IAS Prelims CSAT Paper 2 - 2022 Solutions, Answer Key & Explanations (Q. 41 to 60) Part 3 of 4

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In an economic organization, allowing mankind to benefit by the productivity of the machines should lead to a very good life of leisure and much leisure is apt to be tedious except to those who have intelligent activities and interests. If a leisured population is to be happy, it must be an educated population and must be educated with a view to enjoyment as well as to the direct usefulness of technical knowledge.

51. Which of the following statements best reflects the underlying tone of the passage?

(a) Only an educated population can best make use of the benefits of economic progress.

(b) All economic development should be aimed at the creation of leisure.

(c) An increase in the educated population of a country leads to an increase in the happiness of its people.

(d) Use of machines should be encouraged in order to create a large leisured population.

Answer: a
If a leisured population (as a result of economic progress) is to be happy, it must be an educated population and must be educated with a view to enjoyment as well as to the direct usefulness of technical knowledge.

Passage 2

If presents bring less thrill now that we are grown up, perhaps it is because we have too much already; or perhaps it is because we have lost the fullness of the joy of giving, and with it the fullness of the joy of receiving. Children's fears are poignant, their miseries are acute, but they do not look too forward nor too far backward. Their joys are clear and complete, because they have not yet learnt always to add ‘but’ to every proposition. Perhaps we are too cautious, too anxious, too sceptical. Perhaps some of our cares would shrink if we thought less about them and entered with more single minder enjoyment into the happiness that come our way.

52. With reference to the passage, which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) It is not possible for adults to feel thrilled by presents.
(b) There can be more than one reason why adults feel less thrilled by presents.
(c) The author does not know why adults feel less thrilled by presents.
(d) Adults have less capacity to feel the joy of loving or being loved.

Answer: b
“If presents bring less thrill now that we are grown up, perhaps it is because we have too much already; or perhaps it is because we have lost the fullness of the joy of giving, and with it the fullness of the joy of receiving.”

53. The author of the passage is against

(a) worrying too much about the past and future
(b) being in the habit of thinking about presents
(c) not being thrilled by new things
(d) giving and receiving joy only partially

Answer: a
“Perhaps we are too cautious, too anxious, too sceptical. Perhaps some of our cares would shrink if we thought less about them and entered with more single minder enjoyment into the happiness that come our way.”
54. Let A, B and C represent distinct non-zero digits. Suppose x is the sum of all possible 3-digit numbers formed by A, B and C without repetition.

Consider the following statements:

1. The 4-digit least value of x is 1332.

2. The 3-digit greatest value of x is 888.

55. There is a numeric lock which has a 3-digit PIN. The PIN contains digits 1 to 7. There is no repetition of digits. The digits in the PIN from left to right are in decreasing order. Any two digits in the PIN differ by at least 2. How many maximum attempts does one need to find out the PIN with certainty?

(a) 6

(b) 8

(c) 10

(d) 12

56. There are eight equidistant points on a circle. How many right-angled triangles can be drawn using these points as vertices and taking the diameter as one side of the triangle?
(a) 24

(b) 16

(c) 12

(d) 8

57. 24 men and 12 women can do a piece of work in 30 days. In how many days can 12 men and 24 women do the same piece of work?

(a) 30 days

(b) More than 30 days

(c) Less than 30 days or more than 30 days

(d) Data is inadequate to draw any conclusion

58. What is the remainder when 91× 92×93×94×95×96×97×98×99 is divided by 1261?

(a) 3

(b) 2

(c) 1

(d) 0

59. Consider the following statements in respect of a rectangular sheet of length 20 cm and breadth 8 cm:

1. It is possible to cut the sheet exactly into 4 square sheets.

2. It is possible to cut the sheet into 10 triangular sheets of equal area.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

60. When 70% of a number x is added to another number y, the sum becomes 165% of the value of y. When 60% of the number is added to another number z, then the sum becomes 165% of the value of z. Which one of the following is correct?

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