UPSC CSE Prelims Paper 2 (CSAT) Mock Test - 23 (June 9, 2021) - UPSC MCQ

Recently, Gosh Babu spent his winter vacation on Kya-kya Island. During the vacation, he visited the local casino where he came across a new card game. Two players, using a normal deck of 52 playing cards, play this game. One player is called the 'dealer' and the other is called the 'player'. First, the player picks a card at random from the deck. This is called the base card. The amount in rupees equal to the face value of the base card is called the base amount. The face values of ace, king, queen and jack are ten. For other cards the face value is the number on the card. Once the 'player' picks a card from the deck, the 'dealer' pays him the base amount. Then, the 'dealer' picks a card from the deck and this card is called the top card. If the top card is of the same suit as the base card, the 'player' pays twice the base amount to the 'dealer'. If the top card is of the same colour as the base card (but not the same suit), then the 'player' pays the base amount to the 'dealer'. If the top card happens to be of a different colour than the base card, the 'dealer' pays the base amount to the 'player'. 
Ghosh Babu played the game four times. First time he picked eight of clubs and the 'dealer' picked queen of clubs. Second time, he picked ten of hearts and the 'dealer' picked two of spades. Next time, Ghosh Babu picked six of diamonds and the 'dealer' picked ace of hearts. Lastly, he picked eight of spades and the 'dealer' picked jack of spades. Answer the following questions based on these four games.

Q. If Ghosh Babu stopped playing the game when his gain would be maximized, the gain in Rs. would have been :

Recently, Gosh Babu spent his winter vacation on Kya-kya Island. During the vacation, he visited the local casino where he came across a new card game. Two players, using a normal deck of 52 playing cards, play this game. One player is called the 'dealer' and the other is called the 'player'. First, the player picks a card at random from the deck. This is called the base card. The amount in rupees equal to the face value of the base card is called the base amount. The face values of ace, king, queen and jack are ten. For other cards the face value is the number on the card. Once the 'player' picks a card from the deck, the 'dealer' pays him the base amount. Then, the 'dealer' picks a card from the deck and this card is called the top card. If the top card is of the same suit as the base card, the 'player' pays twice the base amount to the 'dealer'. If the top card is of the same colour as the base card (but not the same suit), then the 'player' pays the base amount to the 'dealer'. If the top card happens to be of a different colour than the base card, the 'dealer' pays the base amount to the 'player'. 
Ghosh Babu played the game four times. First time he picked eight of clubs and the 'dealer' picked queen of clubs. Second time, he picked ten of hearts and the 'dealer' picked two of spades. Next time, Ghosh Babu picked six of diamonds and the 'dealer' picked ace of hearts. Lastly, he picked eight of spades and the 'dealer' picked jack of spades. Answer the following questions based on these four games.

Q. If the final amount of money that Ghosh Babu had with him was Rs. 100, what was the initial amount he had with him ?

Recently, Gosh Babu spent his winter vacation on Kya-kya Island. During the vacation, he visited the local casino where he came across a new card game. Two players, using a normal deck of 52 playing cards, play this game. One player is called the 'dealer' and the other is called the 'player'. First, the player picks a card at random from the deck. This is called the base card. The amount in rupees equal to the face value of the base card is called the base amount. The face values of ace, king, queen and jack are ten. For other cards the face value is the number on the card. Once the 'player' picks a card from the deck, the 'dealer' pays him the base amount. Then, the 'dealer' picks a card from the deck and this card is called the top card. If the top card is of the same suit as the base card, the 'player' pays twice the base amount to the 'dealer'. If the top card is of the same colour as the base card (but not the same suit), then the 'player' pays the base amount to the 'dealer'. If the top card happens to be of a different colour than the base card, the 'dealer' pays the base amount to the 'player'. 
Ghosh Babu played the game four times. First time he picked eight of clubs and the 'dealer' picked queen of clubs. Second time, he picked ten of hearts and the 'dealer' picked two of spades. Next time, Ghosh Babu picked six of diamonds and the 'dealer' picked ace of hearts. Lastly, he picked eight of spades and the 'dealer' picked jack of spades. Answer the following questions based on these four games.

Q. The initial money Ghosh Babu had (before the beginning of the game sessions) was Rs. X. At no point did he have to borrow any money. What is the minimum possible value of X ?

There are six teachers A, B, C, D, E and F in a school. Each of the teachers teaches two subjects, one compulsory subject and the other optional subject. D's optional subject is History while three others have it as compulsory subject. E and F have Physics as one of their subjects. F's compulsory subject is Mathematics which is an optional subject of both C and E. History and English are A's subjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, they are reverse of those of D's. Chemistry is an optional subject of any one of them. There is only one female teacher in the school who has English as her compulsory subject.

Q. What is C's compulsory subject?

There are six teachers A, B, C, D, E and F in a school. Each of the teachers teaches two subjects, one compulsory subject and the other optional subject. D's optional subject is History while three others have it as compulsory subject. E and F have Physics as one of their subjects. F's compulsory subject is Mathematics which is an optional subject of both C and E. History and English are A's subjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, they are reverse of those of D's. Chemistry is an optional subject of any one of them. There is only one female teacher in the school who has English as her compulsory subject.

Q. Who is a female member in the group?

There are six teachers A, B, C, D, E and F in a school. Each of the teachers teaches two subjects, one compulsory subject and the other optional subject. D's optional subject is History while three others have it as compulsory subject. E and F have Physics as one of their subjects. F's compulsory subject is Mathematics which is an optional subject of both C and E. History and English are A's subjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, they are reverse of those of D's. Chemistry is an optional subject of any one of them. There is only one female teacher in the school who has English as her compulsory subject.

Q. Who among the following has same compulsory and optional subjects as those of F's?

There are six teachers A, B, C, D, E and F in a school. Each of the teachers teaches two subjects, one compulsory subject and the other optional subject. D's optional subject is History while three others have it as compulsory subject. E and F have Physics as one of their subjects. F's compulsory subject is Mathematics which is an optional subject of both C and E. History and English are A's subjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, they are reverse of those of D's. Chemistry is an optional subject of any one of them. There is only one female teacher in the school who has English as her compulsory subject.

Q. Disregarding which is compulsory and which is the optional subject, who has the same two subjects combination as F?

There are six teachers A, B, C, D, E and F in a school. Each of the teachers teaches two subjects, one compulsory subject and the other optional subject. D's optional subject is History while three others have it as compulsory subject. E and F have Physics as one of their subjects. F's compulsory subject is Mathematics which is an optional subject of both C and E. History and English are A's subjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, they are reverse of those of D's. Chemistry is an optional subject of any one of them. There is only one female teacher in the school who has English as her compulsory subject.

Q. Which of the following groups of teachers has History as the compulsory subject?

Two circles of radil 3 and 7 cm touch each other externally. The length of the direct common tangent is:

The average of 9 numbers is 30. The average of first 5 numbers is 25 and that of the last 3 numbers is 35. What is the 6th number?

Of the three numbers,the first is twice the second and the second is twice the third. The average of the reciprocal of the number is 7/12. The numbers are

Introducing a woman, a man said, "Her mother's husband's sister is my aunt." How is the man related to the woman?

Pointing to a photograph Arun said, "She is the mother of my brother's son's wife's daughter." How is Arun related to the lady ?

I. A, B, C, D, E and F are six members of a family.
II. One couple has parents and their children in the family.
III. A is the son of C and E is the daughter of A.
IV. D is the daughter of F who is the mother of E.
Which of the following pairs is the parents of the couple ?

Pointing to a photograph a woman says, "This man's son's sister is my mother-in-law." How is the woman's husband related to the man in the photograph ?

Pointing to a boy in a photograph Raman says, "He is the son of my mother's only son." How is Raman related to that boy?

The number of times the minutes hand coincides with the hour hand in a day is

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are sitting around a circle facing at the centre. F is between C and A. B is second to the right of A. G is not an immediate neighbour of B. E is not an immediate neighbour of A.

Q. Who is the immediate left of C?

Now India’s children have a right to receive at least eight years of education, the gnawing question is whether it will remain on paper or become a reality. One hardly needs a reminder that this right is different from the others enshrined in the Constitution, that the beneficiary- a six year old child cannot demand it, nor can she or he fight a legal battle when the right is denied or violated. In all cases, it is the adult society which must act on behalf of the child. In another peculiarity, where a child’s right to education is denied, no compensation offered later can be adequate or relevant. This is so because childhood does not last. If legal battle fought on behalf of a child is eventually won, it may be of little use to the boy or girl because the opportunity missed at school during childhood cannot serve the same purpose later in life. This may be painfully true for girls because our society permits them only a short childhood, if at all. The Right to Education (RTE) has become law at a point in India’s history when the ghastly practice of female infanticide has resurfaced in the form of foeticide. This is “symptomatic of a deeper turmoil” in society which is compounding the traditional obstacles to the education of girls. Tenacious prejudice against the intellectual potential of girls runs across our cultural diversity and the systems of education has not been able to address it.

Q. 

With reference to the passage, consider the following statements:
1. When children are denied education, adult society does not act on behalf of them.
2. Right to Education as a law cannot be enforced in the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Now India’s children have a right to receive at least eight years of education, the gnawing question is whether it will remain on paper or become a reality. One hardly needs a reminder that this right is different from the others enshrined in the Constitution, that the beneficiary- a six year old child cannot demand it, nor can she or he fight a legal battle when the right is denied or violated. In all cases, it is the adult society which must act on behalf of the child. In another peculiarity, where a child’s right to education is denied, no compensation offered later can be adequate or relevant. This is so because childhood does not last. If legal battle fought on behalf of a child is eventually won, it may be of little use to the boy or girl because the opportunity missed at school during childhood cannot serve the same purpose later in life. This may be painfully true for girls because our society permits them only a short childhood, if at all. The Right to Education (RTE) has become law at a point in India’s history when the ghastly practice of female infanticide has resurfaced in the form of foeticide. This is “symptomatic of a deeper turmoil” in society which is compounding the traditional obstacles to the education of girls. Tenacious prejudice against the intellectual potential of girls runs across our cultural diversity and the systems of education has not been able to address it.

Q. 

According to the passage, what could be the traditional obstacles to the education of girls?
1. Inability of parents to fight a legal battle when the right to Education is denied to their children.
2. The traditional way of thinking about girls’ role in society.
3. The prejudice against the intellectual potential of girls.
4. Improper system of education.

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Now India’s children have a right to receive at least eight years of education, the gnawing question is whether it will remain on paper or become a reality. One hardly needs a reminder that this right is different from the others enshrined in the Constitution, that the beneficiary- a six year old child cannot demand it, nor can she or he fight a legal battle when the right is denied or violated. In all cases, it is the adult society which must act on behalf of the child. In another peculiarity, where a child’s right to education is denied, no compensation offered later can be adequate or relevant. This is so because childhood does not last. If legal battle fought on behalf of a child is eventually won, it may be of little use to the boy or girl because the opportunity missed at school during childhood cannot serve the same purpose later in life. This may be painfully true for girls because our society permits them only a short childhood, if at all. The Right to Education (RTE) has become law at a point in India’s history when the ghastly practice of female infanticide has resurfaced in the form of foeticide. This is “symptomatic of a deeper turmoil” in society which is compounding the traditional obstacles to the education of girls. Tenacious prejudice against the intellectual potential of girls runs across our cultural diversity and the systems of education has not been able to address it.

Q. 

On the basis of the passage, consider the following statements:
1. Right to education is a legal right and not a fundamental right.
2. For realizing the goal of universal education, the education system in the country must be
made identical to that of developed countries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Now India’s children have a right to receive at least eight years of education, the gnawing question is whether it will remain on paper or become a reality. One hardly needs a reminder that this right is different from the others enshrined in the Constitution, that the beneficiary- a six year old child cannot demand it, nor can she or he fight a legal battle when the right is denied or violated. In all cases, it is the adult society which must act on behalf of the child. In another peculiarity, where a child’s right to education is denied, no compensation offered later can be adequate or relevant. This is so because childhood does not last. If legal battle fought on behalf of a child is eventually won, it may be of little use to the boy or girl because the opportunity missed at school during childhood cannot serve the same purpose later in life. This may be painfully true for girls because our society permits them only a short childhood, if at all. The Right to Education (RTE) has become law at a point in India’s history when the ghastly practice of female infanticide has resurfaced in the form of foeticide. This is “symptomatic of a deeper turmoil” in society which is compounding the traditional obstacles to the education of girls. Tenacious prejudice against the intellectual potential of girls runs across our cultural diversity and the systems of education has not been able to address it.

Q. Which one of the following statements conveys the key message of the passage?

Now India’s children have a right to receive at least eight years of education, the gnawing question is whether it will remain on paper or become a reality. One hardly needs a reminder that this right is different from the others enshrined in the Constitution, that the beneficiary- a six year old child cannot demand it, nor can she or he fight a legal battle when the right is denied or violated. In all cases, it is the adult society which must act on behalf of the child. In another peculiarity, where a child’s right to education is denied, no compensation offered later can be adequate or relevant. This is so because childhood does not last. If legal battle fought on behalf of a child is eventually won, it may be of little use to the boy or girl because the opportunity missed at school during childhood cannot serve the same purpose later in life. This may be painfully true for girls because our society permits them only a short childhood, if at all. The Right to Education (RTE) has become law at a point in India’s history when the ghastly practice of female infanticide has resurfaced in the form of foeticide. This is “symptomatic of a deeper turmoil” in society which is compounding the traditional obstacles to the education of girls. Tenacious prejudice against the intellectual potential of girls runs across our cultural diversity and the systems of education has not been able to address it.

Q. Which one of the following statements conveys the inference of the passage?

Ecological -research over the last quarter of the century has established the deleterious effects of habitat fragmentation due to mining, highways and such other intrusions on forests. When a large block of forests gets fragmented into smaller bits, the edges of all these bits come into contact with human activities resulting in the degradation of the entire forests. Continuity of forested landscapes and corridors gets disrupted 'affecting several extinction-prone species of wildlife. Habitat fragmentation, is therefore considered as the most serious threat to biodiversity conservation. Ad hoc grants of forest lands to mining companies coupled with rampant, illegal mining is aggravating this threat.

Q. What is the central focus of this passage?

Ecological -research over the last quarter of the century has established the deleterious effects of habitat fragmentation due to mining, highways and such other intrusions on forests. When a large block of forests gets fragmented into smaller bits, the edges of all these bits come into contact with human activities resulting in the degradation of the entire forests. Continuity of forested landscapes and corridors gets disrupted 'affecting several extinction-prone species of wildlife. Habitat fragmentation, is therefore considered as the most serious threat to biodiversity conservation. Ad hoc grants of forest lands to mining companies coupled with rampant, illegal mining is aggravating this threat.

Q. 

What is the purpose of maintaining the continuity of forested landscapes and corridors?
1. Preservation of biodiversity. 
2. Management of mineral resources. 
3. Grant of forest lands for human activities. 

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In spring, polar bear mothers emerge from dens with three month old cubs. The mother bear has fasted for as long as eight months but that does not stop the young from demanding full access to her remaining reserves. If there are triplets, the most persistent stands to gain an extra meal and it may have the meal at the expense of others. The smallest of the litter forfeits many meals to stronger siblings. Females are protective of their but tend to ignore family rivalry over food. In 21 years of photographing polar bears, I’ve only once seen the smallest of triplets survive till autumn.

Q. Female polar bears give birth during

How many squares are there in the figure given below?