it or not. However, this is not 
always
en
ough for adaptation. It is important how a
farm
er• perceives the risks associated with
climate change. 
3.
Which 
one of the following statements best
reflects the most logical and rational message
conveyed by the author of the passage ?
(a) Adaptation to climate change and
mitigation response are basically the
,.
responsibilities of the government.
(b) Climate change causes a change in
government policies regarding land use
patterns in the country:
(c) Risk perceptions of farmers are
important for motivating them for
taking adaptation decisions.
,
(d) Since mitigation is ?ot possible,
governments · should com? up with
policies for quick response to climate
change.
(a)
27
(b) 36
.(c) 
44 
(d) 45
,ft;1 
5. In how many ways can a batsman score
exactly 25 rims by scoring single runs, fours
and sixes only, irrespective of the sequence of
scoring shots ?
(a) 18
(b)
19
(c) 20
(d) 21
6.
There are four letters and four envelopes and
exactly one letter is to be put in exactly _one
envelope with the correct • address. If the
letters are randomly inserted into the
envelopes, then consider the following
statements
1. It is possible tliat exactly one letter goes
into an incorrect envelope.
2.
There are only six· ways in which only
two letters can go into the correct
envelopes.
Which of the statements given above is/are 
correct? 
(a) 1 only 
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
XDTG-S-DNK 
( 5-A) 
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ase
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the p
ass
nn 
ers 
to these
1 
?
es 
o
nl
y.
Pas
sage-I 
We 
often hear about 
co 
0
. 
. 
n 
1ct s 
am 
diff erent States m India over rive 
ong
r w
at
ers 
Of th 
20 
majo r river systems 
14 
· e
d 
' 
are 
already 
wa
ter-
stresse ; 75% of 
the 
popul t· 
. 
a 
ion 
li
ves 
. 
w
a
ter
-stre ssed re
gi
ons
, a third 
of 
h 
. 
m 
. 
w om 
live in 
water
-scarc e areas. Climate 
chang e th d 
. 
. 
. 
.
, 
e emands 
of 
nsmg 
population and the 
need 
for 
• ul 
. 
agnc 
ture 
to 
keep 
pace, and increased 
rate of urb • 
. 
. . . 
a
ruzat ion
an
d 
m
dustrializat10n will exacerbate water
stress. 
Accor ding to the Constitution of India 
w
ater is a Stat.e subject and not that of th? 
Un
ion, 
except for regulation of inter-State rivers. 
Key 
to 
ensuri ng balance between competing 
dem
ands of various stakeholders is a basin-based 
app
roach to allocate water amongst constituent 
reg
ions 
and Stat.es. Allocating fair share of water 
Passage-2 
More than half of Indian women and almost 
a quarter of Indian men of working age suffe r 
from anaemia. According to studies, they are 
anywhere from 5 - 15% less productive than they 
could be, as a result thereof. India also has the 
large st tuberculosis burden in the ?orld, costing
170 million workdays to the country annually. 
But what is just as important as lost productivity 
now is lost potential in the future. It is becoming 
increasingl y clear that on many measures of 
cognitive ability, malnourished Indian children 
. perform two or three times worse than their 
adequately nourished peers. For an economy that 
·will be more dependent on highly skilled
workers, this poses a significant challenge. And it
is one that really should be addressed given
India's demographic outlook.
to them requires assessments based on objective 
crite 1ia, such as specificities of the river basin, 
size of dependent population, existing water use 
and demand, efficiency of use, projected future 
use, etc. while ensuring the environmental needs 
2.
Which one of the following statements best
reflects what is implied by the passage?
of the river and aquifers
. 
1. Which one of the following statements best 
reflects the most rational, practical and 
immediate action required to ensure fair and 
equitable allocation of water to different 
stakeholders ? 
(a) 
(b> 
le) 
1dJ 
A national, pragmat ic, legal and policy
framework for water allocation should
be made. 
All river systems of the country should
be linked and huge aquifers created. 
Water channels between regions of
water surplus and regions of water
deficit should be created. 
To nutigate water crisis, water demand
of sedori; imch as agriculture and 
indui;try 8hould be reduced. 
t.lJIG SUNK 
( 3-A) 
(a)
Education system must be strengthened
in rural areas.
(b) Large scale and effective 
implementation of skill development
programme is the need of the hour.
(c)
For economic developm ent, health and 
nutrition of only skilled workers needs
special attention. 
(d) For rapid econ
omic 
growt h as envisag ed 
by us, attent
ion should be paid 
to health
and nutrition of the people. 
Pass age-s 
In 
India, a m
ajo rit
y 
o
f £ 
ar
m
ers 
are
arg
inal 
and small, less 
ed 
Ill 
. 
ucated 
and
P
osses s 
low 
adaptive 
?
ap
abili
t
i
es 
t
o 
chm
ate
ch
an
ge, 
perhaps because 
of 
cre
dit
d 
. 
an 
oth
er 
co
nst ramts. So, one 
ca
nnot
. 
. exp
ect 
au
tonomous adaptation 
to 
cli
m
ate
h 
4. Raj has te n pairs of red, nine pairs of white
and eight pairs of black shoes in a box. If he
randomly picks shoes one by one (without
replacement) from the box to get a red pair of
shoes to wear, what is the maximum number
of attempts he has to make ?
'
f 
. 
'
bl 
c 
an
ge. 
Ev
en 1 1t was poss 1 e, 
it 
would 
not 
be
suffi
cient to offset los
se
s 
fr om
1
. 
. 
c 1m
ate 
ch
ange. To deal with 
t
his, 
a
dap
tatio
n to
cli
mate change is paramo
u
nt, 
alo
ngs
ide 
a
fas t mitigation response . 
An
oth
er sol
utio
n is
to 
have a planne d 
or 
polic
y-driven
ada
pta tion, 
which . would . require 
the
governm ent to come up with policy
reco
mmend ations. Perceptio n is a neces sary
pre
-requisite . for adapta tion. 
Whethe r
far mers are. adapting 
_
agricultural practice s
to 
climate change depends on whether they
per
ceive it or not. However, this is not 
always
en
ough for adaptation. It is important how a
farm
er• perceives the risks associated with
climate change. 
3.
Which 
one of the following statements best
reflects the most logical and rational message
conveyed by the author of the passage ?
(a) Adaptation to climate change and
mitigation response are basically the
,.
responsibilities of the government.
(b) Climate change causes a change in
government policies regarding land use
patterns in the country:
(c) Risk perceptions of farmers are
important for motivating them for
taking adaptation decisions.
,
(d) Since mitigation is ?ot possible,
governments · should com? up with
policies for quick response to climate
change.
(a)
27
(b) 36
.(c) 
44 
(d) 45
,ft;1 
5. In how many ways can a batsman score
exactly 25 rims by scoring single runs, fours
and sixes only, irrespective of the sequence of
scoring shots ?
(a) 18
(b)
19
(c) 20
(d) 21
6.
There are four letters and four envelopes and
exactly one letter is to be put in exactly _one
envelope with the correct • address. If the
letters are randomly inserted into the
envelopes, then consider the following
statements
1. It is possible tliat exactly one letter goes
into an incorrect envelope.
2.
There are only six· ways in which only
two letters can go into the correct
envelopes.
Which of the statements given above is/are 
correct? 
(a) 1 only 
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
XDTG-S-DNK 
( 5-A) 
9. 
Wha t is the remaind
er 
wh
en
8
5 x 87 x 
8
9 x 91 x 95 x 9
6 
is 
divided by 100
?
(a)
0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d)
4
Wh
at 
is the unit digit in the 
expansion of
(S7
Z
4
z
)
9x7x5x3xl 
?
(a) 2
(b) 
4 
(c) 6 
{d) 8 
If 
ABC 
and DEF are both 3-digit numbers
Directions for the following 3 (three) items: 
Read the following th,:ee passages and answer the 
items that follow the passages. Your answers to these 
i
te
ms should be based on the passages only. 
Passage-1 
The emissions humans put into the
atmosphere now will affect the climate in the
middle of the century and onwards. Technologic al
chan ge, meanwhile, could make a 
?
ture
transition away from fossil fuels cheap or it
might not, leaving the world with a terrible
choice between sharply reducing emissions at
huge cost or suffering through the effects of
unabate d warming. Businesses that do not hedge
against the threat of uncertain outcomes fail. The
such that A, B, C, D , 
E and 
F are 
world cannot afford such recklessness on climate
distinct non-zero digits such that 
change.
ABC + DEF = 1111, then what is the value of 
A+B+C+D+E+F? 
(a) 28
(b) 29
(c) 30
(d) 31
10. Dis a 3-digit number such that the ratio of the
number to the sum of its digits is least. What
is the difference between the digit at the
hundred's place and the digit at the unit's
place ofD?
(a) 0
(b} 7 
(c) 8
(d) 9
11.
Which one of the following statements best
reflects the crucial message conveyed by the 
author of the passage? 
(a) Businesses that cause emissions may
need to close down or pay for pollution in
future.
(b) The only solution is technological
development related to the issues of
climate change.
(c) Waiting to deal with carbon emissions
until technology improves is not a wise
strategy.
(d) Since future technological change is
uncertain, new industries should be
based on renewable energy sources.
XDTG-S-DNK ( 7 -A) 
" 
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ow
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(th 
. 
r
ee) 
ite 
. 
oead the follo wing three p
as s
ag 
ms • 
J• 
es 
and
•
t
e
rn s that follow the pass a
ges 
Y
o 
answ
er the
1 
· 
ur 
a nsw 
•
t
e
rn s 
should be b
ase
d on 
the p
ass
nn 
ers 
to these
1 
?
es 
o
nl
y.
Pas
sage-I 
We 
often hear about 
co 
0
. 
. 
n 
1ct s 
am 
diff erent States m India over rive 
ong
r w
at
ers 
Of th 
20 
majo r river systems 
14 
· e
d 
' 
are 
already 
wa
ter-
stresse ; 75% of 
the 
popul t· 
. 
a 
ion 
li
ves 
. 
w
a
ter
-stre ssed re
gi
ons
, a third 
of 
h 
. 
m 
. 
w om 
live in 
water
-scarc e areas. Climate 
chang e th d 
. 
. 
. 
.
, 
e emands 
of 
nsmg 
population and the 
need 
for 
• ul 
. 
agnc 
ture 
to 
keep 
pace, and increased 
rate of urb • 
. 
. . . 
a
ruzat ion
an
d 
m
dustrializat10n will exacerbate water
stress. 
Accor ding to the Constitution of India 
w
ater is a Stat.e subject and not that of th? 
Un
ion, 
except for regulation of inter-State rivers. 
Key 
to 
ensuri ng balance between competing 
dem
ands of various stakeholders is a basin-based 
app
roach to allocate water amongst constituent 
reg
ions 
and Stat.es. Allocating fair share of water 
Passage-2 
More than half of Indian women and almost 
a quarter of Indian men of working age suffe r 
from anaemia. According to studies, they are 
anywhere from 5 - 15% less productive than they 
could be, as a result thereof. India also has the 
large st tuberculosis burden in the ?orld, costing
170 million workdays to the country annually. 
But what is just as important as lost productivity 
now is lost potential in the future. It is becoming 
increasingl y clear that on many measures of 
cognitive ability, malnourished Indian children 
. perform two or three times worse than their 
adequately nourished peers. For an economy that 
·will be more dependent on highly skilled
workers, this poses a significant challenge. And it
is one that really should be addressed given
India's demographic outlook.
to them requires assessments based on objective 
crite 1ia, such as specificities of the river basin, 
size of dependent population, existing water use 
and demand, efficiency of use, projected future 
use, etc. while ensuring the environmental needs 
2.
Which one of the following statements best
reflects what is implied by the passage?
of the river and aquifers
. 
1. Which one of the following statements best 
reflects the most rational, practical and 
immediate action required to ensure fair and 
equitable allocation of water to different 
stakeholders ? 
(a) 
(b> 
le) 
1dJ 
A national, pragmat ic, legal and policy
framework for water allocation should
be made. 
All river systems of the country should
be linked and huge aquifers created. 
Water channels between regions of
water surplus and regions of water
deficit should be created. 
To nutigate water crisis, water demand
of sedori; imch as agriculture and 
indui;try 8hould be reduced. 
t.lJIG SUNK 
( 3-A) 
(a)
Education system must be strengthened
in rural areas.
(b) Large scale and effective 
implementation of skill development
programme is the need of the hour.
(c)
For economic developm ent, health and 
nutrition of only skilled workers needs
special attention. 
(d) For rapid econ
omic 
growt h as envisag ed 
by us, attent
ion should be paid 
to health
and nutrition of the people. 
Pass age-s 
In 
India, a m
ajo rit
y 
o
f £ 
ar
m
ers 
are
arg
inal 
and small, less 
ed 
Ill 
. 
ucated 
and
P
osses s 
low 
adaptive 
?
ap
abili
t
i
es 
t
o 
chm
ate
ch
an
ge, 
perhaps because 
of 
cre
dit
d 
. 
an 
oth
er 
co
nst ramts. So, one 
ca
nnot
. 
. exp
ect 
au
tonomous adaptation 
to 
cli
m
ate
h 
4. Raj has te n pairs of red, nine pairs of white
and eight pairs of black shoes in a box. If he
randomly picks shoes one by one (without
replacement) from the box to get a red pair of
shoes to wear, what is the maximum number
of attempts he has to make ?
'
f 
. 
'
bl 
c 
an
ge. 
Ev
en 1 1t was poss 1 e, 
it 
would 
not 
be
suffi
cient to offset los
se
s 
fr om
1
. 
. 
c 1m
ate 
ch
ange. To deal with 
t
his, 
a
dap
tatio
n to
cli
mate change is paramo
u
nt, 
alo
ngs
ide 
a
fas t mitigation response . 
An
oth
er sol
utio
n is
to 
have a planne d 
or 
polic
y-driven
ada
pta tion, 
which . would . require 
the
governm ent to come up with policy
reco
mmend ations. Perceptio n is a neces sary
pre
-requisite . for adapta tion. 
Whethe r
far mers are. adapting 
_
agricultural practice s
to 
climate change depends on whether they
per
ceive it or not. However, this is not 
always
en
ough for adaptation. It is important how a
farm
er• perceives the risks associated with
climate change. 
3.
Which 
one of the following statements best
reflects the most logical and rational message
conveyed by the author of the passage ?
(a) Adaptation to climate change and
mitigation response are basically the
,.
responsibilities of the government.
(b) Climate change causes a change in
government policies regarding land use
patterns in the country:
(c) Risk perceptions of farmers are
important for motivating them for
taking adaptation decisions.
,
(d) Since mitigation is ?ot possible,
governments · should com? up with
policies for quick response to climate
change.
(a)
27
(b) 36
.(c) 
44 
(d) 45
,ft;1 
5. In how many ways can a batsman score
exactly 25 rims by scoring single runs, fours
and sixes only, irrespective of the sequence of
scoring shots ?
(a) 18
(b)
19
(c) 20
(d) 21
6.
There are four letters and four envelopes and
exactly one letter is to be put in exactly _one
envelope with the correct • address. If the
letters are randomly inserted into the
envelopes, then consider the following
statements
1. It is possible tliat exactly one letter goes
into an incorrect envelope.
2.
There are only six· ways in which only
two letters can go into the correct
envelopes.
Which of the statements given above is/are 
correct? 
(a) 1 only 
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
XDTG-S-DNK 
( 5-A) 
9. 
Wha t is the remaind
er 
wh
en
8
5 x 87 x 
8
9 x 91 x 95 x 9
6 
is 
divided by 100
?
(a)
0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d)
4
Wh
at 
is the unit digit in the 
expansion of
(S7
Z
4
z
)
9x7x5x3xl 
?
(a) 2
(b) 
4 
(c) 6 
{d) 8 
If 
ABC 
and DEF are both 3-digit numbers
Directions for the following 3 (three) items: 
Read the following th,:ee passages and answer the 
items that follow the passages. Your answers to these 
i
te
ms should be based on the passages only. 
Passage-1 
The emissions humans put into the
atmosphere now will affect the climate in the
middle of the century and onwards. Technologic al
chan ge, meanwhile, could make a 
?
ture
transition away from fossil fuels cheap or it
might not, leaving the world with a terrible
choice between sharply reducing emissions at
huge cost or suffering through the effects of
unabate d warming. Businesses that do not hedge
against the threat of uncertain outcomes fail. The
such that A, B, C, D , 
E and 
F are 
world cannot afford such recklessness on climate
distinct non-zero digits such that 
change.
ABC + DEF = 1111, then what is the value of 
A+B+C+D+E+F? 
(a) 28
(b) 29
(c) 30
(d) 31
10. Dis a 3-digit number such that the ratio of the
number to the sum of its digits is least. What
is the difference between the digit at the
hundred's place and the digit at the unit's
place ofD?
(a) 0
(b} 7 
(c) 8
(d) 9
11.
Which one of the following statements best
reflects the crucial message conveyed by the 
author of the passage? 
(a) Businesses that cause emissions may
need to close down or pay for pollution in
future.
(b) The only solution is technological
development related to the issues of
climate change.
(c) Waiting to deal with carbon emissions
until technology improves is not a wise
strategy.
(d) Since future technological change is
uncertain, new industries should be
based on renewable energy sources.
XDTG-S-DNK ( 7 -A) 
" 
-- Pass
age-
2
En
vir
on
mental probl
ems 
cause 
health
P
r
o
b
le
ms. Substantial cha
nges 
• 
li
fi 
. m estyle can
r
e
du
ce 
enviro
nmental or health 
b pro lems, but
thi
s 
id
ea 
appears almost 
impossible to d a opt.
Wi th 
environmental proble
ms 
indi •d 
' 
VI ual 
efforts 
can b
e 
per
ceived as having a negl
imbl ? ti• e euect and 
therefo re lead to .inertia . With 
health , on the
oth
er 
hand, individual choices can mak e t he 
diff
ere
nce 
between life and death, 
literally
. ·And 
yet, 
barring a few, there seems to be th e same
col
lecti
ve lethargy towards making their choices. 
Pas
sage
-3 
·
Many people ar e 
not eating 
the 
rig ht fo od.
For some, it is simp
ly a decision to stick 
with foo
d
they enjoy but which is not too heal
thy. 
This is
leading 
to an 
in
crease in non -co
mmun icable
disease
s. 
This in turn 
leads to major 
burd
en on
our health-care systems that have the potential
to dera
il the 
economi
c p
rogress which 
is e
ssenti al
for the poor to improve ?eir lives. For others, it
is about limited 
access to nutritious food or a lack
of afford ability, leading to monotonous diets that
do not pro
vide the daily nutrients for them to
develop fully. Part of the reason nutrition is
under threat worldwide is that our food systems
are not properl y responding to nutritional needs.
12, 
W
hich 
one of the following statements best 
Somewhere along that long road from farm to 
implies the most rational assumption that can 
be made from the passage ? 
fork, there 
are serious detours taking place. 
(a) 
13. Whlch one of the following statements best
We are likely to spend more money on 
reflects the crux of the passage ?
cure than prevention. 
(bl It is the job of the governm ent to solve 
our environmental and public health 
problems. 
(c) Health can be protected even if
environmental problems go on
unattended.
(d) Loss of traditional lifestyle and the
influence of western values led to some
unhealthy ways of living.
XDTG-S-DNK 
( 9-A) 
(a)
The scheme of Universal Basic Income
should be implemented worldwide as a
way of poverty alleviation.
(b) We must place food-based nutrition at
the centre of our policy deb ate.
(c) Nutritional status of food should be
improved by creating appropriate
genetically modified crops.
(d) Using modern food . processing
technologies, we must fortify food items
with required nutrient elements.
Page 5


pirec
tions for the foll
ow
i,i
g 
3 
(th 
. 
r
ee) 
ite 
. 
oead the follo wing three p
as s
ag 
ms • 
J• 
es 
and
•
t
e
rn s that follow the pass a
ges 
Y
o 
answ
er the
1 
· 
ur 
a nsw 
•
t
e
rn s 
should be b
ase
d on 
the p
ass
nn 
ers 
to these
1 
?
es 
o
nl
y.
Pas
sage-I 
We 
often hear about 
co 
0
. 
. 
n 
1ct s 
am 
diff erent States m India over rive 
ong
r w
at
ers 
Of th 
20 
majo r river systems 
14 
· e
d 
' 
are 
already 
wa
ter-
stresse ; 75% of 
the 
popul t· 
. 
a 
ion 
li
ves 
. 
w
a
ter
-stre ssed re
gi
ons
, a third 
of 
h 
. 
m 
. 
w om 
live in 
water
-scarc e areas. Climate 
chang e th d 
. 
. 
. 
.
, 
e emands 
of 
nsmg 
population and the 
need 
for 
• ul 
. 
agnc 
ture 
to 
keep 
pace, and increased 
rate of urb • 
. 
. . . 
a
ruzat ion
an
d 
m
dustrializat10n will exacerbate water
stress. 
Accor ding to the Constitution of India 
w
ater is a Stat.e subject and not that of th? 
Un
ion, 
except for regulation of inter-State rivers. 
Key 
to 
ensuri ng balance between competing 
dem
ands of various stakeholders is a basin-based 
app
roach to allocate water amongst constituent 
reg
ions 
and Stat.es. Allocating fair share of water 
Passage-2 
More than half of Indian women and almost 
a quarter of Indian men of working age suffe r 
from anaemia. According to studies, they are 
anywhere from 5 - 15% less productive than they 
could be, as a result thereof. India also has the 
large st tuberculosis burden in the ?orld, costing
170 million workdays to the country annually. 
But what is just as important as lost productivity 
now is lost potential in the future. It is becoming 
increasingl y clear that on many measures of 
cognitive ability, malnourished Indian children 
. perform two or three times worse than their 
adequately nourished peers. For an economy that 
·will be more dependent on highly skilled
workers, this poses a significant challenge. And it
is one that really should be addressed given
India's demographic outlook.
to them requires assessments based on objective 
crite 1ia, such as specificities of the river basin, 
size of dependent population, existing water use 
and demand, efficiency of use, projected future 
use, etc. while ensuring the environmental needs 
2.
Which one of the following statements best
reflects what is implied by the passage?
of the river and aquifers
. 
1. Which one of the following statements best 
reflects the most rational, practical and 
immediate action required to ensure fair and 
equitable allocation of water to different 
stakeholders ? 
(a) 
(b> 
le) 
1dJ 
A national, pragmat ic, legal and policy
framework for water allocation should
be made. 
All river systems of the country should
be linked and huge aquifers created. 
Water channels between regions of
water surplus and regions of water
deficit should be created. 
To nutigate water crisis, water demand
of sedori; imch as agriculture and 
indui;try 8hould be reduced. 
t.lJIG SUNK 
( 3-A) 
(a)
Education system must be strengthened
in rural areas.
(b) Large scale and effective 
implementation of skill development
programme is the need of the hour.
(c)
For economic developm ent, health and 
nutrition of only skilled workers needs
special attention. 
(d) For rapid econ
omic 
growt h as envisag ed 
by us, attent
ion should be paid 
to health
and nutrition of the people. 
Pass age-s 
In 
India, a m
ajo rit
y 
o
f £ 
ar
m
ers 
are
arg
inal 
and small, less 
ed 
Ill 
. 
ucated 
and
P
osses s 
low 
adaptive 
?
ap
abili
t
i
es 
t
o 
chm
ate
ch
an
ge, 
perhaps because 
of 
cre
dit
d 
. 
an 
oth
er 
co
nst ramts. So, one 
ca
nnot
. 
. exp
ect 
au
tonomous adaptation 
to 
cli
m
ate
h 
4. Raj has te n pairs of red, nine pairs of white
and eight pairs of black shoes in a box. If he
randomly picks shoes one by one (without
replacement) from the box to get a red pair of
shoes to wear, what is the maximum number
of attempts he has to make ?
'
f 
. 
'
bl 
c 
an
ge. 
Ev
en 1 1t was poss 1 e, 
it 
would 
not 
be
suffi
cient to offset los
se
s 
fr om
1
. 
. 
c 1m
ate 
ch
ange. To deal with 
t
his, 
a
dap
tatio
n to
cli
mate change is paramo
u
nt, 
alo
ngs
ide 
a
fas t mitigation response . 
An
oth
er sol
utio
n is
to 
have a planne d 
or 
polic
y-driven
ada
pta tion, 
which . would . require 
the
governm ent to come up with policy
reco
mmend ations. Perceptio n is a neces sary
pre
-requisite . for adapta tion. 
Whethe r
far mers are. adapting 
_
agricultural practice s
to 
climate change depends on whether they
per
ceive it or not. However, this is not 
always
en
ough for adaptation. It is important how a
farm
er• perceives the risks associated with
climate change. 
3.
Which 
one of the following statements best
reflects the most logical and rational message
conveyed by the author of the passage ?
(a) Adaptation to climate change and
mitigation response are basically the
,.
responsibilities of the government.
(b) Climate change causes a change in
government policies regarding land use
patterns in the country:
(c) Risk perceptions of farmers are
important for motivating them for
taking adaptation decisions.
,
(d) Since mitigation is ?ot possible,
governments · should com? up with
policies for quick response to climate
change.
(a)
27
(b) 36
.(c) 
44 
(d) 45
,ft;1 
5. In how many ways can a batsman score
exactly 25 rims by scoring single runs, fours
and sixes only, irrespective of the sequence of
scoring shots ?
(a) 18
(b)
19
(c) 20
(d) 21
6.
There are four letters and four envelopes and
exactly one letter is to be put in exactly _one
envelope with the correct • address. If the
letters are randomly inserted into the
envelopes, then consider the following
statements
1. It is possible tliat exactly one letter goes
into an incorrect envelope.
2.
There are only six· ways in which only
two letters can go into the correct
envelopes.
Which of the statements given above is/are 
correct? 
(a) 1 only 
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
XDTG-S-DNK 
( 5-A) 
9. 
Wha t is the remaind
er 
wh
en
8
5 x 87 x 
8
9 x 91 x 95 x 9
6 
is 
divided by 100
?
(a)
0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d)
4
Wh
at 
is the unit digit in the 
expansion of
(S7
Z
4
z
)
9x7x5x3xl 
?
(a) 2
(b) 
4 
(c) 6 
{d) 8 
If 
ABC 
and DEF are both 3-digit numbers
Directions for the following 3 (three) items: 
Read the following th,:ee passages and answer the 
items that follow the passages. Your answers to these 
i
te
ms should be based on the passages only. 
Passage-1 
The emissions humans put into the
atmosphere now will affect the climate in the
middle of the century and onwards. Technologic al
chan ge, meanwhile, could make a 
?
ture
transition away from fossil fuels cheap or it
might not, leaving the world with a terrible
choice between sharply reducing emissions at
huge cost or suffering through the effects of
unabate d warming. Businesses that do not hedge
against the threat of uncertain outcomes fail. The
such that A, B, C, D , 
E and 
F are 
world cannot afford such recklessness on climate
distinct non-zero digits such that 
change.
ABC + DEF = 1111, then what is the value of 
A+B+C+D+E+F? 
(a) 28
(b) 29
(c) 30
(d) 31
10. Dis a 3-digit number such that the ratio of the
number to the sum of its digits is least. What
is the difference between the digit at the
hundred's place and the digit at the unit's
place ofD?
(a) 0
(b} 7 
(c) 8
(d) 9
11.
Which one of the following statements best
reflects the crucial message conveyed by the 
author of the passage? 
(a) Businesses that cause emissions may
need to close down or pay for pollution in
future.
(b) The only solution is technological
development related to the issues of
climate change.
(c) Waiting to deal with carbon emissions
until technology improves is not a wise
strategy.
(d) Since future technological change is
uncertain, new industries should be
based on renewable energy sources.
XDTG-S-DNK ( 7 -A) 
" 
-- Pass
age-
2
En
vir
on
mental probl
ems 
cause 
health
P
r
o
b
le
ms. Substantial cha
nges 
• 
li
fi 
. m estyle can
r
e
du
ce 
enviro
nmental or health 
b pro lems, but
thi
s 
id
ea 
appears almost 
impossible to d a opt.
Wi th 
environmental proble
ms 
indi •d 
' 
VI ual 
efforts 
can b
e 
per
ceived as having a negl
imbl ? ti• e euect and 
therefo re lead to .inertia . With 
health , on the
oth
er 
hand, individual choices can mak e t he 
diff
ere
nce 
between life and death, 
literally
. ·And 
yet, 
barring a few, there seems to be th e same
col
lecti
ve lethargy towards making their choices. 
Pas
sage
-3 
·
Many people ar e 
not eating 
the 
rig ht fo od.
For some, it is simp
ly a decision to stick 
with foo
d
they enjoy but which is not too heal
thy. 
This is
leading 
to an 
in
crease in non -co
mmun icable
disease
s. 
This in turn 
leads to major 
burd
en on
our health-care systems that have the potential
to dera
il the 
economi
c p
rogress which 
is e
ssenti al
for the poor to improve ?eir lives. For others, it
is about limited 
access to nutritious food or a lack
of afford ability, leading to monotonous diets that
do not pro
vide the daily nutrients for them to
develop fully. Part of the reason nutrition is
under threat worldwide is that our food systems
are not properl y responding to nutritional needs.
12, 
W
hich 
one of the following statements best 
Somewhere along that long road from farm to 
implies the most rational assumption that can 
be made from the passage ? 
fork, there 
are serious detours taking place. 
(a) 
13. Whlch one of the following statements best
We are likely to spend more money on 
reflects the crux of the passage ?
cure than prevention. 
(bl It is the job of the governm ent to solve 
our environmental and public health 
problems. 
(c) Health can be protected even if
environmental problems go on
unattended.
(d) Loss of traditional lifestyle and the
influence of western values led to some
unhealthy ways of living.
XDTG-S-DNK 
( 9-A) 
(a)
The scheme of Universal Basic Income
should be implemented worldwide as a
way of poverty alleviation.
(b) We must place food-based nutrition at
the centre of our policy deb ate.
(c) Nutritional status of food should be
improved by creating appropriate
genetically modified crops.
(d) Using modern food . processing
technologies, we must fortify food items
with required nutrient elements.
Th
ree 
of 
the five posi
tive 
integ. 
L
4
,
ers P, q, r, s, t 17.
are 
even 
and 
tw
o o
f them ar e odd (not
For any choices of vah:1 es of X, Y and Z, the
6-digit number of the. form XY'l,XYZ is
divisibl1/by:
necessarily in order
). Consider the follow ing:
1. P
+ q + r - s - t is defin
itely 
even.
2.
2p 
+ q + 2r - 2s + t i
? 
defini tely odd.
Which 
of the above statements is/ ar e correct ?
(
a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c)
Both 1 and 2
(d)
Neither 1 nor 2
15, 
Con sider the following in respect of prime
number p and composite number c.
l. 
2.
3.
p+c 
-- can be even.
p-c 
2p + c can be odd.
pc can be odd.
Which of the statements given above are
corre ct?
(a)
1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d)
1, 2 and 3
16. A 3-digit number ABC, on multiplication with
D gives 37DD where A, B, C and D are
dif
f
erent non-zero digits. Vlhat is 'the value of
A+B+C? 
(a) 18
(b) 16
(c) 15
(d) Cannot be determined due to 
insufficient data
(a)
7 and 11 only
(b) 11 and 13 
only
(c) 7 and 13 
only
(d)
7, 11 and 13
18. 125 identical cubes are arranged in the form of· · 
a cubical block. How many cubes are
surrounded by other cubes from each side ?
(a)
27
(b
) 25
(c)
21
(d) 18
19. How many distinct 8-digit numbers can be
formed by rearranging the digits of the
nu?ber 11223344 such that odd digits occupy
odd 
positions and even digits occupy even
positi
ons?
(a)
12
(b)
18
(c)
36
(d) 72
20. A, B, C working indepe?dently can do a piece
of work in 8, 16 and 12 days respectively. A
alone works on Monday, B alone works on
Tuesday, C alone works on Wednesday; A
alone, again works on Thursday and so on.
Consider the following statements
1. The work will be finished on Thursday.
2. The work will be finished in 10 days.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a)
1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
XDTG-S-DNK 
(11-A)