[Solution] – Saturday CSAT Quiz #5

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Q.1) Vast numbers of Indian citizens without bank accounts live in rural areas, are financially and functionally illiterate, and have little experience with technology. A research study was conducted in a particular area in which electronic wage payments in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) are meant to go directly to the poor. It was observed that recipients often assume that the village leader needs to mediate the process, as was the case under the previous paper-based system. Among households under this research study area who claimed to have at least one bank account, over a third reported still receiving MGNREGS wages in cash directly from a village leader.

What is the most logical, rational and crucial message that is implied in the above passage?
a) MGNREGS should be extended only to those who have a bank account.
b) The paper-based system of payments is more efficient than electronic payment in the present scenario.
c) The goal of electronic wage payments was not to eliminate mediation by village leaders.
d) It is essential to provide financial literacy to the rural poor. .

Ans-[D]

Explanation- Option a can not be true as if scheme is extended to only those who have bank accounts than large number of people will be devoid of benefits which is against the spirit of social security scheme. Option b is in itself is false. Online system of payment is more powerful, secure and efficient than traditional paper based system. Option c is again wrong as electronic system of payment was introduced only to eliminate middlemen who sweeps lot of benefits meant for other.

Statement d is right as it is very much essential to provide financial literacy to the rural poor. This is also advocated by central bank and govt many times.

Q.2)  Between 6 PM and 7 PM the minute hand of a clock will be ahead of the hour hand by 3 minutes at
a) 6: 15 PM
b) 6: 18 PM
c) 6: 36 PM
d) 6: 48 PM

Ans-[C]

Explanation- Between 6 PM and 7 PM, the hour hand and the minute hand coincide at 6 hr ‘m’ minutes. i.e. m = 30h* 2/11=30*6*2/11=360/11 mins
Hence, the hour hand and minute hand coincide at 6 hr 360/11 mins.
After 3 minutes, i.e. at 6 : 36 PM the minute hand of a clock will be ahead of the hour hand by 3 minutes

Q.3)  Two men, Anil and David, and two women, Shabnam and Rekha are in a sales group. Only two speak Tamil. The other two speak Marathi. Only one man and one woman can drive a car. Shabnam speaks Marathi. Anil speaks Tamil. Both Rekha and David can drive.

Which of the following statements is true?
a) Both the Tamil speakers can drive a car.
b) Both the Marathi speakers can drive a car.
c) Both of those who can drive a car speak Marathi.
d) One of those who can drive a car speaks Tamil.

Ans-[D]

Explanation: It is clear from the above table

Q.4) If ABC x DEED = ABCABC; where A, B, C, D and E are different digits, what are the values of D and E?
a) D = 2, E = 0
b) D = 0, E = 1
c) D = 1, E = 0
d) D = 1, E = 2

Ans-[C]

Explanation-   ABCABC/ABC=1001~DEED… Hence option c

Q.5) While travelling in a Delhi-registered commercial taxi from Delhi to an adjacent city (another State), your taxi driver informs you that as he has no permit for running the taxi in that city, he will stop at its Transport Office and pay the prescribed fee of Rs. forty for a day. While paying the fee at the counter you find that the transport clerk is taking an extra fifty rupees for which no receipt is being given. You are in a hurry for your meeting. In such circumstances, what would you do?
a) Go up to the counter and ask the clerk to give back the money which he has illegally taken.
b) Do not interfere at all as this is a matter between the taxi driver and the tax authorities.
c) Take note of the incident and subsequently report the matter to the concerned authorities.
d) Treat it as a normal affair and simply forget about it.

Ans-[C]

Explanation- Option b and d are bad choices and not worthy behavior of a citizen. Option a can be done but it may force the clerk to not take money from this taxi driver but he may continue with other. He is taking bribe actually. Option c is best choice for this. A complaint will put subject him to enquiry and truth will come out ↕eventually. Officers will also be cautious in future.

Q.6)  Consider the following statements:
There are six villages A, B, C, D, E and F. F is 1 km to the west of D.
B is 1 km to the east of E. A is 2 km to the north of E. C is 1 km to the east of A. D is 1 km to the south of A.

Which three villages are in a line?
a)   A, C, B
b)  A, D, E
c)   C, B, F
d)  E, B, D

Ans-[B]

Explanation-

A↔C
↕
F↔D
↕
E↔B

Q.7) You are in-charge of implementing the Family Planning programme in an area where there is a strong opposition to the present policy. You want to convince the residents of the need for keeping small families. What would be the best way of communicating this message?
a) By logically explaining to the residents the need for family planning to improve the health and living standards.
b) By encouraging late marriages and proper spacing of children.
c) By offering incentives for adopting family planning devices.
d) By asking people who have been sterilized or are using contraceptives to directly talk to the residents.

Ans-[A]

Explanation-Option  is best choice. Option B and C are not feasible. Unless people understand the logic behind planning drive nothing can control them.

Q.8) Error in Question.

Q.9)  The following table gives population and total income of a city for four years.

Which one of the following statements is correct in respect of the above data?
a)   Population increased by 5% or more every year.
b)   Income increased by 10% or more every year.
c)   Per capita income was always above Rs. 5,000.
d)   Per capita income was highest in 1994.

Ans-[C]

Explanation- Simple calculation based question. Do it yourself.

Q.10) “Price is not the same thing as value. Suppose that on a day the price of everything viz., coal, bread, postage, stamps, a day’s labour, the rent of houses, etc. were to double. Prices then would certainly rise, but values of all things except one would not.”

The writer wants to say that if prices of all things were doubled
a) the values of all things would remain constant.
b) the values of the things sold would be doubled.
c) the values of the things bought would be halved.
d) the value of money only would be halved.

Ans-[D]

Explanation- As author says, “prices then would certainly rise, but- values of all things except one would not” , option a and b are wrong. Option c is also wrong from same statement. Option d is right, it is simple concept of inflation.