UPSC CSE 2015 (Prelims) CSAT Previous Year Paper (23-Jun-2015)

Question 1

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows. Your answer to this question should be based on the passage only.Human history abounds in claims and theories confining the right of governing to a few select citizens. Exclusion of the many is justified on the ground that human beings may be rightfully segregated for the good of society and viability of the political process.Which on of the following statements is least essential as a part of the argument in the above passage?

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Man seeks control over external things affecting him

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In society, there are 'super' and 'sub' human beings

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Exceptions to universal citizen participation are conductive to systemic efficacy

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Governing implies recognition of disparities in individual capacities

Question 2

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows. Your answer to this question should be based on the passage only.By 2050, the Earth's population will likely have swelled from seven to nine billion people. To fill all those stomachs-while accounting for shifting consumption patterns, climate change, and a finite amount of arable land and potable water-some experts say food production will have to double. How can we make the numbers add up? Experts say higher yielding crop varieties and more efficient farming methods will be crucial. So will waste reduction. Experts urge cities to reclaim nutrients and water from waste streams and preserve farmland. Poor countries, they say, can improve crop storage and packaging and rich nations could cut back on resource-intensive foods like meat.Which one of the following statements best sums up the above passage?

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Food security is increasingly a collective challenge.

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The population of the world is growing very fast.

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Food security is a perennial problem only in developing countries.

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The world does not have enough resources to meet the impending food scarcity.

Question 3

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows. Your answer to this question should be based on the passage only.Many people in India feel that if we cut our defence expenditure on weapon-building, we can create a climate of peace with our neighbours, subsequently reducing the conflict or creating a no-war situation. People who proclaim such ideas are either the victims of war or the propagators of false argument.With reference to the above passage, which of the following is the most valid assumption ?

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The greater spending on weapon-building by us would lessen the possibility of armed conflict with our neighbours.

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Building of weapons systems by us has instigated our neighbours to wage wars against us.

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It is necessary to have state of the art weapons systems for national security.

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Many people in India believe that we are wasting our resources on weapon-building.

Question 4

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows. Your answer to this question should be based on the passage only.India accounts for nearly a fifth of the world's child deaths. In terms of numbers, it is the highest in the world-nearly 16 lakhs every year. Of these, more than half die in the first month of life. Officials believe that the reason for this is the absence of steps to propagate basic health practices relating to breast feeding and immunization. Also the large reproductive population of 2&sdot;6 crore remains bereft of care during the critical phases of pregnancy and post-delivery. Added to this is the prevalence of child marriages, anaemia among young women and lack of focus on adolescent sanitation, all of which impact child death rates.Which is the critical inference that can be made from the above passage?

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Universalization and integration of maternal health and child health services can effectively address the problem.

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A lot of Indians are illiterate and hence do not recognize the value of basic health practices.

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India has a very huge population and the government alone cannot manage public health services.

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The nutrition of women in child bearing age does not affect child mortality rate.

Question 5

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows. Your answer to this question should be based on the passage only.Foods travel more than the people who eat them. Grocery stores and supermarkets are loaded with preserved and processed foods. This, however, often leads to environmental threats, such as pollution generated by long distance food transportation and wastage of food during processing and transportation, destruction of rain forests, reduced nutritional content, increased demand for preservation and packaging. Food insecurity also increases as the produce comes from regions that are not feeding their own population properly.With reference to the above passage, which of the following statements is/are true?1. Consuming regionally grown food and not depending on long travelled food is a part of eco-friendly behaviour.2. Food processing industry puts a burden on our natural resources.Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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Both 1 and 2

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1 only

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2 only

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Neither 1 nor 2

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