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APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 1

The volcanic rock that forms as fluid lava cools rapidly is called pillow lava. This rapid chilling occurs when lava erupts directly into the water (or beneath ice) or when it flows across a shoreline and into a body of water. While the term "pillow lava" suggests a definite shape, in fact, geologists disagree. Some geologists argue that pillow lava is characterized by discrete, ellipsoidal masses. Others describe pillow lava as a tangled mass of cylindrical, interconnected flow lobes. Much of this controversy probably results from unwarranted extrapolations of the original configuration of pillow flows from two-dimensional cross-sections of eroded pillows in land outcroppings. Virtually any cross section cut through a tangled mass of interconnected flow lobes would give the appearance of a pile of discrete ellipsoidal masses. Adequate three dimensional images of intact pillows are essential for defining the true geometry of pillowed flows and thus ascertaining their mode of origin. Indeed, the term "pillow," itself suggestive of discrete masses, is probably a misnomer.

Which of the following is a fact presented in the passage?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 1

In the passage it is given that pillow lava is formed by rapid chilling occurs when lava erupts directly into the water or ice. 

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 2

The volcanic rock that forms as fluid lava cools rapidly is called pillow lava. This rapid chilling occurs when lava erupts directly into the water (or beneath ice) or when it flows across a shoreline and into a body of water. While the term "pillow lava" suggests a definite shape, in fact, geologists disagree. Some geologists argue that pillow lava is characterized by discrete, ellipsoidal masses. Others describe pillow lava as a tangled mass of cylindrical, interconnected flow lobes. Much of this controversy probably results from unwarranted extrapolations of the original configuration of pillow flows from two-dimensional cross-sections of eroded pillows in land outcroppings. Virtually any cross section cut through a tangled mass of interconnected flow lobes would give the appearance of a pile of discrete ellipsoidal masses. Adequate three dimensional images of intact pillows are essential for defining the true geometry of pillowed flows and thus ascertaining their mode of origin. Indeed, the term "pillow," itself suggestive of discrete masses, is probably a misnomer.

In the passage, the author is primarily interested in

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 2

From the passage it is easily concluded that the author interested in analyzing the controversy of pillow lava. 

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APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 3

The volcanic rock that forms as fluid lava cools rapidly is called pillow lava. This rapid chilling occurs when lava erupts directly into the water (or beneath ice) or when it flows across a shoreline and into a body of water. While the term "pillow lava" suggests a definite shape, in fact, geologists disagree. Some geologists argue that pillow lava is characterized by discrete, ellipsoidal masses. Others describe pillow lava as a tangled mass of cylindrical, interconnected flow lobes. Much of this controversy probably results from unwarranted extrapolations of the original configuration of pillow flows from two-dimensional cross-sections of eroded pillows in land outcroppings. Virtually any cross section cut through a tangled mass of interconnected flow lobes would give the appearance of a pile of discrete ellipsoidal masses. Adequate three dimensional images of intact pillows are essential for defining the true geometry of pillowed flows and thus ascertaining their mode of origin. Indeed, the term "pillow," itself suggestive of discrete masses, is probably a misnomer.

The author of the passage would most probably agree that the geologists mentioned (“Some geologists”) have made which of the following  errors in reasoning?

  1. Generalized unjustifiably from available evidence.
  2. Deliberately ignored existing counterevidence.
  3. Repeatedly failed to take new evidence into account.

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 3

In the passage author observes that the controversy is due to the availability of misleading information. So, the author agrees that some geologist Generalized unjustifiably from available evidence. 

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 4

When a particular positive number is divided by 3, the remainder is 1. If the same number is divided by 5, the remainder is 4. If the difference between the quotients of the division is 3, then find the number.

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 4

Let the quotients when this number is divided by 3 and 5 be x and y respectively.

(Note that x will be greater than y as 3 is smaller than 5).

Number = 3x + 1 = 5y + 4

Given that, x – y = 3

On solving both equation we get, x = 6, y=3

Thus the number is 5 × 3 + 4= 19. 

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 5

Jyoti bought two varieties of pulses, costing Rs 50 per kg and Rs 60 per kg each, and mixed them in some ratio. Then she sold the mixture at Rs 70 per kg, making a profit of 20 percent. What was the ratio of the mixture?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 5

Let 1: k be the ratio in which Jyoti mixed the two types of pulses.

Then a sample of (1+k) kg of the mixture should equal 1 kg of pulses of the first type and k kg of pulses of the second type.

The pulses of the first type cost 50 Rs a kg and that of the second type costs 60 rupees a kg. Hence, it cost him: (1 kg 50 rupees per kg) + (k kg 60 rupees per kg) = 50 + 60k

Since she sold the mixture at 70 rupees per kg, he must have sold the net (1+k) kg of the mixture at 70(1+k).

Since she earned 20% profit doing this, 70(1+k) must be 20% more than 50+60k.

Hence, we have the equation

So, the required ratio be 1: 5 

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 6

Statement: Many cases of cholera were reported from a nearby village.
Courses of action:

  1. The question to be raised in the legislative assembly.
  2. A team of doctors should be rushed to the village.
Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 6

(1) course of action is not the immediate relief to the victims. Thus (1) is not the right course of action to be chosen for the problem. The immediate medical aid will definitely mitigate the problem to a large extent. Thus (2) course of action is the immediate action to be taken and it is the remedial step. 

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 7

In a class of 70 students, a boy is ranked 18th When five boys joined, his rank was dropped by two. What is his new rank from the end?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 7

After 5 boys joined, total strength of class = 70 + 5 = 75

As rank was dropped by two from 18th rank, new rank is 20.

Rank of the boy from the beginning = 20

Number of students below his rank = 75 - 20 = 55

Rank from the end = (75- 20) + 1 = 56 

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 8

Choose the box that is similar to the box formed from the given sheet of paper

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 8

In this case × lies opposite -;

+ lies opposite @;

$ lies opposite %.

Opposite sides cannot be adjacent. So, figure (1) and figure (2) rejected. So, figure (3) and figure (4) may be the similar box.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 9

Bigotry and racism are among the deadliest social ills plaguing the world today, but, unlike a team of costumed super-villains, they can’t be halted with a punch in the snoot or a zap from a ray gun. The only way to destroy them is to expose them - to reveal them for the insidious evils they really are. The bigot is an unreasoning hater - one who hates blindly, fanatically,

indiscriminately. If his hang-up is black men, he hates ALL black men. If a redhead once offended him, he hates ALL redheads. If some foreigner beat him to a job, he’s down on ALL foreigners. He hates people he’s never seen - people he’s never known - with equality intensity - with equal venom. Now, we’re not trying to say it’s

unreasonable for one human being to bug another. But, although anyone has the right to dislike another individual, it’s totally irrational, patently insane to condemn an entire race - to despise an entire nation - to vilify an entire religion. Sooner or later, we must learn to judge each other on our own merits. Sooner or later, if man is ever to be worthy of his destiny, we must fill our hearts with tolerance. For then, and only then, will we be truly worthy of the concept that man was created in the image of God - a God who calls us ALL - His children. Pax et Justitia

Q. According to the author, what is the way to halt Bigots?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 9
In the passage, the author mentioned that we can’t halt them by punching in snoot or by punishing them. The best way to halt them is to expose them make people aware about the insidious evils they really are.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 10

Bigotry and racism are among the deadliest social ills plaguing the world today, but, unlike a team of costumed super-villains, they can’t be halted with a punch in the snoot or a zap from a ray gun. The only way to destroy them is to expose them - to reveal them for the insidious evils they really are. The bigot is an unreasoning hater - one who hates blindly, fanatically,

indiscriminately. If his hang-up is black men, he hates ALL black men. If a redhead once offended him, he hates ALL redheads. If some foreigner beat him to a job, he’s down on ALL foreigners. He hates people he’s never seen - people he’s never known - with equality intensity - with equal venom. Now, we’re not trying to say it’s

unreasonable for one human being to bug another. But, although anyone has the right to dislike another individual, it’s totally irrational, patently insane to condemn an entire race - to despise an entire nation - to vilify an entire religion. Sooner or later, we must learn to judge each other on our own merits. Sooner or later, if man is ever to be worthy of his destiny, we must fill our hearts with tolerance. For then, and only then, will we be truly worthy of the concept that man was created in the image of God - a God who calls us ALL - His children. Pax et Justitia

Q. According to the author, Radicals hate which type of person?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 10
In the passage, Author mentioned that “if his (bigot) hang-up is black men, he hates ALL black men. If a redhead once offended him, he hates ALL redheads. If some foreigner beat him to a job, he’s down on ALL foreigners. He hates people he’s never seen – people he’s never known – with equality intensity – with equal venom” implies that Bigot hates every person of community or race of which community or race a person once offended him.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 11

Bigotry and racism are among the deadliest social ills plaguing the world today, but, unlike a team of costumed super-villains, they can’t be halted with a punch in the snoot or a zap from a ray gun. The only way to destroy them is to expose them - to reveal them for the insidious evils they really are. The bigot is an unreasoning hater - one who hates blindly, fanatically,

indiscriminately. If his hang-up is black men, he hates ALL black men. If a redhead once offended him, he hates ALL redheads. If some foreigner beat him to a job, he’s down on ALL foreigners. He hates people he’s never seen - people he’s never known - with equality intensity - with equal venom. Now, we’re not trying to say it’s

unreasonable for one human being to bug another. But, although anyone has the right to dislike another individual, it’s totally irrational, patently insane to condemn an entire race - to despise an entire nation - to vilify an entire religion. Sooner or later, we must learn to judge each other on our own merits. Sooner or later, if man is ever to be worthy of his destiny, we must fill our hearts with tolerance. For then, and only then, will we be truly worthy of the concept that man was created in the image of God - a God who calls us ALL - His children. Pax et Justitia

Q. Which of the following inferred from the passage?

  1. Best way to halt bigotry and racism by exposing this type of person.

  2. The author wants people to judge anyone on its merits, not on its race.

  3. The author wants to stop bigot by zapping them from a ray gun.

  4. The author hopes that someday people would be Peaceful and Just.

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 11
The author mentioned in the passage that we can’t halt bigotry by zapping them with a ray gun. So, statement (3) doesn’t infer from the passage in the same line the author mentioned that the only way to halt them is to expose them. At the end of the passage, the author mentioned that we must learn to judge each other on our own merits and at last author mentioned that “us ALL – His children. Pax et Justitia implies peaceful and just.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 12

There are distinct phases of outside help to end a conflict. In the first phase focus is on providing food, water, shelter and medicine to refugees, i.e., humanitarian. In the second, emphasis is on the refugees returning home while in the last phase long-term investments and strengthening of courts is the main focus. However, once a conflict is over, aid agencies sanctioned by the World Bank send study groups instead of requisite personnel. There is a gap of several years before moving from humanitarian relief arrives the war has restarted. It is possible to restart economic development through targeted "quick impact" initiatives. Most economies in post conflict countries are based on agriculture. Providing free packages of seeds, fertilizers and low-cost equipment quickly will ensure that former soldiers will return to their farms and establish their livelihood. But the window of opportunity closes quickly and

one has to implement these measures almost immediately.

Q. Which of the following is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage?

  1. Focus in the first phase of a war is on providing humanitarian aid

  2. Adequate time must be taken to plan and implement quick impact strategies.

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 12
From the passage it is concluded that author implies that quick impact strategies is to be adopted quick. So (2) isn’t true.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 13

There are distinct phases of outside help to end a conflict. In the first phase focus is on providing food, water, shelter and medicine to refugees, i.e., humanitarian. In the second, emphasis is on the refugees returning home while in the last phase long-term investments and strengthening of courts is the main focus. However, once a conflict is over, aid agencies sanctioned by the World Bank send study groups instead of requisite personnel. There is a gap of several years before moving from humanitarian relief arrives the war has restarted. It is possible to restart economic development through targeted "quick impact" initiatives. Most economies in post conflict countries are based on agriculture. Providing free packages of seeds, fertilizers and low-cost equipment quickly will ensure that former soldiers will return to their farms and establish their livelihood. But the window of opportunity closes quickly and

one has to implement these measures almost immediately.

Q. What is the benefit of "quick impact" aid?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 13
In the passage it is mentioned “. There is a gap of several years before moving from humanitarian relief arrives the war has restarted. It is possible to restart economic development through targeted "quick impact" initiatives.” implies that quick impact provide alternate livelihood to soldiers before war can restart.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 14

What is the remainder when 55 is divided by 8?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 14

We know that 55= 5 × 52 × 52

The number immediately before 25 that is divisible by 8 is 24.

Hence, replace 25 with 24+1.

Then we have:

= 55 = 5(252) = 5(24 + 1)2 = 5(242 + 2 × 24 × 1 + 12)

= 5 × 242 + 5 × 2 × 24 + 5 × 1

Now,

Hence, the remainder is 5.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 15

The main benefit to the economy from an active stock market is the ready availability of risk capital for investment in equities through the primary market. For that risk capital be readily available. Investors need to have an easy exit route. A liquid secondary market provides an easy exit route through the active involvement of buyers and sellers. It does not matter whether these buyers and sellers have short or long term investment horizons. Liquidity in the market is enhanced by leveraged players who either borrow to play the market or achieve a similar result through futures contracts whose economic value includes financing costs. Short sellers confer a similar benefit by borrowing stock or achieving the same result through futures contracts.

Q. Which of the following inference(s) is/are definitely true?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 15
From the passage it can be inferred that Passive stock market enhances availability of capital.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 16

Directions : Study the following statements carefully and answer the questions below.

Statement-1:   Ramu’s father has five children.
Statement-2: Ramu has four sisters.

Q. How many brothers does Ram have?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 16

Ramu’s father has five children in which four are sisters. Clearly, Ramu is the only son in the family. Thus, we can say, Ramu has no brother.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 17

Milankovitch proposed in the early twentieth century that the ice ages were caused by variations in the Earth’s orbit around the Sun. For some time, this theory was considered untestable, largely because there was no sufficiently precise chronology of the ice ages with which the orbital variations could be matched. To establish such a chronology, it is necessary to determine the relative amounts of land ice that existed at various times in the Earth’s past. A recent discovery makes such a determination possible: relative land-ice volume for a given period can be deduced from the ratio of two oxygen isotopes, 16 and 18, found in ocean sediments. Almost all the oxygen in water is oxygen 16, but a few molecules out of every thousand incorporate the heavier isotope 18.

When an ice age begins, the continental ice sheets grow, steadily reducing the amount of water evaporated from the ocean that will eventually return to it. Because heavier isotopes tend to be left behind when water evaporates from the ocean surfaces, the remaining ocean water becomes progressively enriched in oxygen 18. The degree of enrichment can be determined by analyzing ocean sediments of the period, because these sediments are composed of calcium carbonate shells of marine organisms, shells that were constructed with oxygen atoms drawn from the surrounding ocean. The higher the ratio of oxygen 18 to oxygen 16 in a sedimentary specimen, the more land ice there was when the sediment was laid down.

According to the passage, which of the following is true of the ratios of oxygen isotopes in ocean sediments?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 17
According to passage ratios of oxygen isotopes in ocean sediments can be used to deduce the relative volume of land ice that was present when the sediment was laid down.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 18

Milankovitch proposed in the early twentieth century that the ice ages were caused by variations in the Earth’s orbit around the Sun. For some time, this theory was considered untestable, largely because there was no sufficiently precise chronology of the ice ages with which the orbital variations could be matched. To establish such a chronology, it is necessary to determine the relative amounts of land ice that existed at various times in the Earth’s past. A recent discovery makes such a determination possible: relative land-ice volume for a given period can be deduced from the ratio of two oxygen isotopes, 16 and 18, found in ocean sediments. Almost all the oxygen in water is oxygen 16, but a few molecules out of every thousand incorporate the heavier isotope 18.

When an ice age begins, the continental ice sheets grow, steadily reducing the amount of water evaporated from the ocean that will eventually return to it. Because heavier isotopes tend to be left behind when water evaporates from the ocean surfaces, the remaining ocean water becomes progressively enriched in oxygen 18. The degree of enrichment can be determined by analyzing ocean sediments of the period, because these sediments are composed of calcium carbonate shells of marine organisms, shells that were constructed with oxygen atoms drawn from the surrounding ocean. The higher the ratio of oxygen 18 to oxygen 16 in a sedimentary specimen, the more land ice there was when the sediment was laid down.

It can be inferred from the passage that precipitation formed from evaporated ocean water has

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 18
From the passage we can infer that precipitation formed from evaporated ocean water has less oxygen 18 than does ocean water.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 19

According to Bruce Hoffman, an American specialist on political violence, old terrorism generally had a specific manifesto-to overthrow a colonial power or the capitalist system and so on. These terrorists were not shy about planting a bomb or hijacking an aircraft and they set some limit to their brutality. Killing so many innocent people might turn their natural supporters off. Political terrorists want a lot of people watching but not a lot of people dead. “Old terrorism sought to change the world while the new sort is often practised by those who believe that the world has gone beyond redemption”, he added. Hoffman says, “New terrorism has no long-term agenda but is ruthless in its short-term intentions. It is often just a cacophonous cry of protest or an outburst of religious intolerance or a protest against the West in general and the US in particular. Its perpetrators may be religious fanatics or diehard opponent of a government and see no reason to show restraint. They are simply intent on inflicting the maximum amount of pain of the victim.”

According to the author of the passage, the root cause of terrorism is

1. Religious fanaticism

2. socio-political changes in countries

3. The enormous population growth

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 19
In the passage it is mentioned that it is often just a cacophonous cry of protest or an outburst of religious intolerance implies that according to author Religious fanaticism is the root cause of terrorism.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 20

According to Bruce Hoffman, an American specialist on political violence, old terrorism generally had a specific manifesto-to overthrow a colonial power or the capitalist system and so on. These terrorists were not shy about planting a bomb or hijacking an aircraft and they set some limit to their brutality. Killing so many innocent people might turn their natural supporters off. Political terrorists want a lot of people watching but not a lot of people dead. “Old terrorism sought to change the world while the new sort is often practised by those who believe that the world has gone beyond redemption”, he added. Hoffman says, “New terrorism has no long-term agenda but is ruthless in its short-term intentions. It is often just a cacophonous cry of protest or an outburst of religious intolerance or a protest against the West in general and the US in particular. Its perpetrators may be religious fanatics or diehard opponent of a government and see no reason to show restraint. They are simply intent on inflicting the maximum amount of pain of the victim.”

The sole objective of the old terrorism, according to Hoffman, was to

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 20

According to Hoffman old terrorism generally had a specific manifesto-to overthrow a colonial power or the capitalist system and so on.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 21

According to Bruce Hoffman, an American specialist on political violence, old terrorism generally had a specific manifesto-to overthrow a colonial power or the capitalist system and so on. These terrorists were not shy about planting a bomb or hijacking an aircraft and they set some limit to their brutality. Killing so many innocent people might turn their natural supporters off. Political terrorists want a lot of people watching but not a lot of people dead. “Old terrorism sought to change the world while the new sort is often practised by those who believe that the world has gone beyond redemption”, he added. Hoffman says, “New terrorism has no long-term agenda but is ruthless in its short-term intentions. It is often just a cacophonous cry of protest or an outburst of religious intolerance or a protest against the West in general and the US in particular. Its perpetrators may be religious fanatics or die hard opponent of a government and see no reason to show restraint. They are simply intent on inflicting the maximum amount of pain of the victim.”

Which of the following statements is true about new terrorism?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 21
New terrorism has no long-term agenda but is ruthless in its short-term intentions.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 22

Adam, Boris and Khan start from the same place and travel in the same direction at speeds of 15, 30 and 60 km per hour respectively. Boris starts two hours after Adam. If Boris and Khan overtake Adam at the same instant, how many hours after Adam did Khan start?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 22
Let us assume that Adam started running at 10 AM and Boris started at 12 noon.

So, in these two hours’ distance travelled by Adam is 30 km and the relative speed of Boris with respect to Adam is 15 km/hr.

So Boris will overtake Adam after =30/15 =2 hrs

So, Boris reaches there at 2 PM.

So, Khan also overtakes Adam at 2 PM.

Let us assume Khan takes t time to overtake Adam and the relative speed of Khan with respect to Adam is 45 km/hr and Adam ran for 4 hrs.

So, distance travelled by Adam is:

= time × speed

= 4 × 45 ……. (i)

While Khan's distance travelled is:

=t × 60 -------- (ii)

Since distance travelled by them is equal,

⇒ (i) = (ii)

⇒ 4 × 45 = t × 60

T = 3 hours

So, after 3 hrs, Khan will start running.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 23

If the 1st day of a century is Friday then what could be the 1st day of the next century.

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 23
In a period of 100 years there are 23 or 24 leap years (as for century year it might be or might not be a leap year, as 1900 was not a leap year)

Number of odd days in a period of 100 years is 100 + 23 or 100 + 24 or 123/124 odd days.

Number of odd days in 100 years is when 123/124 is divided by 7, remainder is 4 or 5.

So next century should start with Monday or Tuesday.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 24

If '+’ means 'x’, ‘-’ means  ÷ ’, ÷’ means ‘+’ and 'x’ means ‘-’, then what will be the value of (16 ÷  32 - 2 x 3 + 4) = ?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 24

Given that

Equation is (16 ÷ 32 - 2 × 3 + 4)

Now, by assigning the proper signs in the given expression,

16 + 32 ÷ 2 – 3 x 4 = 16 + 16 – 12 = 20

 

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 25

Passage 4

The period between 1880 and 1900 was a boom time for American politics. The country was for once free of the threat of war, and many of its citizens were living comfortably. However, as these two decades went by, the American farmer found it harder and harder to live comfortably. Crops such as cotton and wheat, once the bulwark of agriculture, were selling at prices so low that it was nearly impossible for farmers to make a profit. Furthermore, improvements in transportation allowed foreign competition to materialize, making it harder for American farmers to dispose of surplus crop. Finally, years of drought in the Midwest and the downward spiral of businesses in the 1890s devastated many of the nation's farmers. As a result of the agricultural depression, many farm groups, most notably the Populist Party, arose to fight what farmers saw as the reasons for the decline in agriculture. During the last twenty years of the nineteenth century, many farmers in the United States saw monopolies and trusts, railroads, and money shortages and the demonetization of silver as threats to their way of life, though in many cases their complaints were not valid.

The growth of the railroad was one of the most significant elements in American economic growth. However, in many ways, the railroads hurt small shippers and farmers. Extreme competition between rail companies necessitated some way to win business. To do this, many railroads offered rebates and drawbacks to larger shippers who utilized the railroad's services. However, this practice hurt smaller shippers, including farmers, for often times railroad companies would charge more to ship products short distances than they would for long trips. The rail companies justified this practice by asserting that if they did not provide such rebates, they would not make enough profit to stay in business. In his testimony to the Senate Cullom Committee, George W. Parker stated, "... the operating expense of this road...requires a certain volume of business to meet these fixed expenses....in some seasons of the year, the local business of the road...is not sufficient to make the  earnings...when we make up a train of ten of fifteen cars of local freight...we can attach fifteen or twenty cars...of strictly through business. We can take the latter at a very low rate than go without it..." Later, when asked of the consequences of charging local traffic the same rate as through freight, Mr. Parker responded, "Bankruptcy, inevitably and speedy ..." While the railroads felt that they must use this practice to make a profit, the farmers were justified in complaining, for they were seriously injured by it. The railroads regularly used rebates and drawbacks to help win the business of large shippers, and made up this loss in profit by increasing the cost to smaller shippers such as farmers. As a result, many farmers, already hurt by the downslide in agriculture, were ruined. Thus, the farmers of the late nineteenth century had a valid complaint against railroad shippers, for these farmers were hurt by the unfair practices of the railroads.

Near the end of the nineteenth century, business began to centralize, leading to the rise of monopolies and trusts. Falling prices, along with the need for better efficiency in industry, led to the rise of such companies as Carnegie Steel and Standard Oil, which controlled a majority of the nation's supply of raw steel and oil, respectively. The rise of these monopolies and trusts concerned many farmers, for they felt that the disappearance of competition would lead to erratic and unreasonable price rises that would hurt consumers. James B. Weaver, the Populist party's presidential candidate in the 1892 election, summed up the feelings of many Americans of the period in his work, "A Call to Action: An Interpretation of the Great Uprising". He wrote, "It is clear that trusts are...in conflict with the Common law. They are monopolies organized to destroy competition and restrain trade.... Once they secure control of a given line, they are master of the situation... They can limit the price of the raw material so as to impoverish the producer, drive him to a single market, reduce the price of every class of labor connected with the trade, throw out of employment large numbers persons...and finally...they increase the price to the consumer...."

Accordingly, it appears that the main weapons of the trust are threats, intimidation, bribery, fraud, wreck, and pillaging. However, the facts refute many of Weaver's charges against the monopolies. While it is true that many companies used questionable means to achieve their monopoly, many were not out to crush competitors. To the contrary, John D. Rockefeller, head of Standard Oil, competed ruthlessly not to crush other refiners but to persuade them to join Standard Oil and share the business so all could profit. Furthermore, the fear that the monopolies would raise prices unreasonably was never realized. Prices tended to fall during the latter part of the 1800's creating what some have called a "consumer's millennium".

 

Q. According to the passage, what is the most accurate definition of bulwark as it is used in the first paragraph?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 25

First, be sure to find the sentence that uses the word bulwark , as you are being asked to infer from the passage what the meaning of the word is. In this case, bulwark can have one of several meanings, so you need to know exactly how it is being used. In the first paragraph, it is stated: Crops such as cotton and wheat, once the bulwark of agriculture ... . Now replace the word bulwark in this phrase with each of the provided answer choices. Which one makes sense? Only the bulk of makes sense here. All of the other phrases, although they may be fitting for a definition of the word bulwark when used in another context, are here no appropriate.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 26

Passage 4

The period between 1880 and 1900 was a boom time for American politics. The country was for once free of the threat of war, and many of its citizens were living comfortably. However, as these two decades went by, the American farmer found it harder and harder to live comfortably. Crops such as cotton and wheat, once the bulwark of agriculture, were selling at prices so low that it was nearly impossible for farmers to make a profit. Furthermore, improvements in transportation allowed foreign competition to materialize, making it harder for American farmers to dispose of surplus crop. Finally, years of drought in the Midwest and the downward spiral of businesses in the 1890s devastated many of the nation's farmers. As a result of the agricultural depression, many farm groups, most notably the Populist Party, arose to fight what farmers saw as the reasons for the decline in agriculture. During the last twenty years of the nineteenth century, many farmers in the United States saw monopolies and trusts, railroads, and money shortages and the demonetization of silver as threats to their way of life, though in many cases their complaints were not valid.

The growth of the railroad was one of the most significant elements in American economic growth. However, in many ways, the railroads hurt small shippers and farmers. Extreme competition between rail companies necessitated some way to win business. To do this, many railroads offered rebates and drawbacks to larger shippers who utilized the railroad's services. However, this practice hurt smaller shippers, including farmers, for often times railroad companies would charge more to ship products short distances than they would for long trips. The rail companies justified this practice by asserting that if they did not provide such rebates, they would not make enough profit to stay in business. In his testimony to the Senate Cullom Committee, George W. Parker stated, "... the operating expense of this road...requires a certain volume of business to meet these fixed expenses....in some seasons of the year, the local business of the road...is not sufficient to make the 

earnings...when we make up a train of ten of fifteen cars of local freight...we can attach fifteen or twenty cars...of strictly through business. We can take the latter at a very low rate than go without it..." Later, when asked of the consequences of charging local traffic the same rate as through freight, Mr. Parker responded, "Bankruptcy, inevitably and speedy ..." While the railroads felt that they must use this practice to make a profit, the farmers were justified in complaining, for they were seriously injured by it. The railroads regularly used rebates and drawbacks to help win the business of large shippers, and made up this loss in profit by increasing the cost to smaller shippers such as farmers. As a result, many farmers, already hurt by the downslide in agriculture, were ruined. Thus, the farmers of the late nineteenth century had a valid complaint against railroad shippers, for these farmers were hurt by the unfair practices of the railroads.

Near the end of the nineteenth century, business began to centralize, leading to the rise of monopolies and trusts. Falling prices, along with the need for better efficiency in industry, led to the rise of such companies as Carnegie Steel and Standard Oil, which controlled a majority of the nation's supply of raw steel and oil, respectively. The rise of these monopolies and trusts concerned many farmers, for they felt that the disappearance of competition would lead to erratic and unreasonable price rises that would hurt consumers. James B. Weaver, the Populist party's presidential candidate in the 1892 election, summed up the feelings of many Americans of the period in his work, "A Call to Action: An Interpretation of the Great Uprising". He wrote, "It is clear that trusts are...in conflict with the Common law. They are monopolies organized to destroy competition and restrain trade.... Once they secure control of a given line, they are master of the situation... They can limit the price of the raw material so as to impoverish the producer, drive him to a single market, reduce the price of every class of labor connected with the trade, throw out of employment large numbers persons...and finally...they increase the price to the consumer...."

Accordingly, it appears that the main weapons of the trust are threats, intimidation, bribery, fraud, wreck, and pillaging. However, the facts refute many of Weaver's charges against the monopolies. While it is true that many companies used questionable means to achieve their monopoly, many were not out to crush competitors. To the contrary, John D. Rockefeller, head of Standard Oil, competed ruthlessly not to crush other refiners but to persuade them to join Standard Oil and share the business so all could profit. Furthermore, the fear that the monopolies would raise prices unreasonably was never realized. Prices tended to fall during the latter part of the 1800's creating what some have called a "consumer's millennium".

Q. According to the passage, the advent of what component of business made it difficult for farmers to dispose of surplus materials?  

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 26

Remember that whenever a question begins with "according to the passage", be rest assured that the answer is either directly or indirectly provided in the passage. Quickly skim over the passage to look for that part that discusses surpluses. In the first paragraph, it is written: Furthermore, improvements in transportation allowed foreign competition to materialize, making it harder for American farmers to dispose of surplus crop. According to the passage, improvements in transportation and the subsequent rise of foreign competition is what made it difficult to dispose of surplus.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 27

Passage 4

The period between 1880 and 1900 was a boom time for American politics. The country was for once free of the threat of war, and many of its citizens were living comfortably. However, as these two decades went by, the American farmer found it harder and harder to live comfortably. Crops such as cotton and wheat, once the bulwark of agriculture, were selling at prices so low that it was nearly impossible for farmers to make a profit. Furthermore, improvements in transportation allowed foreign competition to materialize, making it harder for American farmers to dispose of surplus crop. Finally, years of drought in the Midwest and the downward spiral of businesses in the 1890s devastated many of the nation's farmers. As a result of the agricultural depression, many farm groups, most notably the Populist Party, arose to fight what farmers saw as the reasons for the decline in agriculture. During the last twenty years of the nineteenth century, many farmers in the United States saw monopolies and trusts, railroads, and money shortages and the demonetization of silver as threats to their way of life, though in many cases their complaints were not valid.

The growth of the railroad was one of the most significant elements in American economic growth. However, in many ways, the railroads hurt small shippers and farmers. Extreme competition between rail companies necessitated some way to win business. To do this, many railroads offered rebates and drawbacks to larger shippers who utilized the railroad's services. However, this practice hurt smaller shippers, including farmers, for often times railroad companies would charge more to ship products short distances than they would for long trips. The rail companies justified this practice by asserting that if they did not provide such rebates, they would not make enough profit to stay in business. In his testimony to the Senate Cullom Committee, George W. Parker stated, "... the operating expense of this road...requires a certain volume of business to meet these fixed expenses....in some seasons of the year, the local business of the road...is not sufficient to make the earnings...when we make up a train of ten of fifteen cars of local freight...we can attach fifteen or twenty cars...of strictly through business. We can take the latter at a very low rate than go without it..." Later, when asked of the consequences of charging local traffic the same rate as through freight, Mr. Parker responded, "Bankruptcy, inevitably and speedy ..." While the railroads felt that they must use this practice to make a profit, the farmers were justified in complaining, for they were seriously injured by it. The railroads regularly used rebates and drawbacks to help win the business of large shippers, and made up this loss in profit by increasing the cost to smaller shippers such as farmers. As a result, many farmers, already hurt by the downslide in agriculture, were ruined. Thus, the farmers of the late nineteenth century had a valid complaint against railroad shippers, for these farmers were hurt by the unfair practices of the railroads.

Near the end of the nineteenth century, business began to centralize, leading to the rise of monopolies and trusts. Falling prices, along with the need for better efficiency in industry, led to the rise of such companies as Carnegie Steel and Standard Oil, which controlled a majority of the nation's supply of raw steel and oil, respectively. The rise of these monopolies and trusts concerned many farmers, for they felt that the disappearance of competition would lead to erratic and unreasonable price rises that would hurt consumers. James B. Weaver, the Populist party's presidential candidate in the 1892 election, summed up the feelings of many Americans of the period in his work, "A Call to Action: An Interpretation of the Great Uprising". He wrote, "It is clear that trusts are...in conflict with the Common law. They are monopolies organized to destroy competition and restrain trade.... Once they secure control of a given line, they are master of the situation... They can limit the price of the raw material so as to impoverish the producer, drive him to a single market, reduce the price of every class of labor connected with the trade, throw out of employment large numbers persons...and finally...they increase the price to the consumer...."

Accordingly, it appears that the main weapons of the trust are threats, intimidation, bribery, fraud, wreck, and pillaging. However, the facts refute many of Weaver's charges against the monopolies. While it is true that many companies used questionable means to achieve their monopoly, many were not out to crush competitors. To the contrary, John D. Rockefeller, head of Standard Oil, competed ruthlessly not to crush other refiners but to persuade them to join Standard Oil and share the business so all could profit. Furthermore, the fear that the monopolies would raise prices unreasonably was never realized. Prices tended to fall during the latter part of the 1800's creating what some have called a "consumer's millennium".

 

Q. Which of the following is a possible final sentence to the final paragraph?

Detailed Solution for APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 27

When asked to select a possible "final" or "next" sentence, you have to analyze the organization and style of the essay. Here, the last paragraph is about complaints that were made against monopolies. Remember that you have to select the best answer, not merely a good answer. First eliminate those choices which may be true in this case but which would not follow logically at the last paragraph. Eliminate choices 2 and 3. Choice lisa valid next sentence, and actually sums up or concludes the arguments that are made in the final paragraph. Choice 4, although it may have been true, is not the focus of the last paragraph or essay, so eliminate that.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 28

If the sum of three consecutive even integers is 90, what is the largest of these integers?

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Three consecutive even integers are, 2x, 2x + 2, 2x + 4
Sum = 90
2x + 2x + 2 + 2x + 4 = 90
6x + 6 = 90
6x = 84
x = 84 / 6
x = 14
2x = 28, 2x + 2 = 30, 2x + 4 = 32

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 29

Consider the following statements:
1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes.
2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the higher altitudes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Higher altitudes = colder atmosphere = less biodiversity.

APPSC (Arunachal Pradesh) Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test- 2 - Question 30

If the square root of a number is greater than that number, then that number could be

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For any number between 0 and 1, its square root is greater than that number.

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