UPSC Prelims Miscellaneous Questions

Q.5599Miscellaneous2020Easy

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.

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Q.5600Miscellaneous2020Easy

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.

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Q.5601Miscellaneous2020Easy

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.

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Q.5602Miscellaneous2020Easy

In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on Answer Sheet. S1 : Chinua Achebe was born in 1930 and educated at the Government College in Umuahia, Nigeria. S6 : Chinua Achebe has written over twenty books, including novels, stories, essays and collections of poetry, and won the Nobel Prize for literature. P : During the Civil War in Nigeria, he worked for the Biafran government service. Q : After the War, he was appointed Senior Research Fellow at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. R : He joined the Nigerian Broadcasting Company in Lagos in 1954, later becoming its Director of External Broadcasting. S : He received a BA from London University in 1953 and in 1956 he studied broadcasting in London at the BBC. The correct sequence should be

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Q.5603Miscellaneous2020Easy

In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on Answer Sheet. S1 : "Every person carries in his head a mental model of the world — a subjective representation of external reality," writes Alvin Toffler in Future Shock . S6 : When we begin to think we can do so only because our mind is already filled with all sorts of ideas with which to think. P : It organizes our knowledge and gives us a place from which to argue. Q : This mental model is, he says, like a giant filing cabinet. R : It contains a slot for every item of information coming to us. S : As E.F. Schumacher says, "When we think, we do not just think; we think ideas." The correct sequence should be

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Q.5604Miscellaneous2020Easy

In this section each item consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on Answer Sheet. S1 : Biology is the youngest of the formalized disciplines of natural science. S6 : Life expectancy of human beings has dramatically changed over the years. P : However, the twentieth century and certainly the twenty-first century has demonstrated the utility of biological knowledge in furthering human welfare, be it in health sector or agriculture. Q : The discovery of antibiotics, and synthetic plant-derived drugs, anaesthetics have changed medical practice on one hand and human health on the other hand. R : Applications of physics and chemistry in our daily life also have a higher visibility than those of biology. S : Progress in physics and chemistry proceeded much faster than in biology. The correct sequence should be

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Q.5605Miscellaneous2020Easy

For two observations, the sum is S and product is P. What is the harmonic mean of these two observations ?

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Q.5606Miscellaneous2020Easy

In covering certain distance, the average speeds of X and Y are in the ratio 4 : 5. If X takes 45 minutes more than Y to reach the destination, then what is the time taken by Y to reach the destination ?

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Q.5607Miscellaneous2020Easy

Let XYZ be a 3-digit number. Let S = XYZ + YZX + ZXY. Which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. S is always divisible by 3 and (X + Y + Z) 2. S is always divisible by 9 3. S is always divisible by 37 Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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Q.5608Miscellaneous2020Easy

How many integral values of x and y satisfy the equation 5x + 9y = 7, where –500 < x < 500 and –500 < y < 500 ?

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Q.5609Miscellaneous2020Easy

The number of three digit numbers (all digits are different) which are divisible by 7 and also divisible by 7 on reversing the order of the digits, is

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Q.5610Miscellaneous2020Easy

The following data presents count of released convicts who have served prison terms (X), those who received some educational or technical training during their term (Y) and those who were offered Company placement (Z) respectively, from six different jails A, B, C, D, E and F, in the year 2010. Jail X Y Z A 86 45 25 B 1305 903 461 C 2019 940 474 D 1166 869 416 E 954 544 254 F 1198 464 174 Jails from which more than half of the trained convicts are offered jobs, are

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Q.5611Miscellaneous2020Easy

The following data presents count of released convicts who have served prison terms (X), those who received some educational or technical training during their term (Y) and those who were offered Company placement (Z) respectively, from six different jails A, B, C, D, E and F, in the year 2010. Jail X Y Z A 86 45 25 B 1305 903 461 C 2019 940 474 D 1166 869 416 E 954 544 254 F 1198 464 174 Jail with highest placement rate of trained convicts is

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Q.5612Miscellaneous2020Easy

The following data presents count of released convicts who have served prison terms (X), those who received some educational or technical training during their term (Y) and those who were offered Company placement (Z) respectively, from six different jails A, B, C, D, E and F, in the year 2010. Jail X Y Z A 86 45 25 B 1305 903 461 C 2019 940 474 D 1166 869 416 E 954 544 254 F 1198 464 174 Jails with highest and smallest percentage of trained convicts are respectively

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Q.5613Miscellaneous2020Easy

The maximum marks in a Test are converted from 250 to 50 for the purpose of an Internal Assessment. The highest marks scored were 170 and lowest marks were 70. What is the difference between the maximum and minimum marks scored in the Internal Assessment ?

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Q.5614Miscellaneous2020Easy

In a pi-diagram there are three sectors. If the ratio of the angles of the sectors is 1 : 2 : 3, then what is the angle of the largest sector ?

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Q.5615Miscellaneous2020Easy

What is the median of the data 3, 5, 9, 4, 6, 11, 18 ?

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Q.5616Miscellaneous2020Easy

The population of two villages is 1525 and 2600 respectively. If the ratio of male to female population in the first village is 27 : 34 and the ratio of male to female population in the second village is 6 : 7, then what is the ratio of male to female population of these two villages taken together?

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UPSC Prelims Miscellaneous Questions

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.

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.

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.

For two observations, the sum is S and product is P. What is the harmonic mean of these two observations ?

In covering certain distance, the average speeds of X and Y are in the ratio 4 : 5. If X takes 45 minutes more than Y to reach the destination, then what is the time taken by Y to reach the destination ?

Let XYZ be a 3-digit number. Let S = XYZ + YZX + ZXY. Which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. S is always divisible by 3 and (X + Y + Z) 2. S is always divisible by 9 3. S is always divisible by 37 Select the correct answer using the code given below :

How many integral values of x and y satisfy the equation 5x + 9y = 7, where –500 < x < 500 and –500 < y < 500 ?

The number of three digit numbers (all digits are different) which are divisible by 7 and also divisible by 7 on reversing the order of the digits, is

The maximum marks in a Test are converted from 250 to 50 for the purpose of an Internal Assessment. The highest marks scored were 170 and lowest marks were 70. What is the difference between the maximum and minimum marks scored in the Internal Assessment ?

In a pi-diagram there are three sectors. If the ratio of the angles of the sectors is 1 : 2 : 3, then what is the angle of the largest sector ?

What is the median of the data 3, 5, 9, 4, 6, 11, 18 ?

The population of two villages is 1525 and 2600 respectively. If the ratio of male to female population in the first village is 27 : 34 and the ratio of male to female population in the second village is 6 : 7, then what is the ratio of male to female population of these two villages taken together?

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