26. It is Truism to say that no one was there when life first appeared on earth. Any assertion about life’s origin, thus, should be treated as a theory. The above two statements constitute :
(1) A historical explanation (2) A narrative
(3) An argument (4) A conjecture
27. Given below are four statements. Among them two are related in such a way that they can both be true but they cannot both be false. Select the code that indicates those two statements :
Statements :
(a) Honest people never suffer.
(b) Almost all honest people do suffer.
(c) Honest people hardly suffer.
(d) Each and every honest person suffers.
Code :
(1) (a) and (b) (2) (a) and (c) (3) (a) and (d) (4) (b) and (c)
28. A deductive argument is invalid if :
(1) Its premises and conclusion are all true.
(2) Its premises and conclusion are all false.
(3) Its premises are all false but its conclusion is true.
(4) Its premises are all true but its conclusion is false.
29. Given below are two premises (a and b). From those two premises four conclusions (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are drawn. Select the code that states the conclusion/conclusions drawn validly (taking the premises singularly or jointly).
Premises : (a) All bats are mammals.
(b) No birds are bats.
Conclusions : (i) No birds are mammals.
(ii) Some birds are not mammals.
(iii) No bats are birds.
(iv) All mammals are bats.
Code :
(1) (i) only (2) (i) and (ii) only
(3) (iii) only (4) (iii) and (iv) only
30. Just as melting ice – cubes do not cause a glass of water to overflow, melting sea – ice does not increase oceanic volume.
What type of argument is it ?
(1) Analogical (2) Hypothetical
(3) Psychological (4) Statistical
Answer the questions 31 to 35 based on the data given in the table below.
Table : Number of registered vehicles in India and India’s population.
31. The maximum decadal growth in population of India is registered in the period :
(1) 1961 – 1971 (2) 1991 – 2001 (3) 2001 – 2011 (4) 1981 – 1991
32. In which year the decadal growth (%) in number of cars surpassed that of the two wheelers ?
(1) 1991 (2) 2001 (3) 1981 (4) 2011
33. What was the average decadal growth in the number of cars during 1961 – 2011 ?
(1) ~ 131% (2) ~ 68% (3) ~ 217% (4) ~ 157%
34. In the year 2001, out of total number of vehicles, the number of passenger vehicles (4 wheelers)
accounted for :
(1) ~ 14% (2) ~ 24% (3) ~ 31% (4) ~ 43%
35. What was the per capita ownership of two wheelers in India in the year 2011 ?
(1) ~ 0.084% (2) ~ 0.0084% (3) ~ 0.84% (4) ~ 0.068%
Note: All options are correct
36. What is the name for a webpage address ?
(1) Domain (2) Directory (3) Protocol (4) URL
37. The data storage hierarchy consists of :
(1) Bytes, bits, fields, records, files and databases
(2) Bits, bytes, fields, records, files and databases
(3) Bits, bytes, records, fields, files and databases
(4) Bits, bytes, fields, files, records and databases
38. Which of the following domains is used for – profit businesses ?
(1) .org (2) .net (3) .edu (4) .com
39. What is the full form of USB as used in computer related activities ?
(1) Ultra Security Block (2) Universal Security Block
(3) Universal Serial Bus (4) United Serial Bus
40. Which of the following represents billion characters ?
(1) Terabytes (2) Megabytes
(3) Kilobytes (4) Gigabytes
41. Which of the following pollutants is the major cause of respiratory diseases ?
(1) Suspended fine particles (2) Nitrogen oxides
(3) Carbon monoxide (4) Volatile organic compounds
42. Assertion (A) : In urban areas, smog episodes occur frequently in winters.
Reason (R) : In winters, a lot of biomass is burnt by people for heating purposes or to keep themselves warm.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false
43. Occurrence of natural hazards is affected by :
(a) Land use changes (b) Drainage and construction
(c) Ozone depletion (d) Climate change
Choose the correct answer from the code given below :
(1) (a), (c) and (d) (2) (a), (b) and (c)
(3) (a), (b) and (d) (4) (b), (c) and (d)
44. Which of the following pollutant gases is not produced both naturally and as a result of industrial activity ?
(1) Chlorofluoro carbons (2) Nitrous oxide (3) Methane (4) Carbon dioxide
45. Among the following fuels of energy, which is the most environment friendly ?
(1) Ethanol (2) Biogas (3) CNG (4) Hydrogen
46. Which of the following are the goals of higher education in India ?
(a) Access
(b) Equity
(c) Quality and Excellence
(d) Relevance
(e) Value based education
(f) Compulsory and free education
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(1) (a), (b) and (e) only (2) (a), (b), (e) and (f)
(3) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) (4) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f)
47. Which of the following has been ranked the best college in the country (2017) as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ?
(1) Miranda House, Delhi (2) St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
(3) Fergusson College, Pune (4) Maharaja’s College, Mysore
48. Which of the following universities has received the Visitor’s Award for the best Central University in India in Feb. 2017 ?
(1) Jawaharlal Nehru University (2) Banaras Hindu University
(3) Tezpur University (4) University of Hyderabad
49. Who among the following can be removed by the President without Parliament’s resolution ?
(1) Judge of a High Court (2) Governor of a State
(3) Chief Election Commissioner (4) Comptroller and Auditor – General
50. Which of the following come(s) within the ambit of the term ‘corruption’ ?
(a) Misuse of official position
(b) Deviation from rules, laws and norms
(c) Non-action when action is required
(d) Harm to public good
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(1) (a) only (2) (a) and (b) only
(3) (a), (b) and (d) (4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)