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Directions: Read the passage and answer the items that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the passage only.
They are also socially and economically dependent upon these very castes in their day today life. They have, therefore, little autonomy to act on their own in any matter. Adivasis, by and large, are distanced from dominant non tribal communities and have considerable space to act autonomously. The political equality in respect of dalits is compromised in various ways. The exercise of the right to vote without fear or favour is widely frustrated both by untouchability practices and exertion of dominance by ‘higher’ caste groups. The absence of public buildings to serve as a polling booth near the cluster of dalits prevents this option being exercised on a large scale, even where the local officials are motivated to provide such a booth. Dalit votes are frequently ‘captured’ en masse. Both discrimination and dominance affect the exercise of the right to contest elections, which severely circumscribes dalit freedom. Threatening dalit aspirants not to contest the election, forcing them to withdraw their candidature if they file their nomination, and assaulting them and their supporters if they persist in their political assertion, are quite common.
Q1. Which of the following is/are the specific provisions for the SCs and STs
1. Fundamental Right to Equality
2. Abolition of discrimination including untouchability
3. Special provision for their representation in legislature
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 2 only
Ans -[B]
Statement 1 is common to all the citizens. Hence B is the right answer.
Q2. According to the passage, dalits and adivasis are:
1. Differently placed in social order.
2. One and the same.
3. Dalits are dominant and adivasis are distanced from the society.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 2 and 3 only
Ans-[A]
The statement 1 can be inferred from “dalits and adivasis are differently placed in respect of their social situation.” and Statement 3 is wrong because Dalits are dependent upon the other hostile castes in their day to day life.
Q3. Which of the following observation suggests that the political equality of dalits is being compromised?
1. Untouchability practices.
2. Exertion of dominance by ‘higher’ caste groups.
3. Discrimination and authority.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1, 2 only
b) 2, 3 only
c) 1, 3 only
d) All the above
Ans-[D]
All the statements can be easily identified in the 2nd paragraph of the given passage.
Q4. A family has 6 members. The average age of all the members is 18 years. The youngest member is 8 years old. What is the average age of the family during the birth of the youngest member?
a) 10 years
b) 14 years
c) 12 years
d) 15 years
Ans-[C]
Solution: The sum of ages of all the members = 18 X 6 = 108.
The sum of ages except the youngest member = 108 – 8 = 100
8 years before the sum of ages of 5 members = 100 – (8X5) = 100 – 40 = 60
The average age before 8 years = 60 / 5 = 12 years.
Q5. Tanu had to travel certain distance. She travels half of the distance by bike at a speed of 30 km/hr and the remaining half by bus at a speed of 40 km/hr. If she took 14 hours for the whole journey, what is the total distance travelled?
a) 240 km
b) 400 km
c) 480 km
d) 490 km
Ans-[C]
Solution: Let 2x be the total distance. First half is covered at 30 km/hr. Time taken for first half = x/30
Time taken for second half = x/40 Total time taken = 14 = x/30 + x/40 70x = 14
1200
x = 240
Total distance = 480 km
Q6. Which of the following number comes next in the sequence 34, 41, 46, 56, 67…?
a) 79
b) 80
c) 77
d) 81
Ans-[B]
Solution: The logic behind the sequence is: sum of digits of previous term is added to the previous term. 3+4=7, 34+7=41
4+1=5, 41+5=46
4+6=10, 46+10=56
Similarly
6+7=13, 67+13=80
Directions for the following 4 items:
Read the following information carefully and answer the 4 items that follow.
A 5 member student welfare committee is being setup in a college. The committee must compose of 2 representatives of management, 2 representatives of students and an independent specialist in student relations.
– The management representatives must be chosen from A, B and C.
– The student representatives must be chosen from X, Y and Z.
– Either G or H must be chosen from independent specialist. C cannot serve together with X.
– X cannot serve together with Z.
– B cannot serve unless H serves at the same time.
Q7. Which of the following people must be selected to the committee?
a) X
b) Y
c) A
d) B
Ans- [B]
Solution: X and Z cannot serve together. Hence the two combinations of student representatives will be XY or YZ. Hence Y must be chosen.
Q8. Which of the following group of people can form the committee?
a) A, C, X, Z, G
b) A, B, Y, Z, G
c) B, C, X, Y, H
d) A, B, X, Y, H
Ans-[D]
Solution: Option (a) cannot be chosen since C cannot serve together X. Similarly options (b) and (c) do not satisfy the given conditions. Only (d) is the correct combination.
Q9. If G is selected as one of the member, the 4 people who can be chosen to serve together will be
a) B, C, Y, Z
b) A, B, X, Y
c) A, C, Y, Z
d) A, C, X, Y
Ans-[C]
Solution: Only option (c) is correct as per the given conditions.
Q10. If X and Y are chosen as the representatives, which of the following statements must be true?
1. H is chosen to serve the committee
2. Both A and B are chosen to represent the management
3. G is chosen to serve the committee
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2, 3 only
c) 2 only
d) 1, 2 only
Ans-[D]
Solution: If X is member C cannot be a member. Hence A and B have to be chosen. For B to be there on the committee H has to be chosen and G cannot be chosen.
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