UPSC CSAT Quiz – 2021: IASbaba’s Daily CSAT Practice Test – 8th January 2021

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answer to these questions should be based on passage only.

In the world, ever-expanding and developing at an exponential rate in all aspect (although for only few), growth, expansion, sustainability, connection etc. are the buzz words. This race behind numbers always amazes me.

There is a quote of Mother Teresa, “we can do no great things – only small things with great love.” There is no element of doubt about the accomplishment of such an inspiring soul. But then, why do we need such a stressful journey in order to achieve big things. There must be a way of achieving what we want without compromising the quality of life, without compromising the real purpose of life which is nothing but happiness. We see people throwing big words in order to make themselves visible in their journey. In my experience, i believe that if we are doing our work with purity & honesty, having faith, the whole universe conspires for us and the resources comes to your doorstep at the right time. I will corroborate my words with this real example. In the initial phase of raising funds for Paryavaran Mitra, we were looking for a figure around $40,000. We approached selected potential donors with a very plain non-fancy proposal but absolutely pure heart and determination to slog-in on field. But as i said, to our surprise, we were able to raise $125,000. The point i am trying to make is that universe took care of the expansion when the intention was pure. So, all we need to do is to take one step at a time and leave the rest on the almighty. 

Secondly, most of us try to work harder for the growth & happiness of our family and may be close friends. As the prevailing definition of happiness is directly linked with materialistic prosperity, the journey seems to become never ending one. Again based on my experience of journey from MIT to Gandhi Ashram, i could definitely say that we all will rationally agree that materialistic gains will never give sustainable happiness to anyone. So, given the fact that we were blessed to have received good education/skills enabling us to secure jobs in best possible organisations of our interest, we all could achieve that level of decent & healthy lifestyle with ease keeping the necessary balance between work and life. After all, work is just a part of life, not the heart of life. So, there is no point of living a life where we have resources at our disposal, but don’t have time to enjoy them.

Third, but most important, the purest and strongest relationship made by almighty is relationship between mother and child. We all see that there is no place for numbers in this relation yet it is the most important aspect in any living being’s life since day one of its existence. If mothers are not there we won’t exist. All she cares is about her child. Then, why can’t we using similar philosophy, live a life which is more social, caring and inclusive as its main ingredient and sustainable happiness as the biggest outcome. I sincerely believe that we all have potential to do great things and yet live a fully balanced happy and healthy life. For me living example of such a life is of Virenbhai, founder – Manav Sadhna. He created this organisation which is serving thousands of underprivileged kids of slum communities on a daily basis from last three decades. Yet he completely balances his personal life with his consulting work for self-reliance, loads of acts of kindness and service to his mother.

What is author’s opinion about success in professional life and Mother Teresa’s given philosophy?

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answer to these questions should be based on passage only.

In the world, ever-expanding and developing at an exponential rate in all aspect (although for only few), growth, expansion, sustainability, connection etc. are the buzz words. This race behind numbers always amazes me.

There is a quote of Mother Teresa, “we can do no great things – only small things with great love.” There is no element of doubt about the accomplishment of such an inspiring soul. But then, why do we need such a stressful journey in order to achieve big things. There must be a way of achieving what we want without compromising the quality of life, without compromising the real purpose of life which is nothing but happiness. We see people throwing big words in order to make themselves visible in their journey. In my experience, i believe that if we are doing our work with purity & honesty, having faith, the whole universe conspires for us and the resources comes to your doorstep at the right time. I will corroborate my words with this real example. In the initial phase of raising funds for Paryavaran Mitra, we were looking for a figure around $40,000. We approached selected potential donors with a very plain non-fancy proposal but absolutely pure heart and determination to slog-in on field. But as i said, to our surprise, we were able to raise $125,000. The point i am trying to make is that universe took care of the expansion when the intention was pure. So, all we need to do is to take one step at a time and leave the rest on the almighty. 

Secondly, most of us try to work harder for the growth & happiness of our family and may be close friends. As the prevailing definition of happiness is directly linked with materialistic prosperity, the journey seems to become never ending one. Again based on my experience of journey from MIT to Gandhi Ashram, i could definitely say that we all will rationally agree that materialistic gains will never give sustainable happiness to anyone. So, given the fact that we were blessed to have received good education/skills enabling us to secure jobs in best possible organisations of our interest, we all could achieve that level of decent & healthy lifestyle with ease keeping the necessary balance between work and life. After all, work is just a part of life, not the heart of life. So, there is no point of living a life where we have resources at our disposal, but don’t have time to enjoy them.

Third, but most important, the purest and strongest relationship made by almighty is relationship between mother and child. We all see that there is no place for numbers in this relation yet it is the most important aspect in any living being’s life since day one of its existence. If mothers are not there we won’t exist. All she cares is about her child. Then, why can’t we using similar philosophy, live a life which is more social, caring and inclusive as its main ingredient and sustainable happiness as the biggest outcome. I sincerely believe that we all have potential to do great things and yet live a fully balanced happy and healthy life. For me living example of such a life is of Virenbhai, founder – Manav Sadhna. He created this organisation which is serving thousands of underprivileged kids of slum communities on a daily basis from last three decades. Yet he completely balances his personal life with his consulting work for self-reliance, loads of acts of kindness and service to his mother.

Which aspect of the life has been given the higher priority in the given passage?

Two trains start from stations A and B travel towards each other at speeds of 50 km/hour and 60 km/hour respectively. At the time of their meeting, the second train has travelled 180 km more than the first. The distance between A and B is

The ratio of the speed of a train and a car is 16:15 respectively. Also, a bus covered a distance of 480 km in 8hrs. The speed of the bus is three-fourth the speed of the train. How much distance will the car cover in 6 hrs?

3 men can complete a piece of work in 6 days. 5 women can complete the same work in 18days. In how many days will 4 men and 10 women together complete the same work?