UPSC Prelims Miscellaneous Questions

Q.5347Miscellaneous2020Easy

Read the passage and answer the item based on passage . You are required to select your answer based on the content of the passage and opinion of the author only. How wonderful is the living world! The wide range of the living types is amazing. The extraordinary habitats in which we find living organisms, be it cold mountains, deciduous forests, oceans, fresh water lakes, deserts or hot springs, leave us speechless. The beauty of a galloping horse, or a migrating bird, the valley of flowers or the attacking shark evokes awe and a deep sense of wonder. The ecological conflict and cooperation among members of a population and among populations of a community or even a molecular traffic inside a cell make us deeply reflect on – what indeed is life ? This question has two implicit questions within it. The first is a technical one and seeks answer to what living is as opposed to the non-living, and the second is the philosophical one, and seeks answer to what the purpose of life is. What is living ? When we try to define ‘living’, we conventionally look for distinctive characteristics exhibited by living organisms. Growth, reproduction, ability to sense environment and mount a suitable response come to our mind immediately as unique features of living organisms. One can add a few more features like metabolism, ability to self-replicate, self-organize, interact and emergence to this list. Which of the following statements is true of the passage ?

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Q.5348Miscellaneous2020Easy

The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 13 and the difference between the number and that formed by reversing the digits is 27. What is the product of the digits of the number ?

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Q.5349Miscellaneous2020Easy

If radius of a sphere is rational, then which of the following is/are correct ? 1. Its surface area is rational. 2. Its volume is rational. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Q.5350Miscellaneous2020Easy

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Cut the cord

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Q.5351Miscellaneous2020Easy

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Cut and run

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Q.5352Miscellaneous2020Easy

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Take a stand

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Q.5353Miscellaneous2020Easy

Let d(n) denote the number of positive divisors of a positive integer n. Which of the following are correct ? 1. d(5) = d(11) 2. d(5)·d(11) = d(55) 3. d(5) + d(11) = d(16) Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Q.5354Miscellaneous2020Easy

Who among the following created the first All India Trade Union Congress in 1920 ?

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Q.5355Miscellaneous2020Easy

If x men working x hours per day can do x units of work in x days, then y men working y hours per day in y days would be able to do k units of work. What is the value of k ?

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Q.5356Miscellaneous2020Easy

A 60-page book has n lines per page. If the number of lines were reduced by 3 in each page, the number of pages would have to be increased by 10 to give the same writing space. What is the value of n ?

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Q.5357Miscellaneous2020Easy

The simple interest on a certain sum is one-fourth of the sum. If the number of years and the rate of annual interest are numerically equal, then the number of years is

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Q.5358Miscellaneous2020Easy

As per the use-based classification of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the maximum weight has been assigned to

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Q.5359Miscellaneous2020Easy

Which one among the following is not a coral reef island ?

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Q.5360Miscellaneous2020Easy

Which one of the following States is planned to host the Khelo India Youth Games (4th Edition) ?

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Q.5361Miscellaneous2020Easy

Which one among the following was India's first trade union in the proper sense of the term ?

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Q.5362Miscellaneous2020Easy

As per the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Ranking, India's rank has improved from 142 in 2014 to 63 in 2019. During this period, in which of the following parameters has India's rank deteriorated ?

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Q.5363Miscellaneous2020Easy

Ena was born 4 years after her parents’ marriage. Her mother is 3 years younger than her father and 24 years older than Ena, who is 13 years old. At what age did Ena’s father get married ?

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Q.5364Miscellaneous2020Easy

Re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly. P: during the last century Q: Indian social, political and cultural life R: as a testimony of S: Indian cinema stands The correct sequence should be:

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UPSC Prelims Miscellaneous Questions

The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 13 and the difference between the number and that formed by reversing the digits is 27. What is the product of the digits of the number ?

If radius of a sphere is rational, then which of the following is/are correct ? 1. Its surface area is rational. 2. Its volume is rational. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Cut the cord

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Cut and run

Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. Take a stand

Let d(n) denote the number of positive divisors of a positive integer n. Which of the following are correct ? 1. d(5) = d(11) 2. d(5)·d(11) = d(55) 3. d(5) + d(11) = d(16) Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Who among the following created the first All India Trade Union Congress in 1920 ?

If x men working x hours per day can do x units of work in x days, then y men working y hours per day in y days would be able to do k units of work. What is the value of k ?

A 60-page book has n lines per page. If the number of lines were reduced by 3 in each page, the number of pages would have to be increased by 10 to give the same writing space. What is the value of n ?

The simple interest on a certain sum is one-fourth of the sum. If the number of years and the rate of annual interest are numerically equal, then the number of years is

As per the use-based classification of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the maximum weight has been assigned to

Which one among the following is not a coral reef island ?

Which one of the following States is planned to host the Khelo India Youth Games (4th Edition) ?

Which one among the following was India's first trade union in the proper sense of the term ?

As per the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Ranking, India's rank has improved from 142 in 2014 to 63 in 2019. During this period, in which of the following parameters has India's rank deteriorated ?

Ena was born 4 years after her parents’ marriage. Her mother is 3 years younger than her father and 24 years older than Ena, who is 13 years old. At what age did Ena’s father get married ?

Re-arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence and mark your response accordingly. P: during the last century Q: Indian social, political and cultural life R: as a testimony of S: Indian cinema stands The correct sequence should be:

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