[Mission 2023] Insta–DART (Daily Aptitude and Reasoning Test) 3 & 5 June 2023

Directions (1-5): In the question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then consider the two conclusions together and decide which of them logically follows beyond a reasonable doubt from the information given in the statement.

Statement:

Good health is a luxury in country ‘Z’ thus expectation of life is very high as compared to other nations of that region.

Conclusions:

I. People in country ‘Z’ can afford to have all luxuries of life.

II. Good health is a gift of the nature.

Statement:

Population increase coupled with depleting resources is  going to be the scenario of many developing countries in the days to come.

Conclusions:
I. The population of developing countries will not continue to increase in future.
II. It will be very difficult for the governments of developing countries to provide its people decent quality of life.

Statements: In a one day cricket match, the total runs made by a team were 200. Out of these 160 runs were made by spinners.

Conclusions:

i. 80% of the team consists of spinners.

ii. The opening batsmen were spinners.

Statements: The T.V. programs, telecast specially for women are packed with a variety of recipes and household hints. A major portion of magazines for women also contains the items mentioned above.

Conclusions:

1. Women are not interested in other things.
2. An average woman’s primary interest lies in home and especially in the kitchen.

Statements: National Aluminum Company has moved India from a position of shortage to self-sufficiency in the metal.

Conclusions:

1. Previously, India had to import aluminum.
2. With this speed, it can soon become a foreign exchange earner.

An increase in the level of serotonin levels in the human body is known to significantly enhance the mood of the person and in some cases, help people overcome depression. Serotonin taken orally does not pass into the pathways of the central nervous system, because it does not cross the blood–brain barrier. However, tryptophan and its metabolite 5-hydroxytryptophan (5- HTP), from which serotonin is synthesized, does cross the blood–brain barrier. These agents are available as dietary supplements, and may be effective serotonergic agents.

Which of the following can be correctly inferred from the statements above?

An increase in the median income of the middle class does not cause average levels of education for the middle class to go up. If they did, then countries with the highest median income of the middle class would also have the highest levels of education for this class. In fact, when the median income of the middle class is made suitably comparable for different countries (accounting for inflation, currency fluctuations and purchasing power parity), there is no such co-relation.

Which of the following can be correctly inferred from the statements above?

Some people still listen only to the radio instead of downloading songs. Apparently, they do not want to miss the thrill of accidentally listening to a song that they did not expect to listen to.

Which of the following is a statement that can be inferred from the facts stated in the above statement?

Hooghly River is the main source of water for the Kolkata Metropolitan Region. Siltation and reduction in flow pose a problem for Kolkata Port and civic life in the metropolitan area. Groundwater is also not a dependable source due to deterioration in quality and quantity. Rainy season in India, causes flooding in a flat topography, where sporadic and unplanned urbanization has taken place. A well planned, organized and efficient management of water resource and waste disposal is needed for environmental and ecological stability.

Which of the following is an inference which can be made from the facts stated in the above paragraph?

The need for knowledge of the constitution and functions, in the concrete, of human nature is great just because the teacher’s attitude to subject matter is so different from that of the pupil. The teacher presents in actuality what the pupil represents only in posse. That is, the teacher already knows the things which the student is only learning. Hence the problem of the two is radically unlike. When engaged in the direct act of teaching, the instructor needs to have subject matter at his fingers’ ends; his attention should be upon the attitude and response of the pupil. To understand the latter in its interplay with subject matter is his task, while the pupil’s mind, naturally, should be not on itself but on the topic in hand. Or to state the same point in a somewhat different manner: the teacher should be occupied not with subject matter in itself but in its interaction with the pupils’ present needs and capacities. Hence simple scholarship is not enough.

It can be inferred from the paragraph that: