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UPSC PYQs: Assumptions from passage

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A passage treats equal civic standing as a basic democratic norm. Which assumptions are valid: 1 equality enables confident participation in social transactions; 2 inequality necessarily destroys democracy; 3 equal standing is unrealizable; 4 equality should enter everyday values and political vocabulary?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
A passage attributes high food prices to fuel, weather, land diversion and rising demand from populous emerging economies. Which assumptions are valid: 1 oil-producing countries cause high food prices; 2 a future food crisis will occur specifically in emerging economies?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
A passage describes GDP growth as central to development economics because it can create employment, investment and resources for a better life. Are these assumptions valid: 1 rising GDP is essential for being developed; 2 rising GDP guarantees reasonable income distribution?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
A passage explains that fig trees can support frugivores when other food is scarce and may foster seedlings of other trees. Which assumptions are valid: 1 figs can act as keystone species; 2 they grow where no other woody species can; 3 sacred trees can aid biodiversity conservation; 4 figs can support seed dispersal of other trees?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
A passage links infectious disease control to personal hygiene plus clean water, sanitation, food security and community conditions. Which assumptions are valid: 1 personal-hygiene enthusiasts ignore community hygiene; 2 personal cleanliness prevents multidrug resistance; 3 market entry itself raises infection risk; 4 micro-level interventions alone are insufficient; 5 community hygiene through public health is crucial?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
A passage says most flowering plants depend on animal pollination and effective pollination requires refuges of natural vegetation. Which assumptions are valid: 1 cereal production is impossible without diverse animal pollinators; 2 horticultural monoculture necessarily harms insects; 3 pollinators become scarce in cultivated landscapes lacking natural vegetation; 4 insect diversity can support plant diversity?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
Researchers use embryonic stem cells and biochemical assays to assess BPA toxicity during cell differentiation. Which assumptions are valid: 1 BPA may alter embryonic development in vivo; 2 such assays directly identify treatments for pollution-induced diseases; 3 embryonic stem cells can model physiological effects of pollutants?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage
A passage discusses tension between markets and democracy: markets allocate resources efficiently but can leave people without demanded skills or employment. Which assumptions are valid: 1 welfare democracies depend on markets alone; 2 markets ensure enough growth for effective democracy; 3 government programmes are needed for people left behind?2021 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Assumptions from passage