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In spring polar bear mothers emerge from dens with three month old cubs. The mother bear has fasted for as long as eight months but that does not stop the young from demanding full access to her remaining reserves. If there are triplets, the most persistent stands to gain an extra meal and it may have the meal at the expense of others. The smallest of the litter forfeits many meals to stronger siblings. Females are protective of their cubs but tend to ignore family rivalry over food. In 21 years of photographing polar bears, I've only once seen the smallest of triplets survive till autumn.
[1] Female polar bears give birth during
(1) spring
(2) summer
(3) autumn
(4) winter[2] Mother bear
(1) takes sides over cubs
(2) lets the cubs fend for themselves
(3) feeds only their favourites
(4) sees that all cubs get an equal share[3] With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made:
(A) Polar bears fast as long as eight months due to non-availability of prey.
(B) Polar bears always give birth to triplets.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid?
(1) A only
(2) B only
(3) Both A and B
(4) Neither A nor Basked in UPSC
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I opened the bag and packed the boots in; and then, just as I was going to close it, a horrible idea occurred to me. Had I packed my toothbrush? I don’t know how it is, but I never do know whether I’ ve packed my toothbrush.
My toothbrush is thing that haunts me when I'm travelling, and makes my life a misery. I dream that I haven't packed it, and wake up in a cold perspiration, and get out of bed and hunt for it. And, in the morning, I pack it before I have used it, and it is always the last thing I turn out of the bag; and then I repack and forget it, and have to rush upstairs for it at the last moment and carry it to the railway station, wrapped up in my pocket-handkerchief.[1] When he was going to close the bag, the idea that
occurred to him was
(1) unpleasant
(2) sad
(3) fantastic
(4) amusing[2] What makes his life miserable whenever he undertakes travelling?
(1) Going to railway station
(2) Forgetting the toothbrush
(3) Packing his bag
(4) Bad dreams[3] His toothbrush is finally
(1) in his bag
(2) in his bed
(3) in his handkerchief
(4) lostasked in UPSC
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He walked several miles that day but could not get anything to eat or drink except some dry bread and some water, which he got from cottagers and farmers. As night fell, he slept under a haystack lying in a meadow. He felt frightened at first, for the wind blew awfully over the empty fields. He felt cold and hungry, and was feeling more lonely than he had ever felt before He, however, soon fell asleep, being much tired with his long walk. When he got up next day, he was feeling terribly hungry so he purchased a loaf of bread with a few coins that he had.
[1] When the night fell, he slept
(1) in the open field
(2) under a pile of dry grass
(3) in a farmer's cottage
(4) under a tree[2] He soon fell asleep because
(1) he was exhausted
(2) he was all alone
(3) he had not slept for days
(4) he was very frightened[3] With reference to the passage, consider the following statements:
(A) He was walking through the countryside.
(B) The cottagers and farmers gave him enough food so that he could sleep at night without feeling hungry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(1) A only
(2) B only
(3) both A and B
(4) Neither A nor Basked in UPSC
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A moral act must be our own act; must spring from our own will. If we act mechanically, there is no moral content in our act. Such action would be moral, if we think it proper to act like a machine and do so. For, in doing so, we use our discrimination. We should bear in mind the distinction between acting mechanically and acting intentionally. It may be moral of a king to pardon a culprit. But the messenger carrying out the order of pardon plays only a mechanical part in the king’s moral act. But if the messenger were to carry out the king’s order considering it to be his duty, his action be a moral one. How can a man understand morality who does not use his own intelligence and power of thought, but lets himself be swept along like a log of wood by a current? Sometimes a man defies convention and acts on his own with a view to absolute good.
[1] Which of the following statements best describe/describes the thought of the writer?
(A) A moral act calls for using our discretion.
(B) Man should react to a situation immediately.
(C) Man must do his duty.
(D) Man should be able to defy convention in order to be moral.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(1) A only
(2) A and C
(3) B and C
(4) A and D[2] Which of the following statements is the nearest definition of moral action, according to the writer?
(1) It is a mechanical action based on official orders from superiors.
(2) It is an action based on our sense of discretion.
(3) It is a clever action based on the clarity of purpose.
(4) It religious action based on understanding.[3] The passage contains a statement "lets himself be swept along like a log of wood by a current." Among the following statements, which is/are nearest in meaning to this?
(A) A person does not use his own reason.
(B) He is susceptible to influence/pressure.
(C) He cannot withstand difficulties/challenges.
(D) He is like a log of wood.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(1) A only
(2) A and B
(3) B and C
(4) A and Dasked in UPSC
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