Insta–DART (Daily Aptitude and Reasoning Test) 2020 - 21
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Political theorists no doubt have to take history of injustice, for example, untouchability, seriously. The concept of historical injustice takes note of a variety of historical wrongs that continue into the present in some form or the other and tend to resist repair. Two reasons might account for resistance to repair. One, not only are the roots of injustice buried deep in history, injustice itself constitutes economic structures of exploitation, ideologies of discrimination and modes of representation. Two, the category of historical injustice generally extends across a number of wrongs suchss as economic deprivation, social discrimination and lack of recognition. This category is complex, not only because of the overlap between a number of wrongs, but because one or the other wrong, generally discrimination, tends to acquire partial autonomy from others. This is borne out by the history of repair in India.
What is the main idea that we can infer from the passage ?
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Answer: d
According to the passage, option (a) and ( b) are out of scope. Moreover, there is no mention of social discrimination and deprivation having their roots in bad economics, so (c) does not hold true. It can be inferred that (d) is the correct option.
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Answer: d
According to the passage, option (a) and ( b) are out of scope. Moreover, there is no mention of social discrimination and deprivation having their roots in bad economics, so (c) does not hold true. It can be inferred that (d) is the correct option.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Political theorists no doubt have to take history of injustice, for example, untouchability, seriously. The concept of historical injustice takes note of a variety of historical wrongs that continue into the present in some form or the other and tend to resist repair. Two reasons might account for resistance to repair. One, not only are the roots of injustice buried deep in history, injustice itself constitutes economic structures of exploitation, ideologies of discrimination and modes of representation. Two, the category of historical injustice generally extends across a number of wrongs suchss as economic deprivation, social discrimination and lack of recognition. This category is complex, not only because of the overlap between a number of wrongs, but because one or the other wrong, generally discrimination, tends to acquire partial autonomy from others. This is borne out by the history of repair in India.
On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
- Removal of economic discrimination leads to removal of social discrimination.
- Democratic polity is the best way to repair historical wrongs.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?
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Answer : d
According to the passage, there is no mention of the removal of economic discrimination leading to the removal of social discrimination. Thus, the first statement does not hold true. Since the passage does not talk about democratic polity as the best way to repair historical wrongs, the second statement does not hold true, as well. Thus, (d) is the valid option.
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Answer : d
According to the passage, there is no mention of the removal of economic discrimination leading to the removal of social discrimination. Thus, the first statement does not hold true. Since the passage does not talk about democratic polity as the best way to repair historical wrongs, the second statement does not hold true, as well. Thus, (d) is the valid option.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Political theorists no doubt have to take history of injustice, for example, untouchability, seriously. The concept of historical injustice takes note of a variety of historical wrongs that continue into the present in some form or the other and tend to resist repair. Two reasons might account for resistance to repair. One, not only are the roots of injustice buried deep in history, injustice itself constitutes economic structures of exploitation, ideologies of discrimination and modes of representation. Two, the category of historical injustice generally extends across a number of wrongs suchss as economic deprivation, social discrimination and lack of recognition. This category is complex, not only because of the overlap between a number of wrongs, but because one or the other wrong, generally discrimination, tends to acquire partial autonomy from others. This is borne out by the history of repair in India.
On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
- A society without well educated people cannot be transformed into a modern society.
- Without acquiring culture, a person’s education is not complete.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?
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Answer : b
The passage clearly talks about the essentialness of culture and its contribution to education. It does not reflect on the transformation to a modern society with well-educated people. Thus, only the second statement holds true. So the correct option is (b).
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Answer : b
The passage clearly talks about the essentialness of culture and its contribution to education. It does not reflect on the transformation to a modern society with well-educated people. Thus, only the second statement holds true. So the correct option is (b).
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Soil, in which nearly all our food grows, is a living resource that takes years to form. Yet it can vanish in minutes. Each year 75 billion tonnes of fertile soil is lost to erosion. That is alarming — and not just for food producers. Soil can trap huge quantities of carbon dioxide in the form of organic carbon and prevent it from escaping into the atmosphere.
On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
- Large scale soil erosion is a major reason for widespread food insecurity in the world.
- Soil erosion is mainly anthropogenic.
- Sustainable management of soils helps in combating climate change.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
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Answer : (b)
The passage does not talk about food insecurity, so the first statement does not hold true. Moreover, there is no mention of soil erosion being anthropogenic. Thus, only the third statement can be clearly inferred from the passage, which makes (b) the correct option.
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Answer : (b)
The passage does not talk about food insecurity, so the first statement does not hold true. Moreover, there is no mention of soil erosion being anthropogenic. Thus, only the third statement can be clearly inferred from the passage, which makes (b) the correct option.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Inequality is visible, even statistically measurable in many instances, but the economic power that drives it is invisible and not measurable… Like the force of gravity, power is the organising principle of inequality, be it of income, or wealth, gender, race, religion and region. Its effects are seen in a pervasive manner in all spheres, but the ways in which economic power pulls and tilts visible economic variables remain invisibly obscure,
On the basis of the above passage, the following assumptions have been made :
- Economic power is the only reason for the existence of inequality in a society.
- Inequality of different kinds, income, wealth, etc, reinforces power.
- Economic power can be analysed more through its effects than by direct empirical methods.
Which of thy above oasomptions is/are valid?
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Answer : (b)
From the passage, it can be inferred that economic power is not the only reason for inequality, so the first statement is not true. Also, nowhere in the passage it is mentioned that inequality of different kinds reinforces power. This makes the second statement false, as well. Since the passage reflects on analysing economic power through its affects, only the third statement holds true. So (b) is the correct option.
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Answer : (b)
From the passage, it can be inferred that economic power is not the only reason for inequality, so the first statement is not true. Also, nowhere in the passage it is mentioned that inequality of different kinds reinforces power. This makes the second statement false, as well. Since the passage reflects on analysing economic power through its affects, only the third statement holds true. So (b) is the correct option.
