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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2021 (CSAT)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2.5
-0.83
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Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

".... most people would agree that telling deliberate lies is wrong, except perhaps in certain special situations where more harm will be done by telling the truth. Even the most truthful people probably tell a good many more lies that might be regarded as semantic lies; their use of words contains some measure of falsehood, more or less deliberate."

Which one of the following habits is found more often in good people?
A
Mixing up the true and false
B
Intentional mixing up of truth with the false
C
Falsification of facts
D
Complete concealment of truth
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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2021 (CSAT)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2.5
-0.83
Change Language

Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Medieval merchants risked the hazards of the Silk Road to reach the markets of China; Portuguese caravels in the 15th century sailed beyond the bounds of the known world, searching less for knowledge than for gold and spices. Historically, the driver for opening frontiers has always been the search for resources. Science and curiosity are weaker drivers. The only way to open up space, whether the space of solar system or interstellar space is to create an economic engine and that engine is resource extraction.

Which one of the following statements best sums up the passage given above?
A
Wealth generation is the primary motive for any human endeavour.
B
Space, whether space in solar system or interstellar space, will govern our future economy.
C
Human beings are motivated to explore new frontiers principally by economic considerations.
D
Wealth generation is based on the risk-taking behaviour of some men.
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UPSC Civil Service Prelims Paper II 2021 (CSAT)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2.5
-0.83
Change Language

Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

The best universities like Harvard and MIT, despite having the luxury of having some truly excellent teachers on their payroll, are increasingly embracing the "flipped classroom" format, where students listen to video lectures at home, and spend class time applying their knowledge, solving problems, discussing examples, etc. Professors guide that discussion and fill in wherever necessary, explaining those bits that seem to be eluding the students and throwing in advanced ideas that happen to be topical. These universities have made their video lectures available free for anyone in the world. They are also encouraging colleges and universities all over the world to integrate these online courses into their own pedagogy, picking the pieces that are appropriate for their needs and building a package around them.

Which one of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the
passage given above?
A
Efficacy of universities would be better in online mode of conducting classroom tuition as compared, to conventional method
B
Availability of higher education can be made easier and cheaper without diluting the content. 
C
We need not invest much in infrastructure related to higher education and yet develop better human and social capital. 
D
Private sector institutions in higher education, as well as coaching institutes, can take advantage of this opportunity and thrive well.
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