2011 CSAT, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2011 · CSAT

Question 22: Reading Comprehension

Passage-2 · as printed by UPSC
Passage beginning “A moral act must be our own…”

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 ?

  1. 1.A person does not use his own reason.
  2. 2.He is susceptible to influence/pressure.
  3. 3.He cannot withstand difficulties/challenges.
  4. 4.He is like a log of wood

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

a1 only
b1 and 2
c2 and 3
d1 and 4

UPSC published no Prelims answer keys before 2012.

Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2011, General Studies Paper II (CSAT), Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.