UPSC CSAT 28th May 2023 SET A

Sourcing food from non-agricultural lands (uncultivated systems such as forests, wetlands, pastures, etc) in addition to agriculture lands enables a systemic approach to food consumption. It allows rural and tribal communities to sustain themselves for the wholes year and steer clear of natural disaster and season-induced shortfalls of agricultural food. Since the productivity of trees often more resilient to adverse weather conditions than annual crops, forest foods often provide a safety net during periods of food shortages caused by crop failure; forest foods also make important contributions during seasonal crop production gaps.

Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and rational message conveyed by the author of the passage ?

While awareness on use/misuse and abuse of antibiotics is common knowledge, as is the impact of dosing poultry with antibiotics, the environmental impact of antibiotics-manufacturing companies not treating their waste has scarcely been discussed at any length or seriousness thus far. Pollution from antibiotics factories is fuelling the rise of drug-resistant infections. The occurrence of drug-resistant bacteria surrounding the pharma manufacturing plants is well known.

Which one of the following statements best reflects the most logical and practical message conveyed by the passage ?

Benefits of good quality school education accrue only when students complete and leave school after having acquired the gateway skills. Like one learns to walk before running similarly one picks up advance skills. The only after picking the basic foundational skills. The advent of the knowledge economy poses new of having an uneducated workforce will be our inability level, keep pace with the global economy. Without a strong learning foundation at the primary level, there can be no improvement in higher education or skill development.

Which one of the followig statements best reflects the crux of the passage?

40 children are standing in a circle and one of them (say child-1) has a ring. The ring is passed clockwise. Child-1 passes on to child-2, child-2 passes on to child-4, child-4 passes on to child-7 and so on. After how many such changes (including child-1) will the ring be in the hands of child-1 again?

What is the middle term of the sequence Z, Z, Y, Y, Y, X, X, X, X, , W, W, W, W, W, ..., A ?

Questions: Is p greater than q?
Statement-1 : p$$\times$$q is greater than zero.
Statement-2 : $$p^{2}$$ is greater than $$q^{2}$$.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements ?

Questions: Is (p + q - r) greater than (p - q + r) where p, q
and r are integers ?
Statement-1 : (p - q) is positive.
Statement-2 : (p - r) is negitive.
Which of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements ?

In a party, 57 persons took tea, 60 persons took coffee and 15 persons took both tea and coffee, No one taking milk takes tea. Each person takes at least one drink.
Question: How many persons attended the party ?
Statement-1: 50 persons took milk.
Statement-2: Number of persons who attended the party is five times the number of persons who took milk only.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements ?

Consider a 3-digit number.
Question: What is the number ?
Statement-1: The sum of the digits of the number is equal to the product of the digits.
Statement-2: The number is divisible by the sum of the digits of the number
Which of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statemnet ?

For the five children with ages a < b < c < d < e any two successive ages differ by 2 years.
Question: What is the age of the youngest child?
Statement-1: The age of the eldest is 3 times the youngest.
Statement-2: The average age of the children is 8 years.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above Question and the Statements ?